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Emblems
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:49 pm
by 03GTMatthew
Hey Guys!
So my G on the GT fell off the back of the car.. By some luck I found it today in my yard. Weird how it didn't fall off down the road.
But My question is, What is your suggestions to do? Replace them with new ones from GM? just debadge them? just debadge the GT? Paint the old ones?
What do you think about the emblems?
Really looking forward at the Feedback. Thanks
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Re: Emblems
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 6:42 pm
by KITT222
Debadging can look pretty cool. But I left the badges on my hatch, because I personally like them back there. But I did get some vinyl overlays (seen here).
Overlays can be found on grafxwerks.com
Re: Emblems
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:58 am
by vibenvy
I vote for de-badging. I de-badged the hatches of both our 2009 Vibe GTs (except for the arrowheads because they have holes under them). I prefer the clean, sleek look it gives, plus it makes washing and waxing alot easier
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Re: Emblems
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:54 am
by 03GTMatthew
I think i'm going to go with both idea's
debadge the hatch but put a overlay on the arrow
and door emblems I think ill keep but replace the GT on the left door... So what do you think would be the best product to get the badges off? as you can see from the picture of my hatch. the G has fell off and has left behind a weird backing of the Emblem... suggestions?
Re: Emblems
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:25 am
by thebarber
i have the badges from my GT for sale cheap...check out the classifieds section
keep in mind, i had my debaged/rebadged
Re: Emblems
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:14 pm
by vibenvy
03GTMatthew wrote:So what do you think would be the best product to get the badges off? as you can see from the picture of my hatch. the G has fell off and has left behind a weird backing of the Emblem... suggestions?
For any badge left on the vehicle that you want to remove, use fishing line to saw back and forth behind it until it pops off.
To remove the leftover adhesive residue, use WD-40, a towel, a hair dryer and some elbow grease. It will probably take quite a bit of rubbing to get all the residue off, but it shouldn't be too bad since the Vibe badges are all pretty small. Be sure to thoroughly wash and wax the area where the badges were when you're all done
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Re: Emblems
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:20 pm
by thebarber
vibenvy wrote:03GTMatthew wrote:So what do you think would be the best product to get the badges off? as you can see from the picture of my hatch. the G has fell off and has left behind a weird backing of the Emblem... suggestions?
For any badge left on the vehicle that you want to remove, use fishing line to saw back and forth behind it until it pops off.
To remove the leftover adhesive residue, use WD-40, a towel, a hair dryer and some elbow grease. It will probably take quite a bit of rubbing to get all the residue off, but it shouldn't be too bad since the Vibe badges are all pretty small. Be sure to thoroughly wash and wax the area where the badges were when you're all done
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goo-gone works well, too
Re: Emblems
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:15 pm
by lannvouivre
thebarber wrote:goo-gone works well, too
Goo-gone worked so well for me that I had to retape my trim, so make sure you tape it off!