Lexus Emblems
11-09-05, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by lexusboi
I don't understand why a regular car driver would debadge their new car unless they wanted to hide the fact that they purchased a lower trim model, like IS_250 did with his car.
11-09-05, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by lexusboi
I don't understand why a regular car driver would debadge their new car unless they wanted to hide the fact that they purchased a lower trim model, like IS_250 did with his car.
I did it to my old 3-series and my evo, b/c uh, it looks a whole lot cleaner without the little letters here and there, and every now and then, if you get a parking ticket from someone who doesn't know what the car is, you just might luck out and have a good grounds for getting that ticket dismissed.
ive done it before, when a parking lady thought my evo was a wrx. 
11-10-05, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by IS_250
my bad not everyone is a baller like you.. if i wanted to hide what trim level i purchased wouldnt i just put a 350 emblem on it? hiding trim level of a car isnt the only reason people remove their emblems. personally i dont like the way the emblems look on the trunk of the car. if i could remove the "L" emblems id remove those too.
11-10-05, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by jlin101
I was thinking of putting a 430 badge on an IS350, just to throw people off.
11-10-05, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by 4CYLNDR
doesn't your statement disprove itself. You can't really "hide" the fact that you drive a lower trim model if you're saying the only intelligible reason why people would do that is to hide the trim level.
Evidently, a majority of every day drivers debadge their car just so they can hide their lower trim model, which is fine...... just be ready to explain to your girfriend why you were beaten from the stoplight by a SE Altima or worse yet a V6 Accord.
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11-10-05, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by MatadorIS
I was thinking along the same lines. Maybe replacing the 2 with a 3 in my (soon) IS250 AWD.
11-10-05, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by lexusboi
If you replace the 2 with a 3, make sure you replace the AWD sign too or people will be laughing at you.
11-10-05, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by lexusboi
If you replace the 2 with a 3, make sure you replace the AWD sign too or people will be laughing at you.
11-10-05, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by MatadorIS
That was my joke, to make it look like a 350 AWD. I'd never debadge any of my cars though.
I would never debadge my IS 350 either, but changing the sign to a 325 or 330 would be funny.
11-10-05, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by lexusboi
I would never debadge my IS 350 either
And I would never eat seafood because I think its freakin gross.
It's been said several times already, people just like the clean look of no emblems and they don't care if others know what kind of car they drive or not. Some of my cars were badged, some not. Or some partial. If you like your emblems, good for you. May they bring you many years of enjoyment.
11-10-05, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by dennis250
And I would never eat seafood because I think its freakin gross.
It's been said several times already, people just like the clean look of no emblems and they don't care if others know what kind of car they drive or not. Some of my cars were badged, some not. Or some partial. If you like your emblems, good for you. May they bring you many years of enjoyment.
It's been said several times already, people just like the clean look of no emblems and they don't care if others know what kind of car they drive or not. Some of my cars were badged, some not. Or some partial. If you like your emblems, good for you. May they bring you many years of enjoyment.
We have no problem with people debadging their cars for aesthetic purposes, but they are in a minority. Many people, for example, debadge their Civic DX's to make it an SI or whatever, but no one cares because Civics are cheap cars anyway. If your car is cheap or ugly, removing the emblems will not help it any....
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