!badges = removed badges.....should i remove the badges from my tonneau and/tailgate?

if so, after i peel it off, how do i get the gunk off w/o hurtin the paint/clearcoat?

there are 2 pics, top is how it is now, bottom is a photochop I did of what it would look like
please vote

 

No badges at all looks a little too plain to me, but I'd get rid of the leer badge. Too bad you couldn't get rid of the latch for the tonneau, I think it would look sick with that shaved.

Btw have you seen the Mopar tuner-style tail lights? They look like they were made for your truck.

 

u mean these? yes ive seen them and thought about it. i would want to paint them body color then clear them. i wish they looked a lil cleaner, what i mean is they werent quite as bug eyed, no offense, they do look good though....are there any others? and im still lookin for 3rd brake light covers.

 

and actually, i could get rid of that latch and have the hole filled....it unlocks with my keyless, oh wait, then it would be unlocked, but i still couldnt open it, it would still need some type of release...nevermind....but i do like this latch system very much, more than others ive tried first hand, i can turn the latch with 2 fingers...its VERY smooth

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i since the pic i had the fronts tinted 15% and as of monday the rears will have 15% over the stock 17% so the rears will be around 3%.....wont be able to see in

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thought i would tell u, i tried a product last night, back 2 black, its by mothers...its for exterior trim pieces.....it works great, just let it dry....when i put it on it looked good and by the time i was done with the truck, the other side started to dry....drove home (10 minutes lol i applied it in walmart parking lot) and when i got home it was still wet. went out this morning and looked at it and it was a dry shine, looked good, but got all the little bit of wax i spilled on my door handle out....it also darnened my bumpers and handles and mirrors and grill to right out of the package clenliness and color. definately will be using more often....after its dried, you may want to apply some type of wet shine like armorall or somethin if u want that real wet look, but armorall cant clean these pieces like back 2 black can.../rant and /thread jacking my own thread

 

Nope, those aren't it, altho I want those for mine. One of the guys on here had them, gimme a minute...

Here we go, I hope xx1479 doesn't mind me stealin this pic from his gallery:


And one from the mopar site:


Actually on that latch, if you could just get rid of the red spot on it or make it black somehow I think it would flow with the truck better.

 

the logo is a decal, but the decal is 3D and is recessed into the latch....that logo doesnt bother me at all, im proud of that company and my tonneau...lol but i want to debadge their nameplate lol


its a leer 700 series tonneau

badge in tonneau latch...its the top part of this picture : MODS if there is a problem with this picture, please just edit the pic out or at the most delete this post, please dont delete the whole thread

 

Ah ok I thought the whole thing was like a shiny red from the picture (I was thinking of a big jewel) if it's the logo I'm thinking of the camera is probably making it stand out a lot more than it actually does.

 

I said remove just the leer badge, having the dodge emblem adds some style to it, and keeps it more than plain.

 

and i like those mopar ones a lot more.....i would still paint it body color though....u have a link, id like to check out the site

 

I can't link directly to the lights because of how it's set up, but go to: http://www.mopar.com and click on "Dodge Accessories". Do the little model, year drop down thing and once that loads you have to click the bottom link that says "Other Accessories". Now you get some expandable menus on the left, you want the one that's "Exterior Accessories" I think and they're the Custom Tuner-style tail lights. You shouldn't really have any trouble finding them, it sounds more complex than it actually is.

Edit: fixed spelling