I want to do this. However, my concern is this: the car was bought in July 05 and I haven't done it yet. Now provided, it has ALWAYS been clean and garaged, and I mean always, it only has 800 miles on it due to me being in Baghdad for the past 12 months.

Any concerns or is it safe? Generally speaking I know the sooner the better, but I just wanted to double check with you that have experience on this topic.

Thanks.

 

Yank um... little chance the paint has faded enough to matter ~ if there is a bit of difference a nice polish, then a wax number will blend them!

 

just do it..... i did mine at like 4k.... no probs

 

i did mine at 75k. no ghost at all.

 

yea i did my at 4k also and no problems still =] just be careful

 

can an '06 be debadged? or will it leave holes?

 

Only 'holes' will be from the Subaru badge on the back. rest are stick-um. Loose 'em!

 

I was gonna say I did mine after 20k+ miles but then I remembered I debadged after getting a brand new sti trunk

its easy as heck to do...just heat it up with a hair drier and use dental floss to cut through the adhesive. After that spray it with a bug and tar remover or goo-gone

 

so no way to loose the subaru badge, eh?
i debadged my '02 a long time ago and yes, was relatively easy with hairdryer and some goo-gone.. but i'm hearing the subaru badge on the '06's will leave a hole.. hm... too bad

 

Hi guys I hope someone can help me. So the 05 STi's can shave the entire rear (including the subaru badge) without worrying about holes?

Also how about the stickers on the door and the front bumper? How can I get these off?

Thanks in advance.

Carlos

 

I debadged my '05 hatch and then added the '06 Subaru Star emblem... had to file down the two tabs on the '06 badge so I could just use 3M to attach.

 

debadged my 05 looking all better now! there was too much going on with the big subaru across the back...i left the sti badge though

 

trade with an '04-'05