Anyone debaged to "Taco" or "Coma"

ERdept · 03-07-2008, 12:08 PM

I just want to be creative and fun while doing my debadge.

Was wondering the best way to debadge to either of the two variations of Tacoma to Taco or coma.

What's the best way to cut off the attached unwanted letters?

05TacoTRD · 03-07-2008, 12:26 PM

Taco has been done.
Coma, I would not do. If you where in a bad wreck the irony would be to much.

WilsonTheDog · 03-07-2008, 03:12 PM

^Yeah, kind of like driving a KIA (Killed In Action). I could never own one for that reason alone.

ERdept · 03-07-2008, 07:45 PM

Wow! I got a good laugh out of that. True true.

Don't want to end up on Ogrish.com

I'll go with to Total debadge, so the police can't write my make and model which will make me totally immune to speeding tickets.

pdxyota · 03-08-2008, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ERdept

Wow! I got a good laugh out of that. True true.

Don't want to end up on Ogrish.com

I'll go with to Total debadge, so the police can't write my make and model which will make me totally immune to speeding tickets.

it's on your registration return on the MDT.

ERdept · 03-08-2008, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by pdxyota

it's on your registration return on the MDT.

Yeah I know. It's a joke. They can write you a citation, commonly referred to as a "ticket" with only the vin and no registration.

Note to self:

Add the smily faces for those that don't understand, dry wit, sarcasm, and other form of HU More.

I'm going to practice this now....

One blonde says to the other one on a different side of a river, "Hey come to the other side".

The other blonde says, "I am on the other side"

OK, I think I bloody well learned it.

PatheticJoe · 03-08-2008, 03:04 AM

I think it'll look best totally debadged. I'm going to do mine this summer when its really hot to help get the stuff off. The hardest part will be the TRD Sport sticker, I might have that done by someone though. Are you going to use dental floss or fishing line?

gm3bow · 03-08-2008, 03:26 AM

Taco!!!

jay7108 · 03-08-2008, 03:34 AM

I just debadged my Taco and it couldnt be any easier, for the decals I used a heat gun and held it 5-7" away from the paint and once you get a corner of the decal up it will pull right off, the key is to keep it warm with the heat gun or blow dryer.

Then to take off the emblems I used Fireline I used 4lb test, but if I had to do it again I would use like 8 or 10lb test, the fireline worked real well because it is real slick almost like a wax coating, just heat the badges up and then take the line wrap it around your fingers a couple of times and work it up and down in a sawing motion. Wear some gloves when using the line as it will leave your fingers a little sore. All in all it took me about 45 min to debadge the truck.

On a side note there is a guy on TN that is doing custom decals for the Tacos, his user name is Sockmonkey, he is making some real nice decals, I just installed a set of max4 camo ones he made for me.

jay7108 · 03-08-2008, 03:36 AM

Heres a pic of the decals.

TACOMAN22 · 03-08-2008, 10:16 AM

i did taco it was really easy just broke it off at the "O" and it looks fine

ERdept · 03-08-2008, 10:47 AM

OK, i'll take from your experiences. I'm using the 10 lb fire line. Dental floss breaks too easily.

the decals I just took off on a whim on a cool day. They did break several times, but caught an edge with my fingernail.

Will wash today and polish it all out.

Thanks all.

WilsonTheDog · 03-08-2008, 11:51 AM

One way to debadge the tailgate is to have a drunk illegal alien rearend you at a red light. That's what I did and I found this method to be very effective.

piercedtiger · 03-08-2008, 01:27 PM

De-badge to "taco" then paint it pink.....

WilsonTheDog · 03-08-2008, 01:28 PM

^Now that's funny. I actually did LOL at that one.

piercedtiger · 03-08-2008, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by WilsonTheDog

^Now that's funny. I actually did LOL at that one.

I've thought about painting mine pink for the humor value, but I hate pink and I don't know how many people would actually get it....

