simple badge mod
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- robkendall
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simple badge mod
so simple, hardly noticeable, but does make a difference....
for those who like to keep everything looking colour coded
(thanks to piper1st for pic....*cough* knicked your sig!)
basically......remove the volvo badge from the grill under the bumper as above........sand the back of it off until all black paint has been removed....then spray it the colour of your choice.....glue back into place and voila! colour coded volvo badge......always looks better if coded to car (you lucky black owners )
rgrds
rob
for those who like to keep everything looking colour coded
(thanks to piper1st for pic....*cough* knicked your sig!)
basically......remove the volvo badge from the grill under the bumper as above........sand the back of it off until all black paint has been removed....then spray it the colour of your choice.....glue back into place and voila! colour coded volvo badge......always looks better if coded to car (you lucky black owners )
rgrds
rob
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but youre badge comes out yeah?
i didnt mean replace with an older style badge or anything....if you take the badge out, it should go back in the place it came from ????
i may be missing something? are the newer style badges not like the one in the pic?
the first one i did was a 92 paris blue one....that had a badge that came out and could be sanded off etc....didnt need to file anything down to make it fit?
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i didnt mean replace with an older style badge or anything....if you take the badge out, it should go back in the place it came from ????
i may be missing something? are the newer style badges not like the one in the pic?
the first one i did was a 92 paris blue one....that had a badge that came out and could be sanded off etc....didnt need to file anything down to make it fit?
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nice one kev.......its surprising how much it stands out once done isnt it.....silly little thing, but effective!
forgot to mention coding the black stripes too
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forgot to mention coding the black stripes too
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Yeah, I already chipped small area off the glass part. I think I'll just polish the glass and paint the black stripes to whitekev wrote:Very carefully ease it apart with a knife ,then sand the black paint off.DaKyy wrote:How did you get to the center part?
Take your time though as it felt as if it would break at any time.
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Here's mine I did earlier after being inspired by this thread....
'95 Storm Grey 323 Manual Turbo, Richmod
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'95 Flame Red Celeb, Nos.191, 2 litre, LPG, used to be Adams ;) SOLD
'95 Vase Green Turbo~ Vanessa~ 'Serendipity' manual, Richmod. RIP
'90 Light Blue 480 Turbo auto....RIP
'68 VW Type 3 1.6 auto Lotus White,Swedish import. SOLD
Audi 80 coupe Gold...pimp my ride! RIP
'76 Bug, Ocean Blue, lowered, Empi wheels.RIP
'72 Bay window VW Camper 1600 twinport. Sold
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'95 Flame Red Celeb, Nos.191, 2 litre, LPG, used to be Adams ;) SOLD
'95 Vase Green Turbo~ Vanessa~ 'Serendipity' manual, Richmod. RIP
'90 Light Blue 480 Turbo auto....RIP
'68 VW Type 3 1.6 auto Lotus White,Swedish import. SOLD
Audi 80 coupe Gold...pimp my ride! RIP
'76 Bug, Ocean Blue, lowered, Empi wheels.RIP
'72 Bay window VW Camper 1600 twinport. Sold
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Good job rachel!
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There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Volvo 480 ;)
WANT: 480 GT-Turbo & Jaguar XJR-S
HAVE: Jaguar XJ40 4l Sov
HAD: 480 GT (Lula) & 480 ES (Lulu), Mk4 XR3i (Wall*E), Rover 416i (Junior-R.I.P. bud), X2 (Percy) & Tahiti (Tati)
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Cheers Estaesta wrote:Good job rachel!
'95 Storm Grey 323 Manual Turbo, Richmod
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'95 Flame Red Celeb, Nos.191, 2 litre, LPG, used to be Adams ;) SOLD
'95 Vase Green Turbo~ Vanessa~ 'Serendipity' manual, Richmod. RIP
'90 Light Blue 480 Turbo auto....RIP
'68 VW Type 3 1.6 auto Lotus White,Swedish import. SOLD
Audi 80 coupe Gold...pimp my ride! RIP
'76 Bug, Ocean Blue, lowered, Empi wheels.RIP
'72 Bay window VW Camper 1600 twinport. Sold
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'95 Flame Red Celeb, Nos.191, 2 litre, LPG, used to be Adams ;) SOLD
'95 Vase Green Turbo~ Vanessa~ 'Serendipity' manual, Richmod. RIP
'90 Light Blue 480 Turbo auto....RIP
'68 VW Type 3 1.6 auto Lotus White,Swedish import. SOLD
Audi 80 coupe Gold...pimp my ride! RIP
'76 Bug, Ocean Blue, lowered, Empi wheels.RIP
'72 Bay window VW Camper 1600 twinport. Sold
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a better way to get middle out without breaking things . drill small hole in the back of the case and push badge out with screwdriver.
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just done this.be carefull not to drill too far.the black backing sticker is quite thick maybee 3mm . stop when you see black at the bottom of the hloe.going to paint mine blue to match volvo company sign.ted clutch wrote:a better way to get middle out without breaking things . drill small hole in the back of the case and push badge out with screwdriver.
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thumbs up from me - thats a neat little trick and as you say does look nice.kev wrote:What a great idea ! Simlpe & best of all cheap.
As soon as I read this I couldn`t resist so....
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do it volvo blue.thatl suit it.