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[BlAck0ut]

Hey guys, me agen after some help

Just wondering how hard it is to change the badge on the bonnet to a new badge...

I was looking at the round badges with the winges or whateva they are called on eah side.

Any advice gratefully recieved

[Dan]

Old one off, new one on. Very simple. They have three little lugs on the back which slip into holes in the bonnet, and which on your original badge may have retaining clips to remove. But the wings badge doesn't need the clips as it is held on with 3M tape, the lugs just align it.

It won't be so easy with a very old car though. Like a Mk1 / 2 Austin or Morris with the more elaborate badges.

[BlAck0ut]

Ok, thnx

Mines only a 1991 so it'll be ok.

[tom]

I took my badge off. Filled the holes.

Lets face it, there's no confusion as to what car it is.

[rob mini]

i had smoothed the badge off on the front too but thought it looked a bit plain, put a bini one on and looks 10x better

rob

[tom]

Eeeugh. You sick b****rd!

[BlAck0ut]

From the pic rob sent me the Bini badge does actually look smarter, dare i say it

[mikesitalianjob]

sellouts. is all i feel that should be said now

[BlAck0ut]

Hope me and rob arnt going to be banned off the forums now lol

[Dom]

hang on, you saying you put a bini badge on a mini?

never heard that before... so its a mini trying to be a bini !!?!

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on the terms of badges i have a mini cooperbadge to put on the boot of mine, at the moment i have a very faded mini cooper decal sticker.

how secure are they? i mean once ive fitted it will it stay on?

[lewis]

how hard is it to fill those holes where the badge went? easy or like an aerial hole damn annoying?

[Cheese]

You want to get an Italian Jobby Badge like mine,

Just fits the the same holes as a normal badge

[Guess-Works.com]

Lewis, They're tiny little holes.. On mine I did it with a splat of fibreglass and PP, but now being able to weld, I'd just dob a couple of spots on the back and grind down...

Same for remoing the badge of the boot too...

[Al*]

yeah just fill the small holes with weld.....quite simple.

Al

[Dan]

Boot badges have been glued on for years and years. Id doubt ther'll be holes for yours.

Personally I don't like debadged cars, but thats just me.

Minicooperman, as long as you make sure the paint is well clean first (use tar remover, panel wipe or something similar) then the badge will stick damn hard. If it is new that is, and no one has taken it off a car and put some dodgy aftermarket tape on the back. The original 3M tape is really sticky. Make sure you get it lined up properly before you put it on though, 'because it ain't moving a lot once it's pressed down.