Debadged or not
05-17-2006, 04:11 PM
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Debadged or not
I debadged my 06 WDP TL and I am kind of having second thoughts. I kinda like the clean look, but I kinda liked it with the badges on too. What did you most of you do or what way do you like it?
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05-17-2006, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by krue92
It still has the Acura symbol on the back. The only thing that I took off was the text that said acura and tl.
Sadly, the women driving will probably never notice.
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05-17-2006, 05:26 PM
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I am laughing hilariously at this thread. "debadging" makes the car look better ???? LOL How ?? Does it change the lines of the car ? No Does it change the shape of the car ? No
To me the name "Acura" is a pretty cool name....much like "Lexus" and "Infiniti". I want it on my car.
I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but this mod is as ridiculous as it gets.
To me the name "Acura" is a pretty cool name....much like "Lexus" and "Infiniti". I want it on my car.
I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but this mod is as ridiculous as it gets.
05-17-2006, 05:34 PM
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if you take them off with dental floss you wont ruin the letters. if you decide you want them back on, put a strip of masking tape across the trunk to assure to go back on evenly. use emblem glue from the auto parts store, it works great. i used it on a car and the letters never moved in the 5 years i owned the car.
05-17-2006, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Adamo0926
I am laughing hilariously at this thread. "debadging" makes the car look better ???? LOL How ?? Does it change the lines of the car ? No Does it change the shape of the car ? No
To me the name "Acura" is a pretty cool name....much like "Lexus" and "Infiniti". I want it on my car.
I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but this mod is as ridiculous as it gets.
To me the name "Acura" is a pretty cool name....much like "Lexus" and "Infiniti". I want it on my car.
I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but this mod is as ridiculous as it gets.
its not a mod, its just something that some members do.
Ive done mine and I like it, I didnt do it for you I did it for my own personal taste. it doesnt have to change the shape of the fucking car. it just looks good to some people OKAY???
christ man, wtf is wrong with you? so you dont like debadging, you made that clear in the other thread.
05-17-2006, 05:45 PM
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Leave badges, at least for silver...
Originally Posted by datmrman
I personally like the badges where they are at.
, i don't assume it that worked very well did it? haha
05-17-2006, 07:18 PM
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I removed the badges so I don't have to deal with wax in all the little corners of them. It's a cleaner look, and the Acura symbols all over keep the identity of the car.
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05-17-2006, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by svtmike
I removed the badges so I don't have to deal with wax in all the little corners of them. It's a cleaner look, and the Acura symbols all over keep the identity of the car.
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Ditto..
05-17-2006, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Adamo0926
I am laughing hilariously at this thread. "debadging" makes the car look better ???? LOL How ?? Does it change the lines of the car ? No Does it change the shape of the car ? No
To me the name "Acura" is a pretty cool name....much like "Lexus" and "Infiniti". I want it on my car.
I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but this mod is as ridiculous as it gets.
To me the name "Acura" is a pretty cool name....much like "Lexus" and "Infiniti". I want it on my car.
I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but this mod is as ridiculous as it gets.
A majority of TL owners think it gives it a cleaner look. The badges otherwise clutter up the trunk. It doesnt change the physical lines of the car but makes it softer on the eyes.
05-17-2006, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by subinf
A majority of TL owners think it gives it a cleaner look. The badges otherwise clutter up the trunk. It doesnt change the physical lines of the car but makes it softer on the eyes.
Maybe some people need to get glasses.
05-17-2006, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by trancemission
its not a mod, its just something that some members do.
Ive done mine and I like it, I didnt do it for you I did it for my own personal taste. it doesnt have to change the shape of the fucking car. it just looks good to some people OKAY???
christ man, wtf is wrong with you? so you dont like debadging, you made that clear in the other thread.
Ive done mine and I like it, I didnt do it for you I did it for my own personal taste. it doesnt have to change the shape of the fucking car. it just looks good to some people OKAY???
christ man, wtf is wrong with you? so you dont like debadging, you made that clear in the other thread.
