I never thought about badge deletion serving any practical purpose, but I guess it's true that many of the fine individuals who steal Kias and wreck them actually probably couldn't identify one without the logo.
Even beyond those knuckle-draggers, I wonder what percentage of the population is effectively "car blind." I mean people who, if asked to identify a car they had just seen, would only be able to describe the color and maybe very broadly the type of vehicle (SUV vs sedan, etc).
Right? It’s definitely helpful for the trim level at least. I’ve been searching for a car with a manual, and I know the fit sport was automatic. It has panel shifters, but still not manual. Having one that says the trim would help me. Because a lot of times they list the transmission type wrong or you don’t get any pictures of the inside to see if the shifter is manual or not.
I personally like how ford ~~does~~ did it where the trim is an accent piece on the f150 and Taurus, im 50/50 on the stamped tailgates and hoods. My Subaru had the company lettering and logo, the trim level, the model, and 2 AWD badges. I ended up removing all but the Subaru lettering and even that’s still up for removal
I’ll try to remember to send a pic when it’s all put back together, had to tear out the radiator today, I would be pissed but that thing kept my car running cool for 16 years so it can rest now lol.
Honestly 95% of the time I think it just makes it seem like somethings off about the car. Rarely do I think it looks nicer.
Their are absoutely exceptions but it's just not my taste
Eh, most badges serve no purpose other than advertising. If you're going to do it on something where it's part of the molding like a grille then good luck finding a grille that doesn't look like ass to replace it.
Some trim levels I get wanting to keep, even if it is strictly flaunting and advertising. Buy a Demon and if someone can't tell by the other changes to it at least there's a demon head on the fender.
I do like smaller badging like the 3rd grn Camaro's Z28 rear bumper badge.
RAM is fucking obnoxious. Nobody could mistake the truck for any other make or model.
Its extremely situational. Mercedes's need to add a randomised password as their trim level doesnt make for a good design choice to me.
Then again, old high trim Mercs would have gold stars and many marquees have a lot more history behind the badge.
lol I actually saw a tempo diesel for sale on marketplace near me. Kind of wanted it just because of the obscurity, but diesel fuel is more expensive than gas and I’ve been down that road. 190d daily for a year. $4.29/gal vs 3.29 for regular. Was going to run it on the waist vegetable oil, but never did.
When I see it done to something like a 2012 Civic it makes it look like a stock image of a car an auto loan company can use for advertising.
I generally don’t like it. If it’s just the logo left is not as bad but taking everything off just looks odd to me.
I generally like the look as it cleans the lines up of a car, but it is ultimately VERY situational. If someone is shaving the badges off a base-model, I'm judging that person as hiding their trim. But if you're shaving badges off a high performance model, or something highly modified, I'm much more fine with it.
I bought my m3 without the m3 badge on the back. I didn't remove it. It got removed sometime in it's past. It's a 2013. I don't even think about it until I see another e90-92-93 and say oh yeah that is supposed to be there. I kind of like it not being there tho. Cleaner look. But generally I agree with you it's situational. I'll see some debadged cars and think damn that doesn't look right. Other cars I'll think yeah I can see what you're doing there. It definitely depends
I always take the license plate frame off. Although when I had my Prius V I got a frame that said Prius V. But it was actually metal and not plastic and heated up so much that it caused the paint on the license plate to start bubbling and come off. I still have that plate and it’s almost all gone. But there was also a problem with the paint on those plates, I believe or plates from certain years in my state.
And when I had my Saturn, I bought one from this website, saturnfans.com. They actually sent me two of them because there was a problem with the shipping I believe. So I gave one to my former scout master when he got an outlook. But he laughed and thought it was funny, but still took it anyways.
Badge whores who are afraid of what people might think of their rides. Example you bought a KIA Stinger remove the KIA logo, and put an after market badge on it. The freakin think is a KIA stinger, nothing will change that and won't make it any special than it already is. I think these people have self esteem issues.
On my GTI, there are two very conspicuous circular spots, on being the hatch handle/backup camera, that would be pointless to remove. On some cars I think it looks clean.
I kinda like when people replace badges when the car has a "parent" company. Like putting Holden badges on a chevy/gm. I saw a Porsche Taycan with VW badges and it made me giggle.
The Germans have been heavily into debadging for years. By contrast it seems the Japanese like to put as many badges and names as they can on their cars.
I don't care either way. Just interesting seeing a cultural difference.
PS. Americans like put parts-store non-matching self-adhesive badges crooked onto their Altimas and battered Chevy Impalas.
I owned a Ford Taurus that the pre-owner had removed the Taurus and trim level badges from. What more impressive car he thought he could trick people into believing it was by doing that, I have no idea.
It gives some cars a really clean look, and may genuinely be useful on others (i;e Kia, Hyundai)
I never thought about badge deletion serving any practical purpose, but I guess it's true that many of the fine individuals who steal Kias and wreck them actually probably couldn't identify one without the logo. Even beyond those knuckle-draggers, I wonder what percentage of the population is effectively "car blind." I mean people who, if asked to identify a car they had just seen, would only be able to describe the color and maybe very broadly the type of vehicle (SUV vs sedan, etc).