ERdept · 03-08-2008, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by piercedtiger

I've thought about painting mine pink for the humor value, but I hate pink and I don't know how many people would actually get it....

I know what you mean about the pink taco joke because my mind is always there, but I'd be afraid someone thought I was from West Hollywood.

They'd think Gay Taco. Which I clearly don't want.

I pulled off the left tailgate toyota badge just now. Took longer than I thought.

I'm going to try the plastic spatula next to see if it works faster.

DO you think a prespray with WD 40 will get it off faster and not hurt the paint?

piercedtiger · 03-08-2008, 02:43 PM

Did you heat it up? Use a hair dryer or heat gun (just keep it moving so you don't bubble the paint), and the plastic scraper.

I used a hair dryer and plastic scraper to debadge my car. Some people use fishing line, but I find it easier to heat as I go and use a scraper.

jhodge83 · 03-08-2008, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by piercedtiger

De-badge to "taco" then paint it pink.....

i wanna get "BIG BLACK TACO" across the top of my windshield...haha

PatheticJoe · 03-08-2008, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ERdept

I'm going to try the plastic spatula next to see if it works faster.

Someone on here has some pretty nasty pictures of scratches from using a spatula or something like it so be careful or just don't be in such a rush.

03-07-2008, 12:08 PM	#1
ERdept Senior Member Joined: Oct 2007, #3187 Location: Kali Gender: Male Posts: 646 2008 Prerunner Silver. 2008 Access Cab Automatic 6 cylinder Steering wheel cover and Pop lock, custom full seat silver sheepskins, trailer hitch clevis, gas cap lock. Weathertec mats, Hella horns, Revo tires,, Toytec lift,, Magnaflow exhaust, Ichiba wheel spacers 30mm, A.R.E. Z series shell, K&N CAI, secondary air filter removed, debadged, Ultra white lights, JDM yellow fogs bulbs, Fumoto drain valve, magnets at all the pans for shavings if any, due to my extreme paranoia.	Anyone debaged to "Taco" or "Coma" I just want to be creative and fun while doing my debadge. Was wondering the best way to debadge to either of the two variations of Tacoma to Taco or coma. What's the best way to cut off the attached unwanted letters?

03-07-2008, 12:26 PM	#2
05TacoTRD Why So Serious? Joined: Feb 2008, #4570 Location: Jacksonville Florida Age: 17 Gender: Dude Posts: 2,696 '05 Prerunner V6 TRD Off Road 2005 Access Cab Automatic 1GR-FE 265/75/16 BFG A/T, All Weather Mats, Sirius Radio, Bullbar/skidplate, Handheld CB, Rear Leaf Spring TSB, Tailgate TSB, Front+Rear Mudflap Delete, Hose Clamp DIY, Secondary Air Filter Removal DIY, Dented skid plate, 100W Off Road Lights on bull bar, 2FT CB Antenna	Taco has been done. Coma, I would not do. If you where in a bad wreck the irony would be to much. __________________ Alex - Myspace - My Build Thread - Taco Lift FAQ

03-08-2008, 03:04 AM	#7
PatheticJoe Senior Member Joined: Oct 2007, #2943 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 241 07 Prerunner SR5 TRD Sport - Access Cab 2007 Access Cab Automatic	I think it'll look best totally debadged. I'm going to do mine this summer when its really hot to help get the stuff off. The hardest part will be the TRD Sport sticker, I might have that done by someone though. Are you going to use dental floss or fishing line? __________________ 1.25" front lift, Pioneer DEH-P4900iB, 8" Rockford sub and Phoenix Gold Amp, Grillcraft Mesh Grill, Aftermarket Black Headlights

03-08-2008, 03:26 AM	#8
gm3bow Western Alliance: ESO Joined: Jan 2007, #773 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 206	Taco!!! __________________ 07 Taco, 2.7L, Access Cab, silver, afe drop-in, Flowmaster 40 n' chrome tip, Westin chrome nerfs, 2 12" cheapy Insignia subs in a sealed box, Audiobahn A400 2T amp, cheapy 200watt amp, 16" rims, 235/70/16 Pathfinders, Lund bug shield n' rain guards, "secondary" filter removed, l.e.d. turn signals, turn signal/side marker mod, eDead sound deadner, 4" fogs, Magellan 3100 gps

