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sradelman · 05-22-2007, 06:24 PM

Anyone have any advice on removing the 328xi symbol and the dealership decal they put on without my approval? Attached are some pictures of the car, any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Swatman888 · 05-22-2007, 07:09 PM

theres a bunch of DIY of debadging your cars, it seems pretty simple. heat up the adhesve then dental floss the badge off. THen you use some glue remover such as goo gone and ur all set.

BigO1120 · 06-28-2007, 10:25 PM

I debadged my 3 today. It took me no more then 15 minutes to remove. I ended up using compound to remove the residue left from the badge. Below are some pics and pics of the tools that I used to get the job done.

SES_D · 07-01-2007, 10:02 PM

Dental Floss, Quick Detailer Spray, MicroFiber Towel - FTW

For the decal, use fingernail but make sure you don't scratch too deep to hurt the paint. That's how I got my long BMW of San Francisco decal off.

OhhaiAlex · 07-02-2007, 02:05 AM

Dental Floss and a hair blow dryer. Real easy

Josh49 · 07-02-2007, 09:15 AM

For floss btw, I highly recommend glide for this (I like it for my teeth as well). It is made out of teflon, so it is much stronger, much slippier, and doesn't fray like the other stuff..

trick50 · 07-02-2007, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by sradelman

Anyone have any advice on removing the 328xi symbol and the dealership decal they put on without my approval? Attached are some pictures of the car, any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

To remove the 328xi badge I would use the hairdryer, quick detailer, floss etc...

As far as that habberstad sticker, I would take it back to habberstad and make then take it off. I got my car from Rallye and when I ordered the car I told them no rallye badge ...I most have told them a million times while I was waiting to get the car "no badge" and they still put it on...I went back a few days later (I was too excited the night I picked up the car to realize it was there) and they took it off for me took like 5 minutes.

BigO1120 · 07-02-2007, 11:33 AM

I would just try removing the decal yourself. You'll waste time taking it to the dealer and waiting when you could have done it yourself. It takes no more then 5 - 10 minutes to complete. I do agree with one of the posters here...do not dig your nail in too deep or else you'll scratch the paint.

I hate when dealerships do that. Why can't they just give you one of their stupid license plate frames? That way you can easily replace them with something better.

05-22-2007, 06:24 PM	#1
sradelman The Kid 3 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 328xi Join Date: May 2007 Location: Melville, NY iTrader: (0)	DIY - Help with removing decals Anyone have any advice on removing the 328xi symbol and the dealership decal they put on without my approval? Attached are some pictures of the car, any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks! Attached Images
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05-22-2007, 07:09 PM	#2
Swatman888 Private First Class 9 Rep 102 Posts Drives: 328xi Sedan Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Manhasset iTrader: (1)	theres a bunch of DIY of debadging your cars, it seems pretty simple. heat up the adhesve then dental floss the badge off. THen you use some glue remover such as goo gone and ur all set.
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06-28-2007, 10:25 PM	#3
BigO1120 3rd Degree 41 Rep 328 Posts Drives: 2007 Montego Blue 328xi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Parsippany, NJ iTrader: (0)	I debadged my 3 today. It took me no more then 15 minutes to remove. I ended up using compound to remove the residue left from the badge. Below are some pics and pics of the tools that I used to get the job done. Attached Images
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07-01-2007, 10:02 PM	#4
SES_D pewpew 479 Rep 21,165 Posts Drives: F10 535i Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (26)	Dental Floss, Quick Detailer Spray, MicroFiber Towel - FTW For the decal, use fingernail but make sure you don't scratch too deep to hurt the paint. That's how I got my long BMW of San Francisco decal off. __________________ LTMW
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07-02-2007, 02:05 AM	#5
OhhaiAlex Oh hai :) 50 Rep 3,880 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Santa Clara iTrader: (0)	Dental Floss and a hair blow dryer. Real easy __________________
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07-02-2007, 09:15 AM	#6
Josh49 Major General 252 Rep 6,664 Posts Drives: E90 325xi Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (33)	For floss btw, I highly recommend glide for this (I like it for my teeth as well). It is made out of teflon, so it is much stronger, much slippier, and doesn't fray like the other stuff.. __________________ E90 325XI, MYSTIC BLUE ON BLACK/ALUM, STEP, NAV, PDC, CWP, XENON, SIRIUS, ALARM, MUD GUARDS, CLEARBRA, CHROME GRILLS AND TIPS, VALENTINE 1 (HARDWIRED), HO CERAMIC 40%, 161'S, REAR FOG MOD, LUX 4.0, BLACKLINES, OEM PEDALS, MTEC FOGS, GRUPPE-M REP INTAKE. 156'S AND RUBBER MATS FOR THE WINTER.
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07-02-2007, 11:33 AM	#8
BigO1120 3rd Degree 41 Rep 328 Posts Drives: 2007 Montego Blue 328xi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Parsippany, NJ iTrader: (0)	I would just try removing the decal yourself. You'll waste time taking it to the dealer and waiting when you could have done it yourself. It takes no more then 5 - 10 minutes to complete. I do agree with one of the posters here...do not dig your nail in too deep or else you'll scratch the paint. I hate when dealerships do that. Why can't they just give you one of their stupid license plate frames? That way you can easily replace them with something better.
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