<VV> Removing door panel emblems

[Carlton Smith]

Hi Bill,

For one those Corsa emblems are not really easy to find, especially in good
condition. So protect those and keep your originals.

Those clips are a pesky things to get off your pot metal emblem studs
without breaking the stud. Particularly the little Corsa emblem as there is
not that much stud sticking out the door panel that the clip is on, at least
there was not on my Corsa. To my knowledge there is not a specific tool to
remove those clips. I have in the past cut the clips to release the stud
using a Dremel tool with their thin cutting disk. That is a handy tool for
all sorts of things with our cars. You need to buy the Dremel tool a tube of
the disks and a shank to hold the disks. They are held on the shank with a
small screw. You can buy new clips at Clark's or find similar type clips to
do the job at a local auto parts store. 

Good luck!

Carlton Smith
Indianapolis, IN
65 Corsa 180 Turbo convertible

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Subject: <VV> Removing door panel emblems

I am replacing the door panels on my Corsa and would like to reuse the  
small emblems that are attached to the panel. I need to know how to
correctly  
and safely remove the fasteners from the back of the emblems. I have 
practiced  (tried) removing them by holding them with a plier and wiggling
in the 
past but  the studs are easily broken using this method. Is there a trick or

procedure to  successfully get the clips off the back of the emblems?
 
Bill Sanders
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