The tailgate emblem on my 2012 (pre-facelift) estate is corroded and I’m considering replacing it.

I’ve watched a YouTube video, but that was for another Škoda (possibly a Fabia). Looked easy enough - heat it with a gun and insert a credit card behind the badge to prise it off.

But on the video I watched, the badge was mounted on a flat body panel. Looking at my car, it’s in a circular recess.

I can’t think of a suitable tool and/or technique to extract the badge without damaging the paintwork on the edge of the recess.

Has anyone done this? How did you do it?

Maybe use a plastic trim removal tool with a soft cloth undereath it before using a heatgun to melt the backing adhesive from the emblem.

Something like these ......

Aha! Thanks for the suggestion. Good variety of leveraging tools there, so one of them should do the trick. And they look like they’ll have multiple uses for general DIY as well.

Have now ordered something very similar on Amazon.

My long-term aim is to get this car looking really nice. With refurbed wheels, some bits of respraying and a full detailing and paint correction it could look stunning, but little things like corroded emblems would let it down and need doing before any paint correction.

You could also try thin cord, introduced at the top of the badge and pulled downwards with a slight sawing motion, --- it worked on the rear badge of my Yeti!

Ah yes, that’s a good call as well. I wonder if dental floss would be strong enough.

I think there are two plastic lugs on the back of the emblem that locate into holes in the body. These are at the 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock positions IIRC, so starting at the top and bottom and using a horizontal sawing motion might work.

Having more than one method to try should improve the chances of success!

yes dental floss is good - thats what i used now you have mentioned it!