De-Badging?

1. DannyBSaxo Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 155 1999 Saxo VTR

   #1 29th September 2009, 18:50

   The back Badges, left - citroen, right - Saxo
   can they just be taken off or do they leave a whole that needs filling?
2. joewilliams22 Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 presteinge Posts: 431 gun metal grey phase 1 vts

   #2 29th September 2009, 18:51

   yer they do leave holes mate
3. DannyBSaxo Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 155 1999 Saxo VTR

   #3 29th September 2009, 18:52

   :/ how do you fill these? or is it a filler and paint job?
4. luke1988 Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Sittingbourne, Kent Posts: 1993 SuperSaxo

   #4 29th September 2009, 20:35

   yep! well filler, sanding, primer, paint then lacquer lol
5. richy_t_123 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 newcastle Posts: 980 2002 silver vts

   #5 29th September 2009, 20:42

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by luke1988 yep! well filler, sanding, primer, paint then lacquer lol

   2nd that mate lol wish it wasnt like that r mine wud b off aswell lol
6. DannyBSaxo Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 155 1999 Saxo VTR

   #6 29th September 2009, 20:43

   thats alot of work just to de-badge
   the rear wiper was easy enough
   took the gromet from under the boot carpet
7. richy_t_123 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 newcastle Posts: 980 2002 silver vts

   #7 29th September 2009, 20:46

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by DannyBSaxo thats alot of work just to de-badge the rear wiper was easy enough took the gromet from under the boot carpet

   yeppppp but thats french 4 you lol
8. DannyBSaxo Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 155 1999 Saxo VTR

   #8 29th September 2009, 20:50

   lmao yeh :/ very true
9. 3cott Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Rotherham Posts: 4614 Black mk2 vts

   #9 29th September 2009, 20:56

   To de-badge the proper way
   
   You will need to remove the badges
   
   Weld the holes up then grind smooth then apply bodyfiller till smooth...
10. adam661 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 chesterfield (ish) Posts: 2685 icelandic grey 53 vt

    #10 29th September 2009, 20:57

    dnt just filler the badges they need to be welded from behind 1st then sanded n filled ect or the filler will come out agian!
11. DannyBSaxo Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 155 1999 Saxo VTR

    #11 29th September 2009, 21:02

    ah damn i think ill give it to a body shop to do it, easier
12. erb91 L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Cumbria Posts: 62 MK1 vtr Project Mk2 Golf GTi VFR-400 Project

    #12 29th September 2009, 21:16

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by DannyBSaxo ah damn i think ill give it to a body shop to do it, easier

    Probably best thing to do, we have had cars come into work where people have just slapped some filler over the holes and 2 weeks down the line there back again wondering what went wrong.
13. DannyBSaxo Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 155 1999 Saxo VTR

    #13 29th September 2009, 21:18

    loool how much it normally cost to get done?
14. erb91 L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Cumbria Posts: 62 MK1 vtr Project Mk2 Golf GTi VFR-400 Project

    #14 29th September 2009, 21:42

    Looking between £60 - £120, ive seen places charge totaly differant amounts. ring around and get a quote, tell them your make of car, colour code or name, condition of the boot and how soon you want it done. if you lived closer to cumbria id do it for you, but milton keynes is a bit of a treck haha
15. DannyBSaxo Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 155 1999 Saxo VTR

    #15 29th September 2009, 22:29

    lol damn wasnt expecting it to be that much!
16. erb91 L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Cumbria Posts: 62 MK1 vtr Project Mk2 Golf GTi VFR-400 Project

    #16 29th September 2009, 22:53

    envolves; taking the boot of ( in most cases ) removing badges, sanding round the area so bare metal is exposed, cuting small pices of plate to put on the inside of the boot, welding them on, grinding the welds away, skiming with fiberglass, sand off, skim with filler, sand off, prime, flat primer off then paint... it doesnt really take too long but once it all adds up they dont make much profit :L follow those instructions and you can do it yourself
17. kylesaxo Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2009 Mansfield Posts: 206 2000 vtr

    #17 30th September 2009, 16:25

    leave the badges on but just paint them i hate debadging
18. danny_b92 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 warrington Posts: 113 mk 1 saxo,amazon green 3 stud alloys baby :)

    #18 1st October 2009, 17:52

    debadge mate if u like it hair dryer em pull the badges off they filler sand primer n just get the colour match from halfrods n mask it off that would look ok
19. DannyBSaxo Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 155 1999 Saxo VTR

    #19 2nd October 2009, 10:02

    ill give it a go soon mate (Y)
20. sliderz Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2007 warrington Posts: 722 saxo vts turbo

    #20 2nd October 2009, 11:15

    if your gonna de-badge get a smooth boot .....its an idea
21. sebo123 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Bideford Posts: 1599 Saxo Furio

    #21 2nd October 2009, 11:50

    does take the piss they dont have holes on the 106's
22. fasteddysaxo Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2009 wirral Posts: 120 P reg. Saxo 1.1sx

