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thatryan Enthusiast

thatryan

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Getting ready to put the OEM black emblems on and noticed that my rear bow tie is totally not straight ha. I'm sure I'm not only one, so would you put new one on same as current, or line up with handle or tailgate line?

 

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SuperSierra Enthusiast

SuperSierra

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Line it up, it's just double sided stick tape.

I'm shocked that passed inspection, they will fail a car even if the tire pressure sticker on the inside of the door isn't straight.

 

 

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Diaz_13 Enthusiast

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My OCD is killing me. Just take it off and buff off the adhesive.

 

 

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JimCost2014 Senior Enthusiast

JimCost2014

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Getting ready to put the OEM black emblems on and noticed that my rear bow tie is totally not straight ha. I'm sure I'm not only one, so would you put new one on same as current, or line up with handle or tailgate line?

 

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Ask the body shop at your dealer how they line them up.

duquephart Enthusiast

duquephart

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They just eyeball them. That's how it got on crooked to begin with. Same with decals.

Thomcat Senior Enthusiast

Thomcat

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Ez-peezy even without alignment holes. Top of original is placed 1" below the door handle.....so:

 

 

Remove old bowtie and cleanup the goo. Then line up the top of a strip of 1" wide masking tape with the bottom edge of the tailgate release handle and tape onto trunk. Then without removing the 3M backer using the bottom edge of the tape as a guide, place and tape the new bowtie against the tailgate and confirm centering of the emblem with the center of the handle and level using the top of the tailgate. Once happy that it is taped perfectly level and centered, use small pieces of tape to outline the balance of the edges of the bowtie in particular the tops and two slanted vertical ends of the bowtie. You then have an exact template for placement of the new bowtie once the 3M backer is removed for final installation.

Resqu2 Enthusiast

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The Silverado on the front driver side of my 2014 was a good 1/8" off level, very noticeable but I never tried to fix it. Glad the truck is gone, never could get used to it being a DC. Love the Crew cab!

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Bob2C Enthusiast

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Same thing here. As you can see it’s slightly off. I thought about having them put new ones on but I’m just going to leave it. They will probably screw something up and scratch the paint. My wife thinks I’m crazy but little stuff like this bothers me. At least it’s in the passenger side. 

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Zing47 Enthusiast

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Use fishing line and saw back and forth.  Then carefully buff the residue off.  I removed my bow tie on the tailgate but not the names on the sides (yet).

rbrjr1 Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, Zing47 said:

Use fishing line and saw back and forth.  Then carefully buff the residue off.  I removed my bow tie on the tailgate but not the names on the sides (yet).

I was thinking heat gun at a low setting..

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