Removing TRD Decals

Spacedude · 09-17-2007, 07:13 PM

I'm thinking of removing the TRD decals from the sides of my truck for a cleaner look. What is the best way to do this? Or can someone point me to a thread on this. I searched and couldn't find anything.

Thanks

jhodge83 · 09-17-2007, 07:27 PM

for the trd decals, i just caught an edge and pulled them off...try to keep it in one piece and it'll be easy. then just use any solvent to remove the adhesive.

spp · 09-18-2007, 05:07 PM

Hot day in the sun or hair dryer to heat them up, find edge and peel slowly.
Paitence is key or you will have more adhesive left than desired.
WD-40 works on residue then wax normally.
Depending on how long they have been there and what color you truck is you might see a pattern faded in the paint.

Spacedude · 09-29-2007, 05:24 PM

Thanks,
After some hot sun, I peeled them off working very slowley -that is the key! I got the residue off with Goof-Off. Worked really good. Then I waxed. Took me a couple of hours, but I think it was well worth it. My decals were bright red/white against the dark blue -just too much for me.

Silver_Jim · 10-06-2007, 03:18 AM

Wait a minute, you paid a lot for that TRD package and you want to pull them off?

I was thinking the same thing, but I can tolerate them for now. I have a Silver Taco and came from a Sun Fusion Yellow FJ Cruiser prior, so a little stickage is tolerable...

Jim

Jesse · 10-06-2007, 01:57 PM

I pulled mine off also. It looks alot cleaner without them. Silver Jim, you are right about paying alot for the package, but the package is alot more than just those stickers. The only reason I bought the TRD package is because I wanted the sport hood. If I could have gotten the hood without the package, I would have. Spacedude, If you are thinking about removing the stickers, remove them now. The longer you take the harder it is and the worse your truck will look. After a while your paint will not match where the sticker was if you wait too long.

Spacedude · 10-06-2007, 02:21 PM

Yeah, I pulled 'em last weekend and I love the new look.

Silver_Jim · 10-06-2007, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesse

I pulled mine off also. It looks alot cleaner without them. Silver Jim, you are right about paying alot for the package, but the package is alot more than just those stickers. The only reason I bought the TRD package is because I wanted the sport hood. If I could have gotten the hood without the package, I would have. Spacedude, If you are thinking about removing the stickers, remove them now. The longer you take the harder it is and the worse your truck will look. After a while your paint will not match where the sticker was if you wait too long.

Oh yea, I know TRD is more than stickers.... I am just saying that a lot of peeps like the badging, most do. My point was, I didnt think the badging was bad at all compared to driving a yellow FJ. But everyone has their prefs. I actually thought about pulling them off too before they fully bond with the paint...

nd · 10-08-2007, 08:52 AM

Pulling off your TRD stickers is a sin, i hope you guys like it in Tacoma Hell (aka, Texas)

Spacedude · 10-08-2007, 09:05 AM

I was wondering why the weather is unusually hot here!

taco6_trd · 01-25-2009, 07:11 PM

I recently bought my 06 TRD. But it came with out any Decals... no TRD stickers... no metal "Tacoma" emblems... Not a single decal except for the name of the dealership that I bought it from. Any reason why someone would remove ALL the decals and emblems???

Delmarva · 01-25-2009, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taco6_trd

I recently bought my 06 TRD. But it came with out any Decals... no TRD stickers... no metal "Tacoma" emblems... Not a single decal except for the name of the dealership that I bought it from. Any reason why someone would remove ALL the decals and emblems???

Because it looks better...

I've debadged my entire truck... only thing that says toyota is the grill and the emblem on the steering wheel.

jdkeller · 01-25-2009, 08:15 PM

yea i recently debadged mine as well. It looks soooo much better IMO. I left the trd decals on though. However I might switch them over with some of sockmonkey's. I can't believe it took you(spacedude) two hours! I debaged my truck in like an hour and those are emblems! As long as it looks good. Could We get some pics maybe.

wildjerseyfirefighter · 01-25-2009, 08:30 PM

funny you guys are removing the stickers. I took all the oem stripes off my truck, and then put trd stickers on the bedsides...too much of one color for me..I had to break it up

zmtnbik · 01-25-2009, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhodge83

for the trd decals, i just caught an edge and pulled them off...try to keep it in one piece and it'll be easy. then just use any solvent to remove the adhesive.

