Thanks for your support and comments guys! We exceeded 400 subscribers and I'm so thankful! I put names in a hat and the winner of the badges is Crypto Ninja!
Your session was very informative. Enjoyed the commentaries about the different types of paint and encouraging people to do the process customizing their cadillacs.. I would really like the badges for my xt5 . They would look great with the powder coated black wheels. Thanks again for your time on showing us your craftsmanship.....
I wanted to Thank You for this awesome channel. I am a first time owner who has appreciated and followed Cadillac from a young age. I am a disabled Vet on a set income so the videos you present have made it possible for someone like myself to save money on maintenance as well as learning some 'hacks' on my 2013 Cadillac ATS premium trim 3.6 L rwd and 2nd owner under 50,000 to enjoy your Videos. BTW the Jet Fuel name caught my attention since I was an in shop Airman on the J-79 Phantom engines then the F-16 engines at Homestead AFB 31 CRS. Thanks!😷🤙
DV here as well, hope you are well brother. I fell in love with cadillacs when I was a small boy and my Italian grandpa would drive me around to all his "pickups" around Buffalo and Rochester. Ik he was more than likely involved in a family style activity but he was the kindest person to his family and loved us all being at his house. He passed during covid and I wasn't allowed to go to his funeral. It killed me not being allowed to go. So once I got my CTS4 I put his obituary card with his picture in my front windshield facing out. Now my grandpa rides around in my tuned Caddy! He would have absolutely loved it in person, he never got to experience a caddy without a couch in the front that can handle and scoot! 😂 Semper fi brother and may you have peace in your mind and no pain in your body.
I have a 2014 CTS 4 V 2.0T I've been wanting to do something with my badges and chrome trim. I found your channel and is giving me great ideas. I could use some of those new badges. Thanks for your dedication.
The 3M wheel works really well, definitely worth it for removing adhesives. I used one to remove the adhesive tape from a spoiler I had on my car and it came off real easy and didn't ruin the paint
I mean I'm sort of discovering this late but.... I want the badges. Just discovered your channel while looking at some DIYs for my CTS. I love the clear instructions, visual guides and added 'just to knows' in your videos. Also, it's crazy amazing that you add the links to parts or suggest where to find them. Huge plus that your car is a direct reflection of what I'm looking at on mine (minus that V feature 🥲). I really hope this channel gets more discovery!!
Great video! I would never do this to my Cadillac because I'm chicken sh*t lol, but it's nice to see brave people customize there car. I'm taking mines to a professional shop
Hey. Since your the only quality RU-vidr that does Cadillac mods and has really good videos for Cadillacs do you think you could try to figure out or find a way to upgrade the onstar for vehicles that have a 2g network. I just bought a platinum edition 2013 Cadillac xts and one of the main reasons why I purchased it is because it was advertised as having remote start access from your phone but since it uses 2g and is on Verizon networks, Gm is making the brilliant move of disconnecting any vehicle from having remote access that is using the 2g network on December 28th this year (2022). I was beyond disappointed and frustrated because I live in Wisconsin where a remote start is essential. Please please please make a video about this I’m subscribed and have shared a lot of your videos on Cadillacs to a lot of my friends and it would mean the world to me if you could find a solution like you did for the cue system here. Thank you
Thank you Will. You will still have remote start from the key fob if that’s any consolation. Alpha Mods is working on a 3G retrofit. Not sure if they will be able to make it happen but if it does I’ll be sure to post about it on the channel.
Not sure how the solvents would behave around the clear coat? I think alcohol is fine tho. Ive used a rubber wheel (Amazon) and had really good results. Heat gun from safe distance, fishing line and rubber wheel. Awesome video. Looking for this new super car of yours too.
Just stumbled upon this video and thinking of doing this myself. I see that you painted the frame, but what did/how did you get the underlying emblems a different color? Did you use that from the official cadillac monochrome badge?
You may be able to carefully pry it off. If it’s like the CTS it is just clipped in. But there’s always risk of breaking tabs. I know it’s possible though. Safest way is pull the bumper.
