Debadging?
06-26-08, 04:15 PM
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Debadging?
Has anyone tried debading the es350? I think the car would look a lot sexier without the "Lexus" and ES350" chrome badges, but im not sure if there are holes there, anyways, just wondering if it has been done or not.
06-27-08, 09:57 AM
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excellent, did you use fishing wire? Was there any residual that was difficult to remove, anything special to take that off? Thanks for the info. Hey ng, did you put in a complete sound system yet?
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a buddy of mine said i could just run the stock speakers on an aftermarket amp..... to improve the sound..... i may try that first before i gut my car..... given wehn you buy new set of component speakers you should get a new amp......
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Got my badges taken off at a hook up shop when they put my mesh grill on n tinted my tail lights.... They said it was easy to do, jus used a heat gun to soften da glue n jus pulled em off......
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07-01-08, 12:13 PM
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I debadged the Lexus and ES350 from my trunk last night.
I aimed a hair drier at it for a few seconds to soften up the glue and then pulled the lettering off with my fingers (hot!). The glue is a gray polymer that's the consistency of bubble gum.
I used my fingers and fingernails to rub off any remaining residue and then cleaned up with some isopropyl alcohol and then some Meguire's cleaner.
There are still a couple of spots around the edges of a few former letters that can be seen from up close. This appears to be wear from grit that got caught in the edge and was perhaps was abraded by hand rubbing during washes. Not sure about that.
It should polish out, though. You can't notice unless you're up close.
The car looks much cleaner (IMO) without the added text on the back of the car.
I aimed a hair drier at it for a few seconds to soften up the glue and then pulled the lettering off with my fingers (hot!). The glue is a gray polymer that's the consistency of bubble gum.
I used my fingers and fingernails to rub off any remaining residue and then cleaned up with some isopropyl alcohol and then some Meguire's cleaner.
There are still a couple of spots around the edges of a few former letters that can be seen from up close. This appears to be wear from grit that got caught in the edge and was perhaps was abraded by hand rubbing during washes. Not sure about that.
It should polish out, though. You can't notice unless you're up close.
The car looks much cleaner (IMO) without the added text on the back of the car.
07-01-08, 04:01 PM
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Can you post pix? nterested to see without and with.
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I debadged the Lexus and ES350 from my trunk last night.
I aimed a hair drier at it for a few seconds to soften up the glue and then pulled the lettering off with my fingers (hot!). The glue is a gray polymer that's the consistency of bubble gum.
I used my fingers and fingernails to rub off any remaining residue and then cleaned up with some isopropyl alcohol and then some Meguire's cleaner.
There are still a couple of spots around the edges of a few former letters that can be seen from up close. This appears to be wear from grit that got caught in the edge and was perhaps was abraded by hand rubbing during washes. Not sure about that.
It should polish out, though. You can't notice unless you're up close.
The car looks much cleaner (IMO) without the added text on the back of the car.
I aimed a hair drier at it for a few seconds to soften up the glue and then pulled the lettering off with my fingers (hot!). The glue is a gray polymer that's the consistency of bubble gum.
I used my fingers and fingernails to rub off any remaining residue and then cleaned up with some isopropyl alcohol and then some Meguire's cleaner.
There are still a couple of spots around the edges of a few former letters that can be seen from up close. This appears to be wear from grit that got caught in the edge and was perhaps was abraded by hand rubbing during washes. Not sure about that.
It should polish out, though. You can't notice unless you're up close.
The car looks much cleaner (IMO) without the added text on the back of the car.
07-13-08, 01:31 PM
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07-13-08, 01:45 PM
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I have the chrome-like frame as yours, and turned the frame around backwards. The writing is now on the back of the license plate, facing towards the trunk lid. The holes line up and there is just a small chrome-like border around the plate. I'm still looking for a better frame, but this looks OK for now.