XDRIVE badges

[CR55]

Woke up this morning to find some low life scum had stole the X DRIVE 3.0d badges from my front doors,

Would be interested to hear from anyone whom may have some for sale or whom could point me in the direction of a supplier without going to the stealers whom want circa £45 each !

Have tried ebay but with no joy, have also emailed a few breakers,  but as yet no joy either.

Cheers,

CR55

[Black X5]

That is a PITA!

You may want to consider leaving it debadged- many including myself have either removed them or de-selected at order.  IMO the side profile looks quite busy with the badges.

If you did want them try ebay- i have seen the odd one pop up there- or go through Cotswold BMW (they give forum members a discount- let them know when you ring them)

HTHs

[pvr]

Yes, perfect to not have them ...

[Don Coffey]

Did these thieving scumbag tossers course any damage?  I'm taking mine off but intend to use heat to slowly release the glue.

Don

[MJim]

Others I'm sure can advise better, but isn't the trick to poor boiling water over the badges and use dental floss to separate them? I haven't done it myself - got the dealer to do mine before I picked it up - mainly in case some naive green warrior understood it to be a 4 ltr car and showed his 'respects' in the usual destructive manner.

[Don Coffey]

[quote="MJim"]
Others I'm sure can advise better, but isn't the trick to poor boiling water over the badges and use dental floss to separate them? I haven't done it myself - got the dealer to do mine before I picked it up - mainly in case some naive green warrior understood it to be a 4 ltr car and showed his 'respects' in the usual destructive manner. offensive
[/quote]
I've not heard of this method before.  Normal use a hair dryer (borrowed from pvr) to slowly heat up and release glue.  Although a little slow (for the glue to release) it works great with no damage to painted surfaces.

Don

[pvr]

Yes, the hairdryer I carry in my boot works great for that. Does make your fingers hurt like mad due to the heat of the plastic

[Jalf]

I took mine off, if you want them, away for a week so won't be able to post them for a bit.

Dental floss is the way to remove them.

[X5Sport]

[quote="pvr"]
Yes, the hairdryer I carry in my boot works great for that. Does make your fingers hurt like mad due to the heat of the plastic
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Did it mess up the manicure and nail polish too?......... >:D

So that's what the square exhausts are for......they're hand dryers. )

[pvr]

Drove behind a nice X6 on my way back from The Netherlands, lovely square pipes on it. Think they are standard in Europe as every single one I saw had them.

Looks so much more "manly" ... but if you have a pink one, guess you are not looking for that >:D

[Don Coffey]

[quote="Jalf"]
I took mine off, if you want them, away for a week so won't be able to post them for a bit.

Dental floss is the way to remove them.
[/quote]
Ok never heard of this method.  Is it as simple as using a back and forth motion between the badge and car?

Don

[pvr]

You just cut the glue then. You will be left with all the gunk on the car, so the heat treatment is better.

[MJim]

I thought you needed both - was how my dealer told me he de-badged mine for me?

[Don Coffey]

[quote="pvr"]
You just cut the glue then. You will be left with all the gunk on the car, so the heat treatment is better.
[/quote]
Right makes sense now. Heat and floss.

Don

[davyk31]

Can't see how you could get second hand ones to stick properly again.