emblems

[blkcamry94]

What is the easiest way to remove the emblems on the back of a camry?

[m52go]

from my prior research, easiest thing to do is take a blowdrier and blow the badges for a little while and then use dental floss to peel them off REALLY REALLY slowly. it's important that you're patient with that last part to avoid permanent marks on the paint. im sure there's many others on this forum who can speak from experience, though ... please correct me if im wrong

[LazyAccent]

Yeah i just took a hair dryer and heated them up for a bit until they could be peeled and used some fishing line i had some laying around....

then to clean off the rest of the adhesive residue i used goo gone. but be aware they are pegged so you'll have holes in your trunk.

[blkcamry94]

how big are the holes

[EEngineer]

tooth pick sized, small but very noticeable

[blkcamry94]

what's the easiest way to fill them or how much would it cost roughly at a body shop

[eddie926]

+1 for fishing line. I did mine last August when it was 90+ degrees out. Let my car bake in the sun for a few hours and then didn't need a blow dryer. The tape heated up in the sun and the fishing line sliced right through.

Some gen3/3.5s have the Toyota and LE, XLE, V6 emblems pegged. Some have them just taped. There were several threads on this topic. I don't know if we ever figured out what determined which ones were pegged and which ones weren't.

The big Cowboy/Sombrero badge on the trunk lid is always pegged. On the 3.5s, the C A M R Y letters are pegged.

[Black95Cam]

Originally Posted by eddie926

+1 for fishing line. I did mine last August when it was 90+ degrees out. Let my car bake in the sun for a few hours and then didn't need a blow dryer. The tape heated up in the sun and the fishing line sliced right through.

Some gen3/3.5s have the Toyota and LE, XLE, V6 emblems pegged. Some have them just taped. There were several threads on this topic. I don't know if we ever figured out what determined which ones were pegged and which ones weren't.

The big Cowboy/Sombrero badge on the trunk lid is always pegged. On the 3.5s, the C A M R Y letters are pegged.

+2. did the same thing with mine. but i left the logo, and the C A M R Y since i didnt want it to be completely naked in the rear.

[eddie926]

Originally Posted by Black95Cam

+2. did the same thing with mine. but i left the logo, and the C A M R Y since i didnt want it to be completely naked in the rear.

Yep. I left the sombrero and the C A M R Y also. In my case it wasn't cause I didn't want to be naked. I just didn't want the hassle and expense of filling the holes and painting.

I had a strange mix of "gold package" emblems and chrome. My C A M R Y letters were chrome and all the rest of the emblems were gold. I really didn't care for the gold on my red paint. Also had gold pinstripe, and a black tape dealer emblem above the Toyota emblem. I debadged, then replaced the gold sombreros, front and rear, with new chrome ones, and removed the pinstripe and dealer emblem.

Here's my rear end...

Before


After


Well, OK, technically it's my Camry's rear end. Nobody would want to see mine

[blkcamry94]

so it's safe to say that on the 94 only the sombrero is pegged

[eddie926]

Originally Posted by blkcamry94

so it's safe to say that on the 94 only the sombrero is pegged

Not necessarily. It's possible that your Toyota or LE emblems are pegged. Some cars have 'em pegged. Some don't. It wasn't based on year. Somebody suggested it might be Japanese vs. American built. Somebody suggested it might be dealer add on "gold package" vs. factory chrome. Don't think anyone ever determined for sure how to tell.

Question is, do you want to remove them if they're pegged and you have to fill and paint? If yes, then just do it. If no, then you may want to inspect closely and see if you can tell if yours are pegged or not.

If you decide to remove and they are pegged, your job may be slightly more difficult since you won't be able to just start at one side and slice all the way across. Still not a big deal. With my sombrero emblem I just worked it from all sides til I had cut as much tape as I could, then pried it off gently.

[eyeball96]

I recently removed the emblems on my kentucky built 94 SE and the toyota wasn't pegged, but the V6 and SE was, and as always the sombaro was too!

My 96 (kentucky built) Camry, only the Sombaro and the individual CAMRY letters on the center panel were pegged!

[eddie926]

Originally Posted by eyeball96

I recently removed the emblems on my kentucky built 94 SE and the toyota wasn't pegged, but the V6 and SE was, and as always the sombaro was too!

My 96 (kentucky built) Camry, only the Sombaro and the individual CAMRY letters on the center panel were pegged!

Yep. I think there was a magic decoder ring somewhere that decided which ones got pegged and which ones didn't

[EEngineer]

if u find a pegged emblem....just take it off and stick a TRD emblem over it =D

[Terakita]

I have a 92 LE and when i debadged everything they were all pegged. TOYOTA had 2 holes, sombrero had 4 I believe and LE had 2......just used dental floss, took like 30 minutes

painted them black and put on a clear coat....looks pretty good, but i botched up some wit glue