Summit_PG

I was cleaning my 2011 FX4 last night and noticed that both of the Ecoboost badges have a thin plastic film that's coming off of them (essentially on the inlay over the ecoboost lettering). Does anyone know if this film was supposed to be removed when the vehicle was new? The badges look a bit silly with this ragged film on them; will it damage the badge if the film is removed?

Thanks for any help!

djfllmn

iTrader: (1)

if the film is blue then yes...thats supposed to come off before delivery but it gets missed a lot

Summit_PG

Just checked; it is definitely not blue. It sort if looks like the badge itself is delaminating. Could the dealer look at this as a warranty issue?

djfllmn

iTrader: (1)

yea if you are still in the 3/36 warranty they will replace it..those badges arent that expensive either if you have to buy them

NASSTY

They will replace them under warranty. I couldn't stand them friggin things. I removed mine as soon as I got my new truck home from the dealer.

Summit_PG

Thanks for the help!

packplantpath

How hard were they to get off? Need heat?

dieselhunter44

]I notice a lot of Eco's driving around with that blue film still on the badges. I just thought it was a 2012-2013 thing, or the dealer got lazy and forgot to remove the protective plastic


Goo gone and fishing line are your friend. Use the fishing line to saw off the badge and use the goo gone and a microfiber towel to remove the remaining adhesive. It won't hurt the paint, but I would definitely wax afterwards

packplantpath

Thanks. I may have to pull mine off. Still looks factory. But I never liked it....

Adobe2X

These are the Lincoln EB badges. Smaller and I think that they look great under the F-150 badge instead of floating that huge Ford one on the door: