Strange stickers on my BMW headlights

[wavinwayne]

These stickers were on my '16 BMW 535 headlights when I bought it recently. My googling so far indicates they may have been used for gated community access at some point. I have no clue. Any idea what they are, and whether they can/should be removed?

 

[Pew]

That's the NSA tracking sticker. Stick it on a garbage truck.

 

[DuckRyder]

Yup those are either tolling tags or access to a property, service or parking ... etcetera...

They're in a very strange location(s) though... so unlikely tolling...

 

[spasm3]

I'm thinking they are RFID tags for an unlimited automatic car wash customer.

 

[DuckRyder]

Its weird one is one the right side and one on the left, its almost like there is a pass in and an pass out...

Most car washes (and tolling for that matter) puts then on the windshield, wothtet tore of tag usually the bottom left.

The one on the right looks a lot like a peach pass but unless the instructions have changed since i had one it wont work in that location...

 

[Nukeman7]

They are SIRIT ID Non-Transferrable Headlamp tags:

SIRIT ID Tags

 

[wavinwayne]

They are SIRIT ID Non-Transferrable Headlamp tags:

SIRIT ID Tags

Any trick to removing them, or are they like any other sticker?

 

[Owen Lucas]

Any trick to removing them, or are they like any other sticker?

I'd wait for a sunny day to loosen the adhesive and slowly peel them off.

 

[wavinwayne]

I peeled off the driver's side sticker. The soft part of the sticker came off, leaving the glue behind. That appears to be some heavy duty stuff. Looking into whether I can use Goo Gone to remove it.

 

[Nukeman7]

Goo-Gone has solvents that will probably soften and cloud up the clear polycarbonate lens. I'd try something that is plastic-friendly like Meguiar's PlastX polish or Novus plastic cleaner/polish.

 

[Finklejag]

Try WD-40 to remove the residue.

 

[wavinwayne]

Try WD-40 to remove the residue.

WD40 is a no-no on Polycarbonate.

 

[researcher]

What about something like vinegar? It cleans well and I don't think it would melt plastic.. Could always research that too..

 

[SHOZ]

You don't want to remove the UV coating.

 

[spasm3]

Dry ice on the remaining glue?

 

[wavinwayne]

Dry ice on the remaining glue?

I'm not that brave

 

[wavinwayne]

What about something like vinegar? It cleans well and I don't think it would melt plastic.. Could always research that too..

This weekend, I'm going to use some gentle heat and see how much progress I can make without using anything else. I've looked into vinegar and that looks like a possible candidate, too. I'll report back after I've got it done to let you all know what worked/didn't.

 

[researcher]

This weekend, I'm going to use some gentle heat and see how much progress I can make without using anything else. I've looked into vinegar and that looks like a possible candidate, too. I'll report back after I've got it done to let you all know what worked/didn't.

OK sounds good.. I also saw that baking soda mixed with water can clean plastic without damage. Be interesting to hear your report when you're done..

 

[DuckRyder]

Isopropyl Alcohol?

See also last page here:

https://www.tagmaster.com/download/1588/installation-guide/9230/installation-guide-for-tagmaster-headlight-tag-en.pdf

 

[wavinwayne]

Problem solved. Stickers and leftover adhesive gone. First I removed the outer layer of the sticker, which leaves behind all of the nasty glue. I have no idea what this glue is, but it is heavy duty stuff. First I tried vinegar on the leftover adhesive with no effect whatsoever.
1st picture shows the leftover sticker adhesive.
2nd picture is the finished product.
3rd picture shows the secret weapon , that when applied to the adhesive and rubbed vigorously with a blue shop towel, removed the adhesive.