Touring Tailgate Badge

[Morat]

Hi,
is it possible to take the badge off the tailgate? I'm trying to do some touch up work and it would be a lot easier if it could be removed and replaced after I've finished - I really don't fancy my chances of masking off a perfect circle!

Cheers
Morat

[toughguych]

Yo Dude,
Place a flat head screwdriver under it and prize off.
Put a rag under the screwdriver first so as not to damage the paint.
You may also find two white blobs of exhaust putty type stuff supporting the badge.
Just put a couple of blobs of new exhaust putty on the car B4 relacing the badge!

[Morat]

Exhaust putty eh? I'll go find some - thanks

[Andy335Touring]

It might help to warm it up with a hair dryer to losen the glue on the double sided sticky tape that holds the badge on, never heard of exhaust putty being used before ?

[toughguych]

Well, there you go,
Another E30Zone first!

[Brianmoooore]

I've found stuff under the badges, but I would describe it as being more like blutack.

[daimlerman]

Whatever it is,it dident stop some thievin git having the badge of my touring.When I tracked down a replacment it just pushed on with the fixing pins.I discovered that E30s have curved rear badges,later ones seem to have flat ones like our bonnet badges.

[Andy335Touring]

Whatever it is,it dident stop some thievin git having the badge of my touring.When I tracked down a replacment it just pushed on with the fixing pins.I discovered that E30s have curved rear badges,later ones seem to have flat ones like our bonnet badges.

Yeah, the BMW emblems are held on differently to the numerical badges, thing is with the emblem badges you could make them harder to nick but the little git will just make more damage on your bonnet/boot lid to get them off

[Brianmoooore]

,later ones seem to have flat ones like our bonnet badges.

???? None of mine have flat bonnet badges!

[daimlerman]

Both of my bonnet badges are flat(ish) on the bottom,but the rear ones are curved to match the profile of the bootlid/tailgate.Would have expected your fleet to be the same as mine,Brian!!In my search for a cheap replacement for my missing rear badge,I discovered that front and rear were a slightly different shape,just enough to make a front badge not fit a rear space and viky versa!!BMW seem to have corrected this on the E36,front and rear badges look to be the same.I will take my anorack off now!!

[Brianmoooore]

Ah, right. I thought you meant flat on the badge face. Thought there must be some cheap ebay crap getting around!

[daimlerman]

I did think about having some flat plastic ones made...

[Morat]

Yep, got mine off today and found is was held on by two pins going into rubber grommets.
I don't think I did any damage getting it all off......and it looks like it should just pop back on.

[Jesus325iTouring]

I've found stuff under the badges, but I would describe it as being more like blutack.

I got a lift once upon a time in a brand new Lada,the ashtray was held in place with Blutac