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VWindahouse
05-08-2007, 03:22 PM
Hi guys, just wondering if anyone has debaged the rear hatch on their GTI? Do the individual letters have guides which protrude into the hatch itself or are they just glued on?

Thanks for your help!
ope126
05-08-2007, 04:13 PM
They have a self adhesive backing on the letters, no holes should be left!

Glenn
VWindahouse
05-08-2007, 04:52 PM
They have a self adhesive backing on the letters, no holes should be left!

Glenn

Cheers Glen!
Kai
05-08-2007, 06:11 PM
Why do you want to debadge a GTI? :(
Eddy
05-08-2007, 06:14 PM
Why do you want to debadge a GTI? :(

Hoyhoy.
I agree.
The_Hawk
05-08-2007, 06:20 PM
I have no badges on my VR6, mind you I didn't take them off, they were gone when I bought it and I wouldn't have taken them off myself...

Having said that, I like my little sleeper ;)
VWindahouse
05-08-2007, 06:27 PM
I'm considering getting my sideskirts and rear apron colour coded red. If I decide to go ahead with it I think I'll debage the polo as well in the attempt to get the sleeper look! In my opinion the trade mark of the VW GTI is the honeycomb grill surrounded with the red striping not the little GTI bages lol :)
PoloGTi
05-08-2007, 08:27 PM
After having my car badged by some young punk lol i found the back badge is in a resessed hole so u would need it smoothed.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/theblackgeneration/P1010024.jpg
natee
05-08-2007, 10:01 PM
im pretty sure thats not necessary for the GTI badge however.

I was thinking about debadging mine too but got lazy :)
evorobin
05-08-2007, 10:08 PM
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/

Flush the hatch release too that would look awesome :cool:
PoloGTi
05-08-2007, 10:20 PM
yeah the GTI will come off with a heat gun and fishing line :)
FL00DY
06-08-2007, 12:19 PM
I'm considering getting my sideskirts and rear apron colour coded red. If I decide to go ahead with it I think I'll debage the polo as well in the attempt to get the sleeper look! In my opinion the trade mark of the VW GTI is the honeycomb grill surrounded with the red striping not the little GTI bages lol :)

Your on drugs right? I can understand wanting to make it a sleeper, however you'll need to change wheels, remove the honeycomb grille, the red stripe. Normally sleepers are cars that look like crap from the start and get built up underneath.

The TM of the GTI is the badge and to a lesser extent the red stripe which was found on the original MK1 GTI. The honeycomb grille has only been on this MKV Golf and Polo.
PoloGTi
06-08-2007, 12:22 PM
Maybe Smoothed would be a better term?
Flaps
06-08-2007, 12:38 PM
I've been thinking of blacking out the VW badges. Does anyone know where I can buy a couple for the Polo so I can swap them over from time to time?
PoloGTi
06-08-2007, 12:43 PM
The front and rear Badges are around $100 each from vw but i am sure ebay would have something.
I have painted my front looks good i think lol.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/theblackgeneration/DSCN0712.jpg
VWindahouse
07-08-2007, 01:24 PM
Your on drugs right? I can understand wanting to make it a sleeper, however you'll need to change wheels, remove the honeycomb grille, the red stripe. Normally sleepers are cars that look like crap from the start and get built up underneath.

The TM of the GTI is the badge and to a lesser extent the red stripe which was found on the original MK1 GTI. The honeycomb grille has only been on this MKV Golf and Polo.

Have already changed the wheels and no not on drugs.
Adam
08-10-2007, 11:15 PM
Took the plunge today, with a friend (yaris YRS), we did some debadging....

I had already done the front ages ago.... one of the clip was broken from way before, and i thought i'll finish the job! =P.. This afternoon, I took the back off. Have to say, it looks abit werid, but the back end does look MUCH MUCH more cleaner without the badge. Here's A picture. The night was dark, couldn't get any better pictures. I'll post some daytime one ater on...

http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/30574/2003828698693603338_rs.jpg
pomme
09-10-2007, 01:28 AM
I like it!

Don't think i'll do it to mine... but i like it all the same
VWindahouse
09-10-2007, 09:14 AM
Me too! More pics more pics :)
Byi
09-10-2007, 01:16 PM
Your Polo looks very slick now. I am looking forward to seeing several pictures during the day.

Cheers,
Adam
09-10-2007, 04:21 PM
ok. not too good photos. mainly i over slept this morning, and ran out of time to take any photos, as i needed to drop off my car at the audio installer....here's some i snap when it was in the installer's place. ( i promise i'll get better picture when i get the car back..j:)

http://aycu36.webshots.com/image/30155/2003879179428177968_rs.jpg
http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/29384/2003878580047638313_rs.jpg
http://aycu20.webshots.com/image/31859/2003803489774343641_rs.jpg
natee
09-10-2007, 08:54 PM
hott :)

(need to make this more than 10 characters)
VWindahouse
09-10-2007, 09:13 PM
Looks the goods mate :)
Koz
09-10-2007, 09:25 PM
I really like the look. Looks ultra clean and smart
Flaps
10-10-2007, 08:41 AM
Adam what did you use to clean the goo off the paint after badge removal?
Adam
10-10-2007, 10:29 AM
Adam what did you use to clean the goo off the paint after badge removal?

i used a heat gun to melt it alittle. some of them just rubbed off with a bit of finger work... The rest i used WD40, and it worked a treat... After that, i gave it abit of a clean with meguair quik detailer...