Adding '49 emblems to HHR
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Joined: 11-14-2007
Posts: 1,240
From: Planet Earth
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Joined: 11-14-2007
Posts: 1,240
From: Planet Earth
eBay! Here's one available NOW for 3 more days:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1949-...ht_1769wt_1163
Here's another one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1950-...s#ht_500wt_956
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Joined: 02-07-2009
Posts: 66
From: Dundas
I use LMC Truck for all of my pickup truck resto parts.
Hubcaps:
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/ca/full.aspx?Page=52
Emblems:
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/ca/full.aspx?Page=55
Hubcaps:
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/ca/full.aspx?Page=52
Emblems:
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/ca/full.aspx?Page=55
Those are the hub caps I want for my car. Do they fit the stock rims or do you have to buy new ones from them as well?
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Joined: 09-04-2009
Posts: 86
From: Moab, UT
Just to jump in on the spoiler discussion. I put the same one as is in the photo of the red vehicle on mine. I guess this is the SS style, I don't know and honestly don't care. Since installing the spoiler I have noticed that the rear end gets considerably dirtyer than it did before installing the spoiler. My theory is that considerably more air is now forced down over the rear end which will have more stuff in that air. It's bad enough now that I can't drive home from the car wash about 2 miles away without having a considerable amount of dirt on the rear of the vehicle, and it leaves there as clean as it can possibly ever be. The spoiler is the only thing I have done strictly for looks, and with the holes I had to drill there is no way it is coming off. But it really is my opinion that it will not keep the rear cleaner.
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Joined: 03-28-2010
Posts: 12
From: Wisconsin
Since the HHR is a retro looking 1949 Chevy Suburban, I wanted to add to the authenticity of the look. I added an authentic '49 Chevy hood ornament, as well as the chromed Chevrolet lettering from the '49 Suburban to both sides of the hood.
I also stripped all the emblems off the rear of the car, as well as the two little GM squares on the front fender skirts.
This weekend, I will remove the front grill and take it from a 5 bar to a 3 bar, and remove the Chevy bow tie. I will repaint the grill white and add the 1949 hood emblem from an original Suburban. Next week, I will remove the rear bow tie and repaint the area white to match the car and add the Chevrolet logo in red. I'll have to research the logo to see if I can recreate it. I'll post pictures of this mod when it's completed.
In the mean time, here are some photos - the last one is the before rear:
I also stripped all the emblems off the rear of the car, as well as the two little GM squares on the front fender skirts.
This weekend, I will remove the front grill and take it from a 5 bar to a 3 bar, and remove the Chevy bow tie. I will repaint the grill white and add the 1949 hood emblem from an original Suburban. Next week, I will remove the rear bow tie and repaint the area white to match the car and add the Chevrolet logo in red. I'll have to research the logo to see if I can recreate it. I'll post pictures of this mod when it's completed.
In the mean time, here are some photos - the last one is the before rear:
Thanks a Million!
ck1951
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Joined: 02-06-2010
Posts: 580
From: Shreveport, LA
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I can't imagine that you wouldn't have to drill to put the hood ornament and hood-side lettering on. So, once it's on, it doesn't come off! I think I will leave mine alone, but like the look of yours!
