View Poll Results: Debadge the RL - Yes or No?
Yes - Debadging the RL looks best
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No - Leave the badges on the car
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To Debage - YES or NO ?
08-18-2007, 02:30 PM
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To Debage - YES or NO ?
I am looking for opinions on whether the RL looks better with out without the various Acura badges on the trunk. I've done a photoshop comparison. Kindly lend your opinions and comments. Thanks.
08-18-2007, 06:37 PM
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Meh to debadging. What's most important is what you like.
The RL is so rare, though, that if you debadge, you'll get people pulling beside you and asking if that's the 4G TL
The RL is so rare, though, that if you debadge, you'll get people pulling beside you and asking if that's the 4G TL
08-19-2007, 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by neuronbob
Meh to debadging. What's most important is what you like.
The RL is so rare, though, that if you debadge, you'll get people pulling beside you and asking if that's the 4G TL
The RL is so rare, though, that if you debadge, you'll get people pulling beside you and asking if that's the 4G TL
Now that is fricken funny, but what is scary is, it is probably true
08-19-2007, 06:06 AM
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What's even funnier is that very often I have people, and even shops confusing my '05 RL with a TL. Many folks aren't even familiar with the RL, so they automatically assume it's a TL.
A couple weeks back I took my car in for new tires, and the sales guy immediately assumed it was a TL. Even after I corrected him, it showed that the car was a "2005 Acura TL" on the paperwork! Because of this, the Michelin Pilot tires were the incorrect type, which I made them take off and replace with the correct ones I ordered.
You would think this car is a bit more popular, especially where I live in the San Fran. Bay Area, but I hardly ever see them on the road, period. I've only seen a couple RL's before, and they were in Southern California (LA area).
A couple weeks back I took my car in for new tires, and the sales guy immediately assumed it was a TL. Even after I corrected him, it showed that the car was a "2005 Acura TL" on the paperwork! Because of this, the Michelin Pilot tires were the incorrect type, which I made them take off and replace with the correct ones I ordered.
You would think this car is a bit more popular, especially where I live in the San Fran. Bay Area, but I hardly ever see them on the road, period. I've only seen a couple RL's before, and they were in Southern California (LA area).
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08-19-2007, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by nmariani
What's even funnier is that very often I have people, and even shops confusing my '05 RL with a TL. Many folks aren't even familiar with the RL, so they automatically assume it's a TL.
A couple weeks back I took my car in for new tires, and the sales guy immediately assumed it was a TL. Even after I corrected him, it showed that the car was a "2005 Acura TL" on the paperwork! Because of this, the Michelin Pilot tires were the incorrect type, which I made them take off and replace with the correct ones I ordered.
You would think this car is a bit more popular, especially where I live in the San Fran. Bay Area, but I hardly ever see them on the road, period. I've only seen a couple RL's before, and they were in Southern California (LA area).
A couple weeks back I took my car in for new tires, and the sales guy immediately assumed it was a TL. Even after I corrected him, it showed that the car was a "2005 Acura TL" on the paperwork! Because of this, the Michelin Pilot tires were the incorrect type, which I made them take off and replace with the correct ones I ordered.
You would think this car is a bit more popular, especially where I live in the San Fran. Bay Area, but I hardly ever see them on the road, period. I've only seen a couple RL's before, and they were in Southern California (LA area).
08-21-2007, 12:33 PM
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errrr....well I guess this wasn't quite the responses I was looking for. The Yes or No part, well sure I did ask, but some of your annotations, well geez!
Not sure how debadging would make the car look like it belonged to a punk, a ricer, or otherwise. Perhaps if it was dropped 2" and rolling on 20 or 22" chrome rims with a fart-can exhaust hanging out back then maybe. And if the only thing that makes the RL and RL is the name insignia, then we've all been dupped by $40k+ by American Honda Motor Corp.
My thinking was the car looked aethetically cleaner without three badges in various locations on the trunk lid, and it would be a tad easier to wax without having to flick out the white residue from between the lettering.
