Tomorrow my car is going in to get a new rear bumper, sucks gotta have a rent a car. Got rear ended. I always wanted to debadge my car. Do you think I could ask them to do it there? Thanks

 

Is Acura installing your rear bumper? You could always ask if they say no, it takes about 20 mins to do yourself. Just make sure you have some goo gone handy and some floss.

 

Diy

 

Idk im scared to do it myself... I dont wanna screw anything up. And no acura isnt doing it geico is taking care of it.

 

and does anyone know anything about a cracked fog light? is it cheap to get a new one? I noticed my left fog light lens cracked. I have a 2008 TL. Thanks

 

They probably wont do it, Just take floss, behind the emblem, you will leave some residue on the trunk. Use the goo gone and you wont see anything. I think from your username its an 08 so you wont have to worry about paint discoloration or anything since its fairly new. You'll be ok, do it yourself, its more rewarding

 

Dude trust me for an 08 the glue is practically still fresh. It will come off pretty easy and you should be able to rub off with your finger any glue left over. They come off pretty easy and it beats someone charging you to do it. 5 mins tops!!!

 

^^yea agreed, I did it on mine a while back and it was a piece of cake!

 

If they wont do it, do it yourself. Its real easy like msala said.

Take a floss, and run it between the emblem and the tape. Use your fingers and peel off the double sided tape. Spray some Goo Gone on the residue thats left, let it sit for a minute or two, spray some Goo Gone on a towel, then scrub the residue off. Keep repeating until theres no more residue.

Got the fender trims off my 04 WDP like this, and it turned out perfect.

 

lol okay sounds pretty easy. anyone have a step by step process they could give me? thanks a lot guys huge help

 

thanks a lot spyicynoodle

 

what tape? will the tape be easy to see? Im just gonna floss behind the ACURA letters and ill see the tape? then it will come off? and then just goo gone it? thanks guys

 

Yea I'd assume they use double sided tape just like fender/door moldings. If its just 1 piece, then you dont have to hurt your fingers from peeling off the tape. Either way, debadging is fool-proof, as long as you dont take off the emblem with a screwdriver or something lol.

 

haha alright... I just remembered the dealer put on a little RALLYE (name of the dealer) metal thing on there right under the ACURA logo. I wonder if that comes off the same way?

 

Ewww take that shit off.

Like everyone else said, goo gone man, it works miracles. Also if you snap the floss use some fishing line that works great and it holds up better than floss. Its really easy man.

 

alright thanks man... and I should def do this right? looks a lot better i think. plus i got smoked tails so i feel like it brings them out more idk im weird haha

 

yea its very simple, all you need is either floss or fishing line and make sure you have goo gone. Clean it nice after and wax over it just to make the shine pop and your all set.

 

Don't use fishing line. Use floss. Fishing line might scratch the finish. Use long back and forth strokes just like when you floss your teeth. You do floss, don't you?

You will be done in less than 10 minutes.

 

so if you want to de-badge and older car say and 04 NBP TL even after the waxing will the "TL" still be faded into the paint ?

 

no, it should be ok on an '04 nbp. everyone says to use goo gone but i used bug n' tar remover. put some remover on, heated it with a hairdryer, and it rolled off with my finger.

remember NOT to use your fingernail, u will scratch the sheet out of the paint.

 

Meh my dental floss was snappin on me so I used some thin fishing line and it worked fine, no scratches. I probably have some crappy dental floss though I guess, either that or my emblems were on there solid since my car is an 04

 

It might not, just think about it. Behind the emblem get no exposure to sun, so the paint does not get a chance to fade. Your trunk lid however does, and little by little the sun will begin to slightly fade your trunk. I did this not to long ago on a 06 and it came out perfect. You shouldn't have any issues with the tl being in the old paint but if you do give it a while and it will fade like the rest of the trunk.