Why do peopel debadge cars?

Tican · 23 Mar 2007 at 19:21

See I think this looks good:

was like it when I got it though.

Could be worse, could be like what the previous owner done to the 106 I currently own!!

Notice the sticky pad bit, and the nice PUG logo! which has been removed since.

Stonedofmoo · 23 Mar 2007 at 19:28

But that 306 doesn't though. It looks like you got such a cheap model they didn't even provide badges

silversurfer · 23 Mar 2007 at 19:28

You can get the sticky pads off with tar remover

Stonedofmoo said:
But that 306 doesn't though. It looks like you got such a cheap model they didn't even provide badges

looks good to me

Stonedofmoo · 23 Mar 2007 at 19:34

Each to their own. I've got a 306 and don't really think thats an improvement

[TW]Fox · 23 Mar 2007 at 19:34

needmorespeed said:
I keep the ford badge on the front and rear but the Mondeo, Ghia X and V6 badges have all been taken off looks much better

Looks daft. Makes it look like you have a 1.8 or something and pretending it's an ST24

Left the badge on mine as I don't want people think I'm pretending to have a 540i Sport or an M5 (or a 520

)

Robdav · 23 Mar 2007 at 19:53

I knew a guy at work who had a 518i bmw and took the badges off because he was embarrased about it. :rolleyes:

needmorespeed · 23 Mar 2007 at 19:53

[TW]Fox said:
Looks daft. Makes it look like you have a 1.8 or something and pretending it's an ST24

That was the idea

I almost stuck 16v badges on but decided to leave it with none

Bri · 23 Mar 2007 at 20:12

I wouldn't take mine off, folk might think it's a 1.6 :eek:

ShiWarrior · 23 Mar 2007 at 20:31

on some cars i dont think its worth it really, but when i bought my car its all debadged, and it looks ace!

Fantom · 23 Mar 2007 at 23:30

Heres mine:

Personally I think it looks better

also if you have a fast car it provides a good way to make a sleeper, bung some 1.1 or 1.4 badges on

(wish i had a sleeper

)

[TW]Fox · 23 Mar 2007 at 23:35

I've yet to see any evidence that anyone cares about sleepers other than the driver.

I mean, if you pull up at the lights beside a totally stock looking 1.4 badged 306 GTi-6, how will you find out its fast? You are not exactly going to 'race' a stock looking 306 if thats your bag, are you? So you'd never know quite how quick it is.

bobert50 · 23 Mar 2007 at 23:39

you mean 318i? 518's don't exist

[TW]Fox · 23 Mar 2007 at 23:41

bobert50 said:
you mean 318i? 518's don't exist

Yes they do.

Fantom · 23 Mar 2007 at 23:43

[TW]Fox said:
I've yet to see any evidence that anyone cares about sleepers other than the driver.

I mean, if you pull up at the lights beside a totally stock looking 1.4 badged 306 GTi-6, how will you find out its fast? You are not exactly going to 'race' a stock looking 306 if thats your bag, are you? So you'd never know quite how quick it is.

the way I see it is when you over take them and they see the 1.4 badge and cant catch you

[TW]Fox · 23 Mar 2007 at 23:47

L337 LooX said:
the way I see it is when you over take them and they see the 1.4 badge and cant catch you

But given you'll soon be gone and you'll never know if they even noticed, whats the point

Where your badges with pride!

spaz · 23 Mar 2007 at 23:49

The only times I've ever seen a 'sleeper' is at Santa Pod where you don't really think "That astra belmont must be well slow!" .

I don't really care for de-badging, the only times I've seen it rife are on low spec 318s etc, even Merc drivers usually love showing the fact they have a C180.

Jimbeam3678 · 24 Mar 2007 at 00:01

L337 LooX said:
Heres mine:
[SNIP

Personally I think it looks better

also if you have a fast car it provides a good way to make a sleeper, bung some 1.1 or 1.4 badges on (wish i had a sleeper )

Nice car very tidy

Justintime · 24 Mar 2007 at 00:09

bobert50 said:
you mean 318i? 518's don't exist

Tell my uncle he was driving an imaginary car in 1989 then

Fantom · 24 Mar 2007 at 00:21

[TW]Fox said:
But given you'll soon be gone and you'll never know if they even noticed, whats the point

Where your badges with pride!

I spose another reason for it would be to stop chavs from going "dat is a *squint* GTI ummm.. 6, that must be expensive lets key it innit"

lol pretty farfetched but it could happen...

And! it separates the real car nuts from the "badge readers":

Me: Thats a GTi-6 that is
Hawt girl: really! how did you know that theres not even a badge??!?
Me:

Hawt girl: have my babies?

needmorespeed · 24 Mar 2007 at 00:42

L337 LooX said:
I spose another reason for it would be to stop chavs from going "dat is a *squint* GTI ummm.. 6, that must be expensive lets key it innit"

lol pretty farfetched but it could happen...

And! it separates the real car nuts from the "badge readers":

Me: Thats a GTi-6 that is
Hawt girl: really! how did you know that theres not even a badge??!?
Me:
Hawt girl: go away geek

Fixed