» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | 10-01-2007, 06:00 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 379 | Taking off Badge Im trying to clean up the look of the rear and I was wondering about how to de-badge my 318ti emblem thing. So what do you use, how do you do it, and is it noticeable that anything was there in the first place? Thanks | | | 10-01-2007, 06:06 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach area Posts: 1,189 | Use a blow dryer to heat it up, then use dental floss to slowly pry the badge off, then remove the rest of the residue off the paint. Don't forget to wax the area after doing this. It may or may not be noticeable depending on if the paint was faded or what not. __________________ 97 Jet Black 318ti Sport. Not so stock anymore!.... Now Featuring:318ti.org sticker Now featuring: Hartge exhaust|Blacked out Grilles|Front Clear Corners or Ambers depending on how I feel|325is vented front brakes|Bilstein Sports|H&R Sports|E46 RSMs w/ Z3 reinforcment plates|16" Style 45s|17" E46 M68 rims|18" Authentic Hartge Classics C|OEM M135 ZHP wheels and 99 Titan Silver 323is Dinan S1+few more mods Coming sometime in the future:...SCed 2.1...new (to me) car mod maybe?...all in one car | | | 10-01-2007, 07:45 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 | Mine came out fine. Quote: Originally Posted by jgrimm Im trying to clean up the look of the rear and I was wondering about how to de-badge my 318ti emblem thing. So what do you use, how do you do it, and is it noticeable that anything was there in the first place? Thanks | __________________ 1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | 10-02-2007, 04:31 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 379 | Wicked! Thanks guys. Now all I need is a chick to bring over her hair drier.....This could be a harder mod then I had planned. Damn! | | | 10-02-2007, 04:32 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach area Posts: 1,189 | Maybe you can leavei t out in the hot sun first? iono lol... __________________ 97 Jet Black 318ti Sport. Not so stock anymore!.... Now Featuring:318ti.org sticker Now featuring: Hartge exhaust|Blacked out Grilles|Front Clear Corners or Ambers depending on how I feel|325is vented front brakes|Bilstein Sports|H&R Sports|E46 RSMs w/ Z3 reinforcment plates|16" Style 45s|17" E46 M68 rims|18" Authentic Hartge Classics C|OEM M135 ZHP wheels and 99 Titan Silver 323is Dinan S1+few more mods Coming sometime in the future:...SCed 2.1...new (to me) car mod maybe?...all in one car | | | 10-02-2007, 03:34 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: maritimes Posts: 1,433 | you don't actually need to heat it up... just get some adhesive remover (goo-gone or something) ... spray a little bit of that around the emblem ... use dental floss or fishing line ... and in a 'cutting' fashion, just go back and forth as close to the body as you can get it, the less adhesive u leave on, the easier to clean up...... then just put some goo-gone on a cloth and start rubbing away the excess. Heating it up may actually make it harder to remove whats left after u pry the badge off... I de-badged many vechiles and never once used heat. It took me less than 5 minutes with my method and very little elbow grease. __________________ 11/97 Base 328Ti | | | 10-03-2007, 04:29 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 379 | Thanks again! | | | 10-03-2007, 05:58 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 | I just pulled mine off, I kept the Ti on though | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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