Facelift Grille Badge - obscure question - Page 2

hogweed · 7th September 2020, 17:38

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Originally Posted by rab60bit

The old decal can be easily removed by applying a low heat (hair dryer on 'high' or electric heat gun on 'low') and just peeling off when heated through (be careful not to blister the 'chrome' grill surround).

Sorry, I didn’t explain properly – the older style badge I fitted is bigger than the recess for the new kind, so I glued the larger badge over the smaller recess with NMN… looked great till its finish started to fail too.

Arctic · 7th September 2020, 18:20

You can get these 3D type which quite a few members have fitted in the past, including myself on my first Tourer.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/rover-75-...IAAOSwoBtW3eMV

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/rover-75-...IAAOSwoBtW3eMV

Jdwoodhou · 9th September 2020, 18:41

Thanks, actually I have one, but up to now wanted to keep the car looking original. However, since it looks like the correct facelift badges aren’t available maybe I will cut a lug off the back and use it after all!

Unless, of course, I remove the grey badge very very carefully and see if I can get it copied...am I taking this too seriously?

trebor · 9th September 2020, 19:31

There are original facelift badges for a tenner on e bay just search on Rover 75 grille badge

Midas · 9th September 2020, 20:28

We had someone ask for a face lift badge insert not so long back, the customer was quite pleased with it, didn't know these where a hard part to get.

rab60bit · 10th September 2020, 22:34

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Originally Posted by Midas

We had someone ask for a face lift badge insert not so long back, the customer was quite pleased with it, didn't know these where a hard part to get.

Isn't that a V8 grill badge (aka 3D badge). The proper OEM facelift badge for a 75 is just a thin self adhesive decal - perhaps the same colourways and motif as the V8 jobby (the one supplied by Jezzer on here has some subtle colour/shading variations) but still just a snug fit in the chromed grill recess.

Midas · 11th September 2020, 08:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by rab60bit

Isn't that a V8 grill badge (aka 3D badge). The proper OEM facelift badge for a 75 is just a thin self adhesive decal - perhaps the same colourways and motif as the V8 jobby (the one supplied by Jezzer on here has some subtle colour/shading variations) but still just a snug fit in the chromed grill recess.

This one was domed at customers request

, they can just be the motif without the gel, in my experience there isn't really a good vector out there that can be used to create the badge so I imagine like me the printers have to draw them from scratch to get the highest quality print, I haven't seen Jezzers work as of yet but sounds like he is doing a top notch job with the OE badges.

Arctic · 11th September 2020, 08:47

I am intending to put this on my front grill once i have painted it sati black.

1

It will match the rear badge on the tail gate.

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cantabro75 · 11th September 2020, 13:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Midas

We had someone ask for a face lift badge insert not so long back, the customer was quite pleased with it, didn't know these where a hard part to get.

could be nice with the Viking Ship and ROVER in gold instead of silver, as the old P6 , SD1, 800,,etc

hogweed · 16th September 2020, 17:55

Well, I managed to get mine off, and one of the ones Arctic suggested ordered.

I mean, I don't see anything much wrong with the one I had, but...

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9th September 2020, 19:31	#14
trebor This is my second home Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur SE & MG ZT Saloon 190 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Coven Posts: 12,522 Thanks: 526 Thanked 1,877 Times in 885 Posts	There are original facelift badges for a tenner on e bay just search on Rover 75 grille badge __________________ www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk Robs Car Gallery Coven near Wolverhampton WV9 2000 Cowley Built Rover 75 2.0 V6 Club SE/ Atlantic Blue/ Sandstone/Walnut (daily driver) 2003 Land Rover Freelander 1 TD4 HSE Helsinki Blue/Black Leather (swmbo daily driver)

9th September 2020, 20:28	#15
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11th September 2020, 08:47	#18
Arctic Give to Learn Freelander 2 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 18,700 Thanks: 1,155 Thanked 6,407 Times in 3,874 Posts	I am intending to put this on my front grill once i have painted it sati black. 1 It will match the rear badge on the tail gate. 2 __________________ Arctic Givology Learn to Give Everything is Achievable ad altiora tendo. Check out our Nano meet dates http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/ http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/index.php?thepage=howto " You do the work , we supply the expertise "

16th September 2020, 17:55	#20
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