DeAutoKey Rear Vinyl Badge Insert Review

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arulsriram

Discussion Starter · Jun 23, 2015

Ever want to change up the look of your MK7s rear badge. Kind of hard when it houses your rear view camera. We'll DeAutoKey has made a solution which is cost effective and also makes a world of difference. Below are pictures for the different vinyl badge inserts they have to offer. They have plaid (personal favorite), stickerbomb, German colors, and textured black fiber. These are made of automotive grade vinyl and have a strong adhesive which will stand the test of time. The plaid has been on the vehicle for 3 weeks and has been through 7+ days of 100*F plus weather. Thunderstorms and heavy winds. And it still looks like the day I put it on. PLEASE NOTE: ALLOW AT LEAST 2 DAYS OF DRY WEATHER AFTER INSTALL SO THE ADHESIVE CAN SET PROPERLY.
As always with coming from DeAutoKey, you are backed by amazing customer service and an amazing product. Any questions feel free to PM me. Thanks

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BWR32

· #2 · Jun 23, 2015

Pictures further back would be good too.....

arulsriram

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 24, 2015

BWR32 said:
Pictures further back would be good too.....

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deAutoLED.com

· #4 · Jun 24, 2015

Great review!

We really appreciate it, you can find all the vinyls here:
http://deautokey.com/product/mk7-gt...yl-plaid-stickerbomb-carbon-fiber-german-flag

TO_Turbo

· #5 · Jun 24, 2015

I like the plaid, and realize that these things are always a bit of a compromise, but think it would work better if the pattern was shifted so that more appeared in the bottom V. That said, I'll likely get one when I get my VII.

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deAutoLED.com

· #6 · Jun 25, 2015

TO_Turbo - no compromise here, it simply goes with the flow of the pattern and the single red stripe against a black background is a very popular design, it tested well so far.

BWR32

· #7 · Jun 25, 2015

I'm guessing the badge has to come apart to fit this as its a single piece??

B_Dubasauras_Rex

· #8 · Jun 25, 2015

BWR32 said:
I'm guessing the badge has to come apart to fit this as its a single piece??

If you pop the emblem off, there is an insert that goes between the emblem and the car. This goes on that insert.

deAutoLED.com

· #9 · Jun 25, 2015

BWR32 said:
I'm guessing the badge has to come apart to fit this as its a single piece??

No, this is a 5pc set, this is cut perfectly to match the voids, so you simply peel and stick the vinyl onto the voids of the emblem.

B_Dubasauras_Rex said:
If you pop the emblem off, there is an insert that goes between the emblem and the car. This goes on that insert.

Yes, but there is no need to pop off the emblem.

BWR32

· #10 · Jun 25, 2015

Oh yeah, I can see on the plaid one how you messed it up a bit........

deAutoLED.com

· #11 · Jun 26, 2015

BWR32 said:
Oh yeah, I can see on the plaid one how you messed it up a bit........

Sorry, that is simply not true, and we never had an issue with any customer saying otherwise, in person this looks great and pops. All the plaid lines up perfectly and we guess in person you can see the single red stripe on the bottom better which is done on purpose as it is a better and more popular design to have a single stripe on a black background.

We are not asking you to buy this product if you think it is messed up, but we guarantee it is not.

MR. HILTER

· #12 · Jun 26, 2015

deAutoKey.com said:
Sorry, that is simply not true, and we never had an issue with any customer saying otherwise, in person this looks great and pops. All the plaid lines up perfectly and we guess in person you can see the single red stripe on the bottom better which is done on purpose as it is a better and more popular design to have a single stripe on a black background.

We are not asking you to buy this product if you think it is messed up, but we guarantee it is not.

I don't think he means deautokey messed up the product. He's implying that the person that put the stickers on did and I see it as well. Not a big deal, it is person dependant on how well everything gets lined up and put on, not how the vinyl is cut per say. Need some sort of fool proof jig or a very steady hand to get everything lined up perfectly. :thumbup:

arulsriram

Discussion Starter · #13 · Jun 26, 2015

MR. HILTER said:
I don't think he means deautokey messed up the product. He's implying that the person that put the stickers on did and I see it as well. Not a big deal, it is person dependant on how well everything gets lined up and put on, not how the vinyl is cut per say. Need some sort of fool proof jig or a very steady hand to get everything lined up perfectly.

Ya that is true. I have been dealing with a compressed nerve in my neck and therefore my left hand is dealing with odd sensations. So it was hard for me to keep steady when trying to put it on.

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deAutoLED.com

· #14 · Jun 26, 2015

MR. HILTER said:
I don't think he means deautokey messed up the product. He's implying that the person that put the stickers on did and I see it as well. Not a big deal, it is person dependant on how well everything gets lined up and put on, not how the vinyl is cut per say. Need some sort of fool proof jig or a very steady hand to get everything lined up perfectly. :thumbup:

I see, we did misunderstand what he was saying. We apologize.

arulsriram said:
Ya that is true. I have been dealing with a compressed nerve in my neck and therefore my left hand is dealing with odd sensations. So it was hard for me to keep steady when trying to put it on.

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Sorry to hear that, we didn't notice the difference personally. You are looking at extreme close up of this vinyl, from 3-5 feet at normal viewing range, it looks great.
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BWR32

· #15 · Jun 26, 2015 (Edited)

Just to clarify, I think it looks good. So good I at first thought it was a single piece. After the explanation it was a 5 piece I looked closer and could see where the individual pieces had been applied. (some slightly out out of position which shows the separate pieces)
Talk about touchy..........Please send me a free plaid insert as compensation 😉

deAutoLED.com

· #16 · Jun 26, 2015

BWR32 said:
Just to clarify, I think it looks good. So good I at first thought it was a single piece. After the explanation it was a 5 piece I looked closer and could see where the individual pieces had been applied. (some slightly out out of position which shows the separate pieces)
Talk about touchy..........Please send me a free plaid insert as compensation 😉

:thumbup: lol. We did apologize, but please understand it would be hard to hear something that is not true no matter what it is.

And we did want to run a promo here - 15% off all vinyls to honor this great review. If you are interested send us PM!

Offer expires in 1 week!

Thank you

BWR32

· #17 · Jun 27, 2015

Your website shows this as a six piece set? Is it not a five piece??

arulsriram

Discussion Starter · #18 · Jun 27, 2015

BWR32 said:
Your website shows this as a six piece set? Is it not a five piece??

It is only 5 pcs

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GTI _Guy

· #19 · Jun 27, 2015

I want the carbon, do you do the front also?

arulsriram

Discussion Starter · #20 · Jun 27, 2015

GTI _Guy said:
I want the carbon, do you do the front also?

They are working on the fronts right now. They should be out soon.

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