how do you take off the bowtie borders ( the silver part) front and rear
i got new bowties but they are to big for the borders and they have skrew holes in the back of them.
any body know the steps??
thanks

 

Most folks use fishing line to saw through the double sided tape that holds them on front snd rear, use some Goo Gone to remove the adhesive residue.

There are two centering posts on the back of the front bowtie, but no screws, sounds like you have the wrong replacement parts.

 

yeah i used guitar strings it was stronger than fishing line do you know how to do the rear?

 

Same as the front, and no centering posts to worry about.

If you decide to go with the replacements you have anyway, pick up some 3M trim tape to stick them on with, its what the factory uses.

 

If I were to put a different bowtie on an HHR, it would be with the current ones that all new Chevy's wear. They are so much nicer than the ones they put on our HHR's. They have more dimensional details and facets on the metallic gold centers than really sparkles nicely in the sun. I belief that the one from the front of a new '13 Malibu is close enough in size to work for the front of the HHR. and the one from the back of the 2010-2013 Equinox would work on the back. This is just based on doing quick corner to corner measurements at the Chevy dealership.

 

I use a blow dryer to heat up the trim and it comes right off. Doesn't take much heat. Then I use wd-40 or goo gone to clean it up.

Boydie Back in the Saddle............



QUOTE=reedrichard;704760]how do you take off the bowtie borders ( the silver part) front and rear
i got new bowties but they are to big for the borders and they have skrew holes in the back of them.
any body know the steps??
thanks[/QUOTE]