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If your in the market for some C pillar (near the fuel cap) badges and have had a look on ebay, you'll find they are a very reasonable £40 for the pair....well Eurospares sell the for £7 each, Item 58:
http://www.eurospares.co.uk/partTable.asp?M=3&Mo=494&A=2&B=19432&S=
I found that the best thing to do is position the gas flap side first as you are limited by the flap position.
You only get one go at getting this right, and you need to remove all the traces of wax and dirt from the body to get a proper fix. The best thing to use is Zippo lighter fluid you can get from any newsagents for under a quid. Don't leave it on the paintwork for to long.
If you get some masking tape, create a border to exactly fit the badge into, the same widths both side making sure the arrow points forward.
You also need to get the badge at the correct horizontal level or rotation.
What I did was to place masking tape from the top and bottom of the recess, extending to the tail of the car. The 2 tape lines should cross at a point down towards the end of the rear wing, near the tail lights. This crossing or perspective point, should be used to put a third piece of tape from that crossing back to the arrow level.
This will then ensure both sides are consistent.
I know this is a bit fussy, but this is how I was taught to do it when I was a sign writer, many moons ago.
Hope this helps
http://www.eurospares.co.uk/partTable.asp?M=3&Mo=494&A=2&B=19432&S=
I found that the best thing to do is position the gas flap side first as you are limited by the flap position.
You only get one go at getting this right, and you need to remove all the traces of wax and dirt from the body to get a proper fix. The best thing to use is Zippo lighter fluid you can get from any newsagents for under a quid. Don't leave it on the paintwork for to long.
If you get some masking tape, create a border to exactly fit the badge into, the same widths both side making sure the arrow points forward.
You also need to get the badge at the correct horizontal level or rotation.
What I did was to place masking tape from the top and bottom of the recess, extending to the tail of the car. The 2 tape lines should cross at a point down towards the end of the rear wing, near the tail lights. This crossing or perspective point, should be used to put a third piece of tape from that crossing back to the arrow level.
This will then ensure both sides are consistent.
I know this is a bit fussy, but this is how I was taught to do it when I was a sign writer, many moons ago.
Hope this helps
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