How to - Change Z badges (and others)

[jep350z]

Learning from the advice in this thread, I completed the de-Nissan-ing of my Z this morning.

 

I used a hairdryer to heat up the original badge for a few minutes to soften the glue...

 

 

...and then used a piece of fishing line behind the badge to start sawing through the glue. I started at one of the corner bits of the Nissan bar and only brought the line in an inch or so, before I could then just lift and remove the badge with my fingers.

 

 

Cleaning up most of the remaining glue left it looking like this:

 

 

The replacement badges I'd chosen were from the same eBay seller in Taiwan I'd bought my LED sidelights from. These use the same design as the side badges, which I really like:

 

 

They have 3M tape on the reverse covering the entire badge:

 

 

And fitted look like this close-up...

 

 

...and like this from further away:

 

 

I also planned to replace the rear badge, and marked it up with masking tape so I could get the replacement in exactly the same place.

 

 

However, the replacement rear badge didn't have the right curvature to fit properly, but fortunately the old badge came off and cleaned up so well (with a bit of white spirit and a couple of coats of Mer) that I decided I preferred the clean look anyway.

 

 

Undecided as to whether to remove the 350Z badge as well - what do you think?

 

James

[S1 HNK]

I always thought the rear badge left 2 holes...looks good

[jep350z]

Removing the badge on a coupe leaves two holes but it's fine on the roadster.

[FUG]

I'd remove the 350z badge also and go for the ultra smooth naked look

 

(plus looks more symetrical then also)

[4RE Leather]

Thats quite funny as Arran is taking the black badged ones off his Azure blue and putting on the ones you have taken off.

Maybe you should have done a swop lol:)

[spursmaddave]

Thats quite funny as Arran is taking the black badged ones off his Azure blue and putting on the ones you have taken off.

Maybe you should have done a swop lol:)

 

just what I was thinking

[glrnet]

Thats quite funny as Arran is taking the black badged ones off his Azure blue and putting on the ones you have taken off.

Maybe you should have done a swop lol:)

 

just what I was thinking

I've already given him a set

[ddcboyle]

front badge looks mint

[HaydnH]

I like it smooth:

 

 

 

[4RE Leather]

Looks like Brentford ?

[HaydnH]

Looks like Brentford ?

 

RT-Ps place.

[ewan221]

That's the badges that were on my car when I bought and all that 3m tape left a right sticky mess when taking off. Not sure how ling they had been on but the grey plastic bit had faded really bad , u might want to give it a coat of laquer or something

[jep350z]

Now with added smoothness...

 

 

The 350Z badges came off even more easily. And a couple of coats of Mer removed any hint that they'd ever been there.

 

[FUG]

what ebay seller from Taiwan did you get these off? they look a good fit!

[samsniss350z]

I think nothing looks beter than a 350Z without badges, not that i'm embarassed about Nissan badges i just love the look of curiosity of kids/men walking past trying to figure out just what car it is.