De-badging rear, yes or no?

[bentonboy]

My rear badges on my car have gone somewhat rusted and green and don't look nice. My mate whos a car nut reckons I shuld take them off, give the area some elbow grease and t-cut, and then put a new I B I Z A badge across the middle of the rear like the newish ibizas do.

Im worried though, that there will always be marks where the old badges were and will look low quality and not attractive. Will i be able to remove the old marks or will they always be there?

Thanks

also, if I do decided to do it, any tips on how to remove the old badges safely?

 

[Aimez]

We'eve all done it don't worry, I used dental floss and did it on a hot day so was easier to get the glue off.

 

[craigTDI]

I used a hairdryer and a credit card....took 2mins.

 

[Nath_123ni]

Same used a hairdryer no marks left!

 

[bentonboy]

We'eve all done it don't worry, I used dental floss and did it on a hot day so was easier to get the glue off.

Thanks for your reply, will give it a go. Could you please tell me how you applied the new I B I Z A badge prefectly straight and at equal distances apart from each letter? Cheeers

 

[Aimez]

I didn't I just took of Seat Ibiza and TDI and stuck another FR badge on the boot lid in the same place as the facelifts. In that case someone on here kindly went out and measured where it went for me!

 

[rod the sod]

yes! get em off, looks better without!

 

[Slimy]

Thanks for your reply, will give it a go. Could you please tell me how you applied the new I B I Z A badge prefectly straight and at equal distances apart from each letter? Cheeers

I would use a tape measure and bits of masking tape. Get the masking tape in the right place, then use that to get the letters in the right place. Then remove the tape!

 

[Neo]

I think the badge comes in a template, so you don`t need to worry about spacing between the letters, just find the right position on the bootlid.

 

[Gooner_Mike]

Debadge the whole thing and leave it clean and smooth...

 

[Neo]

Debadge the whole thing and leave it clean and smooth...

That`s what I`ve done, so people think - it`s only a 1.4 or something... then it`s BYE BYE!

Plus it makes it look smoother too.

 

[RachIbiza]

Debadge the whole thing and leave it clean and smooth...

ditto! first mod i did to my car - i hate all badges on cars!! i also have to colour code it all too! OCD!

 

[krussel]

I would go with the clean de badged look, if they are coming off anyway.

 

[.Phase]

I left my badges on, I like 'em !
mines the facelift with I B I Z A and FR logo =]
looks hot!

I don't like clean & smooth on them since the boot is too big, works better on VW's imo

 

[R1ch85]

I left my badges on, I like 'em !
mines the facelift with I B I Z A and FR logo =]
looks hot!

I don't like clean & smooth on them since the boot is too big, works better on VW's imo

I agree, it just looks a little like something is missing when the rear is completely debadged. I tried it before and didn't like it that much Dunno if it had anything to do with standard ride height, I may try again one day, my tastes may have changed without me realising lol.

 

[stu 157-330]

d-badging

I've thought about de-badging the back of my cupra, the chrome is coming off the letters and every time i take a sponge to it, the sponge gets ripped up a bit more..

a might put vinyl letters on instead.. or leave it blank, not decided yet

 

[Phoenix27]

Don't forget a nice bit of t-cut/polish to get any remaining annoying glue off. ^_^

[Scrap that, just read the first post again..... still half asleep lol.]

 

[Aimez]

Yes the other issues it the badges rusting, I replaced my FR badge as it was all rusty last year but sprayed a few layers of lacquer on it first to help stop this.