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HOW I INSTALL THE BLACK CHEVROLET BOWTIE GRILL EMBLEM WITHOUT REMOVING THE GRILL
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- Опубликовано: 8 янв 2023
- Ever since I did my Chevrolet blackout kit videos I've been getting a ton of questions on how I do the grill emblem without removing the grill or breaking the clips inside of the grill. I figured I would just make a short video showing the way I approach this job.
This is not the correct way to do it and it's not the GM recommended way, they want you to take the front bumper cover off and cut the tabs of the emblem through the back side, and if proper care or precautions are not used you can still break the grill clips, especially the small black bow tie emblems on the bottom driver side corner of the grill. I think the HD trucks run the smaller corner emblems, and those are exceptionally easy to break the clips inside of the grill.
Again this is not the recommended way, but it's just to show everybody how I do it quickly and efficiently.
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Just installed on my ‘23 Colorado LT all thanks to your video. Thanks man keep it up
Awesome, glad it was able to help you.
There are different ways to do it including ways to not damage the original emblem. But i've also seen a lot of broken retaining tabs in grills. It happens, even I've done it.
But this seemed to be the quickest simplest way to do it without damaging the grill if you're replacing that emblem anyways.
And no one is trying to take the grill out to do it properly..😅
I do have to take the front Facia and grill out when I do the illuminated bow tie though. Not a horrible job, Just a lot of screws, and then clips that are pain in the ass.. Especially the suburban's and Tahoe's. 😡
Big help, was not trying to take the whole damn grill off lol 🤘
Awesome, glad it was able to help you.
Because trust me, no one's trying to take that grill off 🤣.
It's not that it's at a hard job, it's's just a pain in the ass with all those 7mm screws up and down, and depending on what front fascia you have, there is a lot of clips all around the front that you got to try to pop with a pick or small screw driver. Those damn things break if you just try to pull it 🤷
This big time helped. I was trying to come from behind the chrome outer emblem & was getting no where fast. 👍🏽👍🏽
Awesome brother, I'm glad it helped.
I fought with tons of them and it became a "there's got to be a better way" type thing.
I played with multiple different techniques. And while this is probably not the best way, it seemed the easiest without breaking those damn grill tabs.
Glad it could help others as well.
Great video, thanks. I have a full set of trim tools and I tried to just pop it off like I saw on a dozen other RUclips videos, but my 2022 Colorado just wasn’t having any of that. This method worked perfectly and saved me a broken grille.
Awesome I am glad it worked for you.
Some pop right out, and others just want to fight you and hang on to that grill. I've tried different techniques and this one seems to work the best every time.
Sometimes the Clips in the grill itself break, other times you end up scratching or gouging The Grill around the emblem. And GM recommended that you take the grill out to access the clips from behind.
I was just staring at it thinking there's got to be a better way.
Thanks for the great tip and instruction. I just used your video to swap the stock bowtie for a black one on my daughter's 2021 Colorado. Worked perfectly. Thank you.
Thank you, and that's awesome. I'm glad it worked out for you. I was playing around with some that I took off just trying to figure out an easier way and that seemed to work the best.
Nobody is trying to take the grill out just to cut two tabs lol.
And on top of it , you need to take the whole facial off to get to the back of the grill on a lot of the newer vehicles.
Have a good weekend and tell her to look out for all the idiots on the road, because they're not looking out for us 🤔🤷♂️
LOL...not recommended, BUT, here is another way, BUT, not recommended, BUT, this is the way I do it! Great how to video Rich!
yea, i wanted to show people, but not get yelled at if they break it. lol
😂😂😂😂😂
If one person does it your way, this video was worth it
I got a ton of questions about this after I put those other accessory and blackout kit videos up about 2 years ago. Figured I would just pop a quick 3 minute video up.
Originally GM wanted you to take the whole bumper cover off the thing and cut those clips from the back, but over time we figured out this way and I think they've even updated their service procedure to do it this way by now.
Originally it was nice, they were still paying us to take the whole front bumper cover off, we were getting paid like an hour and it took us 3 minutes LOL.
Obviously when customers came in we would just charge them to do it this way but when the factory is paying, they got the big dollars, let them pay. Lol
THANKS for the quick and informative video. I WAS NOT wanting to damage my brand new truck.
