"how to" remove the bmw badge

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jamesroools
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Post Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:20 pm

as the title says, im spraying the bootlid and need to know the best way to take the bmw badge off and re-fit it
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Post Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:22 pm

if you are sparying it anyway you can (gently) put a flathead screwdriver behind it without damaging the badge and bootlid :wink:
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Post Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:01 pm

The pins are on the left and right, so go in from left and right.
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Post Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:00 pm

Use a thick piece of card or cloth and you can prize it out without scratching the paintwork!
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Post Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:06 pm

i found a butter knife was best as the edges on it are blunt also
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Post Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:31 am

2 sheets of A4 paper, (2 printed reciepts for the gumph i had just bought :lol: )

slid under the badge and levered up, was well easy!
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Post Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:43 am

Are they stuck on with adhesive?

Gentle heating with a hairdryer and prizing it off with a piece of card always works if so 8)
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Post Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:45 am

noooo mate :roll:

2 pins about 1 cm in on the horizontal pushed on with little rubber plugs for grip. If we are talking about roundles, if its the actual model number badge then i dont know
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Post Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:53 am

Ah right, the hairdryer method works on the model badges.

Should've realised the roundels weren't stuck on with adhesive as they're so heavy :hammer:
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Post Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:04 pm

Just been and got a new rear roundel 20 minutes ago so will be performing the swap tonight as mine is looking a little tatty. Takes 60 seconds to change them over.
I did my bonnet badge not so long ago and while it's off gave the metal work a quick T-cut, made all the difference. :D
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