Debadge

[highoffchlorine]

i just read in xb chat about debadging an xb. is the tc same way. will taking off the tc emblem leave a mark. i suck wit cars. is it easy to do?

[spyke]

The tC emblem is harderto remove since it is recessed from that panel. It would beto take that little strip off and then bondo and repaint. The actual tc should come off pretty easy though. Let me take a look at how it comes off.

[Nebster]

i think spyke means the scion emblem is hard to remove. i saw someoen with it off last weekend and it looks like crap. the little tc on the other hand is a piece of cake. there is a how to on SL

[highoffchlorine]

ya i like the scion. just want the tc off

[highoffchlorine]

wuts SL

[eddiemoney]

The crappiest site on the planet, but here is the link anyway: http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20747


An easy way to remove it:

Heat it up with a blow drier a little bit to soften the adhesive, run a piece of Dental Floss/Fishing line behind it to cut through the adhesive, use some adhesive remover to get the rest off. Its pretty easy.

[highoffchlorine]

thank you

[BunnyBox]

thank you

goo gone works great

[eddiemoney]

No sweat, and don't forget to wax/polish it when you are done

[spyke]

my bad the first one i was talking about was the scion emblem. man im out of it.

[eddiemoney]

my bad the first one i was talking about was the scion emblem. man im out of it.

Maybe you get like 4-5 hours of sleep at night like me :P

[highoffchlorine]

i did it!

[highoffchlorine]

it like first thing ive ever done to my car on my own

[Nebster]

congrats.

[spyke]

Grats man. Now your gonna be adicted. I give it a week before the center trim comes out.

[highoffchlorine]

how would one do that

[whatmovesu]

Congrats on your first mod :up: now your addicted

[highoffchlorine]

I have a week and a half till school starts. wuts a bunch of rly small easy shit to do that can customize car in the next week and a half. right after i got my scion two other kids got tc's as well. mine must b different

[firstkingofbeer]

depends on how much cash you have to invest in the project. Mafia Mike and myself sat there and completely re did his interior and all that fun stuff, in 2 days. it would have probably cost a couple grand to do all the stuff we did, but since we did it ourselves it was alot cheaper

[whatmovesu]

Paint the engine cover. Clear the corners. Get the springs. put a spacer on the exhaust. Stuff like that we can discuss more on friday if you want to. That is what I did when I had my tc minus the springs and spacers.

[eddiemoney]

Spacer on the exhaust???

[spyke]

Painting the trim was the first thing i did. Super easy.

[highoffchlorine]

I having body kit bumper put on this sunday. Then sometime before the 14th id like to lower it. I was also thinkin bout some vinyl on side and the scikotics decal

[aZepolyn]

I thought this was kinda funny ... taking the tC off was the last thing before I sent mind into the wall :P and I will likely hav the tC badge off on the new one before I even leave the car lot :lalala:

[Nebster]

lol, how is that all going man?

[aZepolyn]

almost all over :dance:


I like the idea of debadging the scion logos themselves ... but only if you fill the recess itself, get a good paint job on it. Just don't do something retarded like throw a Lexus badge in it or some such. ....... on that note ... if thats something you wanna do, make it more of a conversion prcess, tear apart your rear and front ends and fit and fill in ISxxx head/tail lights. :up: :up:

[lovinmytc]

I know it's a very minor detail, but I think it looks better....S2000 antenna, instead of that long funky one...

[Nebster]

see i don't like the s2000 antenna. kinda looks like a small penis

[lovinmytc]

Haha, I see what your saying, I still like it though....but is there another one that fits the tC?

[lovinmytc]

Oh yeah, another quick easy mod...you can smoke the tail lights if you like that look. And as for the vinyls...what color is the car? I would just be afraid of doing it cause doesn't it ruin the paint when they start to peel off in about a year or two?

[highoffchlorine]

car is nautical blue. i asked bout airbrush in another topic and everyone was hardcore for vinyls. ....?

