The reason I watch your videos and subscribe to your channel is you sir are real. I appreciate that you are knowledgeable but not a technical expert. Videos of people trying to impress me with their high level of expertise and what have you are so boring. You, on the other hand and no offense implied, are a normal guy who loves his car and tells us his experiences. I find it refreshing, and it is what drove me to buy an ST over the GTI and WRX. Thank you.
I did this the day I bought the car. I used your video as a guide. Due to the car being new and the TX heat the badge came off super easy! Your channel has inspired my mods on my ST. I have never had a car before that was worth mods and now I believe Ive opened pandoras box!
Just picked up my ST yesterday and love it ,just got the base model in white and removing my Focus badge real soon,was looking at the WRX and the GTI but never test drove either one.Came across your channel and hunted down a 2018,test drove it and loved the clutch and the way it drove.Your channel is great,keep it up...
Thanks Jeebs, living in a small apartment complex i can't use and extension cord or heat gun and buffer to do this. I can do this anywhere. Great ideas here. Thanks buddy.
My badges came unglued and fortunately didn’t fall off while driving. They left a sticky residue that was a pain to remove so after a lot of elbow grease I got the adhesive off and although there is a bit of outline left, I’m leaving them off! Rubbing alcohol helps too. 👍
I was just thinking about doing this to my month old 2017. Looks great. You've should look into the mountune short shifter as your next upgrade. Put one in a few weeks back and it feels so much better to flick into gear rather than the full rowing action of the stock shift mechanism.
I know this is an older video but it popped up at the top of my feed today randomly. Inspired me to finally remove my stock ST emblems and install my Octane Academy ones:) Always enjoy the videos, keep it up!
I'm wondering why you didn't use WD-40 to remove the leftover residue? If WD-40 was capable to loosen the initial adhesive, why can't it be used to remove the leftover?
hey man new follower and new ST owner. your channel has been a huge help and answered tons of my questions from your videos and you seem like a chill dude. if you ever in metro detroit HMU. keep it up!!!
The dealership aka stealership wants to make a quick sale or commission check, most could give a hoot about your vehicle. There's a few good ones left but they're becoming rare.
I was thinking of getting rid of mine too but I like on there I'm just going to remove it and paint it black so I'll look like 10 times better and then put it back on.
in the street racing world, you remove the badges to make it look stealth, not to make people think it could be a more expensive car lol who cares what they think, it looks dope with no badges!
rgbgfive - thanks for this. I don't see where you used the simoniz clay lub - maybe I watched too fast. I see the WD-40 for dissolving the sticky stuff...but where/when do you apply the clay lub? Thanks. Just got a 2017 ST2. Putting FRPP exhaust on next week.
A Bentley...lol yeah let's role with that. I'm taking off my Focus emblem and sending it off to be hydro-dipped in carbon fiber. A cheap mod but it'll go so nicely with my build on my 2018 FoST.
I’m surprised you have no door dings considering you live at an apartment complex. The only two door dings my ST has suffered were caused by my fiancee, in my own f-ing driveway!!!
What about the ST emblem on the rear of the car? Do you know if that can come off because they sell overlays but i found a ST badge itself in a different color.
RGBGFIVE that sucks man, because it was a blast! Ford should be quicker about sending out the invite letter though honestly. I didn't get mine in the mail until at least a month after I had already registered. If you ever get a chance to go or are even willing to shell out the cash to do it, I'd highly recommend it!
+Saman Arasteh it was no more than 10 minutes until it came off. Also I suggest goo gone and wd-40 to get rid of the remaining "focus" outline on the car
RGBGFIVE thanks for the reply man. Can I also ask what is your opinion on the new 2018 mk7.5 golf r? I really wanted the focus st but now the golf is grabbing my attention and I love the sleeper look of it
+Saman Arasteh I love the golf R. I almost got one of those but it was taking months for them to come into az and they wouldn't move on price. GTi is fine but I think the ST is a better value for your money
I wasn't saying it was deemed to be a bad car, I watched your videos, subscribed and hear you mention the car a lot. So I figured I'd let you know theres an in depth review of the car.
Hey man, I just wanted to ask for an update on your MPG. I asked you what you were getting(not what the car says) before I had been through break-in mileage to see if it would get better for my 2016. I'm not at 14,000 miles and the car says that I'm getting 27-28 mpg when all highway and driving conservatively with 93 octane. However, I am only getting 23-25 mpg when calculating is out at the pump. This is over the course of 30 to 40 fill up's. I brought it to my service department and they processed to argue with me and my wife,for an hour, that I'm "not calculating the remaining fuel in the tank." 😒 What are your thoughts on this and should I contact Ford directly? Many thanks!
