California Boot / Trunk Badge Removal

I've removed mine for paint correction. I'll come back later today and walk you through it as I'm headed out the door for work at the moment.

 

Ok. I found some pictures in my phone from when we were removing badges to paint correct and ceramic coat.

1. You'll have to remove all the plastic trim plug pieces around the inside of the trunk lid carpet, the emergency pull cable end, tiny little metal screws along the outside edge of the carpet and the inside grip handle (didn't even know that was up there lol)

2. Remove entire truck lid carpet to expose expose everything.

3. Have a hot glue gun handy to re-glue any sound deadening material that flops down in your way. I assume the the square clear plastic sheet outlined in metal stuck to the inside of the trunk lid to the right side is the antenna. Makes sense...anyway...

4. Remove 4 nuts holding the plate covering the 3 clips to the "Ferrari" trunk badge.
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Closeup - reinstalled during paint work so it didn't hang by the wire
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(painters tape is there to prevent polish compound dust from entering trunk through the holes during paint correction)

5. Use pliers to pull the clips off the emblem posts. These are one time use clips so you'll have to have new ones handy. Ricambi America sells them (#88074800) they come in a 3 pack.
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6. Pull the emblem off the trunk, install your stripe and then reverse the process.
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If you want to remove the Cavallino to clean up any hard water deposits, now is the time to do it. It's held on by two 7mm bolts in a tight spot near the reinforcement webbing in the trunk lid. Do yourself a favor and order a 7mm flexible head ratchet wrench to make your life easier.
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After paint correction and Ceramic Pro 9H
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I hope that helps. This was my first time taking the car apart and it was fairly simple. I used fishing line tied to the end of the emergency pull cable to thread it back through the trunk carpet cover during re-installation. Good luck! I did it without any instructions so you'll be fine! - Adam

 

Excellent review on the topic! It's very nice to see other Cali owners hands-on, upgrading their cars.

 

Yeah you have to destroy the clips to get them off. Buy part #88074800 from Ricambi. The clips come in a pack off 3. Also, get some hi-temp hot glue sticks and apply some against the metal underneath in the trunk and push the clips into the glue around the badge posts. It'll be perfect.

 

I'm not typically a fan of stripes on non-track oriented Ferrari, but that looks really nice. Great write ups, people!
T

 

Yeah it's strange that the new style clips don't have the plastic part on them anymore, they are just plain metal clips. Make sure you get hi-temp industrial hot glue so it stands up to the hi-temps of a trunk in the summer. Your car turned out great! Kinda fun working on a Ferrari isn't it!