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Old 08-06-01, 03:50 PM
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how are the emblems on the back of the sc's attached? are they glued on or are they bolted on?
Old 08-06-01, 04:39 PM
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They're glued on and have little plastic rivets thru the panels. I just used a flat head screwdriver and easily pried down the length of the emblems until they popped off.

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thanks for the reply
so there are holes in the frame?
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The holes are in the body pannel. The # of holes depends on the year of the vehicle. My emblems were both taped on as well as rivited. They were on so good that when someone decided they wanted my emblems more than I did, they still couldnt get them off - they ended up breaking all the emblems and scratching the car severly. So, when removing the emblems, be very careful.
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To remove the emblems, heat them up w/ a hair dryer. Be sure not to overheat them as u could damage the paint. Then take some dental floss, fishing line,etc. and slide it beneath the emblem. They should just come right off (at least mine did).
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So are ALL the emblems rivited or just some of them? It was my understanding that the Lexus and SCXXX emblems were simply glued on and not rivited. That way, a partial debadge would be as simple as a hair dryer and goo gone. I know somebody on the GS forum did that... maybe he got the holes filled. Does anyone know what the cost to get the holes filled would be? (approx) Thanks.
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My SC300 emblem had the rivets. Temporarily I've put really small pieces of electrical tape over them, and then painted that with toyota white touch up paint. You can't see it unless you're standing right over it....I did the same for the holes from the factory spoiler. That's my temporary fix until I can get it painted in the next few weeks....

As for painting....all depends. If you're going to have them filled and painted, you might want to just go ahead and shave any and all parts off that you wish, move emblems, etc, and get the whole car painted. That way you can be sure everything matches!

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when the RX and GS came out, in 98 or 97, the emblems for all the cars changed, became smaller and no longer riveted...
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