IS Emblem
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From: IL
IS Emblem
Hello! I wanted de-badge my AWD IS250 and I wonder if the emblems are only glued on or anything else?? I'm not doing it to pretend I have 350 lol I always had remove all badges from the rear end of my cars, I think it looks cleaner like that. However I don't want to have holes in the trunk. I wonder if the "AWD" and "IS250" are only glued on or do they have some kind of pins in the actual trunk.
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You could always heat the emblem before removal. But I really hate putting an unnecessary heat on my paint if I don't have to. I would suggest grab some dental floss and pull it so the pressure is on the emblem and not the paint. It should come right off. To get rid of the leftover adhesive I could suggest some 3M Citrus based adhesive remover (stuff works great). After I would probably wipe down the area with some IPA. After I would would clay it, polish and seal it.
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you know, as long as no one starts doing the identity crisis thing I think they'll be okay. if you don't know what I mean, kinda like putting Si or SiR emblems on a regular civic...or even worse, I've seen bmw m3 stickers on some ford pos...no joke! haha. removing emblems isn't new, some like the simple and "clean" look. some like adding additional emblems or even bumper stickers...haha. it's just a choice thing...but we all know that, right?
but "SAY NO ID CRISIS!!!" haha
but "SAY NO ID CRISIS!!!" haha
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you know, as long as no one starts doing the identity crisis thing I think they'll be okay. if you don't know what I mean, kinda like putting Si or SiR emblems on a regular civic...or even worse, I've seen bmw m3 stickers on some ford pos...no joke! haha. removing emblems isn't new, some like the simple and "clean" look. some like adding additional emblems or even bumper stickers...haha. it's just a choice thing...but we all know that, right?
but "SAY NO ID CRISIS!!!" haha
but "SAY NO ID CRISIS!!!" haha