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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Paranoia_uk on 24 September 2010, 23:43

Title: Rear Badges
Post by: Paranoia_uk on 24 September 2010, 23:43

Hey guys, does anyone know how to go about removing/replacing the badges on the back of the car, i.e the Golf or the 2.0 letters. Would I need to but a new boot lid or do the numbers just come off?

Title: Re: Rear Badges
Post by: km on 25 September 2010, 01:27

just comes off i believe?

Title: Re: Rear Badges
Post by: tech1889 on 25 September 2010, 01:51

lever with small screwdriver and a cloth

Title: Re: Rear Badges
Post by: richw911 on 25 September 2010, 07:10

Heat them up the use some fishing wire behind  :smiley:

Title: Re: Rear Badges
Post by: chrisr103 on 25 September 2010, 07:38

As already said heat them up with a hair dryer then either get some fishing wire or old credit card & slide it down the back of them, You will probably need to remove the excess glue they leave behind with some tar & glue remover & then t-cut & polish the area

Title: Re: Rear Badges
Post by: Tazzy on 25 September 2010, 10:57

please dont use a screwdriver, no matter how steady handed you are, nobody wants to scratch their own car, but youre asking for trouble with this, lol

as mentioned, a credit card, its only adheisive, just gently prize the letter off, bit by bit, then was the car before applying the paint cleaner/tar remover, etc, because then youre just moving dirt around your tailgate as you 'clean it'

Title: Re: Rear Badges
Post by: Paranoia_uk on 25 September 2010, 11:20

Thanks alot guys this is really helpful. The reason for my question is that my car has 'Golf' on one side and '2.0' on the other but there is no GTI badge. I want to remove the 2.0 and put '2.0 GTI' instead.

Title: Re: Rear Badges
Post by: tech1889 on 25 September 2010, 12:11

Well I used a screwdriver and didn't scratch nothing and I don't have a steady hand

Title: Re: Rear Badges
Post by: the_stink on 25 September 2010, 12:34

Quote from: tech1889 on 25 September 2010, 12:11

Well I used a screwdriver and didn't scratch nothing and I don't have a steady hand

hahaha you crazy fool!  :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: Rear Badges
Post by: JDM82 on 25 September 2010, 15:08

Ive just removed my rear badges and it was easy.

I used a hairdryer to heat them up and a credit card well a morrisons fuel points card to "slice" them off then I used autoglym intensive tar remover and gently massaged it after i short while it totally comes off no hassle then its just a case of washing the area and waxing it. Job done!

Title: Re: Rear Badges
Post by: tech1889 on 25 September 2010, 15:31

I am a crazy fool i do live life on the edge :)