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Possibly a re-post - apologies and send me on my way if so
I'm looking to de-badge the bootlid of my 2001 320 ci.
I don't want to remove the BMW badge in the middle - just the 320 ci inscription on the right.
I've heard of people doing this with hair dryers/soapy water and the like - is this safe? Are there any holes in the bootlid that the badge fixes into or is it just stuck on?
Any info would be appreciated!
I'm looking to de-badge the bootlid of my 2001 320 ci.
I don't want to remove the BMW badge in the middle - just the 320 ci inscription on the right.
I've heard of people doing this with hair dryers/soapy water and the like - is this safe? Are there any holes in the bootlid that the badge fixes into or is it just stuck on?
Any info would be appreciated!
I had a 540i badge on my 535i.... tsk tsk.... previous owner you know.
Pressure washer and some strong fingers had it in a couple of minutes. Then some mer polish to get rid of the glue sticky stuff and a polish after to make sure it was fine. Looks OK but needs a few more polishes until you cant notice where it was.
Pressure washer and some strong fingers had it in a couple of minutes. Then some mer polish to get rid of the glue sticky stuff and a polish after to make sure it was fine. Looks OK but needs a few more polishes until you cant notice where it was.
Some of the methods mentioned will damage the paint.
The glue is softened with heat, so simply get your hairdryer to warm them up then pick them off with your fingers.
A bit of petrol removes any residue, then a wash and some polish to tidy up.
Personally I think its naff to debadge a base model car, but my 3.0 M3 Saloon and E500 Merc were both debadged to disguise their cost and performance from your standard scroat.
Bennno
pimpster said:
I'm after the 760i badge. For the E65/66 shape. Any ideas where I can get the whole badge or parts of it? At the moment I've got 745i.
>> Edited by pimpster on Sunday 23 April 14:55
You could try www.fabdirect.com .... there's an E66 760iL being broken up at the moment, but sod's law says it's debadged. Worth a call though, I would've thought....
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