removing bowtie emblems

[elacher10]

do you have to remove the whole bumper to take off the front bowtie and how do you remove the back one? let me know

thanks

 

[elacher10]

i have a 2007 tahoe if this helps. i want to paint my bowties black and i see that the bumer and grill are just one piece.

 

[mikew2069]

i have a 2007 tahoe if this helps. i want to paint my bowties black and i see that the bumer and grill are just one piece.

Front bowtie (EASY): Open the hood. Stick your hand behind the bowtie and you will feel two 10mm speedbolts that need to be removed. Once removed, just pull the bowtie off w/ minimal effort as there is a little adhesive holding it on.

Rear bowtie (PITA): You have to get fishing line or something to pry behind the bowtie which is stuck on w/ some strong A$$ adhesive. Also while you are doing this, you have to be very careful not to break two little pins that go from the bowtie to the tahoe (you will know what these are once you take off the front). If you do break them, its not a big deal. I broke mine b/c no one told me about them, but it doesn't really matter. They just make reinstalling the bowties straight a lot easier.

Good Luck!

 

[elacher10]

yeah i tried to take off the front one with a 10mm socket and it kept slipping like the socket was to big. what did you use to take your off. and thanks for the info.

 

[TYLER07HOE]

what did you use to reinstall the rear bowtie?? thanks

 

[elacher10]

havent gotten that far yet.

 

[mikew2069]

yeah i tried to take off the front one with a 10mm socket and it kept slipping like the socket was to big. what did you use to take your off. and thanks for the info.

You just have to get back there and press the socket pretty decent and expect to make very small turns. At first it will seem like you aren't moving it, but it really is moving a bit....

 

[mikew2069]

what did you use to reinstall the rear bowtie?? thanks

I just went to the auto store and bought some liquid emblem adhesive....

 

[Rich2007Z71]

what did you use to reinstall the rear bowtie?? thanks

My new one came with two strips of double sided tape already on. I added another 7-8 strips to help insure adhesion. And I pressed firmly for a couple of minutes to help hold on. Be careful lining it back up - the new ones don't have the two male ends to fit into the holes so you have to line it up by eye.

 

[elacher10]

sweet!!! thanks a bunch for the info. i am about to work on those emblems tomorrow.

 

[73shark]

sweet!!! thanks a bunch for the info. i am about to work on those emblems tomorrow.

On the rear one, you can separate the gold bowtie from the chrome base and have a chrome bowtie. Or you can paint the gold part and reuse it. You can use a credit card to carefully remove the gold part without breaking as it's held on with a small amount of silicone.

 

[elacher10]

thanks!!! did you use a heat gun or blow dryer to help melting the silicone?

 

[73shark]

thanks!!! did you use a heat gun or blow dryer to help melting the silicone?

Nope. Just used a credit card (sample, not real. Knew they had to be good for something) and slipped it under gently and just worked it around very carefully to avoid breaking the gold bowtie.