I am new to the BMW Z4 World and have a few questions. I have a 2014 BMW Z4 35i. I want to replace the old round BMW logo badges on each side of the car.
1. How hard is it to remove the old BMW Z4 badges?
2. How easy are the new ones to put on?
Thank you in advance!
Not joined yet? Register for free and enjoy features such as alerts, private messaging and viewing latest posts and topics.
BMW Logo Side Badges
- B21
- Lifer
- Posts: 5443
- Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:15 pm
- Location: In my Banana Yellow Space Shuttle...somewhere over Southern Caledonia
BMW Logo Side Badges
You lever them off with a broad plastic pry bar..
They push fit in AFAIK
They push fit in AFAIK
- Attachments
-
- 8HWkxFcU.png (51.96 KiB) Viewed 292 times
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
-
- Lifer
- Posts: 8498
- Joined: Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:20 pm
- Location: Spaldingski
BMW Logo Side Badges
They are fairly easy to remove. There are two pins which push into the wing and double-sided tape all around.
An old credit card (or anything fairly stiff, thin and plastic) is good to get under the edges of the badge to start. They can then be levered gently all around to break the adhesive seal. I used a small bladed screwdriver covered in electrical tape so not to scratch anything.
Once the adhesive seal is broken all around, they should pop off. If the pins break, just push them through from the outside.
Clean any adhesive residue off the wing with a gentle adhesive remover or alcohol (I use T-cut as it works and doesn't do any damage).
New ones are a doodle (as long as the pins are correct), just expose the tape and push them on.
An old credit card (or anything fairly stiff, thin and plastic) is good to get under the edges of the badge to start. They can then be levered gently all around to break the adhesive seal. I used a small bladed screwdriver covered in electrical tape so not to scratch anything.
Once the adhesive seal is broken all around, they should pop off. If the pins break, just push them through from the outside.
Clean any adhesive residue off the wing with a gentle adhesive remover or alcohol (I use T-cut as it works and doesn't do any damage).
New ones are a doodle (as long as the pins are correct), just expose the tape and push them on.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
-
- Newbie
- Posts: 12
- Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2022 7:10 pm
BMW Logo Side Badges
Thank you! I am trying to black out much of the chome exterior parts. It is a long and difficult process. Any advice or pictures of blacked out areas please share!
- Marcoose
- Member
- Posts: 919
- Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:52 pm
- Location: San Francisco, CA
BMW Logo Side Badges
There are blacked out side indicators and emblems.
2016 35is, monoballs, camber plates, KWV3, PS4S, xHP, MHD, LFB pedal, flat bottom wheel, red indicators, black headlamps