Why Debadge?
03-08-2004, 10:11 AM
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I now drive an accord....
Some people do it to hide the fact that they have a type-S. Others do it because they like the clean look of a plain rear end. Some have their emblems stolen and don't have much choice. I personally like the way the chrome emblems look against the black paint on my car. Its a good contrast.
03-08-2004, 10:16 AM
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I am a fan of Partial Debadging 
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03-08-2004, 10:44 AM
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Originally posted by CLpower
god those red emblems are :ghey: :P
god those red emblems are :ghey: :P
Some of the Kids debadge their cars, so you can't tell at first look that they have the "cheap" model. I see alot of BMW 323/325's debadged, but I've never seen a //M3 debadged
03-08-2004, 10:47 AM
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Originally posted by greenmonster
But they just might look good on my SM Red CLS
Some of the Kids debadge their cars, so you can't tell at first look that they have the "cheap" model. I see alot of BMW 323/325's debadged, but I've never seen a //M3 debadged
But they just might look good on my SM Red CLS
Some of the Kids debadge their cars, so you can't tell at first look that they have the "cheap" model. I see alot of BMW 323/325's debadged, but I've never seen a //M3 debadged
03-08-2004, 10:47 AM
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I like my debadged first gen, I constantly see people trying to figure out what kind of car it is. I don't have an emblem on the front either
03-08-2004, 10:49 AM
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Originally posted by greenmonster
But they just might look good on my SM Red CLS
Some of the Kids debadge their cars, so you can't tell at first look that they have the "cheap" model. I see alot of BMW 323/325's debadged, but I've never seen a //M3 debadged
But they just might look good on my SM Red CLS
Some of the Kids debadge their cars, so you can't tell at first look that they have the "cheap" model. I see alot of BMW 323/325's debadged, but I've never seen a //M3 debadged
I see debadged high class cars out here ALL the time. E55, M3, etc.
03-08-2004, 10:53 AM
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Originally posted by Artwork
OK so how do you do it...?
Do you just rip them off?
OK so how do you do it...?
Do you just rip them off?
then get some goo gone or adhesive remover and start scrubbing.
the glue was tough to get off on mine, I had to soak it in adhesive remover and then scrape it off with a credit card, then go back for the small stuff with a sponge.
then put on a few coats of wax
don't try to take off the A symbol though, that has holes through the metal behind it.
03-08-2004, 11:22 AM
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Originally posted by NiteQwill
Because other jackasses jack badges, damn kids....
Because other jackasses jack badges, damn kids....
As for how to remove it... I did exactly what beetroot described. I did it a week after I got the car, so my emblems weren't as stuck as his were. Just removed them, quick wipe with Goo-Gone, then some wax, and done... took about 10 min. total.
03-08-2004, 11:28 AM
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i was thinking about taking off the ACURA letters, but my car is gonna be 4 yrs old in June. I am thinking you would still see the letters as the black paint might have faded around it.
03-08-2004, 11:29 AM
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I never understood the concept of de-badging either. 
It’s not like someone is gonna see that there’s no Type-S emblem and say….oooo I’m gonna beat him in a race.
Except for the ease of WAXING/POLISHING I see no other reason.
The only cars I see driving around my area without emblems are the el-cheapo base models that the owners are tying to pass off as the upper line models.
Shawn S
It’s not like someone is gonna see that there’s no Type-S emblem and say….oooo I’m gonna beat him in a race.
Except for the ease of WAXING/POLISHING I see no other reason.
The only cars I see driving around my area without emblems are the el-cheapo base models that the owners are tying to pass off as the upper line models.
Shawn S
03-08-2004, 11:39 AM
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Originally posted by Shawn S
I never understood the concept of de-badging either.
It’s not like someone is gonna see that there’s no Type-S emblem and say….oooo I’m gonna beat him in a race.
Except for the ease of WAXING/POLISHING I see no other reason.....
I never understood the concept of de-badging either.
It’s not like someone is gonna see that there’s no Type-S emblem and say….oooo I’m gonna beat him in a race.
Except for the ease of WAXING/POLISHING I see no other reason.....
Originally posted by NiteQwill
Because other jackasses jack badges, damn kids....
Because other jackasses jack badges, damn kids....
Couple of people had the Type-S badge jacked and their car was scratched.. so figured I'd just remove it myself and save the headache.
03-08-2004, 11:42 AM
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I never like the big A C U R A in the middle of the trunk...nobody designs a car around an name badge. Acura threw it in there at the last second cause they noticed the trunk looked too plain without it and figured....its more a design error than asthetics.
Porsche is really the only one that can get away with that cause it pretty much tells you what it is
turbo
carrera4s
targa
911
that looks hot but Acura in the middle...I dont see what acura was thinking ???
Porsche is really the only one that can get away with that cause it pretty much tells you what it is
turbo
carrera4s
targa
911
that looks hot but Acura in the middle...I dont see what acura was thinking ???
03-08-2004, 11:43 AM
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Originally posted by juniorbean
Just in case you missed it .............
Just in case you missed it .............
I just have to laugh at how people think they’re running a “Q-Ship” just because it has no emblems.
03-08-2004, 12:29 PM
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im getting mine painted to match, along with the grill and front A. i already tinted them (looked fly for a while) but now that im getting the whole car repainted mine as well.
03-08-2004, 02:19 PM
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Originally posted by juniorbean
took about 10 min. total.
took about 10 min. total.
10 minutes for just the 3.2TL part right? You kept the A C U R A?
because it took me 10 minutes per letter, plus 10-15 for the 3.2CL part....
03-08-2004, 02:32 PM
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I took mine off after about a year, had someone else scrub the glue off. I waxed it the next day, still need to try and get the little bit of adhesive stuck on there, only I notice it.
And I did it because everyone seemed to always want to drive fast when they saw my car. I also like the smoother look for washing, drying, waxing.
And I did it because everyone seemed to always want to drive fast when they saw my car. I also like the smoother look for washing, drying, waxing.
03-08-2004, 03:18 PM
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Originally posted by Shawn S
I never understood the concept of de-badging either.
It’s not like someone is gonna see that there’s no Type-S emblem and say….oooo I’m gonna beat him in a race.
Except for the ease of WAXING/POLISHING I see no other reason.
The only cars I see driving around my area without emblems are the el-cheapo base models that the owners are tying to pass off as the upper line models.
Shawn S
I never understood the concept of de-badging either.
It’s not like someone is gonna see that there’s no Type-S emblem and say….oooo I’m gonna beat him in a race.
Except for the ease of WAXING/POLISHING I see no other reason.
The only cars I see driving around my area without emblems are the el-cheapo base models that the owners are tying to pass off as the upper line models.
Shawn S
why put on ghetto chrome rims? Everyone has their own tastes
03-08-2004, 04:54 PM
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i don't like the ACURA letter against silver. But I do like it on the San Marino Red. If i had red, I would have kept the letters, and maybe on the black. But every other color, I would have taken off everything but the A symbol.
03-08-2004, 04:57 PM
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Originally posted by mantis23
i don't like the ACURA letter against silver. But I do like it on the San Marino Red. If i had red, I would have kept the letters, and maybe on the black. But every other color, I would have taken off everything but the A symbol.
i don't like the ACURA letter against silver. But I do like it on the San Marino Red. If i had red, I would have kept the letters, and maybe on the black. But every other color, I would have taken off everything but the A symbol.
mantis, do u know ur car is in the lowenhart gallery in www.rdmwheels.com?
hope ur getting compensated