De-badged

[s0cks]

Hey guys,

Decieded to de-badge everything bar the Yaris Badge. Don't ask why, because I cannot explain. Its just personal prefference.

Here it is:

And yes, I know about the small dent near the fog lamp. Damn woman driver who had it last looks like she backed into a post (probably in a parking lot) but its like £250+ to fix so I can live with it for now.

Do you like!?

Hopefully i'll have my Eibach springs and 16inch rims by the end of the week - and fitted soon after!

Cheers,

s0cks

[Calisto]

looking very sweet there mate.

[earpl]

i just left the TS Badge on mine........ my prefference is it looks better with just that. and i can make a BLING BLING medalion withe the yaris Badge.

[Caz SR]

Damn woman driver??? Hey! :P

Is it easy to de-badge Yarii? Did you need to repair the paintwork after?

I quite like the fact that Toyota don't slap the size of the engine / output on the back of their cars, unlike most other manufacturers (how many 16v badges do you see on Ford Escorts for goodness sake, like it's something special!!) But I think cars look cool de-badged.

[s0cks]

earl - i never had a T-Sport Badge, plus it gives away that its a 1.5 ;)

Charis - I did in about an hour (if that). Just heat up the Badge with a hairdryer. Slowly cut the Badge away from the body using a strand of dental floss.

Once removed, peel of the remaining glue with your fingers. All the other dirty marks should easily wash away - and then just polish it all up.

[earpl]

:) lol ! its not going to be anything bigger than a 1.5 though is it :)

[s0cks]

Ah yes, but some unsuspecting VTR punk might think its a 1.3 ;)

[breezer]

i cant see the dent!!! how come evryone can get there toyota emblem off without any problems!! i took mine off and the laquer came with it too!! so i put it back on :(

[Moffmo]

lmao breeza, just take it off, and then get some TCUT and thatll polish it up nicely....

thats what happened to me

[s0cks]

i cant see the dent!!! how come evryone can get there toyota emblem off without any problems!! i took mine off and the laquer came with it too!! so i put it back on :(

If you just yanked it off then that is why it probably took the laquer with it. If you had heated it up, and then gently cut away the glue from the Badge (so cutting awaya at the edge closer to the Badge and not the edge closer to the bodywork) then you are left with some glue in the shape of the Badge - which you can peel away!

========= bodywork

| | | | | | | | | glue

___________ cut away here

---------------- badge

hope that kind of explains it

[breezer]

yeh but wont i need to re-laquer!?!

[breezer]

sounds good to me socks!!! but, too late, lol!!! although cud use that on rest of badges

[s0cks]

you can get touch up paint and laquer from toyota. erm.. but it won't ever look as good as it should unless you get a respray.

[Caz SR]

Thanks. The hairdryer and dental floss technique sounds very interesting and it must work as yours looks as good as new! Didn't realise it was as simple as that!

I would be tempted to take the VVT-i and Toyota badges off mine (the Mr T badges are rather large aren't they!!) Who needs to know the car has VVT-i anyway? Hehe.

[Ryan1985]

I done mine the same way sOcks!

Whip the Yaris 1 off, looks gash!

Sorry :(

[s0cks]

I done mine the same way sOcks!

Whip the Yaris 1 off, looks gash!

Sorry :(

Oi! That's my word 'gash'!!

Nah, I like it. Gonna leave it for now No offence, but rather have what I like then what anyone else wants :P

[breezer]

lol well said :)

[Blue84]

I cant see the dent either, Yarii look great debadged I agree.

[Ryan1985]

No offence, but rather have what I like then what anyone else wants :P

No offence taken, thats wot its all about, bein individual!