For someone that does not know how to best remove decals, this is very bad advice. Depending on the amount of residue left behind, you can use wax to remove it, or as mentioned WD-40 or Goo Be Gone...just be very careful and use sparingly. If you are too aggressive, you can remove the clear coat and even paint.

Camppentaco · 01-25-2009, 10:02 PM

I'm gonna use the hairdryer method and see how that goes. Sockmonkey's going to hook me up with these, man he does good work.

dimitrik · 01-26-2009, 12:24 AM

Do those decals come from the manufacturer? If no than i would ask my dealer to get em off when it gets there... I don't want any damn stickers!

jmasterj · 01-26-2009, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camppentaco

I'm gonna use the hairdryer method and see how that goes. Sockmonkey's going to hook me up with these, man he does good work.

A sticker like that should take some value off the blue book.

LonghornTaco · 01-26-2009, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spp

Hot day in the sun or hair dryer to heat them up, find edge and peel slowly.
Paitence is key or you will have more adhesive left than desired.
WD-40 works on residue then wax normally.
Depending on how long they have been there and what color you truck is you might see a pattern faded in the paint.

When I replaced my stock badges with sock badges, I used a hairdryer. Makes it a lot easier to take off. But the residue, the only thing that worked for me was Goo Be Gone (or goo off, or whatever it's called). I tried many other things, but nothing worked worth a damn. The Goo stuff worked in minutes!

Quote:

Originally Posted by nd

Pulling off your TRD stickers is a sin, i hope you guys like it in Tacoma Hell (aka, Texas)

DUDE!! Texas is the greatest State in the (former) Union!

Negative rep for you!

Camppentaco · 01-26-2009, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmasterj

A sticker like that should take some value off the blue book.

I thought about that but I plan on keeping my truck for a long time so it shouldn't matter.

09-17-2007, 07:13 PM	#1
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09-17-2007, 07:27 PM	#2
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01-25-2009, 07:11 PM	#11
taco6_trd Junior Member Joined: Jan 2009, #12970 Location: New Mexico Gender: Male Posts: 1 06 TRD no decal 2006 Double Cab Automatic	No Decals I recently bought my 06 TRD. But it came with out any Decals... no TRD stickers... no metal "Tacoma" emblems... Not a single decal except for the name of the dealership that I bought it from. Any reason why someone would remove ALL the decals and emblems???

01-25-2009, 10:02 PM	#16
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09-18-2007, 05:07 PM	#3
spp Senior Member Joined: Dec 2006, #442 Location: OC California Gender: Male Posts: 682	Hot day in the sun or hair dryer to heat them up, find edge and peel slowly. Paitence is key or you will have more adhesive left than desired. WD-40 works on residue then wax normally. Depending on how long they have been there and what color you truck is you might see a pattern faded in the paint.

09-29-2007, 05:24 PM	#4
Spacedude [OP] Member Joined: Aug 2007, #2353 Location: Campbell, CA. Age: 59 Posts: 62 2007 PreRunner TRD Off-Road Indigo 2007 Access Cab Automatic 4L V6 Bed mat, Access Limited Edition tonneau cover, DeeZee Elite nerf bars, AVS Bugflector II, Toyota aluminum skid plate, Toyota TRD seat covers.	Thanks, After some hot sun, I peeled them off working very slowley -that is the key! I got the residue off with Goof-Off. Worked really good. Then I waxed. Took me a couple of hours, but I think it was well worth it. My decals were bright red/white against the dark blue -just too much for me.

