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Should I shave my badges ? YAY or NAY ?

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Old 05-05-07, 05:21 PM
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Default Should I shave my badges ? YAY or NAY ?

I see cars with shaved badges and they look so clean. It almost makes me shave the LEXUS and IS250 badges. What do you guys think ? YAY or NAY ?
Old 05-05-07, 05:39 PM
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Do it...like the posers .
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Originally Posted by joonsta
the posers .
what???
Old 05-05-07, 06:20 PM
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lol.. i used to do it on my RSX, but i like the badges the way they are on the IS..
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Shaved badges always make the car look like a salvaged or otherwise had-an-accident car to me... Because when ever they do a quick fix up job they dont buy the badges because they are too expensive or whatever... I dont know, just my opinion.
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Originally Posted by ben_r_
Shaved badges always make the car look like a salvaged or otherwise had-an-accident car to me... Because when ever they do a quick fix up job they dont buy the badges because they are too expensive or whatever... I dont know, just my opinion.
you got a point. I never thought of that.
Old 05-05-07, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MIAMIS250
you got a point. I never thought of that.
Yea its kinda like side striping... usually, like 99% of the time, the only cars with striping on the side are used, and have had multiple owners.
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if im not mistaken theres holes behind them....so u would have to get that filled also....
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I have seen many debadged cars, & I usually see it as detrimental to the appearance of the car most of the time, I just can't see it as "clean looking" at all . . .
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Originally Posted by nehal51086
if im not mistaken theres holes behind them....so u would have to get that filled also....
I think its only the big logo that has the alignment holes. The LEXUS and ISX50 ones dont...
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the lexus and isx50 DO have 2 small holes each.
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I say hell yay!!!! But only if you have some kind of kit IMO
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Originally Posted by iSuxeL
I say hell yay!!!! But only if you have some kind of kit IMO
a bodykit ?
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i shaved mine because im gonna order some Aristo badges, but the car does look clean without the badges, not that i thinks degrading the car or anything, but you are right when its salvaged they usually skip this step because 1 they are expensive and 2 take a long time to get the right ones, oh and my car is not salvaged, its a clean history car, with 95k miles, DAILY DRIVER lol
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Originally Posted by MIAMIS250
a bodykit ?
Bodykit, lipkit same difference I believe shaving is for show.


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