Aftermarket badge for Telluride?

[Sal Collaziano]

Just rebadged my Telluride and looks with the K logo metal overlays ! Looks amazing! Just for future reference how can we remove them if we need to?

A little heat from a hair drier would be helpful if it's cold. Dental floss or fishing line. Goo gone or bug and tar remover. Patience.

 

[BabyRide]

Telluride lettering is bolted on, on the rear. So taking the name off the back wouldn’t work. Prob did that on purpose

Any pics of this? What about the hood lettering? Any confirmation on how they are attached?

 

[BabyRide]

Can anyone say with certainty how the Telluride letters are attached to the hood and the rear lift gate? I'm looking to have them removed (professionally) painted in black, and re-installed.

 

[Sal Collaziano]

Can anyone say with certainty how the Telluride letters are attached to the hood and the rear lift gate? I'm looking to have them removed (professionally) painted in black, and re-installed.

I saw somebody actually had their front letters missing when they bought their Telluride. I can say with near certainty that they're simple stick-on emblems - because who'd go through the trouble of unbolting each letter and doing the body work and paint to cover the holes before the vehicle was even shipped to the dealer. That would be one heck of an accident.

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[BabyRide]

I saw somebody actually had their front letters missing when they bought their Telluride. I can say with near certainty that they're simple stick-on emblems - because who'd go through the trouble of unbolting each letter and doing the body work and paint to cover the holes before the vehicle was even shipped to the dealer. That would be one heck of an accident.

I agree.

 

[Bubba]

Just did mine yesterday...Very easy...took about 35 minutes. Only used a heat gun on the rear badge. I did not put the steering wheel one on. The sales guy said that if the airbags deploy with the new badge it will hit you in the face at a very high rate. The KIA badge is made not to hit you.

 

[Karam.31]

Just did mine yesterday...Very easy...took about 35 minutes. Only used a heat gun on the rear badge. I did not put the steering wheel one on. The sales guy said that if the airbags deploy with the new badge it will hit you in the face at a very high rate. The KIA badge is made not to hit you.

If you do an overlay on the steering wheel, what is the difference?

Looks awesome! Did you keep the frame that snaps in and holds the emblem on the front or remove it?

 

[Karam.31]

Here is the badge that I would really like to see for the Telluride. These are currently on Amazon for the Optima.


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This exists on Ebay... see link below. They also have many other options, including an all-black version without the carbon.

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[The Dude]

If you do an overlay on the steering wheel, what is the difference?

The steering wheel overlay should stick to the kia logo and act the same way it would have if it weren't overlaid. If you REPLACE (instead of overlaying) the kia logo, I think that could be an issue. I'll just overlay like most people do.

 

[Karam.31]

The steering wheel overlay should stick to the kia logo and act the same way it would have if it weren't overlaid. If you replace the kia logo, I think that could be an issue. I'll just overlay like most people do.

Yeah same here, I wouldn't think about actually removing the steering wheel badge!

 

[BabyRide]

The steering wheel overlay should stick to the kia logo and act the same way it would have if it weren't overlaid. If you replace the kia logo, I think that could be an issue. I'll just overlay like most people do.

Wow! Good point. I was planning on doing the overlay on the steering wheel but never considered air bag deployment.

 

[Karam.31]

Has anyone removed their badges on a previous car and then sold the car? Any issues? I assume the dealer could re-install the original badges without issue?

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[Karam.31]

Just did mine yesterday...Very easy...took about 35 minutes. Only used a heat gun on the rear badge. I did not put the steering wheel one on. The sales guy said that if the airbags deploy with the new badge it will hit you in the face at a very high rate. The KIA badge is made not to hit you.

What other tools did you use besides a heat gun?

 

[The Dude]

Wow! Good point. I was planning on doing the overlay on the steering wheel but never considered air bag deployment.

If you REPLACE (meaning removing your kia logo and then replacing it with the k piece) it can fly off when the airbag deploys. If you OVERLAY it like most people do, it will stick to the kia logo that DOESN'T fly off. It's safe if you don't REMOVE the kia logo first. The pieces are overlays and intended to stick on top of the kia logo.

 

[TRR=Rabbit]

Here is the badge that I would really like to see for the Telluride. These are currently on Amazon for the Optima.


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These are the ones I want also! I ordered a Dark Moss with Dune brown nappa leather SX prestige...Anxiously awaiting its arrival!

 

[ddreyfu]

I ordered these black ones yesterday.

Black K emblem

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[Karam.31]

These are the ones I want also! I ordered a Dark Moss with Dune brown nappa leather SX prestige...Anxiously awaiting its arrival!

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[Karam.31]

I ordered these black ones yesterday.

Black K emblem

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I just got the carbon ones today with steering wheel also included (standard chrome one for steering wheel) link below

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[Sal Collaziano]

I'll be getting these black edition emblems in the forum store over the next couple of weeks. I'm waiting for my shipment from South Korea...

 

[Karam.31]

I'll be getting these black edition emblems in the forum store over the next couple of weeks. I'm waiting for my shipment from South Korea...

Will there be black edition wheel cap overlays too, or just front and rear?