Euro debadge & number plate holder mod

[PERTH_EURO]

just a quickie guys, debadge the accord rear today. 3 minutes to do.
Just used dental floss to break sticky and then cleaned of residue.

also tidied up the front number plate holder thingy. They are huge!!
Easy really, and lower grill is completely exposed now. Looks much better.

Just used a hacksaw and redrilled number plate. Throw away that big black plastic flat bit too. ( I Know it sounds dodgey but it looks fine)

cheers

[VTEC16]

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wNDM2OTQ2NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg

.....not liking these GIF to JPEG conversions :(

[dareyah]

Pictures please! I agree with plate holders being massive. I've chopped the bottom half of the plate holder (excess bits). I've got the slim plates. No pictures atm.

[yfin]

I did the same with my front plate - cut it with a saw.

With the debadging - there are no holes under the badge to patch?- ie is there only adhesive sticking it to the panel?

I am interested in doing this so any info on process appreciated - eg how did you remove the residue after removing the label?

thanks
y

[Slugoid]

Don't wanna hijack this thread, but here is my debadged Euro.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/slugoid/IMG_0002.jpg

Looks quite nice imo, and a little different from the many Accord Euro's out there.

[A'PEXi]

looks good slug :D

[yfin]

Thanks guys - following this post I just debadged my Euro - i like it!

Getting the residue off was a real bitch. Perth Euro - not sure how you did it in 3 minutes. It took me 2 minutes to get the badge off and something like 30 minutes to get the residue off (rubbing it, using water - i tried lots of different ways). Anyway - happy with the result.

[PERTH_EURO]

sorry vtec16, im computer iliterate and dont know how to post piccys!!

There is no holes behind the accord & euro badging.

I used dental floss to "cut" behind the badge, then just rubbed off the excess left. I was suprised how easily the sticky stuff came off. I honestly just rubbed it off, like bluetac, with my fingers.

On my previous car it was a pain in the ass to remove. The key to getting the sticky shit off is to use Eucalyptus oil!! No worries

Interesting slugoid, you say debadged yet big H is still on, same as me. hahah i think the one badge looks the goods, i too couldnt bring myself to remove it. The black is ohhhh soooooo nice!!!

I do have pics, but need help

cheers

[Slugoid]

Somehow I think debadging only the "Accord Euro" badge makes it look like those BMW or Mercs with no badges (e.g. the 318i and C180 badges). Haha

As for pics, your ISP may have some webspace for you to host stuff. Another easy way would be to simply host it in the Album section here. 3 pics per user, so yeah.

[Jus-10]

Don't take the :honda: off....there are 2 holes behind it....

They all look good without the euro badges...nice and clean

[bigdongers]

I do have pics, but need help

cheers

go to http://www.imageshack.us/ and upload your pics there. they will then give you a bit of code that you can cut and paste into these forums to display the pic.

give it a try. its completely free and no registration is required. I dont know how they make their money!

[PERTH_EURO]

righto here we go

the various bits n peices

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3083/IMG_1793.jpg

throw away the big black flat bit and cut the other peice so its just smaller than your plate. You need this bit (as seen on the right below) as it shaped so the plate sits flat against the bumper.

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3083/IMG_1793.jpg

I did have to lower (ie plates sits higher) the mounting holes of the actual #plate, as i wanted the plate to sit totally above the bottom grill. If you dont want to drill your plate it will just sit a bit lower.
you need to then put it all back together. First screw black plastic back on then the plate to that.

(CLEAR AS MUD)

finished product

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/2683/IMG_1809.jpg

[stephen8512]

hey guys...
its 1:45am now and ive just debadged my euro...
timbo, how the hell did it take u 3 mins?! lol...i started at 12:45 and finished now...(couldnt sleep lol....thought i'd do something)
took me an hour to get that goo off even by using ur eucalyptus oil method (which i gota say is pretty good)
but a lot of finger scratching to get that crap off.....but yeah all done now
looks clean and fresh.... :D

[Alpine]

I also debadged my Accord V6 Luxury shortly after getting it from the showroom. Took off the "3.0 V6 VTEC" badge and was almost about to remove the "ACCORD" badge as well but decided to leave it at the last minute. It does look heaps neater with less badges!

[Sulley]

i'm thinking of putting a stick on front number plate on the side of the front. something like this
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/619000-619999/619706_6.jpg

is this legal in NSW?

[viperx]

use your car wax to rub the residue off...