[Nebster]

yeah airbrush is permanent. vynls aren't. thats why vynls are so much more desireable. you can change them without having to pay 8k


the element antenna is nice. its all straight and short. IMHO go for that one

[eddiemoney]

The S2000 antenna is a little goofy looking, but it grew on me, look on the back of my car in this pic.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/EddieMoney/IMG_4501.jpg

[highoffchlorine]

Oh yeah, another quick easy mod...you can smoke the tail lights if you like that look. And as for the vinyls...what color is the car? I would just be afraid of doing it cause doesn't it ruin the paint when they start to peel off in about a year or two?


that true?

[Nebster]

lol iff your vynls start to peel off in a year you are getting the wrong vynls. the one that wheel art does (our main graphics sponsor) they put down a layer of vynl first (rated at 7 years) so its not to screw up your paint. Yes if you get the cheapo vynls from www.cargraphics.com or whatever they're going to screw up your paint but if you get it professionally done (by wheel art) they back them for like 7 years and it doesn't do a thing to your paint. i'm sorry but whever your heard your info, you are wrong

[highoffchlorine]

ok thank you

[kanchi]

I thought I saw a carbon fiber trunk insert on Ebay about a month ago that got rid of the scion logo, sound familiar to any one? If I remember right it went for around $50 (If I see another one I'm deffinately gonna get it).

-K-

[kanchi]

I thought I saw a carbon fiber trunk insert on Ebay about a month ago that got rid of the scion logo, sound familiar to any one? If I remember right it went for around $50 (If I see another one I'm deffinately gonna get it).

-K-

[fsu1dolfan]

the element antenna is nice. its all straight and short. IMHO go for that one


Dude the Element and the S2000 antennas are the same...lol

When i bought mine a while back i bought the S2000 one and recieved it in Element package and i was like WTF and then realized its the same!!!!

[Nebster]

neg they're not. the s2000 antenna has the little ridges at the top that makes it look like a penis. the element is straight. believe me bc i was gonna go steal them

[fsu1dolfan]

lol....well i guess im glad i got the element one then....but until i see this first hand...im not so sure??

[Nebster]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c339/guitarist42288/New%20tC/100_0678.jpg

see the little cut that makes it look like a small penis?!?


the element is just straight without that grove or the thing at top

[highoffchlorine]

where do u get the non penis one

[aZepolyn]

lol
thats the same antenna I have. its sitting on my counter at home. I picked mine up at the dealership. maybe they changed the s2k's recently?

[Krdshrk]

If you don't care about radio reception, go with a shooooooooort one... like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BLACK-Stubby-Antenna-for-Nissan-350Z-Scion-tC-xA-A_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33639QQihZ015QQitemZ2 50014369835QQrdZ1

Looks great!
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/krdshrk/ScionVIP_July2/IMG_4021.jpg

[Nebster]

i borrowed mine off of an element

[firstkingofbeer]

holy shit! how ever you put that picture on there i can actually see on my computer!!!! thats the first time ive been able to see pictures in posts on here since ive been using my laptop

[whatmovesu]

car is nautical blue. i asked bout airbrush in another topic and everyone was hardcore for vinyls. ....?

dude you live in DFW go see angel at syntheticdesigns.com he will hook you up :up:

[highoffchlorine]

I'm gonna try to go in to synthetic design tomorow. im also gonna get the scikotics decals. do i just go in and ask for Angel.

[whatmovesu]

yeah say you met the scikotics chad, hank and the guys and your intrested in. . .

[highoffchlorine]

how much would like two color graphic on the side cost, any idea?

[Krdshrk]

holy shit! how ever you put that picture on there i can actually see on my computer!!!! thats the first time ive been able to see pictures in posts on here since ive been using my laptop

What? you couldn't see 'em before? Woo... i'm good :D

[kanchi]

If you want to get rid of the rear sion emblem in the hatch check this out:

http://kvsmotorsports.chainreactionweb.com/product_info.php?products_id=583

Its kind spendy, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do...

-K-

[Krdshrk]

That's a good price... bBist's CF Trunk handle is $175.