Debadging

[rsaxman]

Those of you who have de-badged, do you remove ALL of them or just back, etc, etc...Thanks

[chevelle_lover]

I just had to remove the back ones. If mine came with the door ones then I would have removed those as well.

[WaveAction]

it's really a personal preferance whether you wanna take them all off or just the hatch..or just the sides..i prefer to take them all off cause i plan to put TRD badges on the sides where the exsisting 'vibe' badges are on the doors

[Blanco_Diablo]

I took all of mine off and then added the 3rd brake light decal. The only time you see Vibe is when I stop

[Toasted7]

I took them all off and even covered the arrowhead logo on the front end with an overlay that matches the color of the car... makes it that much harder to figure out what kind of car it is.Only place on my car that even mentions Vibe is the genvibe.com decals on my roofrack (you can see what I mean in my garage).

[asburydan]

Only place on my car that even mentions Vibe is the genvibe.com decals on my roofrack (you can see what I mean in my garage).[/QUOTE]Where did you get the genvibe.com letters. I took my dealer badge off and added "1.8 L" where it was. (1.8 came from Audi and L came from Chevrolet)

[WaveAction]

asburydan, go to http://www.grafxwerks.com/prod...-1301 for the genvibe.com stickers

[Blanco_Diablo]

Quote, originally posted by Toasted7 »I took them all off and even covered the arrowhead logo on the front end with an overlay that matches the color of the car...+1 on the front overlay to match. Very clean, did mine as well.

[chris777]

how do I remove the side and read badging "safely"

[waveresponder]

Quote, originally posted by chris777 »how do I remove the side and read badging "safely"i used dental floss and carefully sawed my way through the adhesive starting at the top....others recommend fishing stringand heating it with a hair dryer something first so its easieralso i think i read that someone was just able to pull it off...but i dont recommend doing that after you remove it just wash the area real good so any leftover adhesive isnt there...

[AKLGT]

Use a hair dryer or heat gun to help break up the adhesive on the backs of the emblems. Depending on how long they've been on the car, you might be able to pry them off with your fingers or fingernails, otherwise, use dental floss to get in around the edges.I also recommend using 3M adhesive cleaner to get the rest of the goop off the paint.

[ZubenElGenubi]

All badges off (dental floss, plus GooGone for residue). Overlay on front arrowhead (black reflective). "Vibe" 3rd brake light overlay.I love when people ask..."What kind of car is that?"

[ramenboy...]

Quote, originally posted by ZubenElGenubi »I love when people ask..."What kind of car is that?"yeah. that STILL happens to me. very coolused an old guitar string to remove all badges except the front. also used goo gone to clean off the excess adhesive.D0 IT!

[Toasted7]

[QUOTE=I love when people ask..."What kind of car is that?"[/QUOTE]That is one of my favorite questions!If you decide to go the dental floss route or fishing line (that's what I used) just make sure you use a very long piece (ie. a few feet) that way you can use long smooth motions instead of many short ones behind the badges. If you go back and forth quickly behind the badges with the floss or fishing line, it can get hot and break on you. Once I removed the badges I just used my finger to ball up the leftover residue. What was left behind I used a soft tissue and WD-40 to remove the residual goo... then I promptly washed the area to remove leftover WD-40. Mine turned out great... can't even tell they were there.

[AKLGT]

I always debadge the car. just looks cleaner and less cluttered. plus, I like to keep people guessing wth it is! LOL

[ZubenElGenubi]

My favorite "what-kind-of-car-is-that" moment was at a car wash (Car Spa). The counter-girl gets messages from the detailers via radio when cars are ready and she announces them over a speaker system (ex. "White Cadillac Enclave", "Red Toyota Sienna"). Here's what I hear: "Black...Pontiac...um...sporty wagon thing" LOL!My second favorite moment was the first time I took it to our Toyota dealership to get a tranny-flush. Our service rep (who we've known for a while, working with my wife's RAV4) could not get his head around the fact that the Vibe was the same as a Matrix. I think the interior is what freaked him out the most (since they're the same). He did say that my car was a lot better looking than a 'Trix. I humbly agree. I should've added this to my earlier post, but heck, gotta notch another post count!

[KNINE]

I kept the back hatch arrowhead only. I removed mine with a small flat blade screwdriver. It is important to slide the screwdriver under the emblem and lift, never pry against the paint. Goof Off will remove any adhesive. Truth be told, I never liked the name Vibe, but I really liked the look of the car. That's why I removed it. Please don't banish me now that my secret is out.

[chris777]

I think some moron scraped a dealer tag off of mine with a screwdriver, We noticed it right after I bought it, thinking it was some sort of scuff, the other day Inoticed the outline of a dealer tag surrounding it, Now Ihave to get some touch up paint.

[WaveAction]

that sucks chris, im probably gonna debadge very soon, my rear hatch arrowhead is fading to pink already!not even a year old and it's pink..sad..oh well, the back of my car faces alot of the sun, from afternoon til the sunset.