[PERTH_EURO]

hey guys...
its 1:45am now and ive just debadged my euro...
timbo, how the hell did it take u 3 mins?! lol...i started at 12:45 and finished now...(couldnt sleep lol....thought i'd do something)
took me an hour to get that goo off even by using ur eucalyptus oil method (which i gota say is pretty good)
but a lot of finger scratching to get that crap off.....but yeah all done now
looks clean and fresh.... :D

must have been luck.
I also took the protective side strips of my GF new mazda 3, and that took me 10 mins. It took me 3 hours and all finger nails worn down on my old corolla, so i know how u feel.

Good work tho :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[PERTH_EURO]

i'm thinking of putting a stick on front number plate on the side of the front. something like this

is this legal in NSW?

wouldn't think so. Here in WA anything other than the standard issue plates is actually illegal.

I have further developed my number plate mod (lol) so that you dont have to drill new holes in the plates.
You need to rotate the metal clips that the plate screws into, 90degrees. There is a little bit more plastice that will need to be trimmed.

This raises the plate a further 10mm higher.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I have also now removed the central "H" badge and replaced it with a ricey Red H badge, where the H glows blue. Yfin liked it :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3773/img3778hsmall1wu.jpg

[sodaz]

Looks great mate! That badge actually reminds me of transformers. :thumbsup:

[VirIIx]

oh!! that's DAMN nice perth_euro!

on my old car i had a decal over my 3rd brake light ;) looked cool too lol

but that H is awesome!
do u have a pic of it during the day?

[PERTH_EURO]

ask and you shall recieve
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9027/img3815small3id.jpg
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/4499/img3816small4mb.jpg
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/3237/img3817small8mt.jpg

[SSML]

Is the red H badge a "stick on " type ? or does it have 2 small pins go into the 2 holes of the boot lid?

looks so nice with glowing blue "H"

[PERTH_EURO]

stick on

[adammet04]

how does it glow, is it like glow in the dark stickers that need light to charge ???

[Waggy]

Do you guys fill the holes behind the H with silicon or anything?

I bought a red H for my Civic and I wanna remove it but I'm scared of it rusting in the 2 holes behind the badge.

[yfin]

how does it glow, is it like glow in the dark stickers that need light to charge ???

It is wired up to power via the rear lamps. It really looks great !

[jl88rl]

U guys that took off ur EURO badges... can u send em to me ?!?!

[jolt]

It is wired up to power via the rear lamps. So it only lights up with the brake lights?

thanks
Rod

[yfin]

So it only lights up with the brake lights?

thanks
Rod

Wired up to number plate lights - so turns on when lights are on.

[jl88rl]

How much for that rice piece... dont wanna go there, but looks good and might do!

[jl88rl]

Perth_euro, dun tell me u have 2 euros.. eurotic and REM ? lol :D

[joyride]

awesome plates :)

[ant234]

it looks hot!

[PERTH_EURO]

It cost me about $45 dollars from some little rice shop in the Carillion Arcade.
It is hooked up to the numberplate lights, so it comes on when the headlights are turned on.
I didn't silicon the holes, but that would have been a good idea

[REM] is dead, my ex wife got me those plates, now they have gone too :thumbsup:

[VirIIx]

i tell ya.. that is very tempting :b

the red honda would look nice on a blue euro..

however.. i'd need a nice big Euro-R badge to match hahaha..

[baboo]

Dang~ That's a nice looking ass




ask and you shall recieve
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9027/img3815small3id.jpg
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/4499/img3816small4mb.jpg
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/3237/img3817small8mt.jpg

[PERTH_EURO]

i tell ya.. that is very tempting :b

the red honda would look nice on a blue euro..

however.. i'd need a nice big Euro-R badge to match hahaha..

next time im in perth if you want me to pick up up one i can

[adammet04]

this looks cool...and it sounds like something i can do...cool :)

[Chris_F]

PERTH_EURO, i know of someone who had the same badge on their civic - it might be worth waterproofing it with silicone - after a while in the rain his light malfunctioned some how and it became a "Uonda" badge

[VirIIx]

thanks for the offer mate, i might have a look around in sydney first :)

[PERTH_EURO]

thanks for the offer mate, i might have a look around in sydney first :)

thanks for the heads up :thumbsup:

I think i will have issues to as it is not water proofed :(

[XPLOSV]

thanks for the offer mate, i might have a look around in sydney first :)

can you let me know when you find 1 m8,

[PERTH_EURO]

if you guys want, i can get.

let me know.