[NPDAN]

Originally Posted by kennesawga335cp

Hey I debadged mine. Look on my sig for a link to pics...the last few are the ones where I debadged....let me know what you think!

your car looks tight!!!! What % on the tint did you do all the way around and how did you black out the reflectors

[wrxfool]

Here's mine

[dinkoh]

I do like the debadged appareance. I may have to do it as well. Chio, what have you decided?

[atha]

debadge?the first thing i asked the dealer to do before i should pick my car.
always debadged. the people who know their cars will understand anyway. who cares for the rest?

[atha]

sure its a 316 :-)). and i m yuri gagarin.
nice move thouggh. if i were u i d rebadge to 325 at least . nobody is gone fall for the 316
looks great btw

[shocka1212]

I Would Replace It With The 325 Badge. Haha. The Ultimate Sleeper Especially For Those G35/ 350z And Acura Tl People Who Swear Their Car Is Better Than The Bmw.

[ducati955]

i like the 335i logo

[iatacs19]

Show your 335i badge proudly, only debadge if you have a 328i/325i/323i

[wj4]

I thought about debadging, but IMO, it only looks good if you have some sort of trunk spoiler/lip.

Paid good money for the badges and I am keeping em.

[gt3jo]

rebadged off the 316i and back to the 335i......

[psychoactive]

is there an indentation under the rondel thing if I remove it?

[wj4]

Originally Posted by psychoactive

is there an indentation under the rondel thing if I remove it?

Yes, a clear indentation and 2 holes for the prongs.

[urnone]

Originally Posted by kennesawga335cp

Hey I debadged mine. Look on my sig for a link to pics...the last few are the ones where I debadged....let me know what you think!

can you take a pic of your tail lights at night.... i was thinking of tinting mine when i get it but want to make sure the visibility is still decent =)

[MrFrizzle]

Originally Posted by gt3jo

rebadged off the 316i and back to the 335i......

LOL, Identity crisis much?

Personally, even from an aesthetic viewpoint, the badge "adds" to the car's look.
Most people can't even tell or have no clue what 328 or 335 even means, but the badge is part of the car, just like every other. I think it seems fine to leave it on.
Pulling off something that is "part" of the car seems silly to me anyway.

[wj4]

Originally Posted by MrFrizzle

LOL, Identity crisis much?

Personally, even from an aesthetic viewpoint, the badge "adds" to the car's look.
Most people can't even tell or have no clue what 328 or 335 even means, but the badge is part of the car, just like every other. I think it seems fine to leave it on.
Pulling off something that is "part" of the car seems silly to me anyway.

Some people like the symmetrical look. Myself, for instance, thinks a regular badged Benz is funny looking since there is only a badge to the right. But on AMG's there are badges on both the left and right sides which makes it symmetrical.

[Swoop]

Just debadged......an easier way to do it is to use a business card or two to slices right through the adhesive. Once this is done, use Afta to clean the goo (much better than Goo Be Gone).
Nice 2.5 minute mod....

[MrFrizzle]

Originally Posted by wj4

Some people like the symmetrical look. Myself, for instance, thinks a regular badged Benz is funny looking since there is only a badge to the right. But on AMG's there are badges on both the left and right sides which makes it symmetrical.

Hmm true, but I guess the clean symmetrical look is also the "boring" look to me, lol. Either way, its a BMW. It looks good

[gregermister]

de fuckin badge.

[Simple1]

I'm totally naked on my rear end

[MUNIK-FL]

Originally Posted by picus

OK, couldn't find one; just some questions on how to do it. So here's a little "how do I debadge in under 5 minutes without screwing anything up"

1) First make sure the badge is adhered using tape/glue and not a bolt. If it is bolted in you will obviously need to remove the bolt and do body work, that is outside the scope of this how to.
2) Tools you will need: A hair-dryer, dental floss, some goo-gone/tarminator/alcohol and water/automotive clay, if you have a Porter Cable you'll use it, if not some ScratchX and an applicator, one mf cloth.
3) Plug in the hair dryer and heat the area around the badge. Put the hair dryer on medium or hot and high cfm, just gently heat the area, keep the dryer ~6 inches from the paint. You will not hurt the paint heating it up. Do this for 3 minutes.
4) Spray the badge area liberally with some goo-gone or alcohol and water.
5) Get about 8 inches of dental floss, and wrap each end around a finger like you were flossing, slide the floss behind the badge and gently move it back and forth while pulling down (again, gently), try your best to also pull the floss towards the badge and away from the paint to avoid little scratches.
6) If the floss breaks use more, if you're getting resistance use more heat. I've debadged like, well, a lot of BMWs, and all of them have been very easy except the Z4M, which uses a lot of adhesive. The 335i is a piece of cake.
7) As the badge is coming off try to hold it so it doesn't fall and hit the paint.
8) You will have some adhesive left on the car. Spray with goo-gone/tarminator and wait 5 min, then remove. Repeat as needed. Use clay if you have it, it makes it much easier.
9) If you have a PC lightly polish the area (white or black pad, light polish, low speed), if you have no PC use scratchx on an applicator.
10) re-wax or seal the area.
11) Profit.

It shouldn't take more than 10 minutes max.

Great write up. Worked perfectly!

I took longer than 10 minutes because I didn't want to screw anything up. I used goo-gone, which had no ill effects on the paint. All the extra stickiness (backing) came off easily. I used my fingernail to pull up one corner and then squirting goo-gone on it, I peeled the rest off in one clean piece. See pics below:





As a side note, I closed a towel in the trunk and let it drape over the bumper. This kept surplus goo-gone from dripping on it and it kept the falling badges from hitting the bumper. Also, without waxing the area, you could see the outline of the badges "ghosted" in the clear coat. No need to use SratchX.

Before and after to follow.

[MUNIK-FL]

Here is the before and after:

BEFORE




AFTER




(No, it did not take me 6 days to complete, just 6 days to get the AFTER picture)