I don't see the need to contact ford lol. The computers are Known to not be exact. And there is always fuel in the tank that isn't accounted for. If it was 10+mpg variance then there might be an issue.
Simsy473 I hate when people say that there is still fuel in the tank... that has nothing to do with the calculation of what was used. At the end of the day, doing 100% highway for a fuel tank during a road trip, 60 MPH set in the cruise control, the car said 31, I calculated 27. For my normal 45 minutes of driving to work, 95% highway, the car says 27-28, I calculated 22-25. It. Is. Broken.😡
Again, they're known for not being able exact. Also 60 is not optimal highway speed for best mileage. Closer to 65-67mph. Since you're doing arithmetic on paper and all...need to be drive it at optjmate speeds. Also, that is the reason for the shift lights. For optimal mileage.
Simsy473 You can say all of that, but over the time that I had the car and the 60+ fill-ups, it never got anything close to the advertised MPG. That was at 60, 65, 70, 75, and 80 MPH highway trips, as I live in Texas. There was something wrong and the dealerships refused to give a crap or honor the warranty. I'm not saying all ST's don't get the MPG advertised, I'm saying mine didn't. Traded it in, so lesson learned.. not buying another Ford or new car.
It may be just me but I'm not letting a 2mpg discrepancy between calculated and what the car is reading at ruin my life. Ford, as along with GM, Toyota, Chrysler and every other manufacturer pump out hundreds of thousands of car every year. There's going to be issues. But cheers.
RGBGFIVE I live out in the East Valley I know how hot it was trust me LOL I'm glad you did it the morning but it was still hot that's why I said something cuz I was laughing I'd like a heat gun you don't need one in Arizona LOL
Dude that's way to much work, I have a 2014 Fiesta ST and I removed mine in 3 minutes, use a hot hair dryer and get it hot, then just use fishing filament string and rub it back-and-forth and it just comes right off.
The reason I watch your videos and subscribe to your channel is you sir are real. I appreciate that you are knowledgeable but not a technical expert. Videos of people trying to impress me with their high level of expertise and what have you are so boring. You, on the other hand and no offense implied, are a normal guy who loves his car and tells us his experiences. I find it refreshing, and it is what drove me to buy an ST over the GTI and WRX. Thank you.
Joe Graham nnjj
Nice Bentley, mate.
+David McC666 yes! It worked!!!
I’m doing this today when I get off work.....although I’m going to feel weird buying dental floss even tho I don’t have any teeth
How I feel when I buy razors for my head and shampoo for my face.
I did this the day I bought the car. I used your video as a guide. Due to the car being new and the TX heat the badge came off super easy! Your channel has inspired my mods on my ST. I have never had a car before that was worth mods and now I believe Ive opened pandoras box!
I also live in Texas, central.... how has your St been treating you thus far???? Just bought a 2015 St myself a month ago, so very curious.
Just picked up my ST yesterday and love it ,just got the base model in white and removing my Focus badge real soon,was looking at the WRX and the GTI but never test drove either one.Came across your channel and hunted down a 2018,test drove it and loved the clutch and the way it drove.Your channel is great,keep it up...
Thank you!
Surprisingly this is a mod a haven't even thought about doing. And ya know what...I like it.
Ah yes.. the rare and revered Ford Bentley ST.. a true collector's car. XD
Thanks Jeebs, living in a small apartment complex i can't use and extension cord or heat gun and buffer to do this. I can do this anywhere. Great ideas here. Thanks buddy.
Glad it helped!
My badges came unglued and fortunately didn’t fall off while driving. They left a sticky residue that was a pain to remove so after a lot of elbow grease I got the adhesive off and although there is a bit of outline left, I’m leaving them off! Rubbing alcohol helps too. 👍
I was just thinking about doing this to my month old 2017. Looks great. You've should look into the mountune short shifter as your next upgrade. Put one in a few weeks back and it feels so much better to flick into gear rather than the full rowing action of the stock shift mechanism.
Also you can use a heat gun and fishing line. 😃 the wd-40 not leaving any residue blew my mind.
