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Good looking placement for emblem

Discussion in '1st Gen Tundras (2000-2006)' started by 2000TundraKid, May 10, 2024.

  1. May 10, 2024 at 1:03 PM
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    2000TundraKid

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    I wanted to buy some American flag emblems since I wanted to add a couple neat cosmetics but placing them in a good looking spot I can't put the foot down on. A lot of tacomas and newer tundras I see use stickers and they look pretty nice under the mirror but I was also thinking of going for the rear side of the bed where the TRD logo usually sits, a couple other places were questionable but two of the 5 looked decent

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    Bonus this scorpion emblem was pretty cool
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  2. May 10, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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    Don't overthink it. Nobody really cares but you, so put them where they make you the happiest.
     
  3. May 10, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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    careless about what people think when it comes to how your truck looks.

    3/4 of the forum hates my truck. And that's just in the first gen subforum LMAO
     
  4. May 10, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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    Taking the photos from a little farther back will help. Need to be seen in more context with body lines, other emblems etc. From what you posted, I'd say I like the one adjacent to the gas cap and the one right above Toyota Tundra on the tailgate the best.

    But I agree, people have different aesthetic preferences.
     
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  6. May 10, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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    87warrior

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    Since you asked for opinions, I'll give you mine.

    I am a less is more kind of person, so I like the single emblem on the tailgate :cookiemonster:
     
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  7. May 10, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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    Xcumminsguy

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    I put my magnetic ones on either here:
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  8. May 10, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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  9. May 10, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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    Photo 4, man. That's what will look the "coolest" or whatever you're going for.
     
  10. May 10, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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    stars are supposed to be on the left.....
     
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  11. May 10, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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    @FishNinja the canton leads the flag. Here’s the drivers side:
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  12. May 10, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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    I figured, but everybody does the "mirrored" look. It's just one of those things, ain't the end of the world but you know.....'Murica.
     
  13. May 10, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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    Tailgate. Just 1 :thumbsup:
     
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    ...and there should be 50 of them...

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  15. May 10, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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    I totally de-badged my 2005, so I'm uneducated--my opinion means nothin'.
    That stated:

    +1 on @TacomaTRD4x402
    I like the 1 on the tailgate, didn't care so much for it on the side.

    But that scorpion on the tailgate is fire......:bananadead:

    [​IMG]
     
  16. May 10, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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    It'd look even better blacked out :cool:

    OP Look up how easy it is to plastidip your chrome emblems. Super cheap and aesthetically pleasing mod.

    Plus it'll match the flag
     
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    Hell yeah got the guy off Amazon, 2 pack for 8 bucks. Was going to put them in the mid section of my fender but they weren't mirrored the same way for both sides and it kinda bugged me, I even opted into buying license plate frames with scorpions on the bottom but they didn't fit the frame on the rear bumper since the plate sits ontop the bumper and the legs and claw hangs off an inch and a half
     
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    Actually, stars face forward on both sides. The flag never retreats!
     
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    When on a vehicle, the stars go toward the front of the vehicle. Think of it mimicking an actual flag on a pole mounted on the vehicle. While driving, and the flag extending in the wind, the stars are toward the front.
     
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    My Abarth has a Scorpion. As it should be20201107_141331.jpg
     
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    Also true when worn on US military uniforms. Proper uniform placement is on the right shoulder, and just like on the right side of a vehicle the stars face forward. 'MURICA
     
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    Good explanation
     

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