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Old 06-04-2008, 08:37 PM
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i took my tC badge off and i wanna put it inside over the waterfall. what adhesive should i use to stick it there that wont ruin the plastic? im afraid if i use a similar adhesive that was used to stick it to the hatch it might seep into the cracks on the dash. any input? oh yeah, i have already tried ing
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Old 06-04-2008, 08:47 PM
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ask flea what he used in mine. it was some sort of photo spray adhesive. we thought it was gonna fall but its still in tack
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did u put it above ur waterfall?
if so, got pics?
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Old 06-04-2008, 09:11 PM
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Why do people debadge for? Its not a mod.
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Originally Posted by KillaSpiceTSW
Why do people debadge for? Its not a mod.
to make their car look cleaner. to each their own
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Originally Posted by guitartito
did u put it above ur waterfall?
if so, got pics?
its not ON the waterfall, if you mean HVAC yeah. we placed it above the radio door where the vent sliders are. i'll get pictures for you tonight
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Old 06-04-2008, 09:23 PM
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i debadged because theres better places to put a tC badge than on the hatch
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Cool beans, when people say I debadged, my thought process tells me people are ashamed of there car. LOL. I guess it looks cleaner, Monk would be proud!
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Originally Posted by UNiT_xEr0
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Why do people debadge for? Its not a mod.
to make their car look cleaner. to each their own
you know how much of a pain it is to wax around those letters and not get any was residue stuck in between the letters...
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no emblems = cleaner look!
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I put mine there, just a little piece of 3M tape on the top and bottom of the "C" and it's not going anywhere. Yup, debadged looks a lot cleaner



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so when u pulled it off was it hard? did u have to repaint?
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nah, basically i heated it up with a hairdryer to loosen the glue, and took fishing line and ran it up and down the badging. then whatever glue was left over i used goo-gone to get it off. u can use any kind of rubbing compound. but no, no need to repaint.
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oh ok cool thanks!
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