QUOTE (savindatgas @ Apr 24 2011, 03:19 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=435024

as many people on here have said, i pre sprayed with goof off, slid a fishing line under the letters and in a total of 5 minutes ,
no letters, no glue, rear lid wipped off and clean. done !
looks great very clean rear end..."dont we all like our rears to be clean' lol.
im leaving the "h" though, hyundai made a great car, proud to drive it.

that's pretty slick... personally, I like it when people drive or walk past my car and say "WoW, that's an Elantra??"

 

Looks much better I was going to do that on Saturday after I washed the car but never got around to it. Thankfully my dealer didn't put a badge I hate those the most

 

Yeah I'm going to debage tomorrow... I will just leave the limited tag on though.

 

Did mine with a hair dryer in the winter. No fishing string, just a 2 minute blast and it came right off by hand. In the sun I would guess no tools or goo will be needed.

 

Did mine a couple weeks ago. I love the look of a clean rear .

 

QUOTE (chrisvm31 @ Apr 25 2011, 08:36 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=435750

Did mine a couple weeks ago. I love the look of a clean rear .

Really? I'd put a 'GLS' badge on it if there were one available.

 

Really liking the clean look, I may remove my badges as well over the summer. It will just be a matter of me getting off my lazy butt. haha

 

QUOTE (Gamefreak @ Apr 25 2011, 07:34 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=435840

Really? I'd put a 'GLS' badge on it if there were one available.

Just wondering, did they ever make a GLS badge or logo that's specific to this car.

 

I sure came close to removing the "Elantra" badge and replacing it with an "Avante" one, but thought better of it. LOL However, I did do this: while the dealer was putting on my paper tag, I was taking off their "stick-on" dealer badge. I told him, "It's not your car anymore and I don't allow advertising on MY car for free." :grin:

 

QUOTE (chrisvm31 @ Apr 25 2011, 09:36 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=435750

Did mine a couple weeks ago. I love the look of a clean rear .

Does it leave any noticeable markings or residue? Did you use floss or line? Goo Gone?

 

QUOTE (mailboxmw @ Apr 26 2011, 11:48 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=435986

Does it leave any noticeable markings or residue? Did you use floss or line? Goo Gone?

No noticeable markings at all and no residue. I used dental floss (less abrasive than fishing line) and the tape came right off with the lettering. Goo Gone was not necessary in my case, but if necessary, you could use it.

After removing the letters, I used some rubbing compound and then waxed the entire vehicle (you could just wax where the letters were). Looks great, no scratches and looks much cleaner!

 

QUOTE (mailboxmw @ Apr 26 2011, 08:48 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=435986

Does it leave any noticeable markings or residue? Did you use floss or line? Goo Gone?

goo gone is a adhesive remover, used it just in case, and used fishing line.
fade.no residue at all or paint

 

I like to see Elantra in the back of my car....

 

When I worked in the car business years ago, the mechanics secretly de-badged and then re-badged a car that had been purchased by one of their own. It was the only NISSAN TENSRA in town.

 

QUOTE (silvergls @ Apr 26 2011, 12:41 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=435852

Just wondering, did they ever make a GLS badge or logo that's specific to this car.

http://www.hyundai/forum/lofiversi....php?t7921.html
Sounds like it was discontinued in 2004 as a cost saving measure. Even though it's an upper level trim in Canada, the fact that GLS refers to all non-Limited models in the U.S. likely means Hyundai wasn't going to bother.

 

QUOTE (chrisvm31 @ Apr 26 2011, 12:23 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=436028

No noticeable markings at all and no residue. I used dental floss (less abrasive than fishing line) and the tape came right off with the lettering. Goo Gone was not necessary in my case, but if necessary, you could use it.

After removing the letters, I used some rubbing compound and then waxed the entire vehicle (you could just wax where the letters were). Looks great, no scratches and looks much cleaner!

Debadged last night during a lull of the tornadoes here in Arkansas! Very, very simple. Did not heat up anything. In fact, car was wet and cool. Used dental floss to remove the lettering. Any adhesive simply pulled right off. I then used Goo Gone to clean the resideue, gave a couple of quick wipes and PERFECTION. I removed the Elantra and Limited badges.

Car looks great. Would you print the words WEDDING PHOTO on your wedding photos? Why print Elantra on your car? For you die hard Elantra purists, Elantra is still printed on the top of the bumper shelf by the trunk. Of course, I also left the H logo.

 

QUOTE (mailboxmw @ Apr 27 2011, 10:07 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=436474

Debadged last night during a lull of the tornadoes here in Arkansas! Very, very simple. Did not heat up anything. In fact, car was wet and cool. Used dental floss to remove the lettering. Any adhesive simply pulled right off. I then used Goo Gone to clean the resideue, gave a couple of quick wipes and PERFECTION. I removed the Elantra and Limited badges.

