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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:05 PM
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Debadge or Not?
What do you think? I like the look but was just wondering what others thought about it. Would it look tacky?
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:06 PM
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:08 PM
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i think it looks nice...

What is that large "D" on your trunk?
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:11 PM
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yeah, i like the debadged look (on the black coupe, anyway), but the "D" needs to go as well.
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:15 PM
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I think most cars look much cleaner without the badges. Mine were taken before I left the dealership.
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:36 PM
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Nobody likes the big "D" for Deutschland? I think it helps give some contrast to the back end especially with the badges gone.
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:42 PM
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Originally posted by AndrewK
..."D" for Deutschland...
Thats what i thought...
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what's involved with debadging a car that's got some mileage on the paint? does it run the chance of leaving a mark; does it require paintwork?
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:46 PM
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I think you should worry more about that BIG "D" then the badges...
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:49 PM
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I think you should worry more about that BIG "D" then the badges...
man! no love for the big "D"...
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:52 PM
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man! no love for the big "D"...
Do u know whut you should do then andrew....debadge everything...remove the "D", find a big Chrome "D" and put that on. That'll look cool!
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:56 PM
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Do u know whut you should do then andrew....debadge everything...remove the "D", find a big Chrome "D" and put that on. That'll look cool!
Ha! Maybe I'll chrome-plate my entire car while I'm at it!
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:59 PM
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Ha! Maybe I'll chrome-plate my entire car while I'm at it!
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Old Oct 18, 2002 | 12:19 AM
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The rear of the coupe does look much cleaner without the badges. The big "D" looks a little out of place, but doesn't look bad.
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Old Oct 18, 2002 | 02:31 AM
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I think the "D" must go. Not even the germans have these ugly stickers on their cars. Why should you?
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Old Oct 18, 2002 | 02:48 AM
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DtS is right
The country oval stickers went the way of the Dodo since the Europeans started using the Euro-plates with blue bands on the left side in the early 1990s.

And the oval stickers always were ugly. If you're not German, or not at least able to converse in German, take it off. It looks like hell on that nice car.

About debadging, I can't believe that you took the other stuff off and left that white monstrosity on! Debadge if you must, but now Europeans will think you're only driving a C 180. Heh heh
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You're asking if the car would look cleaner if you took off the small badge, however you have that mammoth D sticker.

Get rid of the sticker, it uglifies the car!
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Old Oct 18, 2002 | 04:18 AM
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Hmmmmm, I like the more symetrical, balanced look of the original badges.

http://www.usstock.com/coupe/coupe1.htm
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Old Oct 18, 2002 | 04:36 AM
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Hi there,
definately looks better debadged. here's an idea for the Germany sticker... Get yourself an EU plate if you can with the D already printed on, it will look a lot smarter.
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Re: DtS is right
Originally posted by Mike T.
The country oval stickers went the way of the Dodo since the Europeans started using the Euro-plates with blue bands on the left side in the early 1990s.

And the oval stickers always were ugly.
...and WTF do people in the US put oval state stickers on their cars??? I see two dozen (NH) oval stickers every day on the highway. Like I couldn't tell from the license plate where the car was from?? Or is it just a NH thing?

BTW: I de-badged my car. Love it.
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Old Oct 18, 2002 | 07:20 AM
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Re: DtS is right
Originally posted by Mike T.

About debadging, I can't believe that you took the other stuff off and left that white monstrosity on! Debadge if you must, but now Europeans will think you're only driving a C 180. Heh heh
I didnt debadge it, it was just a photoshopped pic...
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Old Oct 18, 2002 | 09:58 AM
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Andrew, I'll stick with most of the other folks here. Love the de-badging, but no like the big ole' D By the way, those wheels look good

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i'll repeat my question from before:

what's involved with debadging a car that's got some mileage on the paint? does it require paintwork?
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I reckon if you want to keep the D then you should keep the other badges too...otherwise it has to be totally naked!
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Old Oct 18, 2002 | 10:15 AM
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Originally posted by session
i'll repeat my question from before:

what's involved with debadging a car that's got some mileage on the paint? does it require paintwork?
I don't think so...just read in another thread to use dental floss...in a sawing motion and maybe use a hairdryer to heat the glue a bit...the only marks on your paint job should be glue residue. All you may need to do later is to give it a bit of polish then wax over it!
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