Front Grill Badge - Page 2

arwilson80 · 22-07-08, 09:40 PM

Dave - Use fishing gut on the back one. It's got no 'pins' holding it on and i'm told it works.

meat-and-gravy - for the front one i just took my time and slowly levered it off. It was well stuck and did take a while to do... but i got it eventually. I took the plastic bit of the grill off first though.

8ball · 25-07-08, 07:08 AM

I've got a Mk1 hatch and the rear MG badge definately has two locating pins also holding it on. Think they're more for lining it up though. Best way to remove, i found, was to use dental floss to cut through the sticky tape holding it on.
If your thinking of replacing the rear badge with a non OE one, bear in mind that the new one wont fit flush without the curved plastic surround.

Murray203ps · 25-07-08, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by dvid

I'm tempted to try the hair dryer technique on my rear badge, but I am terrified that some paint will come with it! :o

I've replaced my rear badge and was in much the same frame of mine but heat it up enough with a hair dryer it i was able to pull it off with my fingers.

Well easy. Just make sure you line up the new one correctly.

dvid · 25-07-08, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Murray203ps

I've replaced my rear badge and was in much the same frame of mine but heat it up enough with a hair dryer it i was able to pull it off with my fingers.

Well easy. Just make sure you line up the new one correctly.

Cool, I will deffo try this soon, thinking of debadging or just leaving the ZS badges on the back

RudeDogg1 · 25-07-08, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by arwilson80

Dave - Use fishing gut on the back one. It's got no 'pins' holding it on and i'm told it works.

meat-and-gravy - for the front one i just took my time and slowly levered it off. It was well stuck and did take a while to do... but i got it eventually. I took the plastic bit of the grill off first though.

mines got 2 pins like the front 1

arwilson80 · 25-07-08, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by RudeDogg1

mines got 2 pins like the front 1

Must be only the MKII that don't have the 2 pins on the back...

meat-and-gravy · 25-07-08, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by arwilson80

Must be only the MKII that don't have the 2 pins on the back...

the rear badge is funny on the mk1, it fits into the top curve of the boot lid, so i would imagine aftermaket badges wouldnt fit?