vehicross emblem?

[nfpgasmask]

Hey, I debadged when I got mine last May. I took all the badges off with a hair dryer and some dental floss. It was not difficult, a little painful on the fingers, but not difficult.

Once I got the badges off, there was some residue, which I think was actually just dirt that had piled up around the badges over the years. The first thing I did after I debadged was to wash the VX thoroughly, then I used a clay bar to remove the chunks of residue. This took some time, but in the end it took off all the crud. Then, I was left with a little ghosting. And in my case, the worst spot was on the left side, where the big logo was. The rear ISUZU logo ghosting became almost completely invisible after about 5 washings. The 3.5 L logo ghostings were gone almost instantly after the clay bar and a wash or two. It was the side logos that gave me trouble.

Anyway, long story short, last week I Zymoled my entire VX, and now I pretty much can't see ANYTHING. I mean, I would have to move my head around in direct sunlight to even make out a hint of what might have been a little ghosting. My point? The ghosting is basically 100% gone now.

So debadge away!!!! Nocturnal, I can't believe you haven't debadged already, being a goth-meister and all in your Ebony!!!

IMHO, if you have an Ebony or a PROTON, you DEFINITELY should debadge!

:0 Bart

PS - Look at my website for some pics of my debadged VX.

nocturnal, if you do end up debadging, let me know how it goes, the rear isuzu is all thats left of the isuzu logos (front and wheels are gone now) and i really want to remove it, but dont want to end up with ghost lettering, so im curious to see how much your paint has faded

[Ldub]

Bart,

Your VX Madness link is broken...FYI

[nfpgasmask]

Fixed! Sorry, I changed it in my profile but forgot my sig...

Thanks for letting me know.

Bart

Bart,

Your VX Madness link is broken...FYI

[nocturnalVX]

So debadge away!!!! Nocturnal, I can't believe you haven't debadged already, being a goth-meister and all in your Ebony!!!

Well Bart, it seems I am one of those VXers that is proud to own (and show off) the coolest ISUZU 4x4. Hell, I've even still got the 2 Moab Zu' Zoo stickers on the VX! You can see them in my pics. Yup, it's an ISUZU. Family to the Trooper, Rodeo, and Amigo... all great off-roaders, not just grocery getters. The only reason I am considering de-badging at all is due to the peeling problem. When, & if, I debadge my VehiCROSS I may wish I'd done it long ago, but for now it's a rolling tribute to ISUZU and a kick in the jewels to Jeep.

[Chopper]

the area on the back door "becomes" larger and clumsy looking, and the half-moon camera mount (with no camera) becomes more of an oddity, when you pull the letters off. Shaving the half moon would help some. That spot always looks so naked, to my eye, with the ISUZU off... and I'm certainly not gonna stick someone elses name on there. I notice alot of people struggling with the "Vehicross" as if it were a Welsh word, most get it wrong...but then this is Florida. Seems to me this car is already somewhat unknown even with the badges but Isuzu in many minds equals Suzuki/Kia/that sort of thing.

[nfpgasmask]

That's funny how you say people struggle with the word. When I went to the parts yard to pick up that windshield for Biju, the guy behind the counter yelled to a guy in the back, "You got that windshield for the VeRRyCross ready?" with a thick southern accent. It made me chuckle.

Bart

the area on the back door "becomes" larger and clumsy looking, and the half-moon camera mount (with no camera) becomes more of an oddity, when you pull the letters off. Shaving the half moon would help some. That spot always looks so naked, to my eye, with the ISUZU off... and I'm certainly not gonna stick someone elses name on there. I notice alot of people struggling with the "Vehicross" as if it were a Welsh word, most get it wrong...but then this is Florida. Seems to me this car is already somewhat unknown even with the badges but Isuzu in many minds equals Suzuki/Kia/that sort of thing.

[VCrossfan]

Another Choice

the area on the back door "becomes" larger and clumsy looking, and the half-moon camera mount (with no camera) becomes more of an oddity, when you pull the letters off. Shaving the half moon would help some. That spot always looks so naked, to my eye, with the ISUZU off... and I'm certainly not gonna stick someone elses name on there. I notice alot of people struggling with the "Vehicross" as if it were a Welsh word, most get it wrong...but then this is Florida. Seems to me this car is already somewhat unknown even with the badges but Isuzu in many minds equals Suzuki/Kia/that sort of thing.

[Pghachey]

I didn't have much choice in taking off the rear "ISUZU" logo, as it was already removed when I bought my VX in January. Since I'm a huge Iowa Hawkeye fan, I put a nice "HAWKEYES" decal where the Isuzu was. I dressed it up with a couple of TigerHawk logos (just like the football team have on their helmets) on either side. It fits perfect, sorry I don't have any pictures to share, and most people around here compliment my loyalties.
It is HAWKEYE country, someday more people will recognize us as one of the premiere college sports programs in the country, both men and women. Sorry about the rambling, I just got done putting my new WeatherTech window visors on and I'm kinda excited. Someday I will get ahold of a digital camera and put some pictures of my Kaiser on here. Your mods are all great, in my opinion.

[Chopper]

Yeah, that might be the best solution I've seen. Maybe if the Vehicross were in some sort of script... I keep meaning to order one of the titanium VXs (VXes?) That is a brilliant solution, now if we could come up with one so elegantly simple for the back. Wayne

[nfpgasmask]

Get one of those Titanium VX badges while you can, they are A LOT nicer than you would think. It really looks nice next to the fangs also, matches perfectly...

Bart

Yeah, that might be the best solution I've seen. Maybe if the Vehicross were in some sort of script... I keep meaning to order one of the titanium VXs (VXes?) That is a brilliant solution, now if we could come up with one so elegantly simple for the back. Wayne

[nfpgasmask]

That's cool. I didn't debadge because I have anything against Isuzu, I just love the all black uniform look. It just becomes so stealthy...

Bart

PS - Here! Here! for kicking Jeep in the nads. If I wasn't obcessed with keeping my VX all black, I would put a sticker on the back that says:

"You're right, I DON'T understand"

Well Bart, it seems I am one of those VXers that is proud to own (and show off) the coolest ISUZU 4x4. Hell, I've even still got the 2 Moab Zu' Zoo stickers on the VX! You can see theme in my pics. Yup, it's an ISUZU. Family to the Trooper, Rodeo, and Amigo... all great off-roaders, not just grocery getters. The only reason I am considering de-badging at all is due to the peeling problem. When, & if, I debadge my VehiCROSS I may wish I'd done it long ago, but for now it's a rolling tribute to ISUZU and a kick in the jewels to Jeep.

[WormGod]

Wouldnt have been so bad if the emblem wasnt large enough to see by aircraft.