Mine aren't in great shape, either, and I can cut vinyl. It's been on my list to get them off of there. I'm not a huge fan of badges on cars, etc, but I'm betting that there will be some fading and ghosting of the urethane letters, so I'm planning on replacing them. If I get them off this spring and there's any difference in the color, I'll probably go through the process of making a vinyl replacement. I can keep you updated on that if you want? I imagine others would probably benefit from such a project, too...