Saab: How to replace hood/trunk emblems?

"Zon" <please> wrote in message
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I've just done this job on the hood badge of my 1996 900SE. It WAS ok,
and then I noticed a few weeks ago that all that was left was the
substructure, and the colored portion of the badge had disappeared. I went
to the dealer and bought a new one, which cost about $30.

At the dealer's, I was told that "it happens all the time" -- apparently
because the plastic cover deteriorates, and then what's under the plastic
cover gets washed away in, for example, a car wash. That raised the
question in my mind as to why, if this is a well-known problem, it hasn't
been fixed long ago.

I asked at the dealer's about how to get the old badge off. I was told
to lever it off carefully with a screwdriver with a cloth underneath (to
prevent scratching the paint). This I did -- but BEWARE if you are doing
likewise. In the first place, the old badge may come off, leaving the two
prongs still stuck in the plastic bushings. If this happens, the old prongs
need to be pushed out, to clear the openings for the new prongs. Be aware
that the entire badge, including its two prongs, is just made of plastic.
It is very easy to break one of the prongs, e.g. by pushing the badge into
the place for it without having cleared the bushings.

The only thing that holds the badge in place is the prongs. However,
since I broke one of the prongs while trying to install the new badge
without clearing the bushings, I put a dab of latex glue under the badge to
hold it in place.

The whole arrangement is utterly flimsy, and unworthy of any car that
claims to be a quality vehicle.

"Kenneth S." <net> wrote in
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I recently did it this way (as a Saab tech suggested):

Fold a business card in half and insert under the lower half of the
badge. Slide a single-edge razor blade between the folded halves of the
card, and rock the blade back and forth gently to pry the badge off.
Worked like a charm!
He also suggested using fishing line as an alternative!