Hi, first post :D

Anyway, just pickled up my '05 Polar White xB yesterday. I de-badged my old car using fishing line and it worked ok. Is there a better/safer/easier way to remove the 2 back badges?

Also, I have yet to have my 9-spoke wheel covers put on. I like the look of my flat black steel wheels. Has that old-scool tuner look to it. Any opinions on this? Anyone else have their wheel covers off?

http://www.scionlife.com/tech/body_emblemremoval.php

I think rollin on steel wheels with no hubcaps is ___! I saw some retard driving a brand new jetta with no hubs. It makes the car look cheap!!

congrats on the 05

i got mine last sat. im suffering with the wheel covers for a few more days. i dont think i could muster up the nerve to go without them...lol

but if u like them that way...it is ur ride after all

enjoy!

for debadgeing i used a plastic wedge and the heat gun.
heat it up, jam the plastic wedge under a corner and lift it off.
it kind peels off, go slow if you want to reuse the badges elsewhere.
took 5 mins for both badges.

Rollin on steelies with no caps is straight wanna be ricer! My .02 get rims or put the caps on!

Also, I have yet to have my 9-spoke wheel covers put on. I like the look of my flat black steel wheels. Has that old-scool tuner look to it. Any opinions on this? Anyone else have their wheel covers off?

wait for the wheel covers....

how about you paint the wheel covers flat black
might look pretty cool
yes im serious :x

Fishing line or dental floss is the best way, real easy.

Personally I'm not a fan of no caps. Especially on a new car. If it was a used car your fixing up then it doesn't look quite as lame... close, but not quite...:?

I wouldn't suggest buying stock caps but if you've got them, I think it looks better than without. For $20-50 you can buy some aftermarket caps if you want to look different than stock while you're selecting your rims.

I was thinking of painting the wheel covers white to match the car. Any thoughts, pictures? Anybody done this?

since your xb is fairly new, you can take a screw driver to pry up on the corner and literally pry it off with your fingers.