Sounds too easy!Have a vinyl cutter so once I had the template was as simple as pressing go on the cutting programme
De-badge or not de-badge??
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Thinking of taking mine off after the recent issues I've had.
Is it as easy as heat it up, pull it off, polish it off?
Also thinking of the carbon mirror caps, the aluminium ones are so ****** distinctive they scream FASSSTTTT from miles off
Is it as easy as heat it up, pull it off, polish it off?
Also thinking of the carbon mirror caps, the aluminium ones are so ****** distinctive they scream FASSSTTTT from miles off
boiling water over the badge then a soft trim tool behind and they come right off.
Have now decided to debadge and removed both front and back badges. Back looks fine but front looks like something is missing as removing the badge leaves the plinth that can clearly be seen.
Anyone removed the plinth?
Was thinking fine hack saw blade and smooth it down with some wet and dry
Thoughts?
I never seen the point in de-badging a performance car. Most people know what it is anyway, so the only people you'll fool are the ones who don't really car what cars what.
Plus, I always think of de-badged cars as the lower spec cars, which they don't want anyone to know that new shiny BMW or Audi, is in fact the lowest powered BMW or Audi money can buy. Somehow de-badging it, it suddenly goes from a 1.6l to a 2.0l.
And in the case of several BMW owners, their 3 series 1.6 suddenly becomes an M3, with the addition of an M3 badge on the back.
Plus, I always think of de-badged cars as the lower spec cars, which they don't want anyone to know that new shiny BMW or Audi, is in fact the lowest powered BMW or Audi money can buy. Somehow de-badging it, it suddenly goes from a 1.6l to a 2.0l.
And in the case of several BMW owners, their 3 series 1.6 suddenly becomes an M3, with the addition of an M3 badge on the back.
I completely removed the rear badges on ours and got a smaller but legal number plate too, think it makes the rear look cleaner
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I’ve never understood why anyone would want to debadge ANY car, let alone a so called performance car.
Any numpty with a vague interest in cars would know what model it was, and everyone else won’t give a sh!t.
I keep reading that it apparently makes the back look “cleaner”........cleaner than a car with badges? Nah, I just don’t get it.
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I have yes.Have you heard of being discrete?
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Have you heard of the phrase ‘it’s just my opinion’?
I agree, people that don't know anything about cars don't need to know what I drive as they wont appreciate it anyway. P.s loving that RS4Have you heard of being discrete?
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Carefree69
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Quite.
People who don’t know anything about cars clearly don’t care either. I couldn’t give a rats @rse what people think of my car because I like it, I’m just saying that I don’t see the point in debadging that’s all, if you like it then go boil the kettle and dig out your fishing line
Exactly what i'm saying, I like mine how it looks hence why I did it. I wanted to understate it a little especially with all the S3 thefts we keep hearing about. Its the small changes that put our personal touch on cars which is part of the enjoyment of owing them.Quite.
People who don’t know anything about cars clearly don’t care either. I couldn’t give a rats @rse what people think of my car because I like it, I’m just saying that I don’t see the point in debadging that’s all, if you like it then go boil the kettle and dig out your fishing line
Carefree69
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Absolutely.
I don’t go after anyone with a different opinion to mine, after all that is what makes us all different.
You prefer de-badged and I don’t, no dramas this end
I don’t go after anyone with a different opinion to mine, after all that is what makes us all different.
You prefer de-badged and I don’t, no dramas this end
I was in the leave it alone camp and then had a bad experience so decided to debadge.....nuff said
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PM me if you are really interested, certainly not giving any bandwidth/publicity to it here
Understated really!!! Is that your car with the oversized rear spoiler....? Real discrete
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see ive thought about black gloss front rings, but then in my eyes if you do that you need the same for the S3 badge...but then it doesnt stand out as nicely.....like you've called me once before, posing basterwerd
Black rear rings look chavvy mate, you can still do the front rings with messing with the rear ??
its the front S3 badge matching the front rings that would bother me, and thered be a part of me that would be slightly bothered with having black fronts and chrome rears......chrome to match the exhaust tips
Valid points indeed mateits the front S3 badge matching the front rings that would bother me, and thered be a part of me that would be slightly bothered with having black fronts and chrome rears......chrome to match the exhaust tips
I don't like the way the grill looks with the front S3 grill badge removed because the plinth it slots into stands out like a sore thumb, so going to black gloss the front badge and put it back to see what it looks like as I dont want it to stand out at all and no badge just looks like something is missing
Opted for designation delete on my M135i and M140i but have decided to leave the S3 designation..
lucaslfc
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Whats your thoughts on loosing the audi badge. No chance am taking the S3 one off paid to much for that mofo.lol.
looks unbalanced to me, always need the rings if you have the s3 badge imo
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lucaslfc
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Long as they on the front lolGotta keep the rings. That’s what you’re paying a ten percent premium for, over a VW badge!
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