I'm in Michigan weather too haha, as for debadging, I just did it last week on my '98 and it is only noticeable at like one certain angle of sunlight. Mostly went away after using polishing compound though. Just saw it off with a piece of dental floss and pick the rest of the glue off whit your finger nails and bug remover with a towel (kinda scrub it off) haha. You won't scratch it.