Finally got off the badges except for the front and rear vw symbols. 
Are these clip ons or glued?  I almost tore my grill off trying to get
the front one off.  Really don't want to make that expensive mistake.  I
need ya'lls expert advice.

-tommy  97 gti vr6

CRASH_813 wrote:
> 
> Finally got off the badges except for the front and rear vw symbols.
> Are these clip ons or glued?  I almost tore my grill off trying to get
> the front one off.  Really don't want to make that expensive mistake.  I
> need ya'lls expert advice.
> 
> -tommy  97 gti vr6


The grill VR6 is a clip on, the clpis are on the top edge
at the far back, simple press down and it pops out.
-- 
Mike

Mike Bigus ==> GTiVR6rixcom    >> GTi NUT 1 <<
'96 GTi VR6 Tornado Red with a 3/96 born on date CSP
If Ted Kennedy had only driven a Volkswagen Bettle on 
that fateful night, he'd probably be president. ;-)

At 8:59 PM -0500 6/14/97, Mike Bigus wrote:
>CRASH_813 wrote:
>>
>> Finally got off the badges except for the front and rear vw symbols.
>> Are these clip ons or glued?  I almost tore my grill off trying to get
>> the front one off.  Really don't want to make that expensive mistake.  I
>> need ya'lls expert advice.
>>
>> -tommy  97 gti vr6
>
>
>The grill VR6 is a clip on, the clpis are on the top edge
>at the far back, simple press down and it pops out.
>--
>Mike
>
>Mike Bigus ==> GTiVR6rixcom    >> GTi NUT 1 <<
>'96 GTi VR6 Tornado Red with a 3/96 born on date CSP
>If Ted Kennedy had only driven a Volkswagen Bettle on
>that fateful night, he'd probably be president. ;-)

Actually, I think he's talking about the V-Dub badges.

THe front grill VW badge can be removed more easily if you remove the grill
first. It's gonna leave a hole, so you probably want to invest in a
badgeless grill from Bonrath...(Check the recent messages for a web
page...) I'm in the process of replacing my grill (Father's Day present)

The rear VW badge can be removed, but it's tricky and it leaves a
depreasion. Try using dental floss to cut through the glue. You might be
able to fill the depression with something and match the paint. I've also
seen an ABT badge that you can put in the depression...

Good luck.


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You must remove the grille to remove the front VW badge.  The rear is glued
on, simply (and carefully) pop it off with a screwdriver. 

In a message dated 97-06-15 11:37:23 EDT, GD995aol writes:

<< You must remove the grille to remove the front VW badge.  The rear is glued
 on, simply (and carefully) pop it off with a screwdriver. 
  >>

The rear VW badge is NOT glued on but held in place with two plastic pins in
nylon friction fittings. Pry it up very carefully or you will snap the pins
off.

Jim

I do believe that Jeffrey is referring to the chrome *VW* badge, the round
thing that sits just below the rear wiper arm. It's held on by two plastic
clips that will most likely break when you remove it to paint it, as mine
did.  A little crazy glue on the two contact points and it goes back on just
fine.
The black foam double-stick tape is used to hold on the VR6 and GTI badges
on the lower right, just below the taillight. All badges can be removed by
gently prying them off with a plastic putty knife. The residual tape can be
removed with a little Goo Gone or WD-40.

Everyone got that? :-p

Rich
'97 GTI VR6
stealthed black edition.

-----Original Message-----
From: Fiorentino F. Iantosca <tiantoscatria>
To: gti-vr6dev.tivoli <gti-vr6dev.tivoli>
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: [gti-vr6] Upcoming event in DFW metromess


>At 12:19 PM 8/25/98 -0400, Jeffrey A. Traenkner wrote:
>>> <VR6 Content:  Did we ever come to an agreement about how the rear badge
>>> on a GTI (the VW badge) was attached?   I have a black car and I think
>>> it would be cool to put a black badge in there instead...>
>>
>>It's attached with very strong adhesive. You can get it off by prying
>>*very* carefully, so you don't scratch the paint, or break the VW emblem
>>(if you still want it). I've got a black car, with black VW badges front
>>and rear, and it looks pretty cool...
>
>I say keep the badges off! :)
>
>hey chivato's! the way you take the badges off is with dental floss, baby!
>Keep at it and it will come off.  Then you have to remove that glue shit that's
>left over.  I took that off with my fingers and nails, then took bug remover
>stuff to take the remainging excess off.  Now it looks SHWEET, PHAT, DA
>BOMB, SICK, DOPE, etc(You know I could have kept going)
>
>Fiorentino with the mod virus
>"97 Candy White GTI-VR6 badgless, coneless, recently going to be modded
>like crazy"


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The rear VW badge is attached with foam double sided tape. You
can remove just the VW symbol that attaches by fitting into 
two holes, paint it and put some dabs of superglue on the ends
to reattach it. I had this version for a while and then ordered a 
black front and rear VW badge from Mike Potter.

At 8/25/98 10:39:00 AM, you wrote:
><VR6 Content:  Did we ever come to an agreement about how the rear badge
>on a GTI (the VW badge) was attached?   I have a black car and I think
>it would be cool to put a black badge in there instead...>
>-- 
>Michael Brock

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The rear VW badge is attached to a black piece of plastic that
is attached to the car with double sided foam tape. When 
Mike sent me my black badges, the rear badge was installed by removing
the old badge, cleaning off the old foam tape in the 
recessed area of the hatch and sticking on the new badge.

At 8/25/98 12:41:00 PM, you wrote:
>
>I do believe that Jeffrey is referring to the chrome *VW* badge, the round
>thing that sits just below the rear wiper arm. It's held on by two plastic
>clips that will most likely break when you remove it to paint it, as mine
>did.  A little crazy glue on the two contact points and it goes back on just
>fine.
>
>Everyone got that? :-p
>
>Rich
>'97 GTI VR6
>stealthed black edition.

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Pull. Remove any adhesive left behind with WD-40, bug & tar remover, or
similar.

Josh

At 02:13 PM 9/3/98 -0700, Kevin Heatherly wrote: 
>
> "We don't need no stinkin' badges!"
>  
> OK, I'm taking the big red "GTI" badge off the butt of my car - anyone have
> any suggestions?  I am kinda worried about the glue sticking to the paint,
> but I am sure someone has "THE" system and is just dying to share their
> wisdom.....
>  
> Thanks guys!
>  
> Kevin



Josh Tibbs
xjoshone


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Heat it up a bit with a hair dryer and it should come off clean.
Mine just pulled right off after being in the sun for a few hours.
	Steve

Try Josh's yank method, or get some dental floss (mint, cherry, etc ;-) and
saw across the adhesive, pulling slightly against the badge.

Gary Lin