How to take off Cb550 side cover badges?

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bergers

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I was taking my side covers off to touch up the black and white, but first I need to take the badges off the cover. I have no idea how to take the little clips off the plastic standoffs without grenading them into millions of pieces. Any advice?
 

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You should be able to bend them out with a small flathead screwdriver, if they're the kind i'm thinking of. That is, away from the plastic post.
 
This can be near impossible -- those pegs are 40 years old and brittle as hell. Be careful, don't force anything, and expect to use epoxy to get them back on.
 
They should look like this??


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In which case you need to pry each "tang" up with a small screwdriver.
 
hillsy said:
They should look like this??


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In which case you need to pry each "tang" up with a small screwdriver.
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Yup! That's them. I'll try to be delicate, I'll update how destroyed they in a little.
 
If you can bend the small tangs up a touch you can then use long-nose pliers to screw/turn them off the pegs,a touch of lube can help. Or, snip them with side cutters and replace with new.
 
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