Old versus new--which one...
Old versus new--which one looks better?
It's the jewelry on your car. Certainly, replacing the old emblems onyour Corvette can make a big difference in how it looks. Moreimportantly, old and worn emblems and badges make your Corvette look alot older and mistreated.
With '84-'96 Corvettes, the emblems on thehood and gas door lid don't age gracefully. In fact, if they haven'talready cracked and fallen apart, they often have little color left,which is a disgraceful condition any Corvette owner dreads. But the goodnews is they can be replaced with basic handtools such as a few assortednut drivers and small "ignition-style" wrenches.
The key to removingthese emblems isn't always reaching the nuts that hold them on, butprying them up without cutting into the surface of the fiberglass. Mostemblems have old adhesive tape on the back that holds them snuggly tothe car's surface. Carefully pry them up after you're sure you removedall of the holding nuts. Clean the surface underneath, reinstall theemblems, and tighten the nuts once again.
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 On the gas-door emblems you...  On the gas-door emblems you can see the nuts that hold it [the gasdoor?] in place and the double-sided tape that was installed by thefactory. Do not cut into the fiberglass when you pry up the old emblem. |  Zip Products offers emblems...  Zip Products offers emblems of all kinds for C4 ('84-'96)Corvettes--just go online and check them out. |  The same kind of double-stick...  The same kind of double-stick tape is used on the front emblems as well.Those sheetmetal-style Pal nuts are used to hold this one from insidethe hood. Access holes are just ahead of the air-intake box. |
 Clean the surface of the fiberglass...  Clean the surface of the fiberglass and install the new emblems. Usedouble-stick tape on the back of the emblem to hold it in place. |  New hold-down nuts are supplied...  New hold-down nuts are supplied with the new gas-door emblem. |  A helpful tip: Remove the...  A helpful tip: Remove the air-cleaner box when accessing the Pal nutsthat hold the hood emblems in place. When reinstalling the new Pal nuts,put some white grease on the socket so the nuts will stick to it; thenthread the nut properly onto the emblem stud. |