Removing Badge

[jac114]

i want to take of my rear badge.. what way is best.. i will be putting it back on again

craig

[Steve]

i used dental floss mate.. but thin fishing line is best...

saw action pull the fishing line towards you.

onece off peel the sticky stuff then T-cut and wax

[mudzs]

heat it up with a hairdryer first

[GreyBeard]

i've seen this mentioned before - if i recall, you gently warm the badge to make the adhesive 'softer' then you rotate the badge to break the grip of the glue. in the process you break off the pins that locate it properly.

then you stick it back on again, perhaps even improvise some new pins. or just buy a new one for £30 or so!

[mudzs]

Don't think the gs has pins

[Steve]

heating wont do much on an older car... cat gut does the trick

let me know how you get on craig.. have to remove my faded gold badges!

[deedee]

I removed the gold badges on my 97 sport and it does have pins on the lexus the gs 300 and the emblem... I just used a heat gun with no floss or fishing line... How ever it seems like it would have been slightly easier to use the fishing line to start it... There are little plastic things inside the holes to grip the pins on the badges... I removed these two and then got the holes filled and resprayed... Looks a lot better but this is coming from someone that does not like badges...

I am working on removing the GS 300 in the boot refector part... Will keep you posted as everyone says its impossible...

With Thanks

[norkep]

There are no pins on the MK I, All I did was to heat the bagde up and then gently pull the badge off, using Steve's idea, but I used fuse wire - thin wire and the badge came off without asny marks being left.

BR

Paul

[Bazza]

wasnt there a workshop article on this

:winky:

[KELLTINA]

There are pins on my mk1,i had the boot badge <gold>stolen a while back.The low life who stole it used a sharp tool ,scrached the car whilst removing,must of broke the badge getting it off,2 pins broken off and left in the plastic lugs.

[jac114]

seems like some have and some not.. will let you know about mine

[jac114]

well i have just had a look at mine and my lexus badge looks like its got 4 pins.. 2 for sure,, as i got them part way out.. it started raining again so stoped...lol

craig

[KELLTINA]

There should be three Craig.

[scott altez]

The best and eaisiest way to take the badge of is to boil kettle and pour the hot water over badge and slowly with your nails pull badge away from car.Do it slowly and all the sticky foam behind it should come of with it.If not use tar and glue remover to take the sticky foam off and then polish where badge was to bring fresh paint up. :D :D :D

[Steve]

craigs nicked my caricuture i had made for me... and he's also ruined it :(

[Scorpion]

wasnt there a workshop article on this

:winky:

Do you mean This one... :winky:

[scott altez]

Seems like a bit hard work tape,dental floss,heat guns,If you try kettle trick Thats how professional bodyshops debadge your car.

[Steve]

not so easy on some cars when they have 3 pins

dental floss took less than a minute.. thats less time than a kettle boiling!

[mudzs]

never liked the idea of pouring a kettle of boiling water over the floor of me workshop tended to give me a wet bum next time i laid under a car :P ,would never use a heat gun bit to powerfull always found the hairdryer did the trick.

[jac114]

craigs nicked my caricuture i had made for me... and he's also ruined it :(

wondered how long it would take you to notice..lol

i can take it back off now...

[Steve]

i aint crying mate.. just i had a guy make it for me from my car photo! :)