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Old Mar 5, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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i finally had a good warm day to work on my car and decided to go buy the duplicolor caliper paint and paint my calipers red and cant believe how easy it was and i wish i had done it sooner!!! [IMG][/IMG]
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Z06 badges???
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yea they came on the car and thats not 1 of my priorities to get taken off.i dunno why the previous owner put em on there but soon as i get my trans and rear in as well as everything else i need to install which is a list long as the state of florida then i will get to the badges as well as the ducts he put on the side.
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heh heh.. just bustin ya! A little WD40 and a hair dryer will work wonders on those poseur badges!
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thanx not bad for a rookie huh? next im going to tackle my bezels seeing how i have my dash torn apart anyway for my hud install this week.
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PS, the calipers look great!
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thanx billy hell i was going to ask on how 2 take em off when i got ready to do so and you just saved me a post! now by chance would ya know how to get the side rear vents off as well?
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nice job.
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looks great
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Nice job on the calipers. Amazing what a little paint can do for the wheel area.
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you betcha! ive even went outside a few times just to drool at em some more!!

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Ok, as far as the badges: Heat em up with a hair dryer, and (carefully) get a fingernail under the edge of the badge. Slowly pull up on the badge, and maybe squirt a bit of WD40 in there. The heat will loosen the glue that holds the badge on, and once it starts to lift, it should come off easy.

And as far as the rear vents??? You're not talking about the stick on ones, are you???? ACK!!!! x2!!!! lol

The same method!

Too bad you're not any closer (NJ), I'd help you put real ones on. It's a fun afternoon job!

Best of luck with your ride!

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