Diesel Journal

I never liked the look of the old, boring, black and red RAM 2500 and Cummins 24V Turbo Diesel name plates so I bought the new style ones off of eBay! The Upgrade for the 2 – RAM 2500 and 2 – Cummins Turbo Diesel nameplates/decals were close to $100.

I dont know if there is one correct way to remove the old ones but I tried a combination of different things at different times. Some things you might need are, clothe/rubber gloves, chisel(or something solid that has a flat/pointy end), Goof Off, a good bug and tar remover that wont hurt your paint, tape measure, and heat gun.


The first thing I did was take that flat/pointy chisel and get right behind the old plastic nameplate. Try to get it right into the foam. Be careful not to scrape your paint or pry and dent your truck. Patience is key here. Gently Pull away from the truck, dont pry. The old nameplate may come off in chunks which, takes away all hope of ever selling it again on eBay.





After you remove the plastic, more than likely your still going to have most if not all of the old foamy sticky stuff on your truck. For this I recommend the heat gun and the heavy duty plastic gloves. The gloves do a good job of sticking to the foamy material and give you a good edge on pulling or pushing the foamy/sticky away. The heat gun will help to loosen it up. See the picture.

After you get the bulk of the sticky/foamy stuff off, you will probably need to wipe the rest of the residue off with goof off and a rag. Now, I dont know if Goof Off is supposed to be really bad for paint or not, but it seemed to be fine with my rig. I was sure not to leave any goof off residue on my though. I wiped the whole area thoroughly with another rag and some cleaner. Make sure to get all the little goobers off your truck.

Now, for the installation of the new ones, you want to mark out with a pencil where they need to go. I pretty much marked it out so that the new nameplate would be exactly where the old one was. I measured 1-1/2″ from the door front of the door and about 3/4″ up from the crease in the metal right under where the old nameplate was. Make sure to mark along the bottom in several places so that you get the RAM 2500 even all the way across. I made a dash with the pencil every 3-4 inches.

Take the backing off of the new nameplate and line it up carefully along the top of your pencil marks. After you have it where you want it, sweet across the front with your hand and make sure that it sticks good. Now, take the front plastic off. Beautiful! Well, at least mine was. I hope yours was too!





As far as the new Cummins Logo goes, I placed it about 1/2″ above the RAM 2500 and lined it up with the front. Other places to put the Cummins Logo are toward the front of your truck by the corner lights just like the new Dodge Cummins” have them, or I”ve also seen it in other locations on the front corner panel. Its up to you. I looked at all locations and thought right above the RAM 2500 to be the best.

Well, its all done now and it looks GREAT! I hope this article was a help to those of you looking to do the same thing. I purchased my nameplates from Avondale Automotive on eBay. I have purchased from them before and from the time I order, till the time I recieve, it usually takes about 3 days. I am VERY satisfied with their service.

Here is the link to the Cummins Turbo Diesel NamePlate
Here is the Link to the RAM 2500 NamePlate
If you have a 3500, here is the link for that: RAM 3500 NamePlate

NOTE: After reading this article, one viewer recommended using Fishing Line to cut off the nameplates instead of prying.

Tags: cummins, dodge, name plates, nameplates, ram

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