Removing Front Grille Badge

[Rob's Lexx]

Hi guys,

how is the front grille badge (the circled 'L') removed?? i don't want to remove the black mounting late for the chrome 'L' but just the L itself.

does anyone know the best way to do this??

cheers

rob

[Rory]

Which grille is it? some of them I don't think can be removed as its just one piece with chrome colour for the L...

[Rob's Lexx]

sorry, should have said, its the sport grille.

it looks like the chrome L is sitting on a black backing... but i only want to take the L off and not the whole thing

[Rob]

there are 2 clips holding the mounting legs of the L on - might be easier to remove the grille and do it that way as u norm have to wreck the clips to get them off.

[Rob's Lexx]

hi rob.

so the chrome L is held onto the black backing plate by some clips?? so how is the black backing plate fitted to the grille??

all i'm wanting to do is swap the badge over for a new one i have made....

rob, ur pm inbox is full - trying to pm u mate

[aztecbandit1]

Theres 3 little round rings on the back of the badge Rob if you take your grill off you will see them, all i did was prise them off with a flat bladed screwdriver and it'll come off, the black backing is part of the badge on the oe fitted one which holds it to the grill :D Have you just got the siver badge without the backing plate attached??

[Rob's Lexx]

hi chris,

well its not silver, ut yeah. it has no backing plate.

am i stuck then?? i take it u mean the chrome badge is actually bonded to the black backing plate and can't be seperated??

i was hoping to just seperate it and leave the black backing plate to put my new one on

[aztecbandit1]

hi chris,

well its not silver, ut yeah. it has no backing plate.

am i stuck then?? i take it u mean the chrome badge is actually bonded to the black backing plate and can't be seperated??

i was hoping to just seperate it and leave the black backing plate to put my new one on

Hello matey

you might be able to prise the old one off the backing plate mate but think its glued on quite well if i remember??

[Rob's Lexx]

ahhh poop!!

any ideas how i can get round this then???

would it be possible to stick the badge on on its own??

[aztecbandit1]

ahhh poop!!

any ideas how i can get round this then???

would it be possible to stick the badge on on its own??

The only thing i can think of at the moment is to araldite/glue some fixing pegs or small screws to the rear of the badge so it can be fixed to the grill or double sided tape again but not sure if it would stay on very well???

[bridgerippa]

contact adhesive should do it ok. be careful tho coz is massy/stringy. hold in place with zip tys then cut them away n hey presto!

[Rob's Lexx]

so the general feeling is pull the old one off and attach the new badge via an adhesive or mocked-up bolt/nut attachment??

shame the chrome badge can't be removed on its own without the backing plate