03-08-2008, 10:16 AM	#11
TACOMAN22 Senior Member Joined: Nov 2007, #3365 Location: agoura hills Posts: 135 Debadged TRD offroad, bhlm, black surround grill, 2007 Access Cab Automatic 4.0 L K&N drop in air filter,flowmaster 40 series, blue interior neon, bhlm, color matched grill, alpine head unit w/ infinity reference series speakers, insane driver.....	i did taco it was really easy just broke it off at the "O" and it looks fine __________________ There is no control button on chuck norris's computer because chuck norris is always in control!!!!!

03-07-2008, 03:12 PM	#3
WilsonTheDog has a large weenus Joined: Nov 2007, #3496 Location: Murrells Inlet SC Gender: Male Posts: 1,694 07 Prerunner SR5 DC/SB V6 2007 Double Cab Automatic 4.0 V6 Magnaflow 12576 muffler & chrome tip, Westin step bars, Firestone Destination A/T 265/75/16, stubbie antenna, 27% tint, Pop N Lock, Valeo Ultimate wipers, AFE filter, bed mat, Husky liners, D-rings added	^Yeah, kind of like driving a KIA (Killed In Action). I could never own one for that reason alone.

03-07-2008, 07:45 PM	#4
ERdept Senior Member Joined: Oct 2007, #3187 Location: Kali Gender: Male Posts: 646 2008 Prerunner Silver. 2008 Access Cab Automatic 6 cylinder Steering wheel cover and Pop lock, custom full seat silver sheepskins, trailer hitch clevis, gas cap lock. Weathertec mats, Hella horns, Revo tires,, Toytec lift,, Magnaflow exhaust, Ichiba wheel spacers 30mm, A.R.E. Z series shell, K&N CAI, secondary air filter removed, debadged, Ultra white lights, JDM yellow fogs bulbs, Fumoto drain valve, magnets at all the pans for shavings if any, due to my extreme paranoia.	Wow! I got a good laugh out of that. True true. Don't want to end up on Ogrish.com I'll go with to Total debadge, so the police can't write my make and model which will make me totally immune to speeding tickets.

03-08-2008, 03:34 AM	#9
jay7108 Junior Member Joined: Mar 2008, #5029 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 28 08 TRD Sport LB 4x4 Debadged 2008 Double Cab Automatic Halogen back up lights,wade oe,avs inchannels,led lights,deezee bed mat, more to come.	I just debadged my Taco and it couldnt be any easier, for the decals I used a heat gun and held it 5-7" away from the paint and once you get a corner of the decal up it will pull right off, the key is to keep it warm with the heat gun or blow dryer. Then to take off the emblems I used Fireline I used 4lb test, but if I had to do it again I would use like 8 or 10lb test, the fireline worked real well because it is real slick almost like a wax coating, just heat the badges up and then take the line wrap it around your fingers a couple of times and work it up and down in a sawing motion. Wear some gloves when using the line as it will leave your fingers a little sore. All in all it took me about 45 min to debadge the truck. On a side note there is a guy on TN that is doing custom decals for the Tacos, his user name is Sockmonkey, he is making some real nice decals, I just installed a set of max4 camo ones he made for me.

03-08-2008, 03:36 AM	#10
jay7108 Junior Member Joined: Mar 2008, #5029 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 28 08 TRD Sport LB 4x4 Debadged 2008 Double Cab Automatic Halogen back up lights,wade oe,avs inchannels,led lights,deezee bed mat, more to come.	Heres a pic of the decals.

