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[AmericanPie]

I just purchased some "JBL" badges for my recently-acquired L15s. In a previous post I was told L15s take the badges with a "pin" sticking out the back which is held in place with a clip, so that's what I bought.

The pins on these badges are 3/32" diameter X 3/4" long and the ends of the pins are blunt, not sharp. It seems to me I'd be poking or tearing a big hole in the cloth as I try to install them. Are these the correct type of badges or is there another type with smaller diameter, sharp-pointed pins that are less likely to damage the grill cloth as I push them through?

If you have an actual pic of the correct badge, it would be really helpful. Thanks!

[hjames]

Use a thumbtack or pin or finishing nail to open a space in the cloth and displace the fabric where you want the badge's pin to go.

I just purchased some "JBL" badges for my recently-acquired L15s. In a previous post I was told L15s take the badges with a "pin" sticking out the back which is held in place with a clip, so that's what I bought.

The pins on these badges are 3/32" diameter X 3/4" long and the ends of the pins are blunt, not sharp. It seems to me I'd be poking or tearing a big hole in the cloth as I try to install them. Are these the correct type of badges or is there another type with smaller diameter, sharp-pointed pins that are less likely to damage the grill cloth as I push them through?

If you have an actual pic of the correct badge, it would be really helpful. Thanks!

[BMWCCA]

Use a thumbtack or pin or finishing nail to open a space in the cloth and displace the fabric where you want the badge's pin to go.

Déjà vu all over again!
Advice so good you should heed it, twice!

I've had pin-type metal JBL logos for a couple of speakers I refurbed - (B380, L36, L100, etc). The weave in the cloth is somewhat open, so often you can just wiggle the pin at the point of insertion and the cloth will separate to some degree . You are not ripping through the threads of the cloth, you are displacing the threads to allow the pins in ...

But if you used a tighter weave you could always use a nail/tack/pushpin to start the hole before using the pin end of the logo ...

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Originally Posted by AmericanPie

However I could just sharpen the points of the pins and then use the push-on clips you mention, if I can find some. Or I could cut off the pins and attaching with adhesive or velcro if that's a better way to go.

The plastic logos aren't an option; I want to keep the speakers as original as possible.

[hjames]

Déjà vu all over again!
Advice so good you should heed it, twice!

I thought I was real good keeping the snarky comments OUT of the post ...
Got the DEC magazine the other day, thanks for your help!
Are you back home yet or travelling?

[AmericanPie]

OK guys, I figured I'd get needled for seeking more info on this, and as I had said in the previous thread, it IS good advice. I just want to make sure I've got the right badges, and that I'm not trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Those pins seem pretty big for what looks like a tight weave on the grill cloth.

I'll try Hjames' method unless I discover there's another, "correct" badge that will work better.

Thanks again.

[BMWCCA]

OK guys, I figured I'd get needled for seeking more info on this, and as I had said in the previous thread, it IS good advice. I just want to make sure I've got the right badges, and that I'm not trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Those pins seem pretty big for what looks like a tight weave on the grill cloth.

I'll try Hjames' method unless I discover there's another, "correct" badge that will work better.

Thanks again.

Sure looks like the L15 takes the same badge as on my L112s. Same vintage, too. On the L112 they're installed through the grille cloth but into a solid part of the grille frame, and then clipped. Can't tell you about my L26s or L150As since they're all stashed away. That fat post is all I've ever seen on the older metal logos.