gluing metal logos to sidecovers.

is there any trick to removing the little tabs on stock side cover emblems...i am getting ready to ship my body out and have some killer stock covers with the tabs intact???


can i re-use em when the painted set comes home???

you mean the little pin things on the back that center the emblem? why do you want to remove them?

If you mean the little 3mm locknuts (part #92018-005) that push onto the emblem pins, they will not pull off without breaking the pins. I use a dremel cutoff wheel to CAREFULLY cut them into a couple pieces to remove them. Just take care not to cut or nick the little pins that they clip onto or you will need to glue the emblems on. The little locknuts are still available from Ma Kaw, so cutting them off is no loss. Ed

trianglelaguna wrote:

is there any trick to removing the little tabs on stock side cover emblems...i am getting ready to ship my body out and have some killer stock covers with the tabs intact???


can i re-use em when the painted set comes home???

The little locks can be destroyed to remove them as long as you do not break the pins. My pins are knarled up and will not accept the locks any more so I use a mound of epoxy putty on the back where the pin comes through the side cover. A small screwdriver can be used to break away the epoxy for emblem removal at a later date. I have removed them twice using this method.

E6000.... Stays pliable and can be peeled off if needed.... Good shit! Won't damage clear coat...

I purchased some side panel emblems awhile back. I adhered them with heavy-duty double sided foam tape from 3M. That was years ago, they're still stuck like concrete and I can't move them even if I try to pull them loose. This was extremely easy and inexpensive. Easy as pie. Make sure the contact surfaces are extremely clean to ensure the tightest possible hold.

thanks guys..i'll try and snip em...anybody got a recomended seller of emblems new...tank ,side cover,and a new locking gas cap are my next purchases...soory to hijack but it's related....

trianglelaguna wrote:

thanks guys..i'll try and snip em...anybody got a recomended seller of emblems new...tank ,side cover,and a new locking gas cap are my next purchases...soory to hijack but it's related....

Click on "Badges/emblems" at this site. They may have the ones you need.

Emblems

yeah i'm probably gonna go with them..as far as decals ..i got a very honest answer from an e-bay seller...they said i want 3m decals and that theirs were not 3m.....i wanna go with the best decals and emblems money can buy..and be done with it for a decade or so..heck mine are 30 somthing and seem decent....and it seems your link has the best track record....i'll end up going there ...anyone else...

I wish I could remember where I got my emblems so you would not buy them. I bought reproduction tank and sidecover emblems and all the paint flaked off. I bought from to different sources too. I was looking for the best cost so I got what I paid for. I touch them up with duplicolor.

Got my Z1 fuel tank emblems from Z1E.

Good Fortune!

i know...i'm glad you mentioned that on the other post too ....the guy on e-bay.... said somthing in my questions response that i found interesting,,in response to my asking if their emblems were good quality...he answered...our emblems are only aluminum.....?????




.....Kawickrice wrote:

I wish I could remember where I got my emblems so you would not buy them. I bought reproduction tank and sidecover emblems and all the paint flaked off. I bought from to different sources too. I was looking for the best cost so I got what I paid for. I touch them up with duplicolor.