Deteriorating Hood Emblem

[peapodtdi]

My original hood and trunk emblems are peeling and look pretty bad...its really a shame since the rest of the car is perfect. I plan on getting them replaced at the dealer. But I was wondering if they have a new version they use that wont peel and such. Has anyone else had this problem? Are there higher quality hood emblems out there?

[miffmole]

I bought mine on eBay for around $20. Unless I'm wrong, there doesn't appear to be anything that could peel on this emblem.
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Note: It looks gold on the photo, but it isn't. It's reflecting my carport ceiling.

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The 3D emblems last much better. Mine was 7 years old before it started peeling, and then I just shaved the hood.

[peapodtdi]

Originally Posted by miffmole

I bought mine on eBay for around $20. Unless I'm wrong, there doesn't appear to be anything that could peel on this emblem.
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Note: It looks gold on the photo, but it isn't. It's reflecting my carport ceiling.

Did you put it on yourself? If so, how? I am afraid I will scratch my paint trying to get it off.

[miffmole]

Originally Posted by peapodtdi

Did you put it on yourself? If so, how? I am afraid I will scratch my paint trying to get it off.

I followed others advice, like using dental floss and heating it with a hair dryer, etc., but in the end I had to basically pry it off from the bottom with a taped, flat screwdriver. I figured if there was any scratching, the bottom would be the least likely place for it to be seen. It was really on tight!

I managed to get it off with no damage, plus my new emblem has a bit of a rubber border around it too, which covers the perimemter a little. I'm very pleased with it.

[CoriBug]

I would like to get a new front and rear for Daisy. The dealer already replaced the front for free and the back is peeling really bad now.

[peapodtdi]

Originally Posted by miffmole

I followed others advice, like using dental floss and heating it with a hair dryer, etc., but in the end I had to basically pry it off from the bottom with a taped, flat screwdriver. I figured if there was any scratching, the bottom would be the least likely place for it to be seen. It was really on tight!

I managed to get it off with no damage, plus my new emblem has a bit of a rubber border around it too, which covers the perimemter a little. I'm very pleased with it.

Ok great! I will probably plan on doing it myself since its so expensive for a dealer to do it. Thanks for your help!
I can't believe they are peeling though! I mean its only an 05 and the car had always been garaged with the previous owners. Weird...

[mrchaotica]

Originally Posted by miffmole

Unless I'm wrong, there doesn't appear to be anything that could peel on this emblem.
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The chrome is not one solid piece, but rather sort of a thick metal sticker molded over a plastic core. It definitely won't peel, but it could chip/tear if something hit it.

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Oh they peel. Enough chips = water getting under the chrome = peeling.

[RedThunder94]

jeez that is one thing that really needs to be replaced on our bug, it is peeling so bad that i actually sliced my hand open one day when i closed the hood, ouch! that friggin hurt, i'll prolly peel it off soon though, it keeps getting worse and worse.

[peapodtdi]

Its such a shame! I don't know why they don't put better ones on these pretty cars!

[Cameron_Talley]

I'm guessing these are the newer, non-3D emblems that are peeling? Be warned that the earlier emblems are not immune to issues. Mine are bubbling up.

[MichelleRoze]

I have the non-3D emblems. They SUCK! The rear as peeled completely so you can hardly see the VW symbol. And the front is following close in it's footsteps. Thinking about temporarily using a sharpie or something and coloring in the black until I can afford to get new emblems. I've been told the '06 plus emblems will fit on the cars with the non-3D emblem. That's what I plan to switch to!

[VW Lady Bug]

I'll be switching mine over this weekend from the non-3D to the 3-D now that I have both in hand. But what I noticed with mine when they were "peeling" was that there was a clear sticker film over top of the actual emblem - and that was the only thing peeling. Once I tore that off the emblem at least looked cleaner for the interim.

[surferchick2]

Mine are awful. At first I thought they didn't peel the protective film from it, when I realized they were just messed up. I ordered 3D hood and trunk emblems for 60.00 on Ebay. When I called the dealer, they wanted 70 for the front and 120 for the back!

[Smileybug]

I have the 3-d style emblems...no issues with mine.

[Gus'Dad]

Having the same problems with Gus' front emblem. The back is perfect but the front one looks a little rough. I guess it's from highway travel.

I like the 3-D emblems much better and will probably be upgrading to them in the future. I think VW realized that the non 3-D wasn't such a good idea as they went back to the 3-D ones in '06.

[RedThunder94]

Originally Posted by Smileybug

I have the 3-d style emblems...no issues with mine.

good for you, ours has the original 3-d emblems and the chrome is peeling off and is very sharp, so be wary of it.

[peapodtdi]

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I like the 3-D emblems much better and will probably be upgrading to them in the future. I think VW realized that the non 3-D wasn't such a good idea as they went back to the 3-D ones in '06.[/QUOTE]
What years have the non-3d emblems? Obviously 2005 does since that is what I have.

[Gus'Dad]

I know '04 and '05 have them. I think '03s might as well but I'm not 100% sure about the '03s.