    #22 5th October 2009, 16:03

    they leave tiny holes aswell so its a pain to got to all the effort just for them.
23. user_37998 L-plater Joined: Oct 2009 Shropshire Posts: 66 Mk2 Saxo VTS, Mk2 Saxo VTR

    #23 5th October 2009, 16:10

    just get some t-cut on them and run black ones. looks cooler than stock and saves the hassle of filling holes.
24. willtr Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Seaham Posts: 358 Saxo VTR

    #24 5th October 2009, 17:19

    only problem with welding is that the holes are to small so it will warp the boot and you will spend alot of time using body filler to get this right. what you could use is fiber glass compound as it is made for bridging holes and wont crack or fall out. as this is the way i am doing mine because i done the same thing for my door locks.
25. laberridge Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 rotherham Posts: 1369 saxo westcoast

    #25 5th October 2009, 17:50

    stick pennies to back of the poot where holes are, fill the holes in with filler sand till smooth, prime, paint, laquer.
26. bristol-boy-tom Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 the ghetto of bristol Posts: 430 saxo vtr

    #26 5th October 2009, 20:37

    they have small holes mate.. try t-cut ing them instead.. makes them look sexy
27. user_31339 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Knaresborough Posts: 777 White MK2 VTS

    #27 6th October 2009, 16:08

    Think it cost me around £100 for a decent body shop to do the work, I only got it done as they where repairing a dent on the boot so thought I might as well de badge, have to say im happy with the results.
    
28. Pearson Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Doncaster. Posts: 2115 Y' Reg MK2 1.6i VTR

    #28 6th October 2009, 16:44

    After reading the whole of this it looks to me it a harder job that what some people think to De-Badge, no disrespect to the people who have got De-Badged cars but in my opinion i think they should be left, they look a stack better .
29. willtr Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Seaham Posts: 358 Saxo VTR

    #29 6th October 2009, 16:46

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Rich_The_Conisbrough_Rove After reading the whole of this it looks to me it a harder job that what some people think to De-Badge, no disrespect to the people who have got De-Badged cars but in my opinion i think they should be left, they look a stack better .

    all depends on the colour of the really some colours can pull it off and some cant. ano it sounds daft but thats just what i think.
30. user_37998 L-plater Joined: Oct 2009 Shropshire Posts: 66 Mk2 Saxo VTS, Mk2 Saxo VTR

    #30 6th October 2009, 20:14

    just leave the badges on i rekon. Bit of t-cut and turn them black they look cooler and no nasty holes.
31. user_35828 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Braintree, Essex Posts: 859 BMW 335d XDrive F31

    #31 7th October 2009, 01:01

    I'm not sure if someone has mentioned this but, instead of de-badging, de-badging it but have it printed/painted on in black Citréon & Saxo
32. laberridge Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 rotherham Posts: 1369 saxo westcoast

    #32 9th October 2009, 17:51

    bad idea, doesnt sound best of ideas.
33. adam661 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 chesterfield (ish) Posts: 2685 icelandic grey 53 vt

    #33 9th October 2009, 17:57

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by TheDanBurgess I'm not sure if someone has mentioned this but, instead of de-badging, de-badging it but have it printed/painted on in black Citréon & Saxo

    i like the sound of that be sumthing a bit different i have a debadged boot and smoothed/debagde bonnet 2 the boot needs to be welded up and then filled otherwise the filler will crack and fall out eventually
34. Winny Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Driffield, East Yorkshire Posts: 194

    #34 9th October 2009, 18:49

    You can do it without welding, try scotching the rear of the holes and fiberglassing, let it go off and harden then filler>sand>prime>spray>laquer.
    
    If you prep it up to painting it would be pretty cheap to touch up from a body shop, thats what I did with my whole car lol.
    
    
    
    Bodywork is piss, painting is difficult :/
35. laurence Frequent Poster Joined: May 2009 south west Posts: 798 03 black vtr :) RB FF 182

    #35 9th October 2009, 19:14

    leave the badges on but just paint them black
36. DannyBSaxo Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 155 1999 Saxo VTR

    #36 3rd January 2010, 13:59

    Got a new car, they have already been painted white haha, i cant be botehred with all the hassle
37. mark_saxp Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Essex, Colchester Posts: 479 2001 Mk2 Furio :>

    #37 3rd January 2010, 17:06

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by DannyBSaxo Got a new car, they have already been painted white haha, i cant be botehred with all the hassle

    haha this post was not needed!
38. DannyBSaxo Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 155 1999 Saxo VTR

    #38 3rd January 2010, 19:23

    haha i know, can you tell i was bored?
39. J222JRA Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2007 Posts: 16839 Saxo VTS, Westfield

    #39 3rd January 2010, 19:28

    weld the holes up is always the best option imo then there is no chance of it cracking.