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Poll: full debadge or partial debadge?

Old Aug 22, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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Poll: full debadge or partial debadge?

Should I do a full debadge or leave it partial like it is now. Right now it says "C 23", I kinda like it but I'm thinking it would look cleaner with nothing on there.
I'm trying to find a photo of the rear but I will have to post it later.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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heyyy I think you should leave it.

I just recently painted my badged black.

It gives it a "debadged" look from a lil distance but up close you'll see it.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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The "C23" serves no purpose, so I vote for full debadge. I never really understood the point of taking some badges off, but not others. I guess it's like the guys who partially debadge their Toyota trucks to leave "YO" on the back. Dumb.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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Full Debadge.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 05:06 PM
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Why don't you keep C23 and add /////AMG on the other side? That will really turn some heads......
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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i say clean shave it .. just wondering where you get the "Full LED Parking Lights and Turn Signals Kit" from? i thought the carputer gets an error or something when you have LED's installed in the city lights.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Blake P
The "C23" serves no purpose, so I vote for full debadge. I never really understood the point of taking some badges off, but not others. I guess it's like the guys who partially debadge their Toyota trucks to leave "YO" on the back. Dumb.
lest we forget the people whom think they are jedi's and leave "YOTA"
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 08:25 PM
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no point of doing c23k or w.e .. cause that just kinda like a wanna be.. but not trying to say u are .. but it looks sooooo much better if u debadged it ..
before i was going to do the same .. untill and debadge the kompressor .. then start taking off the C230 .. it looks sooo much cleanner .. plus .. cops pull you over they dont know the model to ur car.. i actually got away with that once ....

got a ticket for speeding .. then he only wrote mercedes .. so i disputed it .. and told them that is not the model to my car ect .. and it worked out fine .. lol

'jsut make sure u use heat gun .. and wax it off for like 10 min or else ull leave a mark .
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I'm a 'bit partial cuz I had the dealer de-badge before I even picked up the car!...LOL. But it seems that the poll is unanimous also.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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I, too, did full debadge before delivery. I also stronly recommend insisting that dealership put NO advertisements on the car. If they pay me to advertise their dealership, that would be another thing.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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I also stronly recommend insisting that dealership put NO advertisements on the car. If they pay me to advertise their dealership, that would be another thing.
That's something I didn't request, but as soon as I got home, the license plate frame came off and that piece of paper they put on got flipped inside out!...LOL.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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clean debadge. then pick a single tuner i.e. carlsson, lorinser, brabus and rebadge the car after putting mods on.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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I voted debadge, as has everyone else (so far).

To be honest though, it's your car and if you like it saying C23 then keep it that way. Remember it's a free country!
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