New year = new vignette for some of us - How to get rid of your old Vignette (visible badge that confirms you paid the toll, in some countries as Austria, Slovenia, etc.): #FCDDIY#002

On the picture above you can see the two old Vignettes for the Austrian Autobahn (2014&2015) as well as the new one (2016). It shows the old ones already taken off and the new put on.
Here is how I did it:

Preparation: Make sure your windshield is at room temperature or warmer —> 20 degrees Celsius or more. Use your AC to warm it up if it’s cold outside - this will soften and loosen up the glue. It’ll also make putting on the new vignette easier.

1. Get a metal scraper:

2. Peel the old Vignette off, use your scraper if necessary - it makes pulling off easier!
3. Wet a cotton pad (fuzzfree) or some other textile, or a tissue and place it on the leftovers of the Vignette (they are water soluble! Like so: (view from the outside)

Let that sit for a few seconds up to a minute at most and let the water dissolve the glue …
4. Clean of the remaining glue residues with a wet pad.
5. VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure the surface of your windshield is dry and fat-free before putting the new Vignette on. As you now know the glue is dissolved by water …

Optional: 6. Put on new Vignette (your windshield should be warm for the glue to work properly).
Finished:

Attention, in Austria the new Vignette has to be put on on the top left side of your windshield or right next to the center mirror. Just carrying it around will get you a ~170 Euros expensive fine.
Costs for a Vignette for your car:
10 days: 8,80 / 2 months: 25,70 / 1 year 85,70
All instructions can be found on the piece of plastic the vignette is on when you buy it. Also keep that piece in your car as prove that you bought the vignette, in case it get’s damaged etc. Also it’ll make buying an annual ticket for the “Brenner” cheaper!