10-06-2007, 03:18 AM	#5
Silver_Jim Senior Member Joined: Sep 2007, #2837 Location: Maryland Posts: 115 08 Tacoma Quad SR5 TRD Sports 2008 Double Cab Automatic	Wait a minute, you paid a lot for that TRD package and you want to pull them off? I was thinking the same thing, but I can tolerate them for now. I have a Silver Taco and came from a Sun Fusion Yellow FJ Cruiser prior, so a little stickage is tolerable... Jim

10-06-2007, 01:57 PM	#6
Jesse Member Joined: Oct 2006, #82 Posts: 81	I pulled mine off also. It looks alot cleaner without them. Silver Jim, you are right about paying alot for the package, but the package is alot more than just those stickers. The only reason I bought the TRD package is because I wanted the sport hood. If I could have gotten the hood without the package, I would have. Spacedude, If you are thinking about removing the stickers, remove them now. The longer you take the harder it is and the worse your truck will look. After a while your paint will not match where the sticker was if you wait too long.

10-06-2007, 02:21 PM	#7
Spacedude [OP] Member Joined: Aug 2007, #2353 Location: Campbell, CA. Age: 59 Posts: 62 2007 PreRunner TRD Off-Road Indigo 2007 Access Cab Automatic 4L V6 Bed mat, Access Limited Edition tonneau cover, DeeZee Elite nerf bars, AVS Bugflector II, Toyota aluminum skid plate, Toyota TRD seat covers.	Yeah, I pulled 'em last weekend and I love the new look.

10-08-2007, 09:05 AM	#10
Spacedude [OP] Member Joined: Aug 2007, #2353 Location: Campbell, CA. Age: 59 Posts: 62 2007 PreRunner TRD Off-Road Indigo 2007 Access Cab Automatic 4L V6 Bed mat, Access Limited Edition tonneau cover, DeeZee Elite nerf bars, AVS Bugflector II, Toyota aluminum skid plate, Toyota TRD seat covers.	I was wondering why the weather is unusually hot here!

01-25-2009, 08:15 PM	#13
jdkeller How many words can be fit in this s Name: Jonathan Joined: Nov 2008, #11040 Location: Inland Empire, Ca Age: 25 Gender: Male Posts: 13,977 2008 Tacoma Prerunner TRD Offroad 2008 Double Cab Automatic 4.0 Dome light LED, 6000k HID Headlights and fogs, Grillcraft black mesh, rear 5100's, Total Chaos UCA's, 285/75/16 BFG KM2's, Spidertrax spacers, Blacked out emblems, cb,kenwood tm270 ham radio, All Pro 3" leaf pack, Fox 2.0 coilovers, Revenge Fab Sliders, u bolt flip kit, Pioneer avh4200, bed bar with light and antenna, Wet Okoles, Weathertech Mats, Wet Okole Armrests, Rear KR Fab bumper, bed mat, N-Fab spare tire carrier with full size spare on 16" TRD rim, Bedlinered flares and grille. Camburg Spindles, All Pro front fenders.	yea i recently debadged mine as well. It looks soooo much better IMO. I left the trd decals on though. However I might switch them over with some of sockmonkey's. I can't believe it took you(spacedude) two hours! I debaged my truck in like an hour and those are emblems! As long as it looks good. Could We get some pics maybe.

01-25-2009, 08:30 PM	#14
wildjerseyfirefighter Banned Name: Joe Joined: Dec 2008, #11677 Location: NJ Age: 26 Gender: Male Posts: 8,497 05 Tacoma TRD Sport 2005 Access Cab Manual 4.0L V6 stock, for now	funny you guys are removing the stickers. I took all the oem stripes off my truck, and then put trd stickers on the bedsides...too much of one color for me..I had to break it up

01-26-2009, 12:24 AM	#17
dimitrik Senior Member Name: Dimitri Joined: Jan 2009, #12971 Location: Quebec Gender: Male Posts: 163 09 Access Cab TRD-Offroad 2009 Access Cab Manual 4.0L V6 AllPro Skidplate	Do those decals come from the manufacturer? If no than i would ask my dealer to get em off when it gets there... I don't want any damn stickers!

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