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      04-29-2024, 03:51 PM   #1
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Debadging a 3 yr old car

Hi there, i was thinking of debading my 2021 black x5 but i am worried that there might be some slight ghosting of where the old badge used to be. Have any of you debadge an older model with success? Thanks.
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      04-29-2024, 04:00 PM   #2
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Hi there, i was thinking of debading my 2021 black x5 but i am worried that there might be some slight ghosting of where the old badge used to be. Have any of you debadge an older model with success? Thanks.
I debadged my 2017 340i in 2022 without any issues. It was a silver car though, so it may have been more forgiving than black.
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I wonder if there is a shadow, if a slight polish would take care of the problem. No sure tho...
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      04-29-2024, 06:18 PM   #4
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I wonder if there is a shadow, if a slight polish would take care of the problem. No sure tho...
Probably, or at least make it imperceptible.
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      04-29-2024, 06:30 PM   #5
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I de-badged my Bassalt Black 911 at age 6 with no issues.
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I’d think that so long as your car wasn’t out in the sun all day every day and you’ve actually taken some care of the paint, you should be perfectly fine to debadge.
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      04-29-2024, 09:42 PM   #7
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You've got more to worry about from removing the glue residue than the paint aging in that time.
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