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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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Debadging...what would you remove?

would it be the G37?
the S?
or leave just the infiniti sign and the name?
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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It's subject to personal preference, for me the G is my 4th car I've debadged.
I took off all but the Infiniti logo. IMO it looks better, less clutter and easier to polish and wax that area. I did mine at 10.2 miles...
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 12:58 AM
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i took off the "G37S"...eventually i'll prob. debadge the rest for a clean look.
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 01:01 AM
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i took off everything but the infiniti text. might take that off later
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 01:10 AM
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if i could remove them, i would remove the "g37s". it looks out of place alone in the right hand corner. parents do not let me debadge them for some reason..
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 01:18 AM
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Can the G37 be debadged without leaving holes underneath? My Lexus had alignment holes that would have to be welded and repainted...
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 01:24 AM
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No holes.... just glue
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 01:26 AM
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None of the badges have holes.

As far as what I debadged:

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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 01:39 AM
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I have taken off the INFINITI and left the symbol and the G37S. Less cluter
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 01:50 AM
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Lets say you change your mind or wanna put them back on... How is it recommended to put them back on?
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 02:29 AM
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Is it possible to debadge it yourself without damaging the paint?
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by psyh
Is it possible to debadge it yourself without damaging the paint?
It's pretty simple actually. Use dental floss like it's a mini cable saw to cut through the thick adhesive used to hold the emblems on and then use some wd-40 or goo gone to help remove the remaining adhesive. Clean, polish and re wax after adhesive has been completely removed. For me, the adhesive on the Infiniti was the worst ever (difficult to fully remove).
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by G37RacerX
It's pretty simple actually. Use dental floss like it's a mini cable saw to cut through the thick adhesive used to hold the emblems on and then use some wd-40 or goo gone to help remove the remaining adhesive. Clean, polish and re wax after adhesive has been completely removed. For me, the adhesive on the Infiniti was the worst ever (difficult to fully remove).
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How do you think you would install the emblems back on if you wanted to?
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by MaxToTheG37
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How do you think you would install the emblems back on if you wanted to?
Well, for starters, I don't know how much the emblems are at the dealer, but I, for one, would just have to have new ones, the old adhesive is toast and it'd be way to much hassle to match the quality cut of the factory applied adhesive on every single piece.
Maybe there is a template available for alignment, that would be best. I would hate to be in this position but if nothing else, I'd take my car and park it right next to another one with the same emblems (factory installed). Then start measuring the other car and marking off guide lines and alignment points with blue masking tape on yours. You should feel confident enough in your own abilities to get it right the first time 'cause that adhesive is not coming off without wrecking it again! (Remove wax first)
If your confident and good with your hands, you'll probably match or exceed what the average body shop achieves.

Has anyone here actually replaced adhesive only emblems and if so how did you go about it? I feel the INFINITI letters would be the most challenging.

But I'm NEVER puttin' mine back on!
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 09:04 AM
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I took off everything but the infiniti text. might take that off later and replace it with S K Y L I N E
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