How easy is it to replace the front Nissan badge on bonnet

matth76 · February 21, 2009

For some reason the Nissan badge on the front of my car just in front of the bonnet looks a bit faded (the actual black text saying Nissan seems to be a bit patchy) strange for a 3.5yr old car. Anyway has anyone else replaced their badge? If so how easy and quick is it to do and how much is a genuine new nissan badge?

Thanks for any help and info.

Beavis · February 21, 2009

Firstly the badge is not on the bonnet As anyone ever replaced one? :surrender:

A search will reveal all.

BulletMagnet · February 21, 2009

I think the words "hairdryer" and "dental floss" will appear soon...

Pimm · February 21, 2009

I changed mine last week. I used a paint stripper gun to get the badge really hot and then use a wooden craft knife type object with a cloth on the end and slowly prised the old badge off.

Keep the whole area as warm as you can and you will find the glue will also rub off using your fingers and then a little polish to finish off.

Happy days

M13KYF · February 21, 2009

I changed mine last week. I used a paint stripper gun to get the badge really hot and then use a wooden craft knife type object with a cloth on the end and slowly prised the old badge off.
Keep the whole area as warm as you can and you will find the glue will also rub off using your fingers and then a little polish to finish off.

Happy days

paint stripper gun, :scare: Surprised you've got any paint left, sound ssevere to me, hairdryer is fine.

Clearly I had to borrow one before any one says anything :bleh:

M350ZB · February 21, 2009

When i done mine, two hair dryers, :lol: , both kept cutting out, heating the area of the badge up then, dental floss, and a screw driver with rag around, was a doodle :thumbs:

martinmac · February 21, 2009

I changed mine last week. I used a paint stripper gun to get the badge really hot and then use a wooden craft knife type object with a cloth on the end and slowly prised the old badge off.
Keep the whole area as warm as you can and you will find the glue will also rub off using your fingers and then a little polish to finish off.

Happy days

paint stripper gun, Surprised you've got any paint left, sound ssevere to me, hairdryer is fine.

Clearly I had to borrow one before any one says anything

I of course got a hairdryer free with the car

xStric9x · February 21, 2009

I changed mine last week. I used a paint stripper gun to get the badge really hot and then use a wooden craft knife type object with a cloth on the end and slowly prised the old badge off.
Keep the whole area as warm as you can and you will find the glue will also rub off using your fingers and then a little polish to finish off.

Happy days

paint stripper gun, Surprised you've got any paint left, sound ssevere to me, hairdryer is fine.

Clearly I had to borrow one before any one says anything

I of course got a hairdryer free with the car

You really did take note what that guy said in the scooby on the Wales run

Pimm · February 21, 2009

I changed mine last week. I used a paint stripper gun to get the badge really hot and then use a wooden craft knife type object with a cloth on the end and slowly prised the old badge off.
Keep the whole area as warm as you can and you will find the glue will also rub off using your fingers and then a little polish to finish off.

Happy days

paint stripper gun, Surprised you've got any paint left, sound ssevere to me, hairdryer is fine.

Clearly I had to borrow one before any one says anything

I was carefull Mike otherwise i could of had a melted lump of plastic as a bumper on the floor :lol:

Beavis · February 22, 2009

Clearly I had to borrow one before any one says anything

Yeah but who showed you how to use one? :lol:

martinmac · February 22, 2009

I changed mine last week. I used a paint stripper gun to get the badge really hot and then use a wooden craft knife type object with a cloth on the end and slowly prised the old badge off.
Keep the whole area as warm as you can and you will find the glue will also rub off using your fingers and then a little polish to finish off.

Happy days

paint stripper gun, Surprised you've got any paint left, sound ssevere to me, hairdryer is fine.

Clearly I had to borrow one before any one says anything

I of course got a hairdryer free with the car

You really did take note what that guy said in the scooby on the Wales run

:lol: :lol: :lol: I had forgotten about that, a real classic. He saw a zed and yelled HAIRDRESSER, he then realised there were 50 of us :lol:

ab350z · February 22, 2009

Are the badges just stuck on? I thought there was a bit of a recess and they were in by pins? If its just on a flat surface mine is coming off pronto!

Pimm · February 22, 2009

Are the badges just stuck on? I thought there was a bit of a recess and they were in by pins? If its just on a flat surface mine is coming off pronto!

Tha badges are stuck on the front, the rear is also stuck on and has two small pins/holes in the boot lid.

martinmac · February 22, 2009

Are the badges just stuck on? I thought there was a bit of a recess and they were in by pins? If its just on a flat surface mine is coming off pronto!

Tha badges are stuck on the front, the rear is also stuck on and has two small pins/holes in the boot lid.

Unless its a roadster in which case the boot is plastic and has no pin holes so its easy to debadge

Pimm · February 22, 2009

Are the badges just stuck on? I thought there was a bit of a recess and they were in by pins? If its just on a flat surface mine is coming off pronto!

Tha badges are stuck on the front, the rear is also stuck on and has two small pins/holes in the boot lid.

Unless its a roadster in which case the boot is plastic and has no pin holes so its easy to debadge

ooopps, you learn something every day

Thanks Martin :thumbs:

andlid · May 1, 2009

Just did mine Will post some photos later ...

Not all went according to plan... :drunk:

clarkie34 · May 1, 2009

Local body shop did mine.Changed front,back and the 350z.Only charged me Â£20.

Did not trust myself to do it.

andlid · May 1, 2009

Local body shop did mine.Changed front,back and the 350z.Only charged me Â£20.

Did not trust myself to do it.

:thumbs: I'd pay that 4 sure...

andlid · May 1, 2009

So here goes nothing, got my badges today and decided to give it a bash to get the old ones off and these new ones on!

Tools used:

Halfords rubbing compound

Halfords polishing cloth

Butter knife (plastic from IKEA)

Chop stick (eating kind... not joking) in wood.

Heatgun (B&Q)

So I went ahead and heated up the front badge first, a bit to much I think since I managed to melt the paint on the side of the badge :stretcher:

Went ahead anyway with lower heat setting on the heat gun! (some heat from it!) Took the butter knife and stuck it in on the side of the badge and bent the badge off took no more then 10 seconds :#3: . The fun part started with trying to get that sticky gluish stuff away from where the badge had been sitting. Used the butter knife here and the chop stick wrapped in some cloth. (worked pretty ok) After a lot of elbow grease and heat I used a cloth with some rubbing compound to get the last bits off the front. Looks good! :thumbs: Now to the rear, repeated above BAR messing up the paint! :yahoo: :#1: