De-Badging ?

[Turkster]

How many of you have De-Badged your cars?

I was thinking of taking off the 2.5 TDI and the A4 and just leaving the Audi 4 rings logo on the boot lid,

What are your views and do you have any pics of your De-Badged ride ?

Paul

 

[haytch75]

I did mine but left the Quattro badge on. I used the wife's hairdryer and dental floss and a big dose of elbow grease to get the crap off.
http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h389/haytch75/009.jpg

 

[Pabs]

i just took the a4 off mine left the 1.8T and 4 rings

 

[ScottD3]

Remove them all but keep the 4 rings.

 

[simon.m]

i took the a4 ant 1.9 tdi off and put the s from an s4 badge on mine as i liked the red s and also i got some s.line door badges and cut the line part off leaving just the s with the red box i have the sport and as far as i no thats what the s stands for ;-)

 

[Stubie]

Only the rings left on mine !
+1 with hair dryer and dental floss !

 

[Pabs]

Its an old picture but heres mine with just A4 removed

 

[rawtor51]

Debadge and wiper off, it looks so much cleaner, heres mine.

I use a kettle of hot water and just my finger nails to get underneath the badges then peel, at least you cant scratch anything doing it like that.

 

[quattrojames]

I did mine, removed A4 and 2.5TDi and just left quattro.

Not the best before and after as I was midway through fitting the number plate led's.

 

[swarcup]

why do you take them off, are you embarassed or trying to make people think its something special? Im not trying to be aukward i just dont get it

 

[rawtor51]

nope its just because the clutter of badges look sh*te

 

[slappy]

why do you take them off

For me, it's easier to polish the car without having to deal with the badges getting the way.

 

[rawtor51]

aye very true

 

[swarcup]

fair play i can relate to that. i lost the point inbetween the 2 and 5 last time i polished. now its a 25L tdi

 

[haytch75]

S'pose it's just down to personal choice, I happen to think it looks a bit better without badges......probably very similar discussions around having a private plate......no real benefit, but a personal choice

 

[simon.m]

i think some badges look ok i one or two small ones but i think audi over did it with there ones as they are not small.

 

[quattrojames]

It allows you to do this:

 

[simon.m]

ha mine would come out as a 9.1 tdi and i dont think any one would belive that lol

 

[colinurquhart]

It's quite funny as I prefer a debadged rear end on a car as makes it look a lot cleaner and clutter free, yet since having my S4 I've not had the guts to remove the S4 badge.

 

[crazy88]

I've removed mine also, all but the Audi rings. I don't think i've got any pics though, sorry. Looks very much like James's though...except for I don't have a quattro badge, and my paint work isn't in as good condition

 

[Turkster]

why do you take them off, are you embarassed or trying to make people think its something special? Im not trying to be aukward i just dont get it

no just looking at a cleaner look,

 

[T0m]

Do it mate, Ive done it to mine as it did my head in polishing around them nice and clean now!!!

 

[quattrojames]

The ultimate in 'clean' looking Dolphin Grey Avants!

 

[crazy88]

The ultimate in 'clean' looking Dolphin Grey Avants!

Dolphin Grey FTW!

 

[Pabs]

That is an awesome looking avant, wish i has air ride lol, might have to get rid of the 4 rings and 1.8T now at least thats cheap to do

 

[Turkster]

what about this then? i see it the other week in Northampton where i live, Im not 100% sure if i would do it, but i tell you one thing, it made me look twice and say to my wife, now that's interesting,

your views lads?

 

[ScottD3]

Nahhh, stick with the 4 rings.

 

[iyrix]

Badges and ****ty number plates make cars look crap. Did both on mine and it looks a lot better.

 

[crazy88]

I love the blank (no dealer info etc) number plates too. Had the gb ones taken off.

Liking that car too dude, looks great. I am wanting sport wheels for mine. Hopefully this next year. Can't be bothered going bigger, too much cost lol.

And I'm also not a fan of the "Audi" badge turkster. Much prefer the four rings.

 

[scott b]

just the 4 rings on mine, but was like that when i bought it

 

[quattrojames]

Interesting, I quite like it.

 

[simon.m]

i like the smaller rings you can get on ebay seem about hf the size

 

[ScottD3]

anyone got, looked or thought about the rings the glow red when braking?

 

[Grangey.]

anyone got, looked or thought about the rings the glow red when braking?

fancy drilling through your boot then do ya? i certainly dont.

 

[ScottD3]

fancy drilling through your boot then do ya? i certainly dont.

Whats one extra hole with the ones that allready there?

 

[simon.m]

you have holes in your boot ?

 

[ScottD3]

you have holes in your boot ?

How does your number plate fix on to the boot?
What about the lights, buttons, glass, cable ties, boot trim.
Its all holes in the boot.


I did cut two massive holes in mine to fit a rear blind though.

 

[quattrojames]

Whats one extra hole with the ones that allready there?

I haven't got any I don't think..... On my avant the number plate was originally held on by a captured plastic bolt I think, I just glue them nowadays.

I hope the red brake light rings was a joke....

 

[ScottD3]

I haven't got any I don't think..... On my avant the number plate was originally held on by a captured plastic bolt I think, I just glue them nowadays.

I hope the red brake light rings was a joke....

Them Plastic bolts, went through the boot skin, through a hole..............A look a hole!!

It was a little bit of a joke but mainly curiosity to see if any one has actually done it.

 

[quattrojames]

Fair play, I thought they were captured. Either way, it's different for a hole to come galvanized and painted from the factory than it is for me to try and drill one at home ...