bow tie questions...

[n-shane@hotmail.com]

soooo... i saw somewhere in this forum that sombody said the rear bowtie had holes underneath when they took it off? is that true or what? i thought that it was only attached by that sticky tape stuff.

please let me know because im looking to debadge everything but i dont want to if there will be a stupid a$$ hole there...

thanks!!!

also the RS badge too? just the tape stuff or a hole?

[jpsuperman81]

The rear bowtie is attached with double sided tape but there are two holes used for placement. Don't know about the RS badges.

[n-shane@hotmail.com]

so i guess my ony option is to paint it black.... so take it off paint it then re apply it with new tape over the holes again? or better off buying a vinal probly? any opinions from experience anyoine??

[jpsuperman81]

Don't have my car yet but I ordered the front and rear vinyl bowtie kit, I'm gonna install see how it looks and go from there, if it looks bad I wasted 30 bucks and I can just remove the vinyl and paint no big deal.

[ac223mal]

I did mne in vinyl to see how it would look, now that Im sure I like it, I will be painting them.

[surferbarney]

Originally Posted by n-shane@hotmail.com

so i guess my ony option is to paint it black.... so take it off paint it then re apply it with new tape over the holes again? or better off buying a vinal probly? any opinions from experience anyoine??

Once you take the bowtie off you will not be able to reuse it, you will have to order another one. I know this from experience because the body shop that painted my stripes needed to remove it to sand and clear the trunk and the adhesive does not peel off nicely, it will be destroyed.

[dragonZ28]

Originally Posted by surferbarney

Once you take the bowtie off you will not be able to reuse it, you will have to order another one. I know this from experience because the body shop that painted my stripes needed to remove it to sand and clear the trunk and the adhesive does not peel off nicely, it will be destroyed.

There should be no need to replace the bowtie because the tape is destryed. Simply go to CarQuest and get some more 3M tape.

We removed the bowtie to do our rear lettering kit, and I would easily be able to reuse it.

By the way, there are 2 holes behind the bowtie. One is round, and the other is oblonged and crooked. The holes are punched out, so there is a bevel on the deck lid around the holes. I would not recommend going badgeless at all in this area - it will look horrendous without some body work.

See what we did:







I like our look better than the bowtie

[Karnage541]

Originally Posted by dragonZ28

There should be no need to replace the bowtie because the tape is destryed. Simply go to CarQuest and get some more 3M tape.

We removed the bowtie to do our rear lettering kit, and I would easily be able to reuse it.

By the way, there are 2 holes behind the bowtie. One is round, and the other is oblonged and crooked. The holes are punched out, so there is a bevel on the deck lid around the holes. I would not recommend going badgeless at all in this area - it will look horrendous without some body work.

See what we did:







I like our look better than the bowtie

That look is sick, but theres something about that last pic that i dont like. I have no idea what it is either lol

[brazosbrad]

Here is what we did for ours,

polished billet bowties for front and back

[World of Wheels]

There are no holes under the rs bro