I don't know who has been following my project but I have the 4th revision back and it is by far the best.
I now fully own the artwork and will probably stop here.
The latest set of samples are black printed on white polyester vinyl with a clear laminate. The final parts will be black on metalized (aluminum look)polyester. This is closer to the original.
To the naked eye it is difficult to see any difference but under 10X magnification, the dots from the printer are clearly seen.
It is possible to take it one more step by creating a mask to be photoetched onto VERY thin aluminum. This is not a printing process therefore will look by far the best. I don't plan to take it this far simply because it still is not OEM (plus I am unsure how well the aluminum will take to the slight radius). No tooling charge for the mask but a die needs to be made to cut it out. $100. If somebody wants to go this route, let me know. Piece price will be about the same as the polyester vinyl.
The next step is to order the black on metalized polyester. Please look closely at the pic and tell me if you are interested. The black on white looks amazingly good too. The smallest order is 10pcs and they are asking about $40 ($4 each). I will order 5. Let me know if you are interested.