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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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How is the rear Lexus logo emblem attached to the trunk? Just 3M tape? or does it have prongs? Can I safely remove the Lexus "L" logo and then reattach it?

I ask because I'm about to get my trunk lid wrapped in paint protection film at Premier Protective Films Inc.
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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There are two pegs on the back of the emblem, and this is what the trunk lid looks like after you remove the emblem:



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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 10:05 PM
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Do the pegs break when you remove the emblem?
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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Not unless you do something to break them. They're just for lining up the emblem properly.

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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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i still dont understand why lexus still use the little pegs to stick into the trunk when the 3m tape they use is STRONG as HELL.
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by GS3mike
i still dont understand why lexus still use the little pegs to stick into the trunk when the 3m tape they use is STRONG as HELL.
Originally Posted by javyLSU
They're just for lining up the emblem properly.

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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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Any tips on removing the emblem and tape cleanly?

butter knife? haha
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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Any thin hard plastic will do. Lots of guys use dental floss, but that's not nearly as easy as using an emblem removal tool (essentially a plastic chisel). It helps to use a heat gun or park the car in the sun to soften up the tape to help removal too.

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javier...how is it that you know just about everything? ...ever.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 05:47 AM
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haha cause its javy^^^
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 08:49 AM
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Haha, that's because I've been doing stuff you guys are doing to your IS's since late 2005.

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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 09:13 AM
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So What about the other emblems on the back of the car? Do they have prongs too or is it just the "L" emblem that has the prongs? I'm interested in de-badging my car except for the Lexus L logo.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 09:26 AM
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This is a picture I took years ago of the back of all the rear badges:



From left to right, the "Lexus" wordpiece has two prongs, the "S" and the "5" in 'IS 350' have prongs, and as already mentioned the front and rear circle L logos have two prongs each.

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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 09:30 AM
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Thanks Javier!!
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 10:06 AM
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Is the front tape and prongs too? Or just prongs alone?
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