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Originally Posted by pointman
Ohh got it. Thanks. Glad I asked you gentlemen prior to just doing it. Appreciate the help!
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No problem. Full disclosure... I can laugh about it now. I was using a heat gun to "gently" warm up the adhesive prior to sliding fishing line underneath to remove the 4Runner Emblem. it was in the 30s in my garage. I got it too hot. When I removed the emblem, there were two spots on the plastic garnish that had deformed, started to melt, ruined. I had to order a new, pre-painted garnish, new emblems and overlays in order to fix my F'up.
The car was about 3 weeks old. You would think, no big deal to R&R but not so. There is actually a lot going on there. You have to remove the interior gate back panel and a bunch of other hardware, including a moisture barrier and electrical connections to get that piece of plastic off. The lights, lock and latch assembly has to be removed and mounted to the new garnish. A new seal has to be meticulously installed on the garnish perimeter so water doesn't end up inside the gate. Everything has to be reassembled and new emblems installed (straight).
You can't tell I was ever there, but it was a several beer job, only to find the dimples underneath made it look unfinished and to end up right back where I started about $235, several hours and lots of stress later. So yeah, regrets. There, I got that off my chest. Glad I shared. Don't tell anyone, you are the only one who knows that happened.