It works on all of them, if you have the big Center bow tie it's not quite as easy to break, but if you have the small driver side corner bow tie, if you pry that out it literally breaks the grill tabs 98% of the time..
But this process works on all of them, just pry the golden Center out of the Chrome backing, and then just look in there with a light or whatever and carefully pry the tabs of the grill back while popping it out. A little bit of finesse, and it comes right out with ease.
Basically just pay attention, look at what you're doing and it's simple. Unfortunately I broke a few while trying to learn an easier way LOL.
But once I figured out a way that was pretty much foolproof, I figured share it with the world. These parts are too goddamn expensive to be replacing stuff.
Good luck with it, and good luck with your truck my friend, they have come a long way in the last few years. These trucks have gotten extremely badass from where they were just a couple years ago
Nice! I have 2015 Equinox and want to change the bow ties so this is definitely the easy way! I have to take the back chrome trim off to put in a new switch for the liftgate so that will be easy, but i wasnt sure how I was going to change the front one until now! Thanks!!
Awesome, glad it could help you.
It's still not the proper way, but I played with different options and this seemed to be the easiest.
The right way to do the wrong way🤷
Lol..
There's still a possibility of breaking something, but just be easy and once you look inside the clips and see which ones go where, it pops right out with minimal pressure
Thank You!!! This was the same exact process for my 2023 Silverado 1500
Awesome, hope it helped. It's not a complicated job, just a lot of tedious freaking clips between the upper and lower lights on the front.
You don't want to pull to hard because the plastic will break, but you just need to get in there with a plastic tool or small screwdriver and kind of finesse them a little, they all pop right out.
The first time was a complete learning experience, after that it just gets a little bit easier each time.
Then once you get the perfect method to get that front clip off, they redesign the entire front end LOL.
Nuts and bolts were always easy, it's these tucked in hidden clips that make it a process. But the other side of that is, we get a much nicer fit and finish then we've had in previous years. I've always liked the older GMs, but these things are absolutely beautiful today
where did you find the black replacement
I'll be doing that in the morning, THANKS
Well damn. That’s sweet. Thank you.
Awesome, hopefully it worked well for you.
Some of the centers pop right out,
some fight you a little bit,
but it's still easier than trying to take that grill out or get the clips from the back with fingers that no matter how hard we try and how close we get, they are not going to freaking fit🤣
I've tried so many different angles, just doesn't work LOL
Oh this looks relatively easy. would this probably still be applicable to a 2021 Chevy equinox? Would the removal process be the same for the rear liftgate logo?
I apologize for the late response.
The front emblem is the same.
That one still clips into the grill, and any clip on emblems are the same.
The rear one on the other hand I believe is stuck on with that double sided tape they use.
I usually hit those with a little bit of heat and just try to pull up on it with a plastic tool or pocket screwdriver.
But I get behind it and pull towards me, rather than prying off the paint. It marks so easily.
There is many different techniques that i've seen. I just use that cause It's quicker when doing multiple.
Also, another thing to look out for especially if using some heat is different model and year Equinoxes have different setups on the lift gate. Some have the badge right on the metal itself. But others have the badge on the plastic trim like my old one.
I know it's probably pretty obvious, but something to Be aware of depending on your method of removal.The plastic almost always damages easier than the metal
Awesome video! Do you know if there is a way to change the word Chevrolet on the front grill of the 2500 to a bowtie thankss
Huge help. Much appreciated!
Awesome, glad it could help.
It's just a bit much to have to take that grill out, and I have seen so many clips broken from people trying to pry them out. Myself included.
So it got to be one of those "There's got to be a better way" moments.
The thing I still struggle with is those center bow ties. Some pop right out with the flick of a pocket screwdriver, and others you're in there with a screwdriver or 2 and a pic, yet you just can't get behind it. It's a fight🤷♂️
Good tip
Hopefully it helped.
There is much better ways of doing it without destroying the emblems, and also other ways of doing it without destroying the grill.
But this seems to be the quickest easiest way to do it without affecting the grill and just getting the new black or whatever emblem on..
I've seen some dope American Flag Chevrolet emblems recently and those are starting to grow on me🇺🇲
Also, I shouldn't have to scroll through 78 flags to get to ours on my phone🤷
Does this work for 2018 Chevy Malibu?
I'm ordering new emblems and see that the rear one is adhesive. Is the rear emblem just as easy to take off or does that have to be done a certain way?
