How hard is it to go badgeless

 

its not. heat gun. razor blade. steady hand. patience.

 

No razor blade - too risky. Heat gun, Goo Gone, and fishing line to remove the badges. Goo Gone, microfiber towels, possibly rubbing compound, and a lot of determination to get rid of the residue, then wax/polish and maybe a high-speed buffer to get rid of the ghosting.

 

Are we talking about the front or rear?

Badge less grille is easy as heck to replace. The hardest part is modifying the hood latch since you'll have to bend it down and add some new attachment that comes with the grille.

 

This. Totally worth the effort.

Leave the rings of glory though.

 

ive never had a problem with the razor. just got to be careful. but for the faint of heart, get some fishing line . if you have access to a die-grinder you can buy rubber wheels at any auto body supply store. takes all adhesive and residue off without goo-gone or anything. just have to be careful you dont get crazy with it because you can burn through the clear coat. this is what i used, worked like a charm. just a light buff afterwards and a wash/wax and its like the badges were never even there.

 

i both agree and disagree with both of you. when i worked as an automotive detailer, we used plastic razor blades

 

dont do razors... u dont wanna risk putting a scratch on your paint... the way i did mine was i used fishing line and after i got the badges off i soaked em in goo gone and rubbed off the adhesive... it takes lots of patience so dont expect all of it to be gone in 10 minutes... if you want you can search up videos on youtube to get an idea... search up "debadging a car" and you'll see what i mean...

heres a sample of a debadged b5 (my b5 )

 

yes indeed... never debadge the rings... it looks horrible without the rings in my opinion...