De-badging

[MitchFong]

What do you guys recommend for removing the 325 off of the trunk? Ive been told a hair dryer, which seems like the best choice.
Also, will the paint where the badge is currently be noticably different than surroundings? I can see you being able to see 325 is nicer looking paint than the rest of the trunk lid.

[blueapplesoda]

on my, or shall I say my friends new 318is, the paint was horridly messed up underneath the badge. it wasn't like a factory spoiler, where you took it off and felt/saw that Oh so smooth unweathered perfect factory paint, No. Its like the paint that is chipping off by your rocker panels and looks like shit. Then as we tried to smooth it out with 500 grit and 1000 grit, we started to see grey-ish colors....Maybe yours isn't so bad. Take it off...don't like it/not getting anything painted soon, then get some double stick foam tape and put that shit back on. Unless you were gayed like me and didnt have a 3 to go along with the 18is.

[MitchFong]

hmm, thats unfortunate. I was possibly going to throw e30 on in place of the 325. Ill see what others have to say about this, i dont like 325i on the trunk lid. Rather nothing at all.

[C ///M]

All you need:

1. Heavy duty dental floss (so it doesn't break)

2. Remove any excess adhesive if you did a crappy job with the floss and clean area

3. Polish Area

[Spencer]

Just slide dental floss under the numbers. I used a credit card to take off the foam then goo-gone to get off any residue. Make sure to add some wax after this process.

The paint should be mint under there.

-Spencer

[marleyofarley]

you can use fishing line to slice under the badge as well. then follow the goo-gone and polish advice as said above.

[vt.bimmer]

I used a putty knife. Pretty easy.

[B2ThaZiZza]

Make sure you do it when its hot outside and use fishing line and slide it underneath the emblem and use a "sawing" motion, move the car out of direct heat and then use bug and tree sap remover and follow with a cleaner wax and polish wax.

[etta325]

all i needed was the floss and the credit card. turned out nice though. oh and polished.

[Asbradley21]

I used a heatgun (hairdryer would work) and just slid some dental floss under it.

Goo gone and clay bar, then wax.

[richardkeith97]

i took mine off 2day and and cut up an e30tech.com sticker and put the e30 in the spot of th 325e

[Need4Speed1299]

I carefully used a razor blade.

[Super Sedan]

all i needed was the floss and the credit card. turned out nice though. oh and polished.

Holy 3 year old thread bump Batman

[ayemattyyy]

I still can't get the damned residue off mine so I look like a 'tard driving around with some stupid half "318is" on there. Any idea's? I've tried goo-off, goo-gone, screwdriver with a towel over the end, bug and tar remover, wd-40... all to no avail. Nothing else I can really think of. Any idea's?
Matt

[FL318is]

Let the goo gone soak.