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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 04:44 PM
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Default Debadging ? - holes under side fsport badges on 2017?

Quick question - if anyone knows the answer. I removed all of the rear badges (F-Sport, AWD, LEXUS IS 300) and I really like the cleaned up look.
on a 2017 F-Sport are there holes under the fender badges? I do not want to pull them to find out unless I know affirmatively there are not.
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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by schur
Quick question - if anyone knows the answer. I removed all of the rear badges (F-Sport, AWD, LEXUS IS 300) and I really like the cleaned up look.
on a 2017 F-Sport are there holes under the fender badges? I do not want to pull them to find out unless I know affirmatively there are not.

My 2018 has holes under the F Sport badges in the fenders. Here's my badges removed for the Xpel Ultimate clear bra install

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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 04:56 PM
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Thanks, that answers it for me - I had seen it in prior years by searching, but hoped thy dropped the stupid in later. I guess no luck. The side robots must be dumber ;-)
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Old Jan 4, 2018 | 09:04 AM
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I like the F Sport badge. the area is too basic without it.
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Old Jan 4, 2018 | 11:43 AM
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i really like the look of my car without the AWD badge and keeping my IS300 and F-Sport badge, i plan on having the lexus emblem and IS300 wrapped in black
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Old Jan 4, 2018 | 12:17 PM
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Looks good - my empty butt - in 5 degree weather of Chicago.I put red vinyl on the rear turn signals and smoke on the reflectors to mute it down/clean it up a little. I was thinking of dipping the side badges and the rear L in white, I am liking the pure white minimalist look.

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Old Jan 4, 2018 | 02:23 PM
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After seeing your car so I clean I feel bad that mine is so dirty.

I painted the white part of my F Sport emblem black so it wouldn't stand out so much after I had everything dechromed.

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Old Jan 5, 2018 | 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by doodlebug
After seeing your car so I clean I feel bad that mine is so dirty.

I painted the white part of my F Sport emblem black so it wouldn't stand out so much after I had everything dechromed.

How did you make this happen? A small paint brush? What kind of paint? Looks good.
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Old Jan 5, 2018 | 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Ciggy
How did you make this happen? A small paint brush? What kind of paint? Looks good.
When I had my car de-chromed, the shop painted the emblems solid black (unbeknownst to me). I hated it because it just looked like a black square. I ordered new emblems and used a permanent paint pen with a .7mm tip and painted it before I installed them.
The pen worked perfectly because it fit inside the indented areas well.
Thanks, I like it.
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Old Jun 26, 2020 | 05:05 PM
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How do the side badges come out??
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