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De-modded my Legend's custom center caps

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Old 07-19-2010, 01:26 AM
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De-modded my Legend's custom center caps
I was washing my car and my custom center cap partially fell off, revealing the OEM one it was glued to. After heavy hand polishing and removing glue, this is what I have:



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Caps removed, glue still attached, center cap bent back to its original shape:



Glue removed:



Goo Gone'd:



Chillin' in the sink:



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The old caps (bent back to their original shape):



And, slightly off topic, my new silver grille emblem, which replaced my gold emblem:

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Old 07-19-2010, 01:32 AM
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I voted "OEM".
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OEM, the one with Acura. For sure.
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I voted OEM as well.

How about Legend GS rims?
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Old 07-19-2010, 05:15 AM
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OEM look classier.
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OEM. Very nice.

I still cringe every time I see gold-plated stuff on cars like that.
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nice work! looks a lot better
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OEM!

Cars are almost classic. Shouldn't put anything else on them imho.
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Old 07-19-2010, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by tmnhs81
I voted OEM as well.

How about Legend GS rims?
I would pick up GS rims in a heartbeat if I had money for rims and tires.
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OEM.
IMO, gold trim doesn't enhance the aesthetics of OP's car either.
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Old 07-19-2010, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Will Y.
OEM.
IMO, gold trim doesn't enhance the aesthetics of OP's car either.
I've already begun switching to silver trim. I replaced the gold grille emblem with silver and now all of the gold wheel emblems are gone, so now I just need to get the rear emblems to finish it off.
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Silver over gold fo sho.
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Gold looks tacky, def go with all silver emblems.
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gold = ghetto
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OEM and silver, those gold trim kits look tacky
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Christ, I would love to have a Legend to baby. Such timeless cars.
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OEM by far.
It'd be interesting to see the acura label in chrome/silver though. Might change my mind. The gold though is just .
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Originally Posted by BluBrett
I've already begun switching to silver trim. I replaced the gold grille emblem with silver and now all of the gold wheel emblems are gone, so now I just need to get the rear emblems to finish it off.


Looks like we're not alone in preferring the OEM trim over the gold package.
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Gold is so '90s. OEM FTW!
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Originally Posted by TS_eXpeed
OEM by far.
It'd be interesting to see the acura label in chrome/silver though. Might change my mind. The gold though is just .
I was thinking it might look okay if the Acura logo was in gun metal. But, they took almost 2 hours to get them to the way they are now, so I'm done experimenting.
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def OEM "ACURA"
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I hate the gold.
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+1. Do not like gold.
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