s2jay
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front and rear, whats involved. does the whole grill need to be removed in front? is the rear just double side taped on? thanks....
removing bowties for paint
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the front bowtie comes off with a 10mm speed nut. One or two turns and the whole bowtie comes off. The rear is double sided tape. Heat the bowtie up and use fishing line and or a credit card to unstick the tape. The rear has two prongs that stick into the body of the truck, be careful not to saw or break them off.
To remove the REAR gold portion to paint, slide the credit card or fishing line in between outer gold portion and inner chromed portion. There is only tape in between those two layers (no pins). The chrome will stay attached to truck.
Front is as described above.
Front is as described above.
s2jay
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i took the two speed nuts(plastic nuts ?) off the front and couldnt remove it. will it just pull off?
johnebgoode
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For the do it yourselfer.....When painting these items, as any other piece, one has to scuff surface lightly with a gray scotch pad so paint can bite into the surface and prevent peeling later on. I recommend Krylon paints if an aeresol is the way you're heading.
Is there any body that sells the bowties already painted in other colors. I was looking into changing the color of my bowtie after I get the chrome rear door molding. However all I could find were different types of bowtie decals
Rich2007Z71
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Ebay is your best bet - very rarely though. You can alway try your dealer. I went to my body shop and had them do mine for $50 and they also removed my chrome ones and installed the painted ones back.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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