OK, my '05 SS has the "Official Pace Car" Badges. I love the way they look, but i've been told by a few people that the car would look nicer without them. 1. Do most people leave them on or does the car lose value or anything for removing them? and 2. If i did remove them would i have to worry about the paint underneath looking faded? I myself would like to leave them on, but being new to the Monte Carlo i'm not sure what to do.

TOM

 

LEAVE THEM ON, THATS JUST MY OPINION, REMOVED MINE AND THEM PUT THEM BACK IT LOOKED BETTER, JUST FOUND THESE PHOTO'S OF MY NEW TRUCK THE DAY AFTER KARTINA,
ALSO WHAT WAS LEFT OF MY HOUSE MOVED MY MONTE AND WAS COMING BACK FOR TRUCK TOO LATE ONLY HAD 300 MILES ON IT.

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As far as looks go, I think all cars look better without the badges. I don't think it will lower the value that much if at all. I took the rear ones off of my monte. Mine is 4 years old and there was no paint fade. If you do take them off here is the procedure:

1. Spray on some 3M adhesive remover and let it run into the badges. Hold a rag underneath the badges so the adhesive remover doesn't run down the car.
2. Use dental floss or fishing line to take the badges off. Hold one end in each hand and use a saw motion to cut as close to the paint of the car as you can while going across the underneath of the badge.
3. Since mine were so old, I had alot of sticky residue left over. I used lighter fluid and strong shop paper towels to get the residue off.

 

Thank you both for your opinions. I'm giving serious consideration to removing them, but they just look so damn nice right now! And also Thanks Yellow_Monte for the instructions.

TOM

 

Hi Tom, I Like the clean/ghost look without badges, but if I had
a special or limited edition, I think I would leave them on for
future resale. Your `ride ~ your decision. Post some pic's.
Safe/Happy Miles 2 U, `Space

 

Ya I guess if you are going to sell the car sometime in the future you might want to leave them. That was not a consideration for me because I will be driving my car till it falls apart.

 

I have decided to leave my badges on. The red against the Silver looks good on my car I think...

 

my car is in the shop getting painted as we speak and i told tem to leave them all off

 

I just got my monte carlo yesterday and today i took all the badges off. I personally think the car looks much cleaner with them off. But mine is also just the regular Z34. As for a limited edition car, i might keep them on. It might hurt the resale value, but it's really your own opinion. do what you think looks best. If you like them on, I would keep them on, because odds are as soon as you take them off, you're gonna wish you didn't.

 

keep them