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Offline arnoldlog1

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de-badging
« on: 17 June 2006, 18:10 »
can anyone on here help me, i've got a gt tdi 130 i wanna take the "tdi" badge off, is it just a case of ripping it off??? i no in the old days there were holes if u ripped a badge off, but am i right in thinking that they are just stuck on now?

i'd like any tips if you've done it urself (i don't wanna pay sum1(tight i know!!))

also been to gti international 2day, it was my first time, i thought it was gud, lots of nice cars, but i was hoping there would be better deals on wheels and parts etc. eveything seemed 2 be the same price as i can get stuff for on ebay!! :laugh:

Offline welshgar

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Re: de-badging
« Reply #1 on: 17 June 2006, 18:22 »
for the badging mate, they are all stick ons... ive heard they are easy to remove by heating them up with a hair drier/heat gun..

hope it helps  :smiley:

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Re: de-badging
« Reply #2 on: 17 June 2006, 18:49 »
the only one that isnt a straight pull-off is the centre vw badge. there's a recess behind it that needs filling/painting if you want to lose that one.

Offline arnoldlog1

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Re: de-badging
« Reply #3 on: 17 June 2006, 19:25 »
thanks i'll give it a go!!!  :grin:

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Re: de-badging
« Reply #4 on: 17 June 2006, 23:49 »
When i did mine i used boiled water to loosen the glue then dental floss to get it off. You will also need a bit of white spirit for the glue.
At gti international i also found prices very high compared to last year, alloys were more expensive than ebay and £495 for cloth mk4 recaros!!! All in all it was a good day though just annoying they moved it further away from me.
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