B-Pillar Aluminum "4Runner" badges

[bhicks22]

I have been getting bugged to make these for a few years now. I finally have enough employees in place that I can focus once again on product development and let my guys run all the machines and deal with paint and shipping. These are made of aircraft grade aluminum with 3 strips of 3M automotive adhesive on the back. The faded OEM badge just pops off and this badge goes in it's place. It's critical to clean the surface behind the old badge before you install the new one. These will be sold in singles and pairs. They will came in the black/silver color combo as well as red/silver and bare metal for folks who want to do their own custom thing. They were just posted on my website and etsy page this morning and are ready to ship out. I don't know if these will be a huge seller or not. I didn't start with a huge batch because I was unsure how well they would sell. If they are big sellers then they will be sold out quickly. I WILL immediately get another large batch going and will restock within a few days. Just be patient with me as I figure out the demand for this product.

Here's the product link to my site:
1st Gen 4Runner B-Pillar Badges ? BH3D Printing

Here's the product link to etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/640428547/1st-gen-4runner-b-pillar-badges

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[SomeDay]

Wooww!
It looks very good!

 

[bhicks22]

So we got a decent amount of orders today. My guess is that I will be out of stock in the next day or two. I will get my machinist working on another batch next week but there is a good chance they will be sold out for a few days. Just be patient and I will restock as quickly as I can if they do become sold out.

 

[dorton]

Those are sweet!

 

[yinger]

Those look really good - much better than the person on ebay asking 3x as much for a set. How long do you plan on making these? I'm not in a rush to get a set and I went a bit over budget this month on parts .

 

[Chuckles89]

Wow those look great! I'll have to get some of those whenever I get a 1st gen some day....

 

[bhicks22]

Those look really good - much better than the person on ebay asking 3x as much for a set. How long do you plan on making these? I'm not in a rush to get a set and I went a bit over budget this month on parts .

I will keep regularly making batches until sells slow down. At that point I will do my usual once a month batch. I plan to keep this in stock for a few years at the least. I feel like the 1st gen community is starting to evolve away from the rock crawler crowd and into the restoration crowd and I think this will make a really nice addition to a restoration.

 

[mynameistory]

Love your work. Had an FJ40 style "4 Wheel Drive" badge on my Tacoma and just got another one when I switched to the 4Runner. Keep doing great stuff!

 

[bhicks22]

Guys, thanks so much for all the orders. Some shipped out on Friday that came in early. The rest will be shipping out Tuesday since tomorrow is a holiday. I will also be working on another batch on Tuesday to restock asap.

 

[SUMMIT CRUISERS JR]

Adding these to my list of must haves. Once I get all the important mechanical stuff replaced, I’ll be ordering these. Off topic, but that is a soft topper right?

 

[bhicks22]

Finally got these restocked. The 4th batch had some issues so I had to redo them all which took an entire week to get them restocked. They are ready to go now and hopefully this much larger batch will last a lot longer.

 

[Voltan73]

Oh yeah, must have! Hoping you'll still have some by next payday...

 

[SomeDay]

Woow!
I prefer everything original in my 4R, but the OEM b-pillar badges look cheap IMHO. When I saw these aluminum badges I couldn't resist, they look more sophisticated, so I bought a set. My gosh! They're very nice, the quality's top notch, and the customer service's excellent. I highly recommend them.

https://imgur.com/a/HUS8E4K

https://imgur.com/a/dVlL7qR

 

[Voltan73]

Just ordered me a pair. Looking forward to their arrival!

 

[75matador315]

Those look fantastic. Great job on the reproduction of those emblems. Hope they do well for you.

 

[ev13wt]

Not original, but possibly better.

Has that Landcruiser feeling.

Will order some soon! Very cool dude!

 

[Voltan73]

Got mine a few days ago, and I was VERY impressed. They fit perfectly into the cutouts on the garnishes, and look so much better than what I had, as you'll see.

I'm restoring my rig. With any restoration of an older vehicle, you're going to run into needed parts that are discontinued/no longer available. Options?

Aftermarket---depending on the item, if you can find it, will it be worth a shite?

Used---for a 30 year old rig, what condition will the part be in?

The final option is fabrication, to which in this case, is a no-brainer. I have NO issues with the fact that these emblems aren't Genuine Toyota Parts. In fact, as a 17 year parts guy for a Toyota dealer, I think the factory should have made the emblems more like these. Again, I'm VERY impressed with Brad's work.

Here's some before & after pics, driver's side before & after, followed by passenger's side...

 

[ev13wt]

Ordered! Can't wait

 

[bhicks22]

Due to the success of the 1st Gen B-Pillar badges and the constant (and annoying) requests for the matching Hilux Surf B-pillar badges; we decided to go ahead and develop the Surf badges. We are officially releasing the Hilux Surf B-Pillar badges today. I know this is a mainly US crowd but I figured there is probably some international guys on there that would be interested. Here is the link for the Surf B-Pillar badges on our site:
1st Gen 4Runner/Surf B-Pillar Badge – BH3D Printing

For the international crowd; here is the link to the Surf B-Pillar badges on our etsy page (where we do all international shipping)
1st Gen 4Runner/Surf B-Pillar Badge | Etsy

Here's some pics of how they turned out.

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[bhicks22]

Thank you for the handful of orders for the new Surf badges. Those will go out in the mail today. I'm assuming at least some of those orders are from folks here. If possible please post or message me pics of them installed. I would really like installed pics I can use on the website.