03-08-2008, 10:47 AM	#12
ERdept Senior Member Joined: Oct 2007, #3187 Location: Kali Gender: Male Posts: 646 2008 Prerunner Silver. 2008 Access Cab Automatic 6 cylinder Steering wheel cover and Pop lock, custom full seat silver sheepskins, trailer hitch clevis, gas cap lock. Weathertec mats, Hella horns, Revo tires,, Toytec lift,, Magnaflow exhaust, Ichiba wheel spacers 30mm, A.R.E. Z series shell, K&N CAI, secondary air filter removed, debadged, Ultra white lights, JDM yellow fogs bulbs, Fumoto drain valve, magnets at all the pans for shavings if any, due to my extreme paranoia.	OK, i'll take from your experiences. I'm using the 10 lb fire line. Dental floss breaks too easily. the decals I just took off on a whim on a cool day. They did break several times, but caught an edge with my fingernail. Will wash today and polish it all out. Thanks all.

03-08-2008, 11:51 AM	#13
WilsonTheDog has a large weenus Joined: Nov 2007, #3496 Location: Murrells Inlet SC Gender: Male Posts: 1,694 07 Prerunner SR5 DC/SB V6 2007 Double Cab Automatic 4.0 V6 Magnaflow 12576 muffler & chrome tip, Westin step bars, Firestone Destination A/T 265/75/16, stubbie antenna, 27% tint, Pop N Lock, Valeo Ultimate wipers, AFE filter, bed mat, Husky liners, D-rings added	One way to debadge the tailgate is to have a drunk illegal alien rearend you at a red light. That's what I did and I found this method to be very effective.

03-08-2008, 01:27 PM	#14
piercedtiger Northern Alliance: Mod Guru Joined: Oct 2007, #3284 Location: Newark Valley, NY Age: 28 Gender: Male Posts: 3,754 06 TRD OR DC SB 6SPD 2006 Double Cab Manual 4.0 V6 Bestop canopy, hood struts, relocated 7-pin, 3" Toytec spacer/AAL, 285/75 16 Kumho Roadventure ATs, Hi-Lift mounted in bed, BHLM, fog light mod, turn signal mod, locker mod, driver seat mag light mount, step bars, reinforced tailgate, ABS kill switch, black grill surround, bed lights, rock lights...	De-badge to "taco" then paint it pink..... __________________ Like when daddy plays with mommy on her "woman week", I've caught you red handed. Cheap/free mods - Tacoma World Forums

03-08-2008, 01:28 PM	#15
WilsonTheDog has a large weenus Joined: Nov 2007, #3496 Location: Murrells Inlet SC Gender: Male Posts: 1,694 07 Prerunner SR5 DC/SB V6 2007 Double Cab Automatic 4.0 V6 Magnaflow 12576 muffler & chrome tip, Westin step bars, Firestone Destination A/T 265/75/16, stubbie antenna, 27% tint, Pop N Lock, Valeo Ultimate wipers, AFE filter, bed mat, Husky liners, D-rings added	^Now that's funny. I actually did LOL at that one.

03-08-2008, 02:43 PM	#18
piercedtiger Northern Alliance: Mod Guru Joined: Oct 2007, #3284 Location: Newark Valley, NY Age: 28 Gender: Male Posts: 3,754 06 TRD OR DC SB 6SPD 2006 Double Cab Manual 4.0 V6 Bestop canopy, hood struts, relocated 7-pin, 3" Toytec spacer/AAL, 285/75 16 Kumho Roadventure ATs, Hi-Lift mounted in bed, BHLM, fog light mod, turn signal mod, locker mod, driver seat mag light mount, step bars, reinforced tailgate, ABS kill switch, black grill surround, bed lights, rock lights...	Did you heat it up? Use a hair dryer or heat gun (just keep it moving so you don't bubble the paint), and the plastic scraper. I used a hair dryer and plastic scraper to debadge my car. Some people use fishing line, but I find it easier to heat as I go and use a scraper. __________________ Like when daddy plays with mommy on her "woman week", I've caught you red handed. Cheap/free mods - Tacoma World Forums

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