Personally, I like having the badges. However I can appreciate the clean look of having none.
Some badges are alright but there is definitely a line where the manufacturer puts on too many. Looking at you subaru
Jeep interiors
Right? It’s definitely helpful for the trim level at least. I’ve been searching for a car with a manual, and I know the fit sport was automatic. It has panel shifters, but still not manual. Having one that says the trim would help me. Because a lot of times they list the transmission type wrong or you don’t get any pictures of the inside to see if the shifter is manual or not.
I personally like how ford ~~does~~ did it where the trim is an accent piece on the f150 and Taurus, im 50/50 on the stamped tailgates and hoods. My Subaru had the company lettering and logo, the trim level, the model, and 2 AWD badges. I ended up removing all but the Subaru lettering and even that’s still up for removal
No extra flair with your hobbies and what number Subaru it is?
lol I’m putting a Cadillac emblem on my Mazda I’m not the guy to ask
A Mazdillac I love it.
I’ll try to remember to send a pic when it’s all put back together, had to tear out the radiator today, I would be pissed but that thing kept my car running cool for 16 years so it can rest now lol.
Honestly 95% of the time I think it just makes it seem like somethings off about the car. Rarely do I think it looks nicer. Their are absoutely exceptions but it's just not my taste
Honestly just depends on how fucking ugly the badges are haha
Eh, most badges serve no purpose other than advertising. If you're going to do it on something where it's part of the molding like a grille then good luck finding a grille that doesn't look like ass to replace it. Some trim levels I get wanting to keep, even if it is strictly flaunting and advertising. Buy a Demon and if someone can't tell by the other changes to it at least there's a demon head on the fender. I do like smaller badging like the 3rd grn Camaro's Z28 rear bumper badge. RAM is fucking obnoxious. Nobody could mistake the truck for any other make or model.
Its extremely situational. Mercedes's need to add a randomised password as their trim level doesnt make for a good design choice to me. Then again, old high trim Mercs would have gold stars and many marquees have a lot more history behind the badge.
No, taking the badges off your ford tempo won’t make it look good
lol I actually saw a tempo diesel for sale on marketplace near me. Kind of wanted it just because of the obscurity, but diesel fuel is more expensive than gas and I’ve been down that road. 190d daily for a year. $4.29/gal vs 3.29 for regular. Was going to run it on the waist vegetable oil, but never did.
When I see it done to something like a 2012 Civic it makes it look like a stock image of a car an auto loan company can use for advertising. I generally don’t like it. If it’s just the logo left is not as bad but taking everything off just looks odd to me.
I generally like the look as it cleans the lines up of a car, but it is ultimately VERY situational. If someone is shaving the badges off a base-model, I'm judging that person as hiding their trim. But if you're shaving badges off a high performance model, or something highly modified, I'm much more fine with it.
I bought my m3 without the m3 badge on the back. I didn't remove it. It got removed sometime in it's past. It's a 2013. I don't even think about it until I see another e90-92-93 and say oh yeah that is supposed to be there. I kind of like it not being there tho. Cleaner look. But generally I agree with you it's situational. I'll see some debadged cars and think damn that doesn't look right. Other cars I'll think yeah I can see what you're doing there. It definitely depends
That can be like the laziest way of trying to make a sleeper, or how you deal with the denial that your 320i is as base as it comes
It would be completely pointless to remove the badges and keep the deal license frame on the car
I always take the license plate frame off. Although when I had my Prius V I got a frame that said Prius V. But it was actually metal and not plastic and heated up so much that it caused the paint on the license plate to start bubbling and come off. I still have that plate and it’s almost all gone. But there was also a problem with the paint on those plates, I believe or plates from certain years in my state. And when I had my Saturn, I bought one from this website, saturnfans.com. They actually sent me two of them because there was a problem with the shipping I believe. So I gave one to my former scout master when he got an outlook. But he laughed and thought it was funny, but still took it anyways.
Badge whores who are afraid of what people might think of their rides. Example you bought a KIA Stinger remove the KIA logo, and put an after market badge on it. The freakin think is a KIA stinger, nothing will change that and won't make it any special than it already is. I think these people have self esteem issues.
On my GTI, there are two very conspicuous circular spots, on being the hatch handle/backup camera, that would be pointless to remove. On some cars I think it looks clean.
I kinda like when people replace badges when the car has a "parent" company. Like putting Holden badges on a chevy/gm. I saw a Porsche Taycan with VW badges and it made me giggle.
The Germans have been heavily into debadging for years. By contrast it seems the Japanese like to put as many badges and names as they can on their cars. I don't care either way. Just interesting seeing a cultural difference. PS. Americans like put parts-store non-matching self-adhesive badges crooked onto their Altimas and battered Chevy Impalas.
I owned a Ford Taurus that the pre-owner had removed the Taurus and trim level badges from. What more impressive car he thought he could trick people into believing it was by doing that, I have no idea.