SleepKing

Hey F-Sporters, I just did a quick de-badge of the 350 and replaced it with an F-Sport badge. Felt the usual 350 badge was a bit dull looking. Just wanted to share with you guys what it would look like if you were curious.

Also, here's a link to the trunk badge I bought on eBay as well (badge came legit with Toyota part #75361-76010 and everything):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=330836998881
*Note - trunk badge is larger than the badges found on our fenders

STGSC400

iTrader: (4)

Looks good man.

corradoMR2

On mine, I squeezed the f-sport badge to the left and kept the entire original badge. Yours, makes me immediately think of the IS F badge which is of course a great thing

AconRX

I like it! I've never realized there wasn't a F Sport badge on the rear hatch! It should come this way from the factory like the IS F and other brands (BMW M; MB AMG) so the car can be distinctive from the rear as well. I wonder if they didn't badge it because the engine is not high peformance as in the case of the IS350 vs. the IS F. The IS350 with the F Sport appearance package doesn't have a badge on the trunk so I think this is the case.

Anyway the car looks awesome! Enjoy!

hybridlexy

sleepking - looks sleek!!

can you give us an overview of how you debadged the numbers? from the photos, it looks very clean - no marks or otherwise!

Bearbrooke

Looks great! Nice looking RX for sure. Went with the 450h, but sure wish I had had an option to have the F sport grill.

Dolphin

thx for sharing information, great embellishment, great looking RXF, best of luck with it...

UCSB

Nice touch.

SleepKing

Just a simple blow dryer or heatgun to soften up the double sided tape, then use either floss or a fishing line to slowly cut through the back of the numbers. Be sure to work slowly and never pull one edge too far or else the opposite edge of the badge will dig into your car. Mines came off clean and I didn't have to clean the surface with goo gone or anything.

Good luck, and don't forget the chair and iPod!

shaolin

iTrader: (2)

This is exactly what I was thinking to do. Did anyone come to you and say you're dumb for putting one? (ie. people with G35 put skyline, etc...)

shaolin

iTrader: (2)

I definitely think the RXF should come with this badge stock so that we can tell if it's RX Fsport from the back... really nice touch you have there...

kitlz

A slighly different badging is a good idea. Heck the 450h has blue inside the lettering and a different L emblem on the tail gate. Maybe they can do that with the F as well.

shaolin

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Can you measure the W x H? I found one one eBay listed 6.5cm x 4.6cm. Seems a bit too big.

GoGiantsNJ

It looks good. I wish Lexus left the Lexus badging on the back, not just RX. I read that Lexus management stated that the L was enough for brand recognition. Yeah right. It was really the bean counters saving $2.00 per new vehicle made.

corradoMR2

IMO, not sure I agree it was a cost decision. I believe it really was to appear less tacky, increase brand recognition by relying on the "L" symbol only much like the competitors. Imagine seeing "M e r c e d e s B e n z" written out near the 3-point star on the rear... Lexus wants their cars to be instantly recognizable and not because someone reads out the brand name on the back, and after almost 25 years of brand building in N. America, timing is good now. My 2 cents...

Btw, Sleepking did a nice job indeed!