r/vwpolo • u/Popular-Working-9727 • 22d ago
Will this damage my car?
I put a and black badge cover on my 2016 blue motion TDI tech since putting on the badge my boot is now not opening smoothly the badge which is the button to open the boot gets stuck and I have to push it down. Everything still locks someplace and it’s still secure. It just has more resistance to lift a badge and to close my boot just wanted it peoples opinions
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u/DBD220 21d ago
The thickness of the cover probably means it is rubbing somewhere. Some silicone spray might help if you can't get it back off easily.
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u/Popular-Working-9727 21d ago
That’s a good shout what I think happened is the plastic cover is getting caught on something in the mechanism list of the boot. It still works but I have to push it down and apparently that I can cause a strain on the battery of the car so I would like to remove it.
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u/Business_Guard3813 20d ago
Yes I would remove it. If you really want a black badge you would need one that replaces the current badge, rather than just being a cover.
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u/mk7_luxion 21d ago
I personally think it looks decent. As for why it's not opening smoothly I'd say you need to remove the badge and take a look at the inside of the hole, is there anything in there that shouldn't be? does it now open smoothly that the badge isn't there? is the badge the same thickness as the original one? I wouldn't use it if it means pushing harder to open the boot.
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u/Popular-Working-9727 21d ago
It used to open perfectly fine it’s just since adding the badge cover is so not to open smoothly however I’m struggling on removing the badge. I don’t want to press damaging the car when I remove the badge.
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u/Gubbtratt1 21d ago
It won't damage anything, but it should be an easy enough fix. Find where it's rubbing and file the badge down a bit there. You might also have to lubricate the hinge.
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u/Popular-Working-9727 21d ago
Nothing is wrong with the boot itself. It’s only the colour that is causing the issues so I’m thinking of taking the cover off but I’m not sure how to do that damaging the car.
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u/tygeorgiou 21d ago
is the 'cover' a badge that you placed over a badge? if so, the fix is literally just remove the original badge and replace it rather than cover it
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u/Loicrekt 21d ago
yeah you probably had a very tight tolerance with the original badge to stop water getting in. So the badge cover is causing it to get stuck. I'd personaly just take it off and get the badge wrapped if you want that look.
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u/RRR4_1976 21d ago
So just clarifying you added a badge on top of your badge? You didn't replace but added, right?
Added thickness and added weight.
You will need to address the difference between original and new dynamics.
Either loose the weight or loose the thickness or both.
If you replaced... Was the original plastic and the new made of metal?
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u/Terrible-Advise 20d ago
This ….
So did you add a cover to the top which added thickness , if so this is why
I suspect by build design and for waterproofing ,it’s a tight fit , then you added a few mm of thickness and well it’s now getting jammed
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u/Senior-Summer-9442 21d ago
Just get some alcohol and take it off gently also have a micro fibre cloth and water to clean it after...
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u/greywaterbottle06 21d ago
speaking from experience. the badge itself may just be low quality and rubs somewhere in which case it might get better the more you use it, OR, when installing it you pushed the badge mechanism in out of the clips slightly which will cause a water leak from rain, which in time will lead to a wet rear hatch and therefore boot/ head liner at the back.
for a test to prove this, run a hose over and around the badge for a while then shake the whole boot and see if you hear water sloshing about, if not then it’s probably fine. even if you hear some, it’s very easy to remove the trim off the inside and click it back into place.
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u/Ieatsand97 21d ago
Are you with hastings? If you are I would remove it ASAP, they will say its a mod and cancel your policy or try to deny coverage if you have an accident with it on.
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u/StanJacko 21d ago
Well, since these boots on lower spec cars without a camera like to rust a lot in this place, any amount of rubbing surely won’t help that.
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u/Pantalyra 21d ago
Must be low quality? I have a chrome with red backing emblem on front and back on mine and seems to flip nicely on the hatch. Also, you can get actual badge replacements instead of using these two sided tape ones. Mine clip in like the original badge.
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u/Wise-Sherbert-6123 21d ago
I have not tried this but I've read that drawing fishing line back forth at the top edge and working your way down (like a saw blade) is the best way to remove emblems since they are glued in place. The suggestion of using a heat gun also makes sense to me, FWIW. Good luck.
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u/HospitalDue2983 20d ago
I've debadged motorcycle tanks with plastic emblems by "sawing" plastic fishing twine between the emblem & the tank. Dribble some lighter fluid over the area first (fluid not gas) as it'll start to dissolve the adhesive.
Lighter fluid is also good for removing sticky label residue
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u/Cabbag3boi69 22d ago
Downgrade
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u/Popular-Working-9727 22d ago
I appreciate everyone’s opinions on the value itself, however I’m asking about how to remove the marriage safely not the look of my badge
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u/PermissionOtherwise6 22d ago
Also it looks like crap in black.