The Debadging HYPER GLOBAL MEGA THREAD

[mwethereld]

Yes its the law to have all warning stickers for when mechs go to work of your car, you can not have them if your car is older that 1965, or if the design doesnt specify that you need them on, you can remove and replace the stickers with a similar warning in the same spot, but i know what you mean, i took the old one off the radiator fan ( which is huge hey!? ) and cleaned that up, but then again i put a CAI which would have covered it anyhows, and the CAI has a warning sticker on it for fans and hot parts,,,,

yes you need to have the warning stickers on, its an WHS thing, dont get upset, its the law, under the Road Use Act, under the Vehicle Modifications law.

 

[Astranomical]

Hmm, interesting...i thought they were just there as a CYOA for the car manufacturers. The one in our WB that says "BEWARE OF FAN" is just about stuffed anyway, if i recall, and we haven't had any complaints from the mechanics.

 

[mwethereld]

yep, but remember that mechanics dont give a **** just like us! heh heh

 

[savage1987]

cheers for that mwethereld, i thought that might be the case...
oh well they're gone now anyway. still got the printing on the caps saying 'power steering' and stuff like that but i don't think i'll bother replacing the rest... my mechanic won't give a **** i don't think, if he does he can source some new ones for me

cheers
sam

 

[pimpin_calais]

de badging

im sure this question has been asked and answered already but i just bought a vs calais S1 and i wanna get rid of the tacky badges. ive had mates tell me that wen they took off the badges it left holes in the bodywork :S how do i know if this is gonna happen?

 

[Raging Bull]

Only the Holden Lion badges are screwed on, the rest are glued on with double sided tape. Just heat up badges with hair dryer for a bit, take them off carefully using fish wire and polish away any glue left over.

 

[Infus10n]

some times u can get your finger behind the badge and can just pull them off. Never use a blade as it will scratch and cut your paintwork.

Use some arm muscle and some methylated spirits (not paint stripper or turps) to get the glue off. If the paint is faded use some cut & polish.

the end result is:

 

[kim_08]

Yeh only the holden symbol has the holes behind it. i took off my V6 eco tec bades and everything else easily. but i found the stuff that sticks the badge to the car can stick to the car. i used prepsol to get it off easy done. Good luck!

 

[pimpin_calais]

kewl thanks guys. so i guess thers not much i can do bout gettin rid of the lion badge then? :b:

 

[kim_08]

if you were really desperate to get it off. i guess you could bog it??? and paint over it. that normally fixes everything these days but its dodgy..