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Old Nov 26, 2004 | 02:59 PM
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...as title - what's the easiest way to do this before I break something?
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Old Nov 26, 2004 | 03:17 PM
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I took the whole grille off on my Bug Eye, approx 4 clips on the top. Sat it on top of a warm radiator in the house to heat the adhesive up, then got the lid from a biro pen and prised it off. There is also a small hole on the back of the grille to push through. Hope this helps.
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Old Nov 26, 2004 | 03:40 PM
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Removing thw whole grille sounds a bit of a pain but is probably not a bad idea - should be able to pour hot water over it to get the glue undone.

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Old Nov 26, 2004 | 07:13 PM
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You could also lever it up slightly and use strong thread 'saw' through the sticky pad.
Or in my case have a car in front you throw a stone up smashing the badge to bits
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 10:03 AM
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Got the new badge but decided I'd rather have a different one! No matter, can get a 2nd one of what I've already got and use them on the wings - Gonna go looking for a Carbon style "i" badge...
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 01:10 PM
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I used a hairdrier to warm the area and a small screwdriver wrapped in cloth to pull the badge off

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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 01:24 PM
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I did the same as midlife, then warmed the new badge with a hairdrier aswell and just stuck it on.
The new badge i got came with complete instructions on how to remove old badge and fit new badge. www.scoobyparts.com
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 04:36 PM
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Messiah, the easiest way to get these badges off is if you know someone who goes fishing, ask them for a piece of fishing line (will have to be quite strong). slot this under the end of the badge and then use a "saw" motion back and to. Badge should come off quite easily.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 10:40 PM
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Messiah

Just a quick post to mention Scoobyparts.com have always been quick off the mark at getting things to me

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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 08:56 AM
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i did the same as midlife, warmed it up with a hair dryer and prised it off with a small flat bladed screw driver.

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