I have an 09 MY car and find the badging on the tail gate excessive.
I am sure someone must, by now, have removed tailgate badges. It doesn't look as if they are fastened mechanically, so presumably some form of adhesive is used.
How pray do I remove the badges, and having removed them how can I refit them when I come to sell the car?
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25th Oct 2009 10:43 am
TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
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a site search reveals ...
b811ac1 wrote:
Piece of cake, took 5 mins, used some garden twine like a cheese cutter, the remaining tape can be simply peeled off in one piece, don't use any chemicals, it'll just smear eveything. A simple polish gets rid of what little adhesive remains. 100% gone & no scratches
PS. You don't need to hair dryer them, see my gallery for piccies
NigelAm I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
25th Oct 2009 11:47 am
TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
Posts: 2858
Stripped my badges off the tailgate, IMHO it look much better.
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25th Oct 2009 9:29 pm
matt_tdv6
Member Since: 05 Feb 2009
Location: Lincolnshire
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Has anyone got a photo of the rear of there Debadged D3 before i attempt it and change my mind
Dark and raining here now, I will take some pic's tomorrow.
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25th Oct 2009 10:01 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
same here but automagicly I have debadged by D3 for you...
Option 1 - just engine/trim removed
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Option 2 - all removed
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25th Oct 2009 10:06 pm
S4lex
Member Since: 15 Feb 2010
Location: Boulder, CO
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Any pics of an LR3 with front end debadged?
15th Feb 2010 10:34 am
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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I had debadged my front end, but that was because I fitted an 'A' frame with badges.
Gave a bit of double vision
But did run it for a few weeks without them when I removed the 'A' frame in Dec.
Have since put the LR letters back on.
If no pics are forthcoming, do the following:
1] print out a picture of your Java LR3.
2] blacken the badges with a pen.
3] hold pic at arms lenght & screw up your eyes.
Not terrific, but it'll give you some idea.
btw, welcome to the forum.I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
15th Feb 2010 10:51 am
astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
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Maybe a bit easier than the 'cheesewire' option; Boil a kettle of water and pour slowly over badges and they will pull off easily and the warm water usually has softened the adhesive to help 'roll' it off the area on the car it is fixed to.
Agree too many badges on the rear, looks 'cluttered on the number-plate side and uuuhming and aaahing about taking my own off
15th Feb 2010 12:03 pm
astonbuilder
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SN, see you have your Disco3 sticker at top centre of the rear screen, any issue of wiper lifting the letters off???
Put mine over the rear handle (hence making it more 'cluttered' that side) as wiper doesn't sweep this area but preferred the upper-centre position.
15th Feb 2010 12:06 pm
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Stickers are fine being wiped 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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Did it this week-end. Hairdryer, then product to take off band-aids, then Meguyar's.
Much too many words written on the back. Plus I must confess I do not like the Discovery name. As much as I liked the Defender name, I don't like Discovery. Disco, Discovery Channel, etc...
I am considering putting Land Rover like on the front instead. I have the badges already, but I don't know if it should go on the black plastic part at the bottom or where the previous badges were?The older I get, the better I was.
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15th Feb 2010 12:26 pm
astonbuilder
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