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3G Durango Owner's Roll Call - Show us your 3G Durango

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Old 12-12-2011, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JJPonzini
2012 Black/Black V6 Citadel. Added door sill protectors and black & chrome body side moldings. I did have to remove the Citadel badges on the sides, but that will save my doors in the parking lot.
1) Where did you get the side molding?
2) How do you remove the "Citadel" logo?
3) Does the logo get ruined in the process of removal? If not, could it just be put back on lower?
 
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Old 12-13-2011, 07:55 AM
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The easiest way to remove the badges is to heat them up with a blow dryer till the glue holding them on gets tacky, then take some fishing line and put it in-between the emblem and the car and pit it through. Then take a micro fiber cloth and put goo-gone on it and just rub the vehicle until all the glue residue is gone. If you wanted to put them back on you can buy 3M emblem glue at advance discount auto or napa or any car parts shop.

I de-badge all of my vehicles, it makes them look much better
 
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Old 12-13-2011, 05:39 PM
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My 2012 R/T w/ 5% tint. Ill post some more after the weather gets better and i get her washed...


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Old 12-13-2011, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by switchblade906
The easiest way to remove the badges is to heat them up with a blow dryer till the glue holding them on gets tacky, then take some fishing line and put it in-between the emblem and the car and pit it through. Then take a micro fiber cloth and put goo-gone on it and just rub the vehicle until all the glue residue is gone. If you wanted to put them back on you can buy 3M emblem glue at advance discount auto or napa or any car parts shop.
Cool, thanks! I have a modeling heat gun also, I assume I could use that too? Given how hot the sun gets down here in FL, I assume I don't have to worry about overheating the paint?

I just noticed all the letters are individual. That could be a pain to put back on nicely.

I'm just too worried about door dings. Especially when I look at the condition of molding on the prior car!
 
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Old 12-13-2011, 09:08 PM
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You still don't want to get the paint to hot, just keep the heat gun about 8-12 inches away and move at a consistent pace. Don't keep it in one spot for to long. To get them in a straight line take some blue painters tape and use that as a guide. Personally i like it better with out the emblems
 
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Been posting for a couple weeks here go the pics. 2011 R/T all options. Tinted front windows, replaced front door 6x9's with Focals out of my Ram. More to come..............
 
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Old 12-17-2011, 02:17 PM
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Looks pretty good in silver, now just remove the emblems off the rear and it will look much better.
 
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The dealer sticker will be gone for sure. I already removed the pinstripes. I've debadged every vehicle I've ever owned and I'm actually thinking of leaving this one alone.
 

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