debadging.......

[02silverKJ]

so yea..... after looking at how bad of shape my emblems are in..... i started taking them off.

already took off the "JEEP" on the hood and the "4X4" on the sides..... not sure where i will stop at....

i like the way vehicles look without badges.... clean and smooth

anyone else here debadge yet???

i will try to get some pics sometime......

 

[02silverKJ]

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thats what i got so far

i think i may take the "liberty sport" off of the sides too, i havent decided yet.

i like the way it looks better with just 3.7 instead of 3.7 L

 

[Marlon_JB2]

Personally I like the badges. There's been a few people on here who have debadged... two names come off the top of my head... "tommudd" and "timmer"... I think.

 

[02silverKJ]

i like the way it looks.... plus it was easy.

 

[KJ04]

What's involved to take them off, are they just glued on?

 

[02silverKJ]

they are just stuck on... take a small flat bladed screw driver and just pull them away from the body..... be careful not to scratch the paint though.....

i find that the paint on these is really tough anyway.....

 

[Marlon_JB2]

Ooh.... no......

Heat them up somehow, hair dryer maybe, and peel them off. No paint damage at all. Use Goo Gone to get rid of the adhesive.

 

[timmer]

Yep, I'm one.

Mine were crumbling and lost their silver covering, so one hair dryer (which I had to borrow) and a plastic "Burger King" knife later...

Front:

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[KJ04]

Thanks guys, mine are peeling also, so time for them to come off.

 

[TopShapeCabby]

Heat & fishing line can be used to remove them.

 

[hyde]

It looks "empty" to me, if you like it, it's good. It just looks "empty"..
I am planning to remove only the Jeep badge, since it started looking bad, and replace it with something else, or keep it without badge for a while, but for now it is staying like that.

Only thing I removed was that ridiculous dealer decal, stuck over there.. that thing was disgusting!

 

[Marlon_JB2]

It seems like the new 2005+ Jeep badges are holding up. Maybe replace with the new ones?

 

[02LibertyLimitedChick]

I de-badged the last car I had.....but I think i'ma leave the Jeep alone. I do like the look, but the badges are in great shape still.....

 

[Marlon_JB2]

I de-badged the last car I had.....but I think i'ma leave the Jeep alone. I do like the look, but the badges are in great shape still.....

I've noticed that the southern Jeeps don't USUALLY have the badge problems... maybe it's the road salt?

 

[Corwyyn]

I de-badged the last car I had.....but I think i'ma leave the Jeep alone. I do like the look, but the badges are in great shape still.....

I've noticed that the southern Jeeps don't USUALLY have the badge problems... maybe it's the road salt?

Could be, mine are just fine after four years.

 

[JeepJeepster]

Mine isnt in alot of salt, mostly b/c I dont drive in it, but I keep a good coat of wax on all of them. O

 

[Dave]

The only thing I took off was the dealer badge and licence plate frames with their name on it. The badgeing is in good condition. If it gets crummy, I'll take it off, but so far the salt has not done anything to it.

Dave

 

[thecause17]

I've had a habit of debadging cars in the past, and either leaving them without badges, or getting custom sets made like I did with this one...

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I don't think I'll do it with the Jeep though...if they start to peel maybe, but otherwise I'll leave it alone.

 

[02silverKJ]

mine were getting bad, cracking and starting to peel back a little. so thats why i took them off..... this is the first vehicle i have debadged....


i used a screw driver cause its what i had in my hand at the time...... but i didnt scratch any paint........ the other ways seem way better....

 

[tommudd]

I have had mine debadged since mine was a year old. Like the naked look and will never go back altough I do have my new emblems on each front door "KILIMANJARO EDITION" which changes it some