Any tricks to remove the front emblem?

akito

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Are there any tricks to remove the emblem on the nose piece? Do i really have to take it apart just to change the emblem?
 

akito

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I had thought about the hammer and chisels.......

AR_91SupraTurbo said:
you can pry it up with a flat head. That's how I got mine off

Really? And to put a new one back on it is just a clip to clip the new emblem on?
 

Boost Lee

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When it flipped up over my windshield...Not knowing what it was.

Later discovered a pretty little badge missing from the front of my nose piece. ;)
 

p5150

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you have to take the nose piece off. Its really not that hard to do.

There is a clip on the back that slides off.
 

akito

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I have taken my front end apart before, just didnt really want to go through all that just to change the front emblem.
 

p5150

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yeah - if the paint is the only part looking shitty and the chrome isnt chipped just put it in a container full of automotive paint solvent. It will take the paint off and you can just polish the whole thing.

Or you can just change that part..
 

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AR_91SupraTurbo said:
you can pry it up with a flat head. That's how I got mine off
:aigo: :3d_frown: Bad bad bad. That's an easy way to damage the emblem and nose piece. The only way that would work is if the emblem was previously removed and replaced without the metal clip under the nose piece (e.g. with double-sided tape). You must take off the nose piece to get to the clip that holds the whole thing on.

Boost Lee said:
160mph pull works well too. ;) Ask me how I know.
Yours must have not had the clip. Mine didn't either, and it flew off at 120+ mph. I bought one on eBay with the clip to replace it. It's a pain to take off the nose piece, but it's worth it.