Pure Adrenaline

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I just got the Inspire emblem in today. Should I do it?

I only got it because it was such a good deal; it was an impulse buy. I have it in front of me, but I still don't know if I want to put it on the car or not.

If I did do it, I wouldn't change the F/R Acura symbols, so it will say "A" "Inspire" on the trunk lid.

I'm not making my decision based on the poll results. Just interested in what you guys think about it.

MurkyRiversTL

Where did you get that emblem from?

ILoveMyHonda

do it

Pure Adrenaline

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MrHeelToe -- he's an official vendor here. Send him a PM. He said he had two left, and I took one of them.

JPTL-S

I was in a similar predicament. My good friend bought me the Inspire badge for my birthday. I just couldn't get myself to remove that beautiful Acura "A" and put a Honda "H" on it. Sooooo I removed the "Acura' badge, removed the "3.2 TL", and removed the "Type-S" and Voila" (see pic below). Some may say it looks stupid doing a partial conversion, but you know what, who cares. I think it turned out pretty good; it's nice to be different

Pure Adrenaline

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That's pretty much identical to how mine will look, minus the spoiler. I'm glad you posted that picture, thank you.

Pure Adrenaline

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Oh, and could you tell me exactly how you put it on? Just want to double-check.

TLsu

Do it, the aggressive I N S P I R E name looks sweet with the luxury "A" badge.

JPTL-S

Basically this is how I did it:

(1) I peeled off the Acura badge with my fingers (others say to use dental floss and what-not). Next I used Goo Gone to remove the remaining tape.

(2) I used a cleaner wax to clean the area of dirt.

(3) I re-waxed the area. Then I wiped it down with a bit of water to remove some of the wax dust. Some say not to do this because it makes the surface "slippery" and hard to adhere too. I found this not to be the case. I have had my Inspire badge on for a couple years now and have had no problems with any of the letters falling off.

(4) After thoroughly cleaning the area, I carefully lined up the badge to make sure that the "pit" or the "V" on the cardboard was directly underneath the tip of the "A".

(5) Next I made sure that I lined the letters up horizontally with the reflective portion of the rear tail light diffuser

I made sure not to press too hard the first time to make sure that if the badge was not straight, that I wouldn't have any problems removing the letters and placing them back on the cardboard (which I ended up having to do).
Hope this helps, good luck

Pure Adrenaline

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Cool, thanks. I was mainly concerned about lining up the new emblem (steps 4 and 5). I've done debadging before, so I have a pretty good idea of what to do on that part.

Thanks again.

JPTL-S

Malayalee King has the same setup:

JPTL-S

No problem! Good luck, I'm sure you won't be disappointed

derrick

Hey PA -- you've seen the "A" badge + "I N S P I R E" in person on my car last year at Buffalo Wild Wings... you said you wanted to do it ... why back out now? Just wait 'til spring so you have something to look forward to doing, even if it'll take you 1/2 hr to do.

R J Poseidon 6

Ofcourse!!!

LacViet

I say you should do it. Here is mine:

Pure Adrenaline

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I must've changed my mind a hundred times since then.

fsttyms1

Just do it!

jleon2516

Rob, I am going to go with sorry someone has to play the role of devil's advocate. I think the debged look is hotter. My

Marlboro27s

damn i like the ACURA INSPIRE....i love the inspire name but could never demote my car to honda status haha...imma gonna look for some inspire badges now

extremetls

thats gay

TLsu

PenancE

lol an di was gonna purchase the rear+Front grille set from ajr racing, but damn the a looks sick, and it saves some money.....most def doin this on my taffeta white.

btw do i really have to wait till winter is over to put it on? cuz today is my bday and thats my gift lol..

Pure Adrenaline

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I was just curious... has anyone tried using a similar-sized Honda badge? I mean, instead of buying a real JDM one for a lot of money, has anyone tried cutting the two prongs off the back of a USDM one you can pick up at any Honda dealership and just cover up the holes on the trunk lid??

JPTL-S

Good question PA, I had always wondered the same thing.

MegaKillTron

if you have a change of heart i'll buy them from you (=

Bread-A Spec

do it man....it will look sweet man

same as me....'Acura' at the trunk and with "inspire" badge....but i put it a little bit lower than JPTL-S did....

extremetls

bunch of ricers.

R J Poseidon 6

Well, Acura is Honda so..........I bought an S2K one....

Check out 'Post Yo Pic' thread pg 5 in the CL section....

TLsu

fsttyms1

I bet it can be done. Are you even sure that teh holes wont match up? Pick one up and try it. If not i have some glue designed for emblems if you want to come over ill let ya use it

Pure Adrenaline

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Okay, I'll be there in a few minutes.



I remember reading somewhere that most of the Honda emblems don't line up with the holes on our car.

I would have to make sure that whatever model emblem I use, the holes on my trunk lid can be covered up, and also match the contour of the lid. There's a slight curve built into our trunk lids, so I would have to find an emblem with the same angle of the curve. Otherwise it will probably come off later on.

I'm gonna take a close look at my cousin's 6th gen Accord rear emblem when I'm home next week and see if it'll match up mine.

fsttyms1

heat the emblem to get a slight curve in it. im sure that you can get it to cover the holes.

Pure Adrenaline

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Oh, I'll end up cracking it.

fsttyms1

nah its easy, i used the top of the toaster to heat one up once enough to put a bend in 1

Pure Adrenaline

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I don't have a toaster. Send me yours?

fsttyms1

just walk int walmart and take one of the dispaly units and find a plug in If thats too muh work for ya ill get ya one for X-mas

TLsu

but :whocares:

Pure Adrenaline

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I'm getting a toaster for X-mas!!

fsttyms1

???? if it works thats all that counts!

TLsu

Hence, "Who gives a fuck"

Perhpas my definition of ghetto has a much less negative connotation?