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I popped the S out of the fron grill and rubbed it down with some wet and dry to rough it up a bit to key it for primer. the S has a couple of little plastic welds in the back than can be popped off with a screw driver. I sprayed mine with about 3 coats of normal primer, 5 coats of gloss black and then a few coats of lacquer. glue it back into the grill and put it back in. While the S was out I also sprayed the little bars that intersect the 'S' in seat flash red same colour as the car, so the badge is all gloss black with red lines through it.
I did the boot badge too although it's a bit more difficult to get out. take out all the plastic inside the boot door, 3 screws and lots of clips. undo the nuts (8mm i think) holding the handle and lock in, disconnect and remove. the rear badge is metal so is easier to work on. mask it all of except the outer face, sand, primer, spray and lacquer. I did mine flash red like the rest of the car so it just blends in a bit better. get plent of coats on the rear badge as it gets a bit more wear since it is also the boot handle and the paint could wear off if not done nice and thick. I'll try to get some pics on later.
Did my badges black. I also had black inserts, wheels and black mirrors so i think the car pulled it off quite nicely
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The last pic would have looked better if there was silver in it
Basically the opposite of what it is standard
The black is just to black if you understand IMO
Yeh a see what you mean...
An onvi yellow badge with black along the outside would look nice maybe
i might give it a go with red / black on silver on the weekend..
sounds a nightmare to remove butt !!![]()
anyone want to do mine??? lol, spent the last 2 hours doing it & the paint just keeps re-actingso give up now sanded it down that much, most of the silver has now gone & nearly back to the original creamy colour plastic lol
going to try again tomorrow & possibly start on the rear one too