I successfully debadged my front grille
27 July 2010, 03:55 PM
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I successfully debadged my front grille
I was on the look out for a badgeless grille mount for my blob STI but couldn't find any so I thought I would have a go at debadging mine.
I noticed that the raised bit it the middle that holds the badge is hollow so I took a hot knife and cut it out. This left a raised bit at the top and bottom of the grille which I then sanded as flush as I could get it. The bottom is sanded pretty much smooth whilst the top isn't as flush but it doesnt need to be as you cant see that bit unless you go right up to the car and bend down to look up under.
The bottom bit couldnt be sanded completely flush as I seems the plastic is quite thin and in one part it look like it was gonna go through. But I got it down to about a tenth of a millimetre.
I keyed the whole grille mount with some wet and dry then gave it several coats of matt black.
It seems to have worked out well.
I'll post a pic later.
I noticed that the raised bit it the middle that holds the badge is hollow so I took a hot knife and cut it out. This left a raised bit at the top and bottom of the grille which I then sanded as flush as I could get it. The bottom is sanded pretty much smooth whilst the top isn't as flush but it doesnt need to be as you cant see that bit unless you go right up to the car and bend down to look up under.
The bottom bit couldnt be sanded completely flush as I seems the plastic is quite thin and in one part it look like it was gonna go through. But I got it down to about a tenth of a millimetre.
I keyed the whole grille mount with some wet and dry then gave it several coats of matt black.
It seems to have worked out well.
I'll post a pic later.
27 July 2010, 06:21 PM
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The very small mark in the second pic is where the plastic was starting to go through. I had to stop sanding at that point.
It looks quite flush in the pics.
It looks quite flush in the pics.
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I was on the look out for a badgeless grille mount for my blob STI but couldn't find any so I thought I would have a go at debadging mine.
I noticed that the raised bit it the middle that holds the badge is hollow so I took a hot knife and cut it out. This left a raised bit at the top and bottom of the grille which I then sanded as flush as I could get it. The bottom is sanded pretty much smooth whilst the top isn't as flush but it doesnt need to be as you cant see that bit unless you go right up to the car and bend down to look up under.
The bottom bit couldnt be sanded completely flush as I seems the plastic is quite thin and in one part it look like it was gonna go through. But I got it down to about a tenth of a millimetre.
I keyed the whole grille mount with some wet and dry then gave it several coats of matt black.
It seems to have worked out well.
I'll post a pic later.
I noticed that the raised bit it the middle that holds the badge is hollow so I took a hot knife and cut it out. This left a raised bit at the top and bottom of the grille which I then sanded as flush as I could get it. The bottom is sanded pretty much smooth whilst the top isn't as flush but it doesnt need to be as you cant see that bit unless you go right up to the car and bend down to look up under.
The bottom bit couldnt be sanded completely flush as I seems the plastic is quite thin and in one part it look like it was gonna go through. But I got it down to about a tenth of a millimetre.
I keyed the whole grille mount with some wet and dry then gave it several coats of matt black.
It seems to have worked out well.
I'll post a pic later.
08 October 2014, 01:00 PM
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The front of the hawk comes apart quite easily if you know what you're doing! Doesn't take long at all to get the centre grill out.
Although personally I'm not sure about the badgeless grill look on a hawk. Looks good on the Blob, but not sure on the hawk.
Although personally I'm not sure about the badgeless grill look on a hawk. Looks good on the Blob, but not sure on the hawk.
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08 October 2014, 01:32 PM
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If they came standard without the front badge, people would be putting it on.
It's like when I used to own an Astra VXR, people on the forums were putting on the corsa side light indicator extension things onto their Astra, but if they came standard with the extension thing, people would be taking them off!
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Totally agree with you and it doesn't look any better either. I don't get why people do things like this? Modding for the sake of it basically.
If they came standard without the front badge, people would be putting it on.
It's like when I used to own an Astra VXR, people on the forums were putting on the corsa side light indicator extension things onto their Astra, but if they came standard with the extension thing, people would be taking them off!
If they came standard without the front badge, people would be putting it on.
It's like when I used to own an Astra VXR, people on the forums were putting on the corsa side light indicator extension things onto their Astra, but if they came standard with the extension thing, people would be taking them off!
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