De - Badging
- Thread starter AlanJ
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Those that know the car (series) can spot the differences easy enough; for those that don't, they can't/don't appreciate the differences between the different versions anyway. I like the look of a car which is not cluttered, appreciate the increased ease of washing/waxing, and don't mind if the general public really doesn't know what it is.AlanJ said:
Mik said:
Our OEM spray reminds me of a budget respray with all of the orange peel texture,lol.
I removed the 3.0si on the wings and the Z4 on the boot too for all the same reasons.....just cleaner looking and easier to maintain when polishing. Like others have said...just how many emblems does ONE car really need ??
srhutch said:
Unless, like me, you have a black zed 3.0si and swapped out the graphite grille for black ones... much better looking IMO. I removed the engine designation from the sides, but seeing as how the coupe only came in two flavors – 3.0si and the almighty M – those who "know," know. Now, if I had an M coupe (which I am always on the passive lookout for), I'd keep the M on the wings but lose it on the rump.
So far as the "telltale sign of a cheap respray," I don't doubt it; BUT I don't buy it either, as you can often order cars debadged from the factory. In fact, if I drove a 2009, the first thing I'd remove its its horribly placed rear deck badge.
Cheers.
Breaker, I like your diffuser, is this an oem or aftermarket item? Any problems fitting?Breaker said:
Disregard, I found your thread on fitting your diffuser.
Use dental floss - preferably on a warm day or gently warm the badges with a hair dryer and then place the floss behind the badge and with a sawing motion cut through the adhesive. They come of very easily and when the badge is off clean up the residue with something like WD40 or alcohol based surgical wipes. Once the residue is cleaned off wash over and re-polish. 
Aliv6 said:
Front is bolted on, remove the kidney grills to gain access to the nuts. 8 -10 mm can't remember which.
Rear is a push fit into rubber grommets.
Sides are just double sided tape.
Steering wheels clips into the Airbag somehow. cj10 removed his when changing to carbon badges others have myself included have just stuck the replacement straight over the existing one.
Aliv6 said:
The steering wheel is a pressed alloy bdge, presumably very lightweight. It is fastened on with metal clips that go inside the airbag housing and can only be removed by cutting it to bits and trimming the clips back. I assume this is so that in a deployment it stays fixed to the cover and not flying around.
Of course if you apply an aftermarket badge and the airbag deploys expect a 200mph badge in the face
I'd also caution tampering with it unless you have the battery disconnected as it would be a shame to get the pliers and screwdriver embedded.
Did it stop me changing badges - 'no' but I did it knowingly.