Discoloring Tailgate Bowtie

[jessthom]

I have a 2010 Silverado thats been on the road for about 5 months. The tailgate bowtie is starting to discolor (the gold looks like it is turning black from the edges inward). I have seen this on a few other trucks around town but not all. Has anyone else had this happen to them?

 

I thought I had seen a pic of this but could not find it.

 

Not sure what to do at this point (ie. debadge, paint the emblem or cover with black vinyl, or get a replacement)

 

Also is this warranty item?

 

Thanks

[jpierce575]

Yes it is a warranty item.

 

Look at this post for some more discussion.

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?...c=125675&hl=

[Fozzy]

The Tailgate bowtie on my 08 has bubbles in the center of it.. I'm the second owner so I'm screwed..

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I find it so funny how many times a thread like this comes up right after one the other day about the same thing.

Here

[Cana]

I'm new to this formu as of an hour ago. I found it Googling the tailgate bowtie. I've had my Sliverado for 9 months and have had the bowtie replaced twice. I was hoping that GM had a fix but by the sounds of things here I'll be getting my dealer to replace it for for as long as GM pays for it.

[Troops2990]

The Tailgate bowtie on my 08 has bubbles in the center of it.. I'm the second owner so I'm screwed..

 

 

If your still within the 3yr/36000 miles, you still have a warranty, regardless if your the original owner or not. So it should be covered.

[Baker_one_nine]

Body color bowties all day errrrrrrr day

[PGA]

yup me too and my truck is only 6 months old......mine is black all around now. I am just going to wait till the spring and go to the dealer

[66 ROG]

10 minutes with a blow dryer and a plastic pry tool and my tailgate looks much better without the overgrown bowtie. I found this much easier than using fishing line trying to saw through the mounting tape. Left no mounting tape or glue residue. Take your time.