well, this is neither mechanical or electrical but....

[tcscotland]

How to you remove badges without damaging the paintwork/bodywork? The teenage theiving gypos round where i stay swear by a screwdriver but they make a right mess of the paint.

[wayne85]

warm badges up with hair dryer then i use a credit card to get it off then get the glue/foam of by rubbing/pinching it by hand finishing up with a quick cut and polish

[tcscotland]

nice one :) ta!

What about stickers, is it the same deal? I've got stickers that say 180 on my doors, but as far as i know, there never was a "180" so an owner previous to pat "groovrider" must have had a barryboy moment

[wayne85]

same but try just finger nail rather than card

[mike137]

as wayne said, but if the badges prove dificult, slide the cred card under then use a screwdriver between the badge and the card, also i would use a squirt of quick detailer spray on there too, but thats me :rolleyes:

[Chikin]

youll need a hairdryer for the stickers but take the badges off with a credit card and wd40 :) worked a treat for mine

[IainL]

I'd keep the 180 badges TC, they are genuine!

Watch you dont get left with a difference in the paint where the badges used to be, older motors with dark paint have a tendancy to to this. I tried removing the bumpstrips on my dark green Corsa when it was 6 years old and had to re-attach them due to being unable to remove the paint discolouration underneath:(

[wayne85]

I'd keep the 180 badges TC, they are genuine!
Watch you dont get left with a difference in the paint where the badges used to be, older motors with dark paint have a tendancy to to this. I tried removing the bumpstrips on my dark green Corsa when it was 6 years old and had to re-attach them due to being unable to remove the paint discolouration underneath:(

wrong

[IainL]

Oh right, well can you let me know how - is 180 for the 2.6 V6 instead?

[wayne85]

you want show me some others ? plus the fact thomas's is a 2.5

[mike137]

i have seen v6s vecs with either v6 on the doors in red letters or 160 iirc, but not 180.

[wayne85]

120 130 140 150 iirc but i may be wrong

[mike137]

120??

[wayne85]

120=1800 130= derv 140=2.0 150= 6pot

[wayne85]

150 also 2.2

[mike137]

i thought it was
130-1.8
140-2.0
150-2.2
160-v6

[wayne85]

:33::33::33::33::33::33::33::33::33::33::33:

[mike137]

the 1.8s are defo 130 cos i just been and checked my dads lol.

[mike137]

plus v6s are 167bhp aint they, then 192 in the gsi?

[tcscotland]

im going to replace said mystery sticker with this

http://www.myspaceantics.com/images/funny/chuck-norris.jpg

[wayne85]

120 early 1800
130 late 1800
140 2000
150 2.2

no mention of any 160 but the early facelifts marked up 150 i sure

[mike137]

*******:(


lol @ tc and chuck norris.

[MintyST]

Plastic badges with a length of cotton and use it like a cheese wire. Hairdryer or hot watyer to remove stickers