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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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Angry My "A" is missing!

That's why I was afraid to buy this car, can't ever have anything nice without someone messing with it. Well I went to pop the trunk and noticed my "A" logo has been peeled off. Anyone know where I can get a replacement? Tried autozone already.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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you can call ur local acura dealership, but I would just take the acura letters off and the TL letters as well. Just have the acura emblem on there.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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its like $15 just go down to the local dealer and pick it up.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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i got new ones off some site i found from google, coulda been worse, they could of took the letters and the 3.2. TL emblems too
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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lol, i got one but its painted in ssm.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 08:29 PM
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thats one sneaky idea o:
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 05:12 AM
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you can call ur local acura dealership, but I would just take the acura letters off and the TL letters as well. Just have the acura emblem on there.
Why would you take the other ones off? Just for style?

I'm just pissed that someone peeled it off even if it may only be $15. Who knows, they might even do it again.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 08:10 AM
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This is what they did to me:





Good thing my car is dirty...you can see where they touched the car.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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your just lucky that they didnt scratch the paint while taking it off.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 10:58 AM
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i saw some riced out civic with a A badge the other day. i pulled up next to him and said "that must be a new model, never seen an acura like that before."
he got mad and revved his 1.6 liters of fury bellowing out a nice fart note. so stupid what people think is acceptable nowadays
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 11:25 AM
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i saw some riced out civic with a A badge the other day. i pulled up next to him and said "that must be a new model, never seen an acura like that before."
he got mad and revved his 1.6 liters of fury bellowing out a nice fart note. so stupid what people think is acceptable nowadays
LOL, i bet he had some cool flame decals and some fender vents also.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 11:29 AM
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wow man it sucks. Well isn't that the sign for you to go with the "H" ? lol
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Razzi
i saw some riced out civic with a A badge the other day. i pulled up next to him and said "that must be a new model, never seen an acura like that before."
he got mad and revved his 1.6 liters of fury bellowing out a nice fart note. so stupid what people think is acceptable nowadays
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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ah...my high school friends used to do those stupid things...
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 01:42 PM
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Why would I go with an "H" for?
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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bc in japan our cars are honda's
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by newperson
Why would I go with an "H" for?
my front, dont have a pic of the rear but its debadged ant the (A) is replaced with an (H)
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 02:32 PM
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I don't get it but, okay...

So what did you do with the two holes in the trunk if you debadged?
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by newperson
That's why I was afraid to buy this car, can't ever have anything nice without someone messing with it. Well I went to pop the trunk and noticed my "A" logo has been peeled off. Anyone know where I can get a replacement? Tried autozone already.
perfect excuse to pick up the inspire badges...
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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where do you get a Honda Inspire badges. At a dealer or i have to look on ebay @.@?
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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where do you get a Honda Inspire badges. At a dealer or i have to look on ebay @.@?
go to OFF TOPIC and look at our vendors...i think its either Excelerate or MR HEELTOE that has them...
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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mrheeltoe has them.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Razzi
i saw some riced out civic with a A badge the other day. i pulled up next to him and said "that must be a new model, never seen an acura like that before."
he got mad and revved his 1.6 liters of fury bellowing out a nice fart note. so stupid what people think is acceptable nowadays
theres this pretty clean last gen civic that lives across the street from me. tinted, dropped, nice system, but a bit of a ricer exhaust prob some other mods...

i looked a little closer at his car one day and low and behold i saw an acura logo on it... needless to say ive never spoken to the kid...
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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I had that happen to me (re: stolen "A" badge in 2001 when Acura 'updated' the trunk logo).

All you can do is just buy a replacement ... should be no more than $25 from your dealership. If so, then order online from places like acuraoemparts.com or other online places.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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$5 at a junk yard, they might even give it to you for free. all u need is a hard plastic spatula.
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 07:53 AM
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It looks like there's some glue involved? Or does it just look like that because it's been there for so long (7 years) or the "vandals" didn't remove it cleanly?
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 08:22 AM
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^^^ YES SIR...thats like double sided tape i beleive...u can remove that pretty easy..look for the DIY on removing the rear badges and that should help u remove the left over gunk from the old badge..
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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its held on with tape, take some goo gone and start rubbing, then get some 3m double sided tape and put it on the emblem and then take the whole thing and put it on the car.
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 08:51 AM
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Cool, I'll see what I can do.
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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Look at it as a blank canvas. Now instead of being limited to acura your could have like a freakin BMW 3.2tl! Ballin.

I once saw a Nissan Altima with a BMW badge instead of nissan and AMG on the side. LOL, what people do these days.
I have a proximity radar sensor on my Acura so you cant even go near it without it chirping
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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I don't see why I would have anything other than what came with the car....especially a logo.

But then again, I don't "mod"...I'm strictly stock except for when I'm going to mess with the sounds....how lame huh?
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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Based on the picture of my car and what's left of the emblem, am I gonna need the clip #8 in the acuraoemparts picture?



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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 08:00 PM
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no, just get #4, #8 is still attached to your car, its those white plugs
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Razzi
i saw some riced out civic with a A badge the other day. i pulled up next to him and said "that must be a new model, never seen an acura like that before."
he got mad and revved his 1.6 liters of fury bellowing out a nice fart note. so stupid what people think is acceptable nowadays

haha its also funny how the turn the A badge upside down making it look like a V on their riced out civics as well..also have you ever seen those ricers with them mad high spoilers?? lol
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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Cool, I just ordered an emblem..just wasn't sure if I needed the clips too.

$15 @ acuraoemparts....Get 5% off through December.
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