The adhesive badges are a little different. The easiest way I have found is to use a heat gun and then a small plastic wedge. A little bit of heat , just work up behind it and it prys off.
You can take the center out and use one of those little holes behind it to pull if it gives you an issue.
For some reason, some of these things pop right off and other times the glue stays stuck on there and you gotta take it off piece by piece, I don't know why.
Same with the lettering.
Is the gold held on by just adhesive?
No, the gold is held into the chrome housing with little but really tight clips.
I just pry them out and the clips for the gold break easily
Cool, thanks Rich!
Excellent
It's just a little trick I learned from doing them over time. They recommend taking the grill out which involves the whole front bumper cover and honestly that's just a pain in the ass. Sometimes you can get lucky and pry them out but I'd say at least 30% of the time it breaks the tabs in the grill when you do it that way. Not always, but 30% is still more than I want to deal with LOL
But after doing X amount, I thought there's got to be an easier way. I saw those holes on the back of one of the bow ties I took off. To the next one I tried prying the center out and it worked ridiculously good.
It's a bit of a pain in the ass to get that inside portion started but once you get it it pulls right out. Plus I'd much rather pry on that then trying to pry the bow tie off of the grill where I have a possibility of scratching the grill.
I'm sure there's easier or better ways, but this just works for me every time. Hopefully it will help some others
I was thinking of using a multitool to cut it just a little bit. Might work too lol.
I did this but busted one of the clips on the golden bow tie. The new bow tie clipped in with the 3 remaining clips but it isn’t flush against the grill because of the broken one. What would you suggest to fix? Double sided 3m tape or maybe jb weld?
A good double sided tape works pretty good. It's not perfect, bit much less noticeable.
I like 3M. Once it sets, that stuff holds unbelievably.
Just trim it nicely and you'll never even see it
Well that was cool.... hope your doing well my friend!!!
Yes, things are going well, thank you. I hope you are doing well also. I was happy to watch that video of you out and about exploring again, so happy to see you back in your Zone doing that again.
I know this isn't my usual content, but I make Automotive stuff like this once in a while and ever since I did the blackout kit videos about 2 years ago, I'm still getting questions on how I did it so I figured I would just make a quick one
Would this technique work for the rear tailgate bowtie badge on 2023 Tahoe/Suburban?
It does not work the same because that is one of the stuck on badges.
You still have to remove it with heat and a little bit of persistence, but I can tell you, If you pop the center of that style badge out, there is a couple of holes on the backing piece.
I heat the badge to soften the adhesive a little bit with the heat gun, stick a pic or something into that hole to kinda pull it off of a little. At that point, it is much easier to get a plastic wedge tool in between the badge housing and painted surface without scratching or muring anything.
It's still not that hard to heat and pry, but any little advantage I can get to make it safer on the paint I usually try to take.
My own car, fuk it LOL. but people are paying a lot of money for these vehicles, I'd be upset if I saw marks on something I bought.
It's really not that bad though, just be mindful of the painted surfaces, and like I said, a little bit of heat always helps me out to soften things, You'll honestly spend more time thinking about it than you will doing it if you haven't even already.
Happy New Year, and God bless.
Thanks for the tip!
Just a quick way I figured out to do them. Seems to be easier than the original process of taking the whole bumper cover off. I'm still a little tedious, things can still break, but I found this way to be much easier, much more effective and much safer. It's just too many things that can break or go wrong while taking front bumper covers off
Where did you get the bow tie from?
What year is the truck in the video? I think the 2024 is slightly bigger.
I don't remember exactly what year this truck was, but I posted it early 2023. So it's either a 22 or 23.
There is multiple size badges on the different models. , but yes you are correct. There is a much larger badge on the 24's.
I have done several of those and this technique still works good.
I have found the 24 grill emblem un clips from the grill much easier than previous emblems. The clips inside seem easier to work with
Any idea how to remove the small z71 badge? Want to replace with black one without removing the grill…
Not yet. I've only done one Z71 small grill emblem so far, and that day I didn't have a lot of time to really look at everything and try different approaches.
I did find it is different than the small corner bow tie grill emblem as it clips into a small plastic block which then clips into the grill rather than the emblem clipping into the grill itself.