And circling back for a moment about whether the RL without badging would make people think the car is a Honda --- how about those folks clammering to get ahold of JDM Honda badges to put on the car? Not digging that concept at all. But here I wasnt looking to hondafy my car.
Well anyway, thanks for the opinions; I'll take it under advisement.
Regards.
Not sure how debadging would make the car look like it belonged to a punk, a ricer, or otherwise. Perhaps if it was dropped 2" and rolling on 20 or 22" chrome rims with a fart-can exhaust hanging out back then maybe. And if the only thing that makes the RL and RL is the name insignia, then we've all been dupped by $40k+ by American Honda Motor Corp.
My thinking was the car looked aethetically cleaner without three badges in various locations on the trunk lid, and it would be a tad easier to wax without having to flick out the white residue from between the lettering.
And circling back for a moment about whether the RL without badging would make people think the car is a Honda --- how about those folks clammering to get ahold of JDM Honda badges to put on the car? Not digging that concept at all. But here I wasnt looking to hondafy my car.
Well anyway, thanks for the opinions; I'll take it under advisement.
Regards.
08-21-2007, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ssim3
I guess I am too old to understand debadging or the jdm craise.
I find debadging to be retarded but that's just me.
08-21-2007, 01:36 PM
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Debadging the RL was done in the first day of ownership. With the spoiler, the lack of badges makes it look cleaner imo.
Oh, and I'm 34
Here's an old picture I've found of our car:
Oh, and I'm 34
Here's an old picture I've found of our car:
08-21-2007, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 2002AcuraTL
errrr....well I guess this wasn't quite the responses I was looking for. The Yes or No part, well sure I did ask, but some of your annotations, well geez!
Not sure how debadging would make the car look like it belonged to a punk, a ricer, or otherwise. Perhaps if it was dropped 2" and rolling on 20 or 22" chrome rims with a fart-can exhaust hanging out back then maybe. And if the only thing that makes the RL and RL is the name insignia, then we've all been dupped by $40k+ by American Honda Motor Corp.
My thinking was the car looked aethetically cleaner without three badges in various locations on the trunk lid, and it would be a tad easier to wax without having to flick out the white residue from between the lettering.
And circling back for a moment about whether the RL without badging would make people think the car is a Honda --- how about those folks clammering to get ahold of JDM Honda badges to put on the car? Not digging that concept at all. But here I wasnt looking to hondafy my car.
Well anyway, thanks for the opinions; I'll take it under advisement.
Regards.
Not sure how debadging would make the car look like it belonged to a punk, a ricer, or otherwise. Perhaps if it was dropped 2" and rolling on 20 or 22" chrome rims with a fart-can exhaust hanging out back then maybe. And if the only thing that makes the RL and RL is the name insignia, then we've all been dupped by $40k+ by American Honda Motor Corp.
My thinking was the car looked aethetically cleaner without three badges in various locations on the trunk lid, and it would be a tad easier to wax without having to flick out the white residue from between the lettering.
And circling back for a moment about whether the RL without badging would make people think the car is a Honda --- how about those folks clammering to get ahold of JDM Honda badges to put on the car? Not digging that concept at all. But here I wasnt looking to hondafy my car.
Well anyway, thanks for the opinions; I'll take it under advisement.
Regards.
I apologize if I used the wrong diction. It does look cleaner. Though, from other's perspective, it would look out of the ordinary and most people would classify one who does it as a young age driver.
08-22-2007, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 2002AcuraTL
And circling back for a moment about whether the RL without badging would make people think the car is a Honda --- how about those folks clammering to get ahold of JDM Honda badges to put on the car? Not digging that concept at all. But here I wasnt looking to hondafy my car.
Sometimes people debadge for the stealth look, ie taking the S4 V8 badges off an Audi so others think you're driving a regular A4. Other times, people debadge to make their cars appear pricier, ie taking off the 325i off a E46 3 series so people don't know if you're driving a 325i or 330i. For whatever reason, to each their own. I don't dig the whole JDM badge thing either. People putting Honda and Toyota badges on their Acura and Lexus. It's funny because people in Japan want the Acura/Lexus badges, while people in the states would do the opposite.
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