Has anyone here removed the H3 badges from there truck? Im not much of a fan of badges and I think they have a cleaner look de-badged ... just wondering is there just double sided taped on or if they have a nasty hole in the panel and clip in as well as double sided tape ... ?

 

Yes, I have
I have removed the H3 symbol from both doors and the rear gate/door and the GM symbol from the both sides of the hood.
Why, I just like a cleaner look to the truck
All manufactures, now use an acrylic adhesive tape that is pressure sensitive on both sides
It holds very well and you can remove them.
I used thinner called Bestine to help loosen (the adhesive) them up and then gently pried them off with a
plastic pry tool.
They also have quite a bit of adhesive left if I ever decide to put them back on
good Luck

 

Awesome news! Thanx wtfurner! Im the same as you, I think badges look kinda cheap and well ... plastic lol. Good tips on the thinner to help soften the sticky backing ... I done the badges on me benz and used a heat gun and that helped soften em up and they came off not to bad.

Il give them a go tomorow!

Thanx again

Chad

 

I'm liking the idea of de-badging... it is literally addition through subtraction when it comes to H3 styling.

 

think id avoid a heat gun on clear/base coat since i know nothing about it

some said they used a fishing line to "saw" up thru the foam tape. me ive not done any

 

as Tom mentioned, fishing line or dental floss will cut right through. then clean up the
paint with a little WD40 to remove the extra adhesive.

 

That fishing line sounds like a great idea, il give that a go! Also the WD40 sounds good to, that stuff does everything! And I know it wont hurt the paint at all. Lots of great ideas thanx guys!

Chad

 

We don't need no stinking badges! - YouTube

 

I used a hair dryer just to loosen it a little before using the fishing line. Rubbed the rest off with my finger.

 

yeag wd-40 works wonders, way better than "goo be gone". I used it to remove all the stuff on my motorcycle and it worked great.