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Debadge debate
Covid has me looking for projects.
I’m thinking of de badging the rear of my silver W210 wagon (e320) and her black BMW E87 (116i). I like the looks of a clean backside  I’ve got a heat gun and dental floss and various paint cleaning/ polishing products. Any reason not to? |
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04-23-2020, 05:35 PM
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Location: New Mexico
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none that I can think of... cleaner the better for me.
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04-23-2020, 05:38 PM
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The badge came off easily. Adhesive removed with parts cleaner. Used an electric buffer with some fine cut cleaner. There is still a very faint ghosting of the badge, but hardly noticeable.
  Next up is the wife’s black 1 series. |
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04-23-2020, 07:57 PM
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04-23-2020, 08:36 PM
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Did you get the memo?
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Lol, mini Richard Nixon.
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‘07 Mazda RX8-8 Past: 911T, 911SC, Carrera, 951s, 955, 996s, 987s, 986s, 997s, BMW 5x, C36, C63, XJR, S8, Maserati Coupe, GT500, etc |
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04-24-2020, 02:13 AM
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^^^^ LOL....might as well Sharpie an Adolf 'stache on the cute little fellow too
 ...We're headin' to Hades Matt ...oh yeah...clean is good! |
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04-24-2020, 02:37 AM
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Germans have always been big on giving a whole description of the options on the rear. "Turbo, V6, 2.8, Fuel Injected, Quattro, etc, etc. Too cluttered for my taste. WD 40 works good on the stickum.
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04-24-2020, 02:41 AM
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I debadged my 2012 MB Bluetec "Blue Efficiency" front fender emblems. Left the others. I thought they looked tacky and I am not into the whole virtue signaling thing.
Those two fender badges were the equivalent to me of having a sign in my front yard that says "10.5 kWp solar array installed here".
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http://www.carsandcappuccino.com 1987 Grand Prix White "Outlaw" Turbo Coupe w/go-fast bits 1985 Prussian Blau M491 Targa 1977 Mexico Blue back-dated,flared,3.2,sunroof-delete Coupe 1972 Black 911 T Coupe to first factory Turbo (R5 chassis) tribute car (someday) |
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04-24-2020, 05:21 AM
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Get off my lawn!
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I debadged my El Camino long long ago. Not for any styling reason, only to make is 1000 times easier to wax. I hated the globs of wax stuck in the badging.
For my 911 I removed the chunky plastic Carrera and took it to a vinyl shop and had them print me two copies of the Carrera script and that is on it now. Super easy to wax that part now.
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04-24-2020, 05:58 AM
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My CE had the badge delete option....I do appreciate the weight loss
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04-24-2020, 06:01 AM
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It’s the only free option from Porsche.
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04-24-2020, 06:20 AM
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Carrera
