De-Badged Sports Coupe
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Debadged 6-Speed '05 C320 Sports Coupe
De-Badged Sports Coupe
The removal of the C320 rear emblem was easy. I used a flat plastic wedge, peeled the remaining gum and a little wax to clean up the residue.
The result is a clean rear deck lid, as shown.
The result is a clean rear deck lid, as shown.
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2003 Citron Green C230KMT
leave the Star on there. It looks better that way. I de-badged my coupe last year. I love the clean look. Hey you should get some Silver Vision bulbs for your 05 lights. they will get rid of that orange hue.
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Originally Posted by 808_230K
good stuff! why not take the MB logo off as well?
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Originally Posted by tommy
I tried to take it off, and it's pinned into the car in the center. So, being paranoid, I blacked out everything instead, except left off the silly "KOMPRESSOR" lettering. YMMV
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Are you sure it's 3? I think it's just one, right in the center, 'cause I wedged paper in there as backing, when I painted the star.
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2013 c300 4matic, 2002 c240
looking good!
the car accident i was in hit my left side, damaging the trunk and causing the emblem to be removed while they do repairs. well, when they wanted to put the emblem back on, they ordered a new one from MB that said CLK240. apparently that is the standard [body shop would have to obviously do the letter adjustments]. instead of putting that on and risk humilation, i decided to leave it off, and the clean look is actually quite wonderful. the back seems more 'balanced'.
the car accident i was in hit my left side, damaging the trunk and causing the emblem to be removed while they do repairs. well, when they wanted to put the emblem back on, they ordered a new one from MB that said CLK240. apparently that is the standard [body shop would have to obviously do the letter adjustments]. instead of putting that on and risk humilation, i decided to leave it off, and the clean look is actually quite wonderful. the back seems more 'balanced'.
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Originally Posted by CitronC230K_03
good point. if you do take it off there will be 3 holes left in the hatch. youll have to get those filled at a body shop and painted. just extra $$$ at that point.
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white and whiter
Originally Posted by Noble C320
Take off the "C32", leave the AMG.
i've taken the v6 kompressor off and then put them back on after a year. i realize i like the way the badges look.
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i like the way it looks on a coupe. whether i had a C230 or C320 coupe i would debadge it. just my preferance. same with the sedans i think. if i had an AMG tho i would leave the badges on.
badges,.......we dont need no stinking badges!
badges,.......we dont need no stinking badges!
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1959 220S / 1979 230 G / 2002 A210 AMG / 2003 C320 SC / 2004.5 C320 SS / 2005 ML350 SE / 2008 smart
I think I'll keep my C320 badge on...
Originally Posted by CitronC230K_03
i like the way it looks on a coupe. whether i had a C230 or C320 coupe i would debadge it. just my preferance. same with the sedans i think. if i had an AMG tho i would leave the badges on.
- "Oh wow, your COUPE is not a 230K"
- "I didn't know they made a V6 320 COUPE"
- "Why did you take off the KOMPRESSOR badge?"
- "Those must be rare, I've never seen a C320 COUPE"
- "Aren't your numbers on backwards?"
- "Pretty fast for a 4-cylinder, and it's not even supercharged!"
Let them wallow in their ignorance, I say !
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320 coupe is pretty rare. i think a 320 citron coupe would be even more rare!
i do like the 320 coupes but for the cost of the engine i couldnt jusitfy it. plus when i ordered my car the C320 coupe was not available. i was happy with the performance of the 1.8L.
the 3.2 is faster with tons of low end torque which is nice.
i do like the 320 coupes but for the cost of the engine i couldnt jusitfy it. plus when i ordered my car the C320 coupe was not available. i was happy with the performance of the 1.8L.
the 3.2 is faster with tons of low end torque which is nice.
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