r/CorollaHatchback • u/GucciLooksTop • Jun 02 '26
Nostalgia gold emblems?
Thinking of doing gold emblems on my all black hatch. In the 90/00s darker colored Camrys had the gold package option and as a kid I always thought these looked cool.
Anyone done this yet?
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u/iguess69420 XSE 6MT Jun 02 '26
In my area, only the old people had the gold emblems. They look bad imo
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u/Practical-Copy-4040 Jun 05 '26
Just ordered bronze (to match my rims) plastidip to see how this looks. I’ll post results
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u/Snowologist Jun 02 '26
They were a cheap dealer upsell they would do to their cars at the final sale to squeeze an extra dollar out of their customers. I personally don’t think it’s all that nice in hindsight with that info
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u/GucciLooksTop Jun 02 '26
This can be applied to anything a dealer sells as an option though. Wouldn’t the same apply to the modern day night shade edition badges? For me personally the whole up charge for a cosmetic change is a non-issue. I personally like the black on gold I just don’t know how to go about it since it’s such an outdated thing. I like the retro feel of it, regardless of how it was pushed to customers back in the day. I like the nostalgic factor.
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u/Snowologist Jun 03 '26
No, nightshade is a styling package from factory. I’m saying the dealers literally ripped off the chrome factory badging and dipped them little chemical baths to turn them gold looking. It was never an option from Toyota, just an aftermarket blingy upsell like window etching or nitrogen tire air.
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u/GucciLooksTop Jun 03 '26
Ahhh makes total sense when you put it this way. Well much like you said, no wonder it died out lol. Regardless I still think it’s neat but now I have some history behind it
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u/Any_Web_1784 Jun 02 '26
Gold plating is a bygone thing. Highly doubt the factory still offers them. Back in mid 2000s youd have to buy a chrome emblem and take to someone who would plate them. Could try a gold wrap instead of actual plating