I removed mine. Looks so much better. It is easy to remove. Just take your time. If you have a heat gun, or hair dryer, that will speed up the process.

 

I haven't removed the emblem off mine (never really thought to i guess), but here's a trick that i've used to remove ones on other cars, as well as motorcycle reflectors. Dental Floss. Sounds weird, but just get a long strand or two and use a firm "sawing" action. You'll want to have some kind of cleaner to take care of whatever adhesive was holding it on (some kind of glue maybe?) Post up- and let us know how it worked. :2thumbsup:

 

I bedlined mine black.

I took the old one off by heating it up with a hair dryer.

Then I ordered a new one that comes with adhesive backing on it which makes it easier to put on the Jeep. I sanded it and sprayed it then put it on. Been a year, still holding.

 

I removed mine today and it looks a lot better. The reason is, is that the emblem is too big for the grille area and clearly looks like a stuck on afterthought.

I tried the fishing line/dental floss trick but the line kept braking. Instead I used a plastic putty knife with a bevel point (flat side towards the paint) and carefully worked it and then used Goo Gone, a paper towel and a fingernail to get rid of the remaining foam adhesive. Total time was about 10 minutes. One thing I did when using the Goo Gone is to put one hand inside the grille so that when I presssed with the paper towel, I could support the area of the grille I was working on from behind.

Only thing that sucks for me, is that there are several lines in the paint where the emblems once were. I guess the paint was still wet when they stuck mine on or something.

Do it, you wont be sorry but if for some odd reason you want to put it back on, the emblems come off intact so I guess you could still glue them back on.

 

Anyone know where you can get Raised Black 'Jeep' emblems? Not the stickers... the raised ones...

 

I've seen 'em in quadratec or 4wd..just went to both and did search...results were not for emblems. I saw them in the paper catalog. Towards the back in the restoration area. Several styles too.

 

I pulled mine off and removed the glue with Sticker remover I got from Advance Auto. Be careful when putting an edge under the letters and don't let the letter dig into the opposite side. The grille is just plastic.

 

Hair dryer and plastic bondo putty knife did the trick easily...

Now anyone know of anyone selling black ones?

 

hell it is easy enough to paint the ones that come with the jeep- pull them off, scuff them up and paint them, then glue them back on. why spend $40 for something that takes 20 minutes and a little rattlecan paint?

 

Why have it on there at all? I mean, if someone is so dumb that they need their Jeep to say "JEEP" on the front to know that it is a Jeep - maybe they should be driving something they can more easily recognize.

 

I removed mine with floss, but it broke several times. Residue I got off of there with adhesive remover solvent. Afterwards, you could see... at an angle, where the letters where... that is until I washed and then waxed it really good.... with old-fashioned paste wax.

Sorry no pics to post right now, but can later if wanted... my JK is black and agree, they look much better with no "JEEP" stuck on there...

 

This forum's name needs to be changed to: Please tell me how stupid you feel my technical request is...

OP, I don't know about buying them, but here is info on painting the logo. http://jkowners.com/forum/showthread.php?p=43171#post43171

 

I replaced mine with something different.

Used a thin zip tie to remove the factory letters and then replaced it with this for a different look

 

Took mine off today! My heatgun has a scraper attachment and it was easy as pie. Took me 5 minutes total to remove, goof off to get adhesive off, and a little Maguires Gold Class wax to finish it off....I like it.:cheers2:

 

Has anyone painted theirs? Thinking about painting mine black since the chrome is peeling.

 

A security guard put on a ticket they got that I had a Honda. So I took it to the security guard's office, and said I don't own a Honda they revoked the ticket :2thumbsup::2thumbsup:

 

Yeah, there's something to be said for $8/hr employees.

 

Maybe I'll just put a few 'HUMMER' emblems on my Jeep... that will confuse people and get me out of tickets as well... hmmmm.

 

You can try using Plastidip to 'blacken' the emblem.

However, the new "Altitude" for 2012 has a stock black JEEP emblem. You can get it real cheap at www.JustForJeeps.com

http://www.justforjeeps.com/bljehoba.html

I just got mine in the mail the other day and I'll be putting it on this weekend.

 

However, the new "Altitude" for 2012 has a stock black JEEP emblem. You can get it real cheap at www.JustForJeeps.com

http://www.justforjeeps.com/bljehoba.html

I just got mine in the mail the other day and I'll be putting it on this weekend.

Just picked mine up yesterday

 

Looks really nice! Now only if they would offer a blacked out trail rated badge as well as black door locks. :>

 

ebay has them

 

Zombie thread.

 

Yeah, but with J33p3r5's find(blackened Hood Badge) I'm happy it was brought back to life!!

 

Anyone remove the chrome jeep emblem on the grille?How difficult is it to remove and can you hurt the plastic grille?

I just pulled it off with pliers.

 

Pulled mine off with fishing line..painted satin black..then reinstalled with 3M double sided tape.

 

I did the same as lowendrider, used fishing line to "saw" it off, cleaned the tape off the back, scuffed it up, then sprayed it with satin black. I used 3m 2 sided tape to put it back on.

 

Why bother with all this trouble? You can simply BUY matter black Jeep emblems now from Jeep for $9.95 that will be much better than any home paint job and hold up better.

 

Plasti dip

I would plasti-dip the emblem before even thinking of removing/ replacing it.

I'm not a plasti-dip freak like so many are becoming. I did my grill and though it looked like crap because it was more shiny in parts. I ripped it all off except for the Logo and it has stayed on really good. It comes out as very fine textured matte finish.

You can find Plasti-dip at almost any hardware store's spray paint isle. It comes in 2 kinds you want the one that has a spray cap

I'm starting to really like the look of the emblem removed.