Never in my life have I had a vehicle emblem start peeling. But my front and rear Big oval ford emblems are looking like crap. I saw where someone had used paint thinned and polished up the aluminum, which is growing on me.

What other options or fixes have you guys done? Don't really wanna buy OEM unless I gotta.

Almost looks like clear coat starting to peel. I cut some of it off the rear emblem thinking I could save it but the paint looks like a nasty blue with that "plastic" layer cut off.

 

sorry, dont really know what you could do except replace them. Anything you do to them, they still ain't gonna look right. I think it is about $40-$50 for each emblem.

 

Gotta love that search function. My front oval too is starting to look a little worse for wear after catching the brunt of a stone hurled off of the back tire of a vehicle I was following.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...oval-pics.html

 

I have been dealing with the same problem. My rear badge lost its overlay completely. I wanted something different, not to mention, OEM's are about $40.00 and I have a hard time paying a company for the opportunity to advertise their product.

There is a guy that customizes badges (with your trucks color as the background). Looks good but --- $80.00 each. I would drop the bucks, but not until I see the quality of work.
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While killing some time over the weekend, I pulled the (bad) badge off of my tailgate - bondo'ed and painted w/ factory color just to see. Did not look to good on the tailgate, so I swapped it to the grill. Looks good but I am not sure that it is the look I want.

There is a lot of cr*p out there, I might spend the $160.00 to get what I want. Thank God for old age and patients.

 

Better move fast. His site states that as of May 1st, he's going to be taking the summer off.

 

Is the rear emblem just held on with two-sided tape... no glue?

 

It is a double sided adhesive. It will be on there pretty good(obviously). The guy that changed mine out used a heat gun to heat up the emblem and the surrounding area so it would come off easier.

 

Thanks.. some fishing line amd a blow dryer should do the trick then.

 

I am glad to hear someone else having the same problem. I have a 2007 and it started "peeling" inside about 37,000 miles. The dealer wanted about $60 for a new one but offered to do it free if I paid $161 labor to replace the odomoter light bulb. I have never heard of the Ford emblem peeling in my life in any amount of time. I guess I could go to a salvage yard and get one. <sigh>

 

Still haven't decided what I am gonna do.
Thinking about polishing it on up and get the letters black to match the f150 badge on the sides.

 

look at this! mine went to hell also but insted of getting more plastic emblems i got this for like $30 or $40 each front and rear and they are aluminum so no pealing when rocks chip them or anything and better than stock

 

where did ya get em?

 

here
http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.as...3587&scid=AFFP

 

the same one fits the tail gate or grill they give you the tape with it and bolts so you pick front or rear. if you get them let me know what you think. i love mine and have not seen a truck on the road with one yet (i love that)

 

Every since Ford went from the soft molded surface to the hard plastic molded surface on the logo they don't last. All it takes is a rock chip to break the thin plastic surface, and it then water get's in and it's just a matter of time it'll start looking bad.

I'm on my 3rd logo already.