Debadging the letters - opinions?

[Zappa]

Is it difficult to remove the letters? It may look nice and clean..have any of you done this?

If I decided down the line to sell the car, is it hard to put the letters back on?

 

[rod the sod]

hey! loads have! it looks better in my opinion! and its easy to do! hair dryer, credit card and some polish and your done!

 

[Zappa]

cool, cheers, what about sticking them back on if I needed to?

 

[rod the sod]

cool, cheers, what about sticking them back on if I needed to?

can either re-buy them from dealers or just take them off carefully and just get new sticky patches!

 

[luke c]

would buy them again as some of the letters are a bit fragile just be carefull not to scratch the paint when removing them de wiper finishes the back of nicely too

 

[Zappa]

De wiper!? Did you never use it? haha

 

[luke c]

yeah its a simple mod car gets washed regularly so never really gets pitted

 

[Zappa]

Come to think of it, I would very rarely use mine...does it affect your insurance? lol..

 

[luke c]

i wouldnt no lol havnt told them wouldnt of thought so

 

[Zappa]

Think i'll be a big scaredy cat and leave mine on. Looks nice though!

 

[andrewmill]

alright guys, see when you de-badge the letters does it take the paint off or is there a knack to it coz was thinking bout replacing mine and what do you stick them back on with cheers

 

[Slimy]

alright guys, see when you de-badge the letters does it take the paint off or is there a knack to it coz was thinking bout replacing mine and what do you stick them back on with cheers

You have to be pretty brutal to take the paint off with the stickers, but there is a bit of a risk of scratching the paint if you use anything too sharp. I used to use a screwdriver covered in insulation tape, but a fellow SCN'er recommended dental tape, which sounds like a good idea to me. A bit of heat from a hairdryer to loosen the the glue is also a good idea.

Double sided tape will get them back on again. Or buy new ones...

 

[rod the sod]

de wiper!! hmmm! i live in the country! too many muddy roads to me taking it off! be nice for the sumer tho!

where you get the bung or plug from?

 

[mazzerati]

I used cotton to take mine off bit of White spirit and polish!
If your gunna take wiper off just give window quick swill before you go out will be reet!

 

[Zappa]

Is white spirit not paint stripper?

lol..

 

[rod the sod]

I used cotton to take mine off bit of White spirit and polish!
If your gunna take wiper off just give window quick swill before you go out will be reet!

love it! or just use your wing mirrors? do u think a non transparent rear window is illegal

 

[rod the sod]

Is white spirit not paint stripper?

lol..

i used petrol!! worked fine! i wouldnt risk thinner or white spirit! could be an expensive lil mod!!

 

[mazzerati]

Yer it's fine long as you wash it off well afterwards and don't go mad with it
petrol is just as bad to be fair. Does the job tho pal!

Don't know if it's illegal alot of beamers don't come with them as standard so it should be olrite. Goes through mot with them off too so it can't be.

 

[Slimy]

Yer it's fine long as you wash it off well afterwards and don't go mad with it
petrol is just as bad to be fair. Does the job tho pal!

Don't know if it's illegal alot of beamers don't come with them as standard so it should be olrite. Goes through mot with them off too so it can't be.

I'm fairly sure the rear wiper isn't checked on the mot, I'm also fairly sure you can completely black out the rear window as long as you have both wing mirrors.

 

[luke c]

I'm fairly sure the rear wiper isn't checked on the mot, I'm also fairly sure you can completely black out the rear window as long as you have both wing mirrors.

yep people but black out fim on ther rear or there vans which completly blocks it of so nothing wrong with it