DONT DO WHAT I DID!!!
06-27-2008, 09:54 AM
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WHAT AN IDIOT I AM! I just replaced all emblmes w/black carbon... Thats the good news. The bad news is I did the hood, trunk and hubs first. They all popped off relatively easy (athough I left 2 little chip marks front and back (slightly an idiot)... Next, I did the steering wheel. Went behind the emblem with puddy knife and pryed for 1 secons. bent the emblem and said, ah wha tthe hell, rip it all off... Well, it had 5 clips permanently installed around the edges that now are fragments and sticking out from behind the rubber lip.
I immediatley called the expert0 Calton and said, HELP!!!!! He was awesome and refrained from laughing as much as possible (heard the smerk however)
We figured that this was all one piece and I should have just attached the new emblem to the top of the old...
Therefore, PLEASE learn from me (the idiot) and just take the easy way and use adhesive on top of original emblem.
I immediatley called the expert0 Calton and said, HELP!!!!! He was awesome and refrained from laughing as much as possible (heard the smerk however)
We figured that this was all one piece and I should have just attached the new emblem to the top of the old...Therefore, PLEASE learn from me (the idiot) and just take the easy way and use adhesive on top of original emblem.
06-27-2008, 10:04 AM
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Thanks for the post.
My emblems are on the way and I will avoid the mistake at all cost.
Did you have to remove any clips from the inside when you removed trunk/hood emblem?
My emblems are on the way and I will avoid the mistake at all cost.
Did you have to remove any clips from the inside when you removed trunk/hood emblem?
06-27-2008, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by salaki' post='611393' date='Jun 27 2008, 02:04 PM
Thanks for the post.
My emblems are on the way and I will avoid the mistake at all cost.
Did you have to remove any clips from the inside when you removed trunk/hood emblem?
My emblems are on the way and I will avoid the mistake at all cost.
Did you have to remove any clips from the inside when you removed trunk/hood emblem?
06-27-2008, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by gregg2gs' post='611385' date='Jun 27 2008, 07:54 PM
WHAT AN IDIOT I AM! I just replaced all emblmes w/black carbon...
06-27-2008, 10:14 AM
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This is one reason why you can't buy the steering wheel emblem as a spare, it comes as part of the air bag.
06-27-2008, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Hyper_545i' post='611409' date='Jun 27 2008, 02:15 PM
Sorry you had to go through that. Thank you for the heads up for everyone else! 
06-27-2008, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by gregg2gs' post='611416' date='Jun 27 2008, 02:20 PM
MY LOSS YOUR GAIL!!!!
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Originally Posted by gregg2gs' post='611385' date='Jun 27 2008, 12:54 PM
WHAT AN IDIOT I AM! I just replaced all emblmes w/black carbon... Thats the good news. The bad news is I did the hood, trunk and hubs first. They all popped off relatively easy (athough I left 2 little chip marks front and back (slightly an idiot)... Next, I did the steering wheel. Went behind the emblem with puddy knife and pryed for 1 secons. bent the emblem and said, ah wha tthe hell, rip it all off... Well, it had 5 clips permanently installed around the edges that now are fragments and sticking out from behind the rubber lip.
I immediatley called the expert0 Calton and said, HELP!!!!! He was awesome and refrained from laughing as much as possible (heard the smerk however) We figured that this was all one piece and I should have just attached the new emblem to the top of the old...
Therefore, PLEASE learn from me (the idiot) and just take the easy way and use adhesive on top of original emblem.
I immediatley called the expert0 Calton and said, HELP!!!!! He was awesome and refrained from laughing as much as possible (heard the smerk however)
We figured that this was all one piece and I should have just attached the new emblem to the top of the old...Therefore, PLEASE learn from me (the idiot) and just take the easy way and use adhesive on top of original emblem.
06-27-2008, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='611406' date='Jun 27 2008, 08:14 PM
This is one reason why you can't buy the steering wheel emblem as a spare, it comes as part of the air bag.