Ideas for badges to put on the RDX
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Ideas for badges to put on the RDX
I have an Advance, but like the look of the A-Spec better. One of the things i like about the A-Spec are the A-Spec badges on the sides and back. I think it adds a nice little flair to it, and breaks up the emptiness on the panels.
I'd like to add something like that to my rdx, but i don't know what kind of add-on badges are appropriate. I don't want to use A-Spec badges, because i feel it's tacky to claim it's something it's not. But i don't know what else is acceptable to stick on. I still want it to be classy.
Any ideas?
I'd like to add something like that to my rdx, but i don't know what kind of add-on badges are appropriate. I don't want to use A-Spec badges, because i feel it's tacky to claim it's something it's not. But i don't know what else is acceptable to stick on. I still want it to be classy.
Any ideas?
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On a serious note, an Advance emblem might be hard to find, but you can get a custom decal made up, though I think the tacky factor would increase 10-fold.
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OP, do you really need a badge tho?
perhaps you could work with a shop that does custom vinyl and have something made that breaks up the canvas. would be less tacky than a badge. almost like a modern pinstripe..
the other day I saw base blue mustang with pikachu and the words pokemaster all in yellow. I smiled and gave the thumbs up to the driver. pretty awesome to see.
Edit* Oh yeah, a vinyl shop can definitely make any shape you want on the fender!! especially a swoop like that
perhaps you could work with a shop that does custom vinyl and have something made that breaks up the canvas. would be less tacky than a badge. almost like a modern pinstripe..
the other day I saw base blue mustang with pikachu and the words pokemaster all in yellow. I smiled and gave the thumbs up to the driver. pretty awesome to see.
Edit* Oh yeah, a vinyl shop can definitely make any shape you want on the fender!! especially a swoop like that
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I think the only kind of badge that wouldn’t be tacky is one that is at least somewhat ironic.
Personally I would only rock a Type R badge on a modded car, again in an ironic way.
Personally I would only rock a Type R badge on a modded car, again in an ironic way.
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with vinyl, you can cut any shape you want. looks damn near factory, as some cars come with vinyl from the factory. it sits very flush
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I have an Advance, but like the look of the A-Spec better. One of the things i like about the A-Spec are the A-Spec badges on the sides and back. I think it adds a nice little flair to it, and breaks up the emptiness on the panels.
I'd like to add something like that to my rdx, but i don't know what kind of add-on badges are appropriate. I don't want to use A-Spec badges, because i feel it's tacky to claim it's something it's not. But i don't know what else is acceptable to stick on. I still want it to be classy.
Any ideas?
I'd like to add something like that to my rdx, but i don't know what kind of add-on badges are appropriate. I don't want to use A-Spec badges, because i feel it's tacky to claim it's something it's not. But i don't know what else is acceptable to stick on. I still want it to be classy.
Any ideas?
You could easily put a turbo badge on the back. One of the previous-gen RDX's had it, so there's precedent and you can use a genuine Acura badge so the chrome/font match.
As for the sides, that's tougher. I can't think of anything that isn't cheesy. VTEC is probably the least cheesy if you like the flair.
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Maybe you can take a page out of Volvo's playbook and put a little rubber Japanese flag between the hood and fender (yeah, yeah, I know technically this car is designed, engineered, and built in the US).
This is what they do with the XC40.
This is what they do with the XC40.
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there's actually a lot of decent VTEC badges out there. i think i'm leaning towards that if i were to actually do side badges.
but just to verify... does the rdx have vtec (i-vtec)?
there's actually a lot of decent VTEC badges out there. i think i'm leaning towards that if i were to actually do side badges.
but just to verify... does the rdx have vtec (i-vtec)?
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I don't get the point of that. It's just a little flag hanging out of the side of your car. Were there cars -- I think they were BMWs -- that had different crests on them? I still thought that was tacky, but it's still better than a country's flag that isn't even your own country's.
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here's a photoshop of the A-Spec badge changed to "advance". i think this would be the winner if it was a real thing.
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I don't get the point of that. It's just a little flag hanging out of the side of your car. Were there cars -- I think they were BMWs -- that had different crests on them? I still thought that was tacky, but it's still better than a country's flag that isn't even your own country's.
I think there’s also a little marketing work there to push back on customer perceptions that the car is “Chinese” because Volvo is bankrolled by Geely.
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I don't get the point of that. It's just a little flag hanging out of the side of your car. Were there cars -- I think they were BMWs -- that had different crests on them? I still thought that was tacky, but it's still better than a country's flag that isn't even your own country's.