Thanks been after a match for my Tornado ED30
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The first one I tried to fit was one of the pre cut-out ones. I actually had the badge/lock unit out of the car at the time as I was fitting a RVC. Lining up the sticker was easy because I was changing to the black badge as well, so it wasn't in situ at that point.
Kenny sent me a revised colour sticker at that point as it was before he was happy with the colour match. He hadn't been asked for Steel Grey before at that time.
The second time, I went for one of the solid circle ones, rather than the pre-cut. With the boot lock still in the tailgate, I removed the black badge first. I was lucky enough to have some low-tack application tape (bit like wide masking tape but lower tack) which I stuck on top of the entire sticker and holds it all in position while you apply it. I then cut round the backing square that the vinyl circle was supplied on, slightly bigger than the circle. I next held this in position behind the badge so could see which bits would be visible.
While holding the sticker in place behind the badge, I lightly marked on the face of the application tape with a pencil which bits were going to be visible. I then cut away as little as I needed to well inside of my lines, leaving it all as a single piece, so that the holes for the 'pegs' on the back of the badge were uncovered. This meant that I had ended up with a sticker similar to the pre-cut one, but with the vinyl extending under the badge at all points so there was no chance of getting any gaps showing.
I could then peel away the top edge of the backing paper and position the sticker centrally on the face of the boot lock. Stick the top on first and then peel away the rest of the backing and stick down as you go. The application tape makes it easy to do in one go as everything is held in place. Finally carefully remove the application tape from the face, leaving the new sticker stuck on. Refit the badge on top and the job is complete!
Trying to fit a complete circle would have been tricky due to the surface of the boot lock face not being flat.
I hope that makes some kind of sense and helps a bit!
Cheers
Paul.
