How do you change the emblems on an SC? Are they glued on?

 

glued on with rivets, just take some floss and pry it off gently, mine all came off very easily

 

They aren't glued on per se'. They have guide pins to fit into holes, and have an adhesive backing. Take an old credit card or a bondo putty knife and just slowly rock it back and forth under the emblem. You will feel it when you hit a pin, so just work around it. Once you get one emblem off, the others will seem so easy.

Heat gun is helpful but in no way required.

Keith

 

do a search. There have been numerous posts about removing emblems, but in short: heat the emblem up w/ a hair dryer, and then slide some dental floss behind it once the glue has gotten hot enough. Then after u have removed the emblem, get some sticker removal (that is safe on paint) and put on there to get rid of any of the sticky tape left.

 

anyone wanna sell me there word "lexus" mine got jacked. i have a first generation GS.

 

Are your emblems gold or silver?

I bought a new "Lexus" emblem in gold after someone tried to jack mine. The new gold didn't exactly match my 10 year old faded gold, so I have yet to put it on, and have since repaired the broken one. Let me know of your interested in a gold one.

 

i have silver emblems sorry but thanks

 

Mine have no adheasive left on them for some reason (I guess they were removed by previous owner or something). They slide on and off quite easily. What should I use to re-stick em, so they don't fall off or get jacked too easily?

 

Well there's hide glues (animal glue), polyurethane glues (plastic glue), and epoxy glues (composite glue). For a metal to metal bond that is highly durable, there is no solution other than epoxy resins (thinking about it, it's probably more of a plastic to plastic bond). Epoxy does involve a messy mixing and curing process, but is extremely strong and highly resistant to heat and moisture variations. Use a small amount of epoxy in the guiding pins and some on the backing of the emblem. Curing is only a couple of minutes and the bond will be very strong depending on what kind of epoxy you use. Other glue types may hold well at first, but it won't be long before nature breaks them down (in the summer the trunk of your car can reach 300 degrees farenheit, how well do plastics fare under those conditions?).

 

I'd use double sided automotive tape - used to hold on bumper pannels and emblems from the factory. Available at most automotive stores - 3-6$ a roll.

I wouldn't glue an emblem on - what happens when you need to buff the car or have some paint work done? The double sided tape holds strong.

Keith

 

what have people used to fill the holes?

 

I just got my emblems today.. does anyone want to see pics of the install or should I not waste my time... it sounds really simple

 

Go for it! It never hurts to post pics. Pics are fun.
May be an easy install, but visual aids will make it exponentially easier for others when it's their turn.