STS Scott Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 My G/F got me the new STS and Northstar badge "set" for Christmas, and along with a new Digital camera from my parents, I finally got to getting some pics taken. School and the weather have been killers around here for me, so I had this small window of free time to finally get all of the salt deposits off of her. God, when you live in a city with a salt mine, the slightest chance of snow, and the salt truck company is just itching to blast the damned stuff everywhere! Anyway, I'm done venting about that (but I hear more snow is on the way!) Here's some pics of the new badges. I think they really complement the looks of the car. They have a "crisp fresh look" to them, and with the new wheels (which are also offered on the new 2005 STS! lol) it give me "that sweet feeling" when I driving it! To take a line from Feris Bueler, "It is so Choice" lol ... " ...'took my Cobra down t' the track, hitched to the back o' my Cadillac..." - Jan & Dean, 'hey little cobra' Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STS Scott Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 An the other side... " ...'took my Cobra down t' the track, hitched to the back o' my Cadillac..." - Jan & Dean, 'hey little cobra' Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STS Scott Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 and here is a full shot... " ...'took my Cobra down t' the track, hitched to the back o' my Cadillac..." - Jan & Dean, 'hey little cobra' Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadillac_caddy_sts Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Those look great! I really like them where they expensive? Do you have a pic of the wheels? Defending Northstar perf a qtr mile at a time!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STS Scott Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Yeah man, here is the car in August, when I first got them bolted up... " ...'took my Cobra down t' the track, hitched to the back o' my Cadillac..." - Jan & Dean, 'hey little cobra' Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STS Scott Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 or here is another pic of the actual wheel. These wheels are actually the CTS issued ones. They are 7.5 inches wide, where STS bound wheels are 8 inches wide. " ...'took my Cobra down t' the track, hitched to the back o' my Cadillac..." - Jan & Dean, 'hey little cobra' Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yenko Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Those wheels and badges look Great! Where did you get the badges? IMPORT CRUSHER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadillac_caddy_sts Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I like it all so how much were the emblums? I am curious to know ha ha I'm interested in getting some. The wheels look amayzing on the car to! Defending Northstar perf a qtr mile at a time!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STS Scott Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Well, they were a gift from my girlfriend. Apparently she took note of my reaction when we were looking over a new 2005 back in November or so. I never asked her what she paid for them, but my Dad dished out about 35 bucks in Canadian dough for the new Northstar badge, on his DTS. For comparason though, I inquired at the dealer about the Seville badge used on 92-93 Sevilles, before the SLS trim level came out. I love the script style they used, and assumed that it would be dirt cheap, considering it's a 12+ year old part. They still had them available...for 50 bucks each! The parts guys reasoning for the price was that you are paying for them to keep older things like that on the shelf and collect dust, should someone ever want it. I was going to get two of the labels, to put the "Seville" script on the lower front door cladding, like the Eldorado does, but two of them would have cost me over $100. Way to much bread for a little thing like that! I would guess the new STS badge to be about 50 bucks or less. Call up your local dealer and ask for parts, they can tell you over the phone, I'm sure. " ...'took my Cobra down t' the track, hitched to the back o' my Cadillac..." - Jan & Dean, 'hey little cobra' Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ero1220 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I got the "Seville" script badges from Ebay and paid about $20 for three of them. I placed them on the door panel much in the style of the "Seville" block-lettered design that comes with the later Gold Package STS. You can see what the script badges look like on a 2000 here: http://www.cardomain.com/id/erobs82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetheri Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Those wheels really look "trick". How much did they set you back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STS Scott Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 ero1220, That Seville script is a classy touch. Thanks, I'll keep an eye on E-bay! and cetheri, thanks for the complement! Cardio-Doc had them offered among his Ebay items, and was only asking about $850 or so, for the whole set. That was a dream come true, for as much as I loved the wheels, the dealer wanted over $1000 PER wheel! Check his stuff out on the main page, he's a great guy to do business with! " ...'took my Cobra down t' the track, hitched to the back o' my Cadillac..." - Jan & Dean, 'hey little cobra' Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yenko Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 I got the "Seville" script badges from Ebay and paid about $20 for three of them. I placed them on the door panel much in the style of the "Seville" block-lettered design that comes with the later Gold Package STS. You can see what the script badges look like on a 2000 here: http://www.cardomain.com/id/erobs82 There is almost too many emblems on that car but the Seville emlem on the door looks great! IMPORT CRUSHER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadillac_caddy_sts Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Those Seville emblums on the door they are great I almost bought some on ebay but was outbidded at the last minute I am still looking for some if anyone nos where I can get them they put that extra touch of elegance on the car that I really like! Defending Northstar perf a qtr mile at a time!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjtjwdad Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Looks Good. Recently, because some rude individual decided to put a bag (or something) on the trunk lid of my STS and scratch it, I had to get it repainted. i replaced the "32 valve Northstar" emblem with the new type like you used. It looks better. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ero1220 Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 too many emblems? lol well there's the dealer, northstar, and STS badges on the trunk. I can't do a lot about them. on the grille we have the OEM crest and shield along with another piece I won in online auction... The Cadillac script doesn't rest on the dash anymore, though, it was broken off some time ago. I'll admit it seemed a little out of place (it was originally a trunk-lid badge) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupillac Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 STS Scott, what size rims are they? Man that STS looks beautiful. I'm going to replace the STS and Northstar badges in mine also, I would really like a set of V8 badges on the front fenders. "Cadillac, it's not a car, it's an obsession" -W.Kingdon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yenko Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 What do you use to get the emblems to stick? Did you lose any paint when taking off the old ones? IMPORT CRUSHER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STS Scott Posted January 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Cupillac, thank you! I absolutely love them too! They seem to perfectly complment looks of the car, to me. They are 17 inches, and 7.5 inches wide. I just wish I had a lower profile tire on them! I drool at the thought of some 255/50R17s. They would sure give it a nice wide, tough stance. For now I'll just have to roll around on the dorky 225/60R17s that were brand new hand-me-downs from my Dads DTS. Yenko, the badges come with self adhesive tape. when taking the old ones off, no you will not lose any paint if you do it right. You need to heat the ones on there with a hair dryer, so the glue softens up. Then use something to delecitly pull the badge away from the car, while keeping the heat on it. The steel body will probably heat up to much for you to use your hands... It stung when I touched it too long. To get the remaining glue residue off, I threw everything I had at in terms of my detailing stuff...mineral spirits and a brisk rubbing with a towel will get the majority off. I then used a Mothers Clay bar to get rid of the stubourn stuff, polished, and it looked like new. Whatever you do, don't use a polish with wax in in it. The wax will prevent the badge from adhering properly. I did all of this in a sub-zero unheated garage the night before we left for Florida, and the results were still steallar. " ...'took my Cobra down t' the track, hitched to the back o' my Cadillac..." - Jan & Dean, 'hey little cobra' Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadillac_caddy_sts Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 So it's pretty much the same as removing decals? I want to get some new ones to but I don't want a big hassle to take the old ones off and find something to put them on with. But if it's that easy I will probly try and get some my birthday is coming up! HA HA Defending Northstar perf a qtr mile at a time!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronM Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 THOSE LOOK AWESOME! 18 Year Old Male Black 1992 STS 4.9L 90,XXX Miles Flowmaster 80 series muffler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n0rthstar Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Badges look great! Perhaps if i can find a set, that'll be my dad's birthday gift for his '94... and my own birthday gift for my '98 Still loving those rims.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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