racerdave Posted June 9, 2004 Posted June 9, 2004 Anyone know if they emblems on the rear are held on just with adhesive, or are there stupid posts (and holes in the panels) to deal with?
Dr. Zevil Posted June 9, 2004 Posted June 9, 2004 I would guess that they are just sticky. That would really piss me off if they were the post kind. I guess we won't know until we try to pry them off our cars. I will probably wait until somone goes first :D
Drift Monkey Posted June 9, 2004 Posted June 9, 2004 Hopefuly there are no holes, but I'm almost positive that they'll just use ahesives (most likely a sticky double-sided type material). Dental floss and goo gone seemed to work the last time I debaged a car.
racerdave Posted June 9, 2004 Author Posted June 9, 2004 If that's the case, DM, that will be cool... pretty easy. I hope they are just adhesive, because if they are, I will debadge on Day 1 of ownership. :)
B4_Maniac Posted June 9, 2004 Posted June 9, 2004 I will know on monday when mine comes in. I will do day one pics...Pick up.. stock GT..next day.. STI SS..Potenza RE750s and debaged. I don't want the extra subaru logo or the 2.5GT badge.
bemani Posted June 9, 2004 Posted June 9, 2004 The Subaru logo is in a cavity on the wagon's rear, so no debadging that ...
B4_Maniac Posted June 9, 2004 Posted June 9, 2004 Not the round logo...the one that says SUBARU on the left side. I want my Leg to look as much like the JDM model.
easton Posted June 9, 2004 Posted June 9, 2004 My '03 leg wagon has posts, you have no idea how that pissed me off. I think the car manufacturers put those there to make sure you advertise their product.
SUBE555 Posted June 10, 2004 Posted June 10, 2004 They probably put them there so the install looks clean and straight. I doubt they care much what you do, they just want their logos to appear straight and true.
B4_Maniac Posted June 10, 2004 Posted June 10, 2004 I went to the dealer today to check them out. They look like they are just adheasive strips. But, then again... No one will truly know till they try to take one off. Oh, and I also got more dealer B.S about my car...to be posted on my thread. :cry:
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted June 10, 2004 Posted June 10, 2004 When I get mine, I'll take the panel off the rear hatch and see what's up.
Drift Monkey Posted June 10, 2004 Posted June 10, 2004 [quote name='B4_Maniac']Not the round logo...the one that says SUBARU on the left side. I want my Leg to look as much like the JDM model.[/quote] I'll probably do the same, the JDM model looks a lot cleaner without the extra Subaru lettering and 2.5GT badging. I could care less if it makes it more "sleeper" style. :roll: :P
brady_bunch Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 [quote name='Drift Monkey']Hopefuly there are no holes, but I'm almost positive that they'll just use ahesives (most likely a sticky double-sided type material). Dental floss and goo gone seemed to work the last time I debaged a car.[/quote] Did you floss first and then goo-gone off the residue or use goo-gone while you were flossing off the letters? I've never debadged but like the look.
Drift Monkey Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 [quote name='brady_bunch']Did you floss first and then goo-gone off the residue or use goo-gone while you were flossing off the letters? I've never debadged but like the look.[/quote] I've used floss, but sometimes it works to just peel the said emblems off once they loosen a bit. The goo gone should clean up nicely, taking off all of the remaining adhesive. Maybe I can do a write up? :lol:
easton Posted June 16, 2004 Posted June 16, 2004 Use a heat gune or a hair dryer and the adhesive will relax quicker and the emblems will be easy to pry off with a nylon scraper ore a drivers licence/credit card.
B4_Maniac Posted June 16, 2004 Posted June 16, 2004 I will do my first debageing this week..I will do a write up then.
B4_Maniac Posted June 17, 2004 Posted June 17, 2004 [quote name='akm3']Hows that debadge coming B4?[/quote] I have to save it for the weekend. I have not had time after work. Becuase I want to take pics and it hasbeen raining. So hopefuly it will be nicer this weekend.
agctr Posted June 22, 2004 Posted June 22, 2004 There is nothing to debadge on the car unless u want to take the Sccoby badges off and put STi but there is nothing on the car here to state GT or whatever !
Drift Monkey Posted June 22, 2004 Posted June 22, 2004 [quote name='agctr']There is nothing to debadge on the car unless u want to take the Sccoby badges off and put STi but there is nothing on the car here to state GT or whatever ![/quote] That's because you live in Oz. :P
agctr Posted June 23, 2004 Posted June 23, 2004 Gee, thanks for the Heads Up DM, It is near impossible to tell a POV pack from the GT unless yr infront. I have no idea why Oz decided to go the HUGE sleeper model in this way. Maybe the GT STi is coming sooner than we thought....... Getting off my knees now ......
Drift Monkey Posted June 23, 2004 Posted June 23, 2004 [quote name='agctr']Gee, thanks for the Heads Up DM, It is near impossible to tell a POV pack from the GT unless yr infront. I have no idea why Oz decided to go the HUGE sleeper model in this way. Maybe the GT STi is coming sooner than we thought....... Getting off my knees now ......[/quote] Japan is this way too. Subaru's marketing strategy in America must be "the more badges the better." Apparently we care more for designation between models. :?
agctr Posted June 24, 2004 Posted June 24, 2004 Well Im not sure why they have chosen this path with the NZ and AUS models but everything has been badged correctly prior, like the RX to the WRX etc. I think it would look a bit bizarre if I was to place a GT badge on myself, hmm then again Scooby might be waiting to place a GTR badge on, that could be interesting ........
Ninjapimp Posted June 24, 2004 Posted June 24, 2004 So has anyone gotten to this yet? I've been waiting for a guinea pig and am thinking about doing it this weekend. :?:
Dr. Zevil Posted June 24, 2004 Posted June 24, 2004 [quote name='Ninjapimp']So has anyone gotten to this yet? I've been waiting for a guinea pig and am thinking about doing it this weekend. :?:[/quote] I know that I will be doing it when I get my car. I will probably leave the 2.5GT on or perhaps just the GT on. I know that you won't have any problems as historically Subaru just uses tape or adhesive to stick on these badges. Good Luck! Report back!
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