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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: brookesb32 on November 02, 2012, 07:44:54 am

Title: What to do with rear badge
Post by: brookesb32 on November 02, 2012, 07:44:54 am
So, I bought a later style mk5 rear badge handle / mechanism that was missing the badge as it had been pulled off. I planned to just put a mk4 badge on it instead then sell it on but that is a little too raised underneath so doesn't look quite right (even though I know someone on here has managed it so must work)

Anyway I can get another type of badge that will stick on and look good I think, but I am also toying with the idea of just wrapping the black mechanism part (that the badge would attach on to) with some vinyl carbon fibre look stuff then sticking a rabbit badge in the middle or even GTI letters - just to be a bit different - before flogging it on the eBay

Just wondered what people thought would work best? I thought the later could be quite unusual  :smiley:
Title: Re: What to do with rear badge
Post by: brookesb32 on November 03, 2012, 03:17:37 pm
noone  :ashamed:
Title: Re: What to do with rear badge
Post by: Nodz on November 03, 2012, 03:26:20 pm
I believe the mk6 chrome badge fits and it can be bought seperate rather than the whole mech

Part Number: 5K0853 630 B ULM

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-New-VW-VOLKSWAGEN-REAR-BADGE-Emblem-Golf-VI-2009-Hatchback-GTI-TDI-/280972320990?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D3201502578491628185%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D180843465263%26

Title: Re: What to do with rear badge
Post by: brookesb32 on November 03, 2012, 03:42:28 pm
I believe the mk6 chrome badge fits and it can be bought seperate rather than the whole mech

Part Number: 5K0853 630 B ULM

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-New-VW-VOLKSWAGEN-REAR-BADGE-Emblem-Golf-VI-2009-Hatchback-GTI-TDI-/280972320990?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D3201502578491628185%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D180843465263%26



Cheers Nodz. I had thought about that but it also has some vertical fixing brackets underneath which wouldn't match up  :sad1: plus that would cost a bit too much  :signLOL:

I think i may go with some cool vinyl over the whole badge and bit below it and see if that gets any takers on ebay  :driver:
Title: Re: What to do with rear badge
Post by: MC71 on November 03, 2012, 10:30:23 pm
Just a thought.....

Why not prep/sand/fill/sand and paint or spray the plastic part in a gloss black and then stick some of these vinyl stickers inserts on. As you don't have the Chrome VW emblem, might give the "appearance" of an emblem.  Would look different (very flat to the car) and might look ok (might look naff on the other hand)  :laugh:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Red-VW-Volkswagen-Rear-Badge-Vinyl-Euro-Insert-Sticker-MK5-MK6-GTI-R32-EOS-GOLF-/320989862858?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4abc7c9bca

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1049.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs399%2Fmcaborn%2Fccaca70c15e1e85059364192484e4cf2.jpg&hash=805f389d5869b42516371ede14c23830f4fa732b)
Title: Re: What to do with rear badge
Post by: brookesb32 on November 03, 2012, 10:39:32 pm
I have a vw emblem, mk4 badge, just didn't seem to fit as well as I would like to sell on. However, a bit similar to what you suggest I have ordered some brushed steel vinyl which I am going to wrap over the emblem and part of the underneath mechanism so that it is a bit different - could look good could look naff  :grin:
Title: Re: What to do with rear badge
Post by: MC71 on November 03, 2012, 10:56:13 pm
^^^^ don't know unless you try, could look the business!  :happy2:
Title: Re: What to do with rear badge
Post by: scopes on November 03, 2012, 11:24:12 pm
Give it a try & get some pics up  :happy2:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fyy295%2FScopes_GTI%2FIMAG0136.jpg&hash=e4cea3834091ac5a9cece1bfc855ca2d20627647)

Thats what did, just to be different !
Title: Re: What to do with rear badge
Post by: brookesb32 on November 04, 2012, 10:02:57 am
Very nice scopes! And as mc71 says you never know  :drinking:
Title: Re: What to do with rear badge
Post by: brookesb32 on November 06, 2012, 09:05:04 pm
Well the vinyl has arrived and my first plan is to wrap over the top of the badge and the layer underneath (which is only stuck to the main mechanism itself anyway) and see what happens  :grin:

Should probably get this moved to the exterior mod section at this rate  :signLOL:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1193.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa358%2FBrookesb32%2FE5412BCE-2A4D-445F-99B1-60171BC53059-1712-000001B15AE4C96A.jpg&hash=2fad614466433fa24567b1fbc6b55037d5908c04)
Title: Re: What to do with rear badge
Post by: brookesb32 on November 08, 2012, 09:23:42 pm
Well here it is so far :)
 Managed to scratch the plastic underneath a little (muppet  :sad1:) so will need to try and fix that too, but pretty happy for a first try at vinyl

Just need to attach the now one part back to the main mech  :driver: