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badges losing chrome foil...
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:43 am
by Paul56
Some of my badges are looking like crap since the chrome foil is peeling... some areas the foil is gone completely while other areas still have the foil.
Anyone found a decent fix for this... other than removing the badges?
I'd consider removing the badges but I can still see a faint "LE" remaining on the body 2 years after I removed that badge.
Maybe I should just hurry the process along and peel all the chrome off... would likely look better than the way it is now... half chrome... half the matt finish underneath.
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:45 am
by Ntyvirus1
took all teh chrome off of my trunk badges when i first had the car, black badges didnt look too bad. a little goo-gone helped get rid of the residue that was left after taking them off
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:39 pm
by MyNeonSaysHi
Take them off. There is a website that sells replacement pieces in metal.. Forget what its called though. My 04 when I got it in 07 had the same problem.
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:09 pm
by Danteneon
Happens over time. Just replace them (or leave them off).
Weird thing with mine...the Dodge lost some of it's chrome, but my Neon didn't
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:10 pm
by Ntyvirus1
the neon is too powerful
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:17 pm
by Danteneon
That must be it!
So it would seem that the "Dodge" logo (that is used on a lot of different vehicles) isn't as beefy as the "Neon" logo. Huh, I guess they knew the car needed something stronger
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:26 pm
by Paul56
Damn... I have to stop being such a lead foot.
Those high speeds are peeling the finish off my badges!
I haz proof!!! lol
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:03 pm
by occasional demons
Just be prepared to rob a bank/vaseline store if you want to replace them.
There's a reason why I never put them back on when the door was repainted.
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:05 am
by racer12306
Mine were messed up by a detail shop. Just took them off after that.
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:23 am
by bigbird
took mine off 3 mo after i bought it!
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:35 am
by hul kogan
De-badge...and go!
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:43 pm
by Maddog
Both ACRs are de-badged, but I do plan on redoing ACR decals on both.
Son's R/T badges look fine ('03), but the "SRT4" badge chrome on my '05 is peeling off, and it only has 16k on it. Must be a heck of a draft behind the car...
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:53 pm
by occasional demons
Maddog wrote: Must be a heck of a draft behind the car...
Nah, The foil just can't pull the G's.
