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rear badge
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:41 am
by danny_boy
hey people, ive just got my black rear badge for my 6n2 this morning but i cant get the original chrome one off! its getting on my nerves ive tried fishing line behind it an then jus giving it a good tug but it wont budge. any ideas?
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:49 am
by VDUBGTI
heat it up with a hair dryer first and then use fishing line to pull it off
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:50 am
by danny_boy
do you think i would damage the car if i jus proper yanked it off? lol
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:03 pm
by VDUBGTI
i would advise it! heat it up and it will slide off with fishing line i guarantee
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:11 pm
by danny_boy
cheers mate ill try it in a bit, also how do i line the new badge up so its not on the wonk?
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:48 pm
by Bran
ur better off getting a friend to guide you when u line it up, thats wot i did - theres a recess behind the badge to help as well
i heated mine up, then used dental floss, and it came right off - WD40 gets the glue off ur paintwork - check sig
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:31 pm
by Si_GTi
danny_boy wrote:cheers mate ill try it in a bit, also how do i line the new badge up so its not on the wonk?
perhaps you could use something like a bit of chalk (or anything that won't damage the paint) to mark where the original badge's topmost and bottommost points are, say the bit in the middle of the V (at the top) and also the bit in between the W (at the bottom)?
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:53 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Masking tape mate, then a couple of pencil lines
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:04 pm
by danny_boy
rite its now on! very very slightly on the p*** but its on lol
you can only notice if you look very closely so im not to bothered
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:29 am
by polopowah
good stuff
it is a b***h to line up if your impatient like me
-Ben-
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:59 am
by Weedle
just a quick question - the polo and engine size badge on the back - are they glued on or are they bolted/screwed affixed thru some holes ??
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:01 am
by polopowah
Weedle wrote:just a quick question - the polo and engine size badge on the back - are they glued on or are they bolted/screwed affixed thru some holes ??
they are all glued mate
-Ben-
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:49 pm
by danny_boy
im thinking about taking the side strips off tomorow. what do you lot reckon?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:01 pm
by Redline
danny_boy wrote:im thinking about taking the side strips off tomorow. what do you lot reckon?
Just remember that they will leave holes when you take them off.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:02 pm
by danny_boy
really? the ones on the doors and rear quater panels are what im talking about i thought they wer just stuck on