Car looks great. Would you print the words WEDDING PHOTO on your wedding photos? Why print Elantra on your car? For you die hard Elantra purists, Elantra is still printed on the top of the bumper shelf by the trunk. Of course, I also left the H logo.

It's also printed subtly on the right side of the hood deflector I added. :thumbsup:

 

QUOTE (Gamefreak @ Apr 26 2011, 12:34 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=435840

Really? I'd put a 'GLS' badge on it if there were one available.

QUOTE (silvergls @ Apr 26 2011, 01:41 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=435852

Just wondering, did they ever make a GLS badge or logo that's specific to this car.

QUOTE (Okie Rich @ Apr 26 2011, 10:24 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=435972

I sure came close to removing the "Elantra" badge and replacing it with an "Avante" one, but thought better of it. LOL However, I did do this: while the dealer was putting on my paper tag, I was taking off their "stick-on" dealer badge. I told him, "It's not your car anymore and I don't allow advertising on MY car for free." :grin:

I put a GLS emblem on mine not long after I got it. Ordered it off e-bay for nearly nothing and it shipped from Korea. It was from the previous model I think. I have since debaged the Elantra and GLS emblems from the rear of the car and am waiting for my new Avante and M16GDI emblems to arrive from Korea. I ordered them a couple of weeks ago and they should be here soon. They serve no purpose, but i think Avante just rolls off the tongue nicer.

 

QUOTE (unknown_eyes @ Apr 27 2011, 11:19 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=436577

I put a GLS emblem on mine not long after I got it. Ordered it off e-bay for nearly nothing and it shipped from Korea. It was from the previous model I think. I have since debaged the Elantra and GLS emblems from the rear of the car and am waiting for my new Avante and M16GDI emblems to arrive from Korea. I ordered them a couple of weeks ago and they should be here soon. They serve no purpose, but i think Avante just rolls off the tongue nicer.

Is the 'S' in 'GLS' a different colour, or is that just the reflection?

 

QUOTE (Gamefreak @ Apr 27 2011, 06:29 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=436838

Is the 'S' in 'GLS' a different colour, or is that just the reflection?

Must just be a reflection. All the letters are chrome.

 

QUOTE (unknown_eyes @ Apr 27 2011, 01:19 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=436577

I put a GLS emblem on mine not long after I got it. Ordered it off e-bay for nearly nothing and it shipped from Korea. It was from the previous model I think. I have since debaged the Elantra and GLS emblems from the rear of the car and am waiting for my new Avante and M16GDI emblems to arrive from Korea. I ordered them a couple of weeks ago and they should be here soon. They serve no purpose, but i think Avante just rolls off the tongue nicer.

I'm going to debadge mine, but I may get the 'Avante' badge in the future. I saw it on a White Elantra and it looks good. Did you get it off Ebay?

 

Possible stupid question....

Does the Hyundai logo come off just as easy? Not sure I want to remove it but I was wondering if it is just 'stuck' on as well or if that one leaves a hole.

 

QUOTE (CalgaryGL @ Apr 28 2011, 12:31 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=437254

Possible stupid question....

Does the Hyundai logo come off just as easy? Not sure I want to remove it but I was wondering if it is just 'stuck' on as well or if that one leaves a hole.

It would leave two holes.

 

QUOTE (mailboxmw @ Apr 27 2011, 10:07 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=436474

Debadged last night during a lull of the tornadoes here in Arkansas! Very, very simple. Did not heat up anything. In fact, car was wet and cool. Used dental floss to remove the lettering. Any adhesive simply pulled right off. I then used Goo Gone to clean the resideue, gave a couple of quick wipes and PERFECTION. I removed the Elantra and Limited badges.

Car looks great. Would you print the words WEDDING PHOTO on your wedding photos? Why print Elantra on your car? For you die hard Elantra purists, Elantra is still printed on the top of the bumper shelf by the trunk. Of course, I also left the H logo.

Are you OK in Arkansas? I saw all the storms damage on the news, in Alabama is the worst I think. Is your Elantra OK I'm so glad we only have hard winters in Canada, we rarely have such storms, calm country.

 

QUOTE (Xion Nider @ Apr 28 2011, 11:58 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=437270

Are you OK in Arkansas? I saw all the storms damage on the news, in Alabama is the worst I think. Is your Elantra OK I'm so glad we only have hard winters in Canada, we rarely have such storms, calm country.

We're good. The national news concerning the Vilonia tornado started about 15 miles from me. The tornado the hit our airbase started 2 blocks from me. Wasn't very big but still glad I had pulled the car into the garage with all the limbs and hail.