Styling Debadge front

[Robot]

I'm having my dent fixed next week or so, and in the process having the front and bonnet resprayed. Seeing that the badge is somewhat faded I was thinking of having it removed. So, is it just hammer :slayer:, heatgun and clean, or are there holes underneath it like on the back?

 

[docorangepeel]

The badge is sunk into the panel so its just a fill and paint.

 

[superspotter]

You cant beat a good hammerin
Trouble is, when you remove the badge, the bonnet is indented where the badge fits so you need to have it filled I bought a newer round Fiat badge to replace the one on the front of the car but unfortunately it's not big enough to cover said indentation and anything bigger would look rather commercial vehicle sized

 

[Robot]

Could get an Iveco badge

Thanks for the answers. I'll most likely have the Pole fill in the hole...um...indentation

(Could have said "Pole fill in the hole with his pole", but I'm not saying it since I'm trying to stop

 

[Alan.D]

It's also held in place with a nut from a protruding stud from the badge well it is on mine

 

[superspotter]

Must be a bit of a bugger to get to, radiator removal??

 

[Robot]

I hope mine's only glued...fingers crossed

By the way, are the headlights difficult to remove? Got a small spot of rust next to the left hand one, and I'm obviously gonna have that fixed while respraying it.

 

[Alan.D]

I don't know how difficult with the bumper in place as mine was non existant when the headlights were taken off & replaced prior to replacing the bumper

 

[Robot]

So, difficult to remove/replace them when the bumper's off?

(Forgot on my to-do list - need to see if I can raise the left side of the bumper as it's hanging a little )

 

[Alan.D]

It's not difficult with the bumper off.

 

[Robot]

Removed the bumper, headlights and badge today.

Bumper's held in place by four screws on each side, headlight's held in place by 4 screws on the back and 1 underneath. Badge was, of course, held in place by a screw

I also gave the B's belly a quick wash. Still looking good after 11 years, methinks

 

[superspotter]

"Removed the bumper, headlights and badge today"

Err...why??
Nothing better to do with your time??

 

[docorangepeel]

well nothing on TV, so what else is one to do. ehheh

 

[Robot]

Whoops...having the bonnet and wings resprayed the day after tomorrow

 

[docorangepeel]

cool !! As soon as its dry, fit the anti chip cover stuff. I had mine painted and three weeks later I received a 2mm stone chip slap bag in the middle of my bonnet. It drives me nuts every time I see it. :bang:

 

[Robot]

What specifically is that anti chip thing? I remember reading something somewhere about it, but can't remember where :bang:

Btw., will it also work on fish?

 

[superspotter]

No,what you need is a car bra :yuck:

 

[Robot]

Huh

You're getting too clever for me spotty

 

[docorangepeel]

A car bra on a Barchetta would suck !! I was talking about Armourfend

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Doc Orange Peel

 

[Robot]

Looks a bit on the expensive side. I'm not even sure they sell it in this godforsaken country. Could get a respray for that price, most likely...

Finally found out what a bra is. The car one, that is