Replacing Z71 badging on doors with "SILVERADO" - any tips?

[xSHIFTxNASTYx]

I'm thinking about replacing the big, ugly "Z71" badges on my doors with the regular "SILVERADO" badges, but obviously it is a lot smaller than the "Z71" badges.  What kind of ghosting am I going to get myself into?  If I take these off, am I going to see a shadow of the larger emblem around the smaller, narrower emblem?

 

Any tips or tricks on removing them and installing the new ones?  Anything that gives a good measurement of where to line up the lettering?  Mine came with a stencil so spacing will not be an issue.

[T1Kaiju]

Little bit of heat (direct sun in summer should be good) and some 40 lb fishing line under. Easy with heat gun if you use it as it can soften the paint. Use some goo gone to soak the leftover adhesive and nothing harder than your fingernails.

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[Frankielozano214]

Damn I was actually think of doing the opposite I think them badges look nice like a big logo, only thing stopping me is I really like the Texas Edition on it 

[TXGREEK]

Damn I was actually think of doing the opposite I think them badges look nice like a big logo, only thing stopping me is I really like the Texas Edition on it 

Get rid of the edition part and leave it as a “Texas Silverado”


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[Frankielozano214]

10 minutes ago, TXGREEK said:

Get rid of the edition part and leave it as a “Texas Silverado”


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that would be pretty cool but I like it how it is

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16 hours ago, Frankielozano214 said:

Damn I was actually think of doing the opposite I think them badges look nice like a big logo, only thing stopping me is I really like the Texas Edition on it 

I like the Texas, High Country, and Elevation badges, but I think the big Z71 door badge is just ugly.

 

Can someone help me figure out where the "SILVERADO" goes?  Like measurement-wise from front of doors and how high up?

[Frankielozano214]

Yeah give me twenty minutes 

[Frankielozano214]

[Frankielozano214]

Here the other one

[Frankielozano214]

Measured from under the mirror 

[xSHIFTxNASTYx]

Dang, thank you Frankie.  Exactly what I needed.  Appreciate the measurements.  If I get around to it this weekend, I will do the swap and share pictures.

[Frankielozano214]

No problem man, yeah let me know how that goes

[xSHIFTxNASTYx]

So if you look closely in the blue sky portion, you can still see a faint outline of the Z71 badge. How can I further get rid of this? All of the glue/tape is gone but this does not come out with Goo Gone. I’m assuming this is blemished into the clear coat. Will buffing it work or is this about the best I can expect? This is what I was worried about, having a shadow left behind before I put on the “SILVERADO” badge.

[Frankielozano214]

15 minutes ago, xSHIFTxNASTYx said:

So if you look closely in the blue sky portion, you can still see a faint outline of the Z71 badge. How can I further get rid of this? All of the glue/tape is gone but this does not come out with Goo Gone. I’m assuming this is blemished into the clear coat. Will buffing it work or is this about the best I can expect? This is what I was worried about, having a shadow left behind before I put on the “SILVERADO” badge.

I think a buff/wax job maybe seen videos on YouTube on this

[xSHIFTxNASTYx]

For anyone who has to fix any ghosting from their decals, Meguiar’s Scratch X is AMAZING STUFF.