Custom LED badge guide · artwork and options
Custom LED Badge Designs: What Can Be Made?
Choose clear shapes for the badge’s narrow illuminated strip, then compare real Buick and GMC Standard or Custom listings before sending artwork.
Design for the illuminated strip
A custom badge has a narrow physical area below the license plate. Start with the message or mark that must remain readable, then remove detail that competes for the same strip.
Use a short message
A name, club title or short phrase gives the lettering room for clear shapes and spacing. Several small words beneath a mark may not stay readable.
Send the whole composition
Show the actual letter shapes and the complete logo layout. A similar font or a cropped emblem leaves important choices open.
Keep shapes solid and clear
Fine outlines, tiny text and miniature detail may need simplification. A computer preview communicates the idea; artwork review decides whether the detail suits production.
Agree changes before production
There is no universal published minimum line thickness for this range. Ask for a feasibility review when the artwork depends on small gaps or fine strokes.
Compare Buick and GMC examples
These two product pages show how the artwork sits on a badge made for a standard 12 × 6 in plate. The plate shown is illustrative and is not included. Check the mounting space separately from the artwork choice.
Buick · large wordmark
The Buick badge places illuminated BUICK lettering below the plate. The page calls it a badge rather than a full perimeter frame and offers Standard Logo or Custom Logo.
GMC · connected letter strokes
The GMC design keeps the connected geometric strokes, openings and spaces visible across the strip. Its page identifies the artwork separately from vehicle fitment.
What the Custom option changes
On both the Buick and GMC pages, Custom costs $20 more than Standard with the same lighting. Every listed light colour has that same difference. Choose Custom Logo, enter a short request in the order field, and if you have a logo file write “Custom logo” and reply to the order-confirmation email with the artwork.
Static choices on these pages are White, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Ice Blue and Purple. Flow RGB is controlled through a phone app; no handheld remote is supplied. The product pages list two design choices and the lighting selector, so use the exact page for the current selection.
Check the plate and mounting area
- SizeThe plastic badge is listed as 304.8 × 177.4 × 9 mm for a standard 12 × 6 in plate.
- MountingThe pages describe two or four screws depending on the available mounting points. Check the plate size and points on your vehicle first.
- WiringElectrical wiring is required. The listed box contents include one badge, screws, caps, wiring and instructions.
- PlateThe license plate is not included. The plate shown in the catalogue images is illustrative.
The plastic panel sits behind the license plate, leaving the illuminated design visible below it.
Send the artwork when it is ready
Use the LED license plate badge collection to compare the current Standard and Custom choices. If the design depends on fine detail, contact us before ordering with the complete artwork so its layout can be reviewed.