I couldn't really find an opening into the back of that block to access the clips. So what I ended up doing was going between the emblem and the plastic it's clipped to with a small pocket screwdriver. Worked it really slowly so I wouldn't scratch or mar the grill. And I was able to get the very tip of my side cutters behind the emblem enough to snip the bottoms of the clips.
It only went a little bit into the clips but allowed me to pull it out even a little farther and just kind of keep working my way up with the side cutters as it came away from the grill.
I was looking at it and I definitely want to get a couple more because there's gotta be a better way to do it. But like I said unfortunately, I just didn't have a lot of time that day.
I have done a handful of blackout lettering on the Z71 recently but for some reason, not a lot of them have that grill emblem, only one so far. But you know how these packages are, you can get the Z71 package with different options on the truck.
That way definitely was not the best way to do it, And I had to slow down and look at it a couple of times because it seemed very easy to damage stuff with that method, but it worked with no visible scratches, but there was some behind the emblem itself.
That's how I ended up doing it. And I can't guarantee that way will work again. But if you Change it, just take your time, look at all the different options and just be careful. And hell, if you find a way that works better or easier, please feel free to pop back in here. Definitely been wanting to find a good method on those.
Sorry for the long reply, but I've been waiting for this question only because I know that are out there now.
And just a couple of years ago, I think even still on the HD. The grill pops out separately from the front bumper cover, but most of the light duty trucks and Tahoe's all require taking that whole damn front bumper off. Which in itself isn't horrible, just a lot of screws and some clips that take a little get used to, but it's just a pain in the ass without a lift. That concrete is getting hard to kneel down on, and cold lol.
Good luck man, and like I said just play with it a little bit, but be mindful of where the tools are touching seeable areas of the grill
@@richdiscoveriesthanks for the response! And I was fiddling around with it and what you described is the only way I can see this working. It’s like they purposely pointed the thick end of the tab inwards to make it impossible to pry free without breaking.
Also, I have a 2024 Lt trailboss. Do you know if your method for removing the front emblem will work for 2024s? I already have the black emblem with chrome trim but I’m planning full chrome delete and want to replace with a fully black bow tie. Thanks!
Awesome video man. Do you have a video for the rear decal?
I apologize that I missed this comment. No I do not have a video showing how to do it unfortunately.
I did one as part of a time lapse on a short I believe, but that would be of no help. I apologize.
But if it's the big Chevrolet script across the tailgate, if you haven't done it yet, just clean everything really well with alcohol wipes. Put them on extremely lightly, they are semi-forgiving at first and you can kind of pull back under them with a razor blade without hitting the paint to get them up to redo them.
Again if you have not done it yet, it's not that bad, just take your time and they come out good
Slick
Originally we were taking the whole front bumper covers off to cut the clips from the back side. Unfortunately if you just pry those emblems six times out of 10 it breaks the clips on the grill so we had to do it that way.
But you know how it is, you do something over and over you start to think, there's got to be an easier way.
We all came up with multiple different theories, but this one seems to have worked the best. Extremely easy.
Although it's not that hard to take a bumper cover off of vehicle, it's just extremely time consuming. A ton of little 7 mm screws, multiple plastic clips that easily break, I would recommend people doing it this way. So much less stuff to break.
Even being in the business, once you figure out every little clip and retainer, they completely change the whole body design, then you have to relearn it all again, usually by breaking a Fastener or two in the process LOL
Sise plastic tools next time they are really cheap and protect your car
Yes, I've got the plastic wedges and I use them for all the black lettering and also the rear chevy bow ties that are on with adhesive. They work excellent and don't scratch.
But I do so many of these a week, there's no reason for me to save them. So this is just a quick way to pop it off, not take my time to work the clips so the grill doesn't break, and get on to the next job.
These bigger ones aren't that bad with plastic wedges, the grill is pretty resilient. But the small emblems on the bottom driver side corner of the grill breaks the tabs in the grill friggin tabs so easily.
I goes you don’t know you can get it off without destroying it…without removing the grille🙄
Red Bowties look much better.
The brothers hevrolet were Swiss, this is. o bowtie but a "stylish" Swiss Cross from our flag
Yes.. there is several rumors behind how they came up with that bow tie, but the Swiss flag seems to be the most reasonable. Chevrolet was a Swiss race car driver, and he co-founded it with one of the founders of GM that had been removed from his position.