THANK YOU for taking the time and posting this! Any tips for making the crests colored pieces more Jewel like, like blue topaz jewel, and shiny ruby red, and the shimmering gold.....I don't know what crafting type of trimmable jewel like plastic pieces/sheets, or does anyone make a jewel like vinyl, I just HATE how dull the stock colored plastic crest pieces are. The newer smaller front fender crests are very jewel like and made of metal w/enamel and they just POP......Thanks again!
Oh I’m sorry I didn’t look closely enough at which video this comment was on. Good idea for a little change on those emblems. But since they are one piece you may need to hand paint them?
Hey Daniel, any advice on removing the V badge/block on the side of the 2016-2019 CTS-V (the V badge that sits on top of the side fender vent)? I have some gloss black painted ones and I am wondering how hard it is to take the OEM badges off without wrecking something. Trim tool? Just pop out with force? Thank you in advance!
Still holding well with the 2k clear (make sure you watch Shadow Chrome 2) One emblem had a crack in the clear and a fingernail size piece chipped off for some reason but the other emblems are holding well
Owners manuals are free to access. Here’s a link to the CUE system. Page 58 is what you need. As for finding Bluetooth settings in your pixel it should be easy to find under the settings app or plenty of RU-vid videos showing how to get there on most android based phones. www.cadillac.com/bypass/pcf/gma-content-api/resources/sites/GMA/content/staging/MANUALS/4000/MA4289/en_US/7.0/19_CAD_Next_Gen_IM_en_US_U_23270627B_2018AUG28_2P.pdf
Hi Daniel...always love your informative videos. I just got the black badges with colored flag from Savage Cadillac, which look amazing. Is there an easy way to get the front grille badge off or do I need to disassemble things to get access to the back of the grille? I don't mind if I have to break the clips.
Hey man I have a question, I have a Cadillac ATS V, my large Cadillac badge is on the grill of my ats v and not on my trunk. Will it come off the grill just like here? And also go back on the same way? I’m just worried because there is much less surface area. Thanks for you help!
Mine is custom by me. You can easy pop off the chrome part and paint it how you like. Need vinyl for the color parts. If you just want all black check with Savage Cadillac
Any gmparts wholesaler such as gmpartsdirect.com. Sometimes the pictures show the old badge but if you select the correct year, 2015, or later, you will get the newer badge.
@pharaoh4698 have you seen my grill replacement video? Part numbers are in the description. Grill Upgrade! | 2014-2019 CTS Grill Swap How-To ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mDYcI1dAYSE.html
As always, you gave us an amazing, informative video. If you ever want to do a Sears Point video with another "Trifecta tuned" V-sport, let me know. I would love to pick your brain as well as share a bbq hamburburger while we wait...:)
Push them through, pry at them. They are plastic welded at small points so its easy to break those points. If you have trouble, heat up the tip of a phillips screw driver and melt them.
Pull them off like I showed you in the video and do it! You can probably get away with ordering sample vinyl from metrorestyling.com. Pick the colors you want and apply. A wrap shop would probably do it for $50
You know I’ve never seen it done. However I can definitely imagine it getting done. Pull the color insert out and set up some lighting behind. Maybe use the adaptive cruise emblem. Not sure it has any light transparency but it might.
U ain't liein he Is a pretty cool cat, i have a dog but I'm an every animal person not one or the other I've met dogs and cats that have been awesome and dicks of the like. But my dog is the coolest of them all. So r your hands as hammered as mine!? I feel like I have small cuts on every finger. Thinking my skin with somehow hold up to pressing a razor against it. BTW u must have had some amazing quality wrap how tf or even why did the idea come up that wrapping something some small would work!? But somehow u made it look decent the adhesive had to be great I've never had luck with smaced under a quarter inch. Always scraped the project because of it
Fuck all that. I just took my cts badges off spray painted them black then after sanded them with 0000 steel wool and they came out great and i't took only about 1 hr
@@JetFuelOnly I was saying in general, your car looks sweet! Just saying, to the people that DON'T have a CTS-V or V-Sport..... Nice video nonetheless! Also, going to try your CUE 2.5 upgrade, do you enjoy it?
@MustangEd1ts oh ok! Agreed. Sorry I still remember the day I was outside and someone drove by saying “that’s not a f***in V” only because they’re didn’t know the difference. Lol.
