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akabond 11-24-2013 08:29 PM

redesigned rear volvo badge..
 
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yup i finally figured it out and put it to try and the result is just awsome!!..
I "extended" the volvo badge.. and no i did not buy a new volvo badge. Instead i removed the old one (leaving the L in place) and moved 5inch apart. and walah!!. I am really liking it:

majorcode 11-25-2013 01:44 AM

excellent!! from where did you get these Volvo Badges..

akabond 11-25-2013 09:20 AM


Originally Posted by majorcode (Post 372874)
excellent!! from where did you get these Volvo Badges..

well like i mentioned above ..i did not buy any volvo badge. Instead i removed the "v", "o", "v" and "o" with a dental floss and some rubbing alcohol . I left the "L" in place. I then moved each one 5inch apart from each other. I just picked 5inch because i thought it looked nice. You could move 3inch if one desires.
Anyways i then bought 3M double-sided tape from Home Depot and applied it to the back side of the those 4 letters i removed, cutting the excess tape with a sharp blade.
Thats it.
The only problem i had was removal of the badges. That took some time but i think it was worth it.
I think if you were to buy a new Volvo badge from the dealer it would cost anywhere from $30-$50. This method is way move cheap.
The 3M tape was like $4 and dental floss was like $3. WOW:D

ES6T 11-26-2013 02:25 PM

They started doing this from the factory, is that what gave you the idea?

akabond 11-26-2013 05:02 PM

ya i noticed but when i 1st saw it on a new Volvos it never occured to me to change it on my S80 BUT when i saw it on a similiar 2006 S80 i was blown away and i really like it. So then i started searching online and calling dealers for prices. But they were expensive :(..So out of no where when i was looking at my badge i saw that each letters were not connected (like lets say a Lexus badge is..Each letter is connected).
So now its simply removing each letter and moving it.
I think this also gives a presence..

akabond 12-07-2013 12:24 PM

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here is some more mods i did at the back to make it look cool :

majorcode 12-08-2013 05:37 AM

It loooooooooooks excellent Akabond.

akabond 12-08-2013 07:40 PM

ya .Before it was just "volvo" and "s80"..now its looks complete :)


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