I debadged my "AWD IS 250", not because I'm ashamed that it's a 250, that's stupid. I did it because I have obsidian and it was too long and too much bling for my liking, also it looks much cleaner. I debadged my previous Acura TSX too.

 

IS250 is for female - they want the look but dont know jack about power

IS350 is for men - know what he wants

All joke aside the IS250 and IS350 price difference isnt even that big, so i don't understand why people even get the IS250. If your excuse is to save gas than should get a hybrid.

 

I debadged mine because it was not symmetrical with only one logo on the right. I like that Lexus didn't drill holes for these badges unlike the 2IS. And rolled the fenders!

 

personally i think the car looks awesome de badged,.. that is why i did it to mine

 

when I see a de-badged IS X50 F-Sport I always think its a 250. Simple as that, not saying that its good or bad, but just saying. It all depends on the owner's feeling.
But for me, I like my IS350 F-Sport as I feel that I'm finally somewhere with my own money and my own job and my own house. worked very hard to get where I am instead of mommy or daddy's money just to show off.
just my 2 cents so don't get offended.

 

I personally think a car someone drives has nothing to do with where they are at in life. Some people simply like to have nice cars, while some just don't need them. Someone may be well off in life, with a house and a family and whatnot, but continues to drive their old volvo (for example). So other shallow people see them and think it's a poor person driving, while that person has more money anyone could imagine them having. And I think owning/leasing an is250 already tells the public that you ain't messing around in life. You driving a 350 just tells them you wanted extra power. With that said, there is some logic to what you're saying though, as I would never debadge an ISF or an M3 and such because those badges are something to be proud of. However, an IS250/350 is so massively popular nowadays that not a minute goes by when I don't see one on the freeway. It's a nice car, but it's not special anymore in its factory form. Not sure how it is in other states, but here in CA it's just insane how many people have an IS. So anything I can do to separate mine from the pack, I will do it! And debadging was my first step in that direction.

 

I debagged my IS 350 Fsport, well, because I wanted to. Someone asked me, well what if people think its a 250, as to i said, who cares....... Plain and simple, looks clean debagged...

 

I felt exactly the same way debadging my 350

 

looks so much better without the AWD and 250 guys!

 

I have to admit that when I see a 3IS while driving I look to see if it's a 250 or a 350. Then I check to see if it's an F-sport

 

About to debadge mine today, but i do it for the symetrical sense. I would love to showoff the is350, but it lookes more clean if i had it debadged. Just my two cents

 

Sorry to bring up an old thread but how did you all do it? I plan on doing mine but don't want to mess it up. Is it just dental floss and goo gone or is it more complex than that?

 

Dental floss, goo gone/3m adhesive remover then some buffing and voila.

 

Debadged using fishing line and my girlfriends hair dryer.

 

black chrome emblem?