BadRock Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Is anyone else having this problem? If so what did you do? Remove them completely? Contact Ford? I'm on the fence about how I should handle it. Don't mind the dirty car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcats98 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 If the badge was important to me, I would ask for a new one and install it myself. If it wasnt, I would just remove the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared6788 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Take it to the dealer. It's unacceptable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankhat Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I get so worried too when I clean my car. So much play when nudged by the cloth im using. The badges on the escape doesn't even move with force. lol. I might debadge if it happens to me. Car looks cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcats98 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 ha! there is a picture there. Didnt get that on my VPN. LOL! Given that, I would pull it all off (Energi as well) and wax it and not look back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1970 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 You could take it off and replace it with a Mondeo badge and people would be like WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadRock Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Decided to de-badge, a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Was that badge on the door or decklid? Having the Fusion on the doors is somewhat redundant so debadging looks good, but I would want to keep the full name on the back at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadRock Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 This was the badge on the doors. I left the deck lid, for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboTi Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I would pull it all off and put Mondeo, I think it's a better name for this car. I think some kid pulled off your letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73mach1 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 So we had the "I" fall off on the passenger side. So I took it to the dealer. Oh well he said it happens after you've had the car a while and washed it. I told the jerk I bought the car yesterday. We had this problem with the Escapes back in 2001 with the door lettering. Found that they need to use a machine on the line to apply the correct pressure. I wondered if they aren't able to because of the energi badge below. Either way after 2 weeks my "I" will be put on tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSKershaw Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I had the "E" from the SE on the back on my car fall off when washing it. I decided to remove the "S" as well. Now on the back it says Fusion on the left and Hybrid on the right. The only problem now is that Fusion and Hybrid are now aligned. I think I might take Fusion off in the future and leave Hybrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
http Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I responded to the poll as "debadge" but now I'm starting to think that maybe I'll go to the store and grab some of that 3M doublestick tape that came with my shark fin antenna. If it holds the badging as well as it holds the shark fin, that should be a permanent fix. I've got a couple of "i"s that aren't long for this world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlee Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 If you don't want to take your car to a dealer to fix loose letters, use extra-thick cyanoacrylate (super glue) available at hobby shops. Two of my letters are now permanent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
http Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) That seems a bit extreme. Did the glue damage the finish? I'm not terribly adept at fine work like that and I've never had much luck super-gluing anything. I would prefer to wimp out on this one. I emailed Visual Garage and they advised me to use the 3M automotive double stick tape. Those guys at Visual Garage are great. Very friendly and responsive. Edited August 21, 2013 by http Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlee Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 The extra thick version is much easier to use. It only takes a small amount in the center of the letter so that no excess oozes out. My finish looks factor fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcats98 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) That seems a bit extreme. Did the glue damage the finish? I'm not terribly adept at fine work like that and I've never had much luck super-gluing anything. I would prefer to wimp out on this one. I emailed Visual Garage and they advised me to use the 3M automotive double stick tape. Those guys at Visual Garage are great. Very friendly and responsive. You are on the correct path. Avoid using anything "super glue". Just get a nice new sharp x-acto knife and small straight edge. Take your fallen solder letter and trace it on a piece of paper. Then you can cut out the paper or transfer the letter to the 3M backing. I back off the edges about 1mm all the way around. When you apply, just like shark fin, prep the area. Also as a guide use a piece of painters tape across the bottom of the letters and top if you desire to give yourself a visual guideline. Peel a corner of the 3M to the side so you can grasp with tweezers or fingers and gently line it up and when its good, yank the rest of the backing off (while still on paint surface) and it should seat nicely. Edited August 22, 2013 by Bearcats98 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlee Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 It took me less than one minute to fix two letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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