Carbon Fiber Super Charger Badge....
09-10-2011, 04:45 AM
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Great advice.
If you don't have a mailbox on the US side, USPS is your best bet. Couple bucks for shipping and Canada Post *may* charge you $5 for brokerage plus the HST. I have had a few shipments where Canada Post just dropped them off and never bothered with brokerage or HST.
Do NOT use UPS to cross the border. Last time I did that, they wanted to charge $45 for brokerage. I ended up clearing it myself (which was a hassle).
If you don't have a mailbox on the US side, USPS is your best bet. Couple bucks for shipping and Canada Post *may* charge you $5 for brokerage plus the HST. I have had a few shipments where Canada Post just dropped them off and never bothered with brokerage or HST.
Do NOT use UPS to cross the border. Last time I did that, they wanted to charge $45 for brokerage. I ended up clearing it myself (which was a hassle).
Might just have them sent to an office in the US next time I go down for work.
09-10-2011, 08:32 PM
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Be sure there is no confusion between USPS (United States Postal Service) and UPS (United Parcel Service).
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09-12-2011, 03:54 AM
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Those look the same as the ones I have. I still wonder about taking them off though. Who knows if they used 3M stuff or some sort of stickier/permanent tape on the back that could damage the paint.
09-13-2011, 11:59 AM
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as thin/flexible as these are I don't believe they would survive being removed, but i would use a heat gun/hair dryer on low just to soften the adhesive then a plastic scraper gently under a corner (backed with a soft cloth). Have seen previous threads with good ideas on how to clean the adhesive off without damaging the paint. the OEM V6T came off pretty easily with no paint marking.
09-14-2011, 04:47 AM
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as thin/flexible as these are I don't believe they would survive being removed, but i would use a heat gun/hair dryer on low just to soften the adhesive then a plastic scraper gently under a corner (backed with a soft cloth). Have seen previous threads with good ideas on how to clean the adhesive off without damaging the paint. the OEM V6T came off pretty easily with no paint marking.
Love the blue on that car btw.
Did you take any pics with the V6 still on the car?
09-14-2011, 07:41 AM
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http://www.ecstuning.com/Flyer-Audi_...adge/ES391497/
it comes out to about 55 bucks including shipping (33 for the badges and 22 for shipping). then again i don't have HST so that probably helps but it shouldn't be 60 for the badges and 60 for shipping!
09-14-2011, 11:18 AM
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09-16-2011, 04:22 AM
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A little off topic but does anybody have an idea of what type/style of 3M tape is on the back of the badges? The reason I ask is I just received the red badges yesterday, one side went on fine and the other I must have not cleaned up as well and its not sticking properly and edging up on both sides. Any help would be appreciated, thanks guys.