I know this is an older video but it popped up at the top of my feed today randomly. Inspired me to finally remove my stock ST emblems and install my Octane Academy ones:) Always enjoy the videos, keep it up!
Did this a couple days ago after watching this video. It looks great, thank you.
It really does look good. Glad the video helped!
well done and great video. Great color/wheel combo. Miss my 13' ST.
Awesome video. Just went out and did mine and it is really an improvement on the clean look. Thanks again for the video.
You're welcome!
Good choice man! Looks so much cleaner with the st logo
I'm wondering why you didn't use WD-40 to remove the leftover residue?
If WD-40 was capable to loosen the initial adhesive, why can't it be used to remove the leftover?
You really keep your ST looking IMMACULATE. I need to step up my game. lol
like that Kona Blue! I have Kona Blue too!
Hope you're enjoying the 212 degree weather today hahaha...it's a comfy 70 in chicago right now.....see ya in January with my kona st
hahaha I think it hit 500 today
Just used your method. Effortless! Thanks man
Glad to hear it!
This definitely works for my mercedes debadging!! Faster,ore efficient than using heat gun and etc!!
Glad to hear that!
hey man new follower and new ST owner. your channel has been a huge help and answered tons of my questions from your videos and you seem like a chill dude. if you ever in metro detroit HMU. keep it up!!!
Thank you! Glad you like the content and congrats on the ST! If I am ever in Detroit I will notify everyone ahead of time
Entertaining and informative vid, as always. Was hoping for another DMX rap at the end though!
+Paul Chec Haha thanks man. I have something in store in the DMX department. Gotta find the video clip first
Tried this on my 2017 ST3, worked great.
Thank you for this video. I will definitely be doing this soon!
And I will definitely NOT do this, it is ridiculous.
Looks good, i did this to mine when i got it, well actually it fell off >.
The dealership aka stealership wants to make a quick sale or commission check, most could give a hoot about your vehicle. There's a few good ones left but they're becoming rare.
Used thus method and it worked great!!! Thanks for the info
+Luis Rodriguez glad it worked well for you!
I was thinking of getting rid of mine too but I like on there I'm just going to remove it and paint it black so I'll look like 10 times better and then put it back on.
Here in Aus they come from the factory workout the focus badge... Looks better I think
I agree it does. I didn't know that!
Great video as always! Love your stuff sir.
in the street racing world, you remove the badges to make it look stealth, not to make people think it could be a more expensive car lol who cares what they think, it looks dope with no badges!
Why is there a Focus badge on a Bentley?
6:04-6:05 The pause after saying penetrate.... LOL
Watching you wipe your paint with that janky dirty towel destroyed me
Hey man, thanks for the wd40 tip, this worked a treat👌
Glad it worked!!
rgbgfive - thanks for this. I don't see where you used the simoniz clay lub - maybe I watched too fast. I see the WD-40 for dissolving the sticky stuff...but where/when do you apply the clay lub?
Thanks. Just got a 2017 ST2. Putting FRPP exhaust on next week.
+Kevin Swanson I used the lube after I let the wd-40 soak in. Thanks for watching!
I'm European ST doesn't even have that badge from the factory. The Fiesta ST is the same, that doesn't come with a name badge either.
News to me haha
Just ripped mine off and cleaned the padding off the car. The emblem is plastic! It literally took me a few minutes no big deal!
A Bentley...lol yeah let's role with that.
I'm taking off my Focus emblem and sending it off to be hydro-dipped in carbon fiber. A cheap mod but it'll go so nicely with my build on my 2018 FoST.
How’d that go and what color is your ST? I have the magnetic grey, same year.
Lol that Arizona heat is the heat gun.
+heroicTrey5 haha that’s probably true
I’m surprised you have no door dings considering you live at an apartment complex. The only two door dings my ST has suffered were caused by my fiancee, in my own f-ing driveway!!!
What about the ST emblem on the rear of the car? Do you know if that can come off because they sell overlays but i found a ST badge itself in a different color.
Yes, it comes off the same way. I removed mine to replace it with the ST badge that was given to me for participating in the ST Octane Academy.
+sh0ebox21 those bastards didn't let me go because I took too long to respond!!!
RGBGFIVE that sucks man, because it was a blast! Ford should be quicker about sending out the invite letter though honestly. I didn't get mine in the mail until at least a month after I had already registered.
If you ever get a chance to go or are even willing to shell out the cash to do it, I'd highly recommend it!
how long until the tooth floss got it out? and did you only use googone to clean the left overs or any other way of cleaning?
