shaving bmw emblems

[mitchlevy7]

I am about to send my bronzit vert to the body shop for body work and a respray, and I was wondering if anybody has shaved the bmw emblems from the hood and trunk. any pictures?

I want to see what it looks like and any thoughts on it before I even consider it.

[roblun]

http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/techarticles/E30-Roundel/E30-Roundel.htm

[OnMy2ndE30]

^ What he said.....

[wodcutr]

roblun and onmy2nde30 are what I call idiots. Why the hell would you post about something you obviously no nothing about? Dumb Asses!

[Stephen]

Ive done both, the trunk was on Erik's car. neither my hood or his trunk has seen paint yet, but i think it looks clean.

[bubbajan21]

bmw emblems

They're called Roundels.

[5Toes]

If you do it, place a paper towel under the screwdriver to save your paint

[Stephen]

^ the body work needed to do the shaving will do a number on your paint compared to a screwdriver

[Roysneon]

Haha you know this thread is about shaving the hood/trunk roundels and not just removing them, right?

[5Toes]

Yeah I figured that out after posting.

So what, judt pull emblem.. bondo then paint?

[Roysneon]

I would assuming some cutting and welding the "well" that they sit in would need to occur. Bondo would crack to fuck.

[Stephen]

Metal or fiberglass. Its too deep for bondo

[AndrewBird]

Metal only. Its too deep for bondo

Fixed that for you. You do realize bondo is basically just fiberglass resin? Anything other then steel will shrink/expand at a different rate then the original metal and cause cracks.

I personally don't like the shaved looked. Makes it look as if something is missing (because there is).

[jaywood]

I agree with metal only.

I was thinking about doing this.....

[mitchlevy7]

thanks for that 1 pic. I'm only exploring weather or not i want to do it. Ill see how much my body guy would charge if i decide to do it.


dont worry, i know how to remove and replace the emblems.