05-17-2006, 10:34 PM
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I don't remember seeing badges plastered over the latest Bentley's or Rolls. Yes-this topic is in the eye of the beholder. I think that the darker cars look better without the badges. And anyone who knows finer automobiles (Acura!) knows the difference between Honda and Acura.
05-17-2006, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by dragonlord
I don't remember seeing badges plastered over the latest Bentley's or Rolls. Yes-this topic is in the eye of the beholder. I think that the darker cars look better without the badges. And anyone who knows finer automobiles (Acura!) knows the difference between Honda and Acura.
05-17-2006, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Adamo0926
Plastered all over ??? lol You might think the name "Acura" was pinned on each side of the car. I'm not trying to piss anyone off....I just don't get it....
05-17-2006, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Adamo0926
When I get my new set of rubber I have decided to "debadge" the tires by filing the name "Toyo" off the sidewalls.
Anyone else with me ?
Anyone else with me ?
05-17-2006, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Adamo0926
Trance......try getting a thicker skin.....I think doing that is ridiculous. Am I allowed to say that or is this Nazi Germany ?
You can say whatever you want, just a lot of people think you are crazy. You might be the only one who likes keeping the OEM badges on...more power to you. The consensus is it gives the car a much cleaner look...having ACURA on one side of the trunk and TL on the other seems to break up the character of the car.
05-17-2006, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Adamo0926
When I get my new set of rubber I have decided to "debadge" the tires by filing the name "Toyo" off the sidewalls.
Anyone else with me ?
Anyone else with me ?
I'm now beginning to think you have lost it and no longer understand what you are talking about. You've also made some questionable posts regarding the life of the brembo brakes.
05-17-2006, 10:50 PM
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You guys make the call. Heres mine with and without. It is starting to grow on me more and more without it. Just looks clean. I have asked all my friends and family and they think it looks more clean as well. I haven't seen one in town debadged so I guess if anything else I am being different. Not like I couldn't go to the acura dealer and get new badges if I wanted to.
05-17-2006, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Adamo0926
I think you all should get a bumper sticker that says "I De-Badged My Vehicle"....lol.
I don't think anyone appreciates a dry sense of humor here...
I don't think anyone appreciates a dry sense of humor here...
You have a sense of humor? I laugh at all the "lol" you put in your posts, but thats laughing at you and not at any humor you seem to believe is being conveyed.
We dont need a bumper sticker...its fairly obvious if they are looking at the car from the rear.
05-17-2006, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by subinf
You have a sense of humor? I laugh at all the "lol" you put in your posts, but thats laughing at you and not at any humor you seem to believe is being conveyed.
We dont need a bumper sticker...its fairly obvious if they are looking at the car from the rear.
We dont need a bumper sticker...its fairly obvious if they are looking at the car from the rear.
If you are too dense to figure that out, that's your problem not mine (please note the lack of "lol" at the end of this sentence)
05-17-2006, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Adamo0926
I am laughing hilariously at this thread. "debadging" makes the car look better ???? LOL How ?? Does it change the lines of the car ? No Does it change the shape of the car ? No
To me the name "Acura" is a pretty cool name....much like "Lexus" and "Infiniti". I want it on my car.
I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but this mod is as ridiculous as it gets.
To me the name "Acura" is a pretty cool name....much like "Lexus" and "Infiniti". I want it on my car.
I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but this mod is as ridiculous as it gets.
Originally Posted by Adamo0926
I put "lol" there to convey to people I am joking.....if you don't see it there then I am being serious....here's an example....
If you are too dense to figure that out, that's your problem not mine (please note the lack of "lol" at the end of this sentence)
If you are too dense to figure that out, that's your problem not mine (please note the lack of "lol" at the end of this sentence)
05-17-2006, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by subinf
Ok...so you were joking about something at the beginning of the sentance, and then not joking about the exact same thing at the end?