+Saman Arasteh it was no more than 10 minutes until it came off. Also I suggest goo gone and wd-40 to get rid of the remaining "focus" outline on the car
RGBGFIVE thanks for the reply man. Can I also ask what is your opinion on the new 2018 mk7.5 golf r? I really wanted the focus st but now the golf is grabbing my attention and I love the sleeper look of it
+Saman Arasteh I love the golf R. I almost got one of those but it was taking months for them to come into az and they wouldn't move on price. GTi is fine but I think the ST is a better value for your money
looks good. performance blue?
+totallyrad77 kona blue. Thank you!
Doug Demuro reviewed the type-R. Let's just say he wasn't the biggest fan lol
It's just his opinion. I don't expect everyone to like it
I wasn't saying it was deemed to be a bad car, I watched your videos, subscribed and hear you mention the car a lot. So I figured I'd let you know theres an in depth review of the car.
Correct, his opinion of someone that has driven more cars than I will in my lifetime. Nobody is paying for your car so buy what you like.
Ohhh gotcha. I was reading this out of context
What's that song
Dude nice Aston
Thanks broseph takes hard work to buy a car like this
No problem brochacho
Hey man, I just wanted to ask for an update on your MPG. I asked you what you were getting(not what the car says) before I had been through break-in mileage to see if it would get better for my 2016.
I'm not at 14,000 miles and the car says that I'm getting 27-28 mpg when all highway and driving conservatively with 93 octane. However, I am only getting 23-25 mpg when calculating is out at the pump. This is over the course of 30 to 40 fill up's.
I brought it to my service department and they processed to argue with me and my wife,for an hour, that I'm "not calculating the remaining fuel in the tank." 😒
What are your thoughts on this and should I contact Ford directly? Many thanks!
I don't see the need to contact ford lol. The computers are
Known to not be exact. And there is always fuel in the tank that isn't accounted for. If it was 10+mpg variance then there might be an issue.
Simsy473 I hate when people say that there is still fuel in the tank... that has nothing to do with the calculation of what was used. At the end of the day, doing 100% highway for a fuel tank during a road trip, 60 MPH set in the cruise control, the car said 31, I calculated 27. For my normal 45 minutes of driving to work, 95% highway, the car says 27-28, I calculated 22-25.
It. Is. Broken.😡
Again, they're known for not being able exact. Also 60 is not optimal highway speed for best mileage. Closer to 65-67mph. Since you're doing arithmetic on paper and all...need to be drive it at optjmate speeds. Also, that is the reason for the shift lights. For optimal mileage.
Simsy473 You can say all of that, but over the time that I had the car and the 60+ fill-ups, it never got anything close to the advertised MPG. That was at 60, 65, 70, 75, and 80 MPH highway trips, as I live in Texas. There was something wrong and the dealerships refused to give a crap or honor the warranty. I'm not saying all ST's don't get the MPG advertised, I'm saying mine didn't. Traded it in, so lesson learned.. not buying another Ford or new car.
It may be just me but I'm not letting a 2mpg discrepancy between calculated and what the car is reading at ruin my life. Ford, as along with GM, Toyota, Chrysler and every other manufacturer pump out hundreds of thousands of car every year. There's going to be issues. But cheers.
Just removed mine! Went to get gas and someone asked to take a picture beside my Lamborghini!
Amazing results!!!
Will the WD40 damage ceramic coating?
shit dude, you're funny
,, who needs a heat gun you're in the middle of Arizona summer LOL just playing with you. that came off pretty easy
+Sugar Shine lol yea this was early morning but it was 113 today haha
RGBGFIVE I live out in the East Valley I know how hot it was trust me LOL I'm glad you did it the morning but it was still hot that's why I said something cuz I was laughing I'd like a heat gun you don't need one in Arizona LOL
good video best way to do it than what the other idiots are doing nice 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣save me so much time
latta bad memes
Dude that's way to much work, I have a 2014 Fiesta ST and I removed mine in 3 minutes, use a hot hair dryer and get it hot, then just use fishing filament string and rub it back-and-forth and it just comes right off.
+Mike Chavez it took less than 10 minutes
way to spell removal
+Alexander Beauchamp well my manager just roasted my ass on my own RUclips channel
Hey man, could I have the badge? I'm in AZ as well!
I havbe mine from a '13 that I can part with. I recently bought a '17 that I'm prob going to remove also.