kefking87

Hey guys,

I was talking to a friend of mine and I think it would look hot to debadge the E coupe I have. I have the E350 coupe and I think it will look awsome. I am not debadging it so other people dont know what it is but more or less on the looks aspect of it. Please let me know what you guys think!!

Thanks

RJC

Most every time I see a debadged car I think it's a lesser model trying to be covered up so to speak

kefking87

i agree but i am looking at it more from an aesthetic standpoint that from a lesser model stand point

BGTHEMOGUL

This was the first thing I did to mine. It looks 100 times better.

T54

should debadge "blue efficiency" ?

RJC

Funny, how those driving 600's, AMG's etc rarely debadge, while those in lesser models do...

kefking87

anyone who knows about the e coupe will know its not a 550 bc of the exhaust and front bumper but also from the exhaust... im not going for recognition of people thinkin i have a diff model than i have... i wanna do it for the looks

kefking87

do you have pics of the rear debadged?

YYZ-E55

You have very American views on debadging (conspicuous consumption) versus Europe where debadging of high-end models is rampant and model designation deletion is a popular factory option.

highroller550

must agree.


i drive a 550 and i had it de badged. it came from the factor with e550 on one side amg on another. had every ricer in my area try to race me. i had it removed and i find the car looks much sleekier.

BGTHEMOGUL

No I don't but it looks much nicer.

RJC

1) I live in America, not Europe...they also like puke green and plaid interiors in Europe

2) If you had an AMG car and debadged it, that would be a little different, as you're not trying to cover something up lesser by removing things...

3) I also prefer leaving my cars exactly the way it was delivered to me when new.

Coonsa

I don't believe that Veblen was referring to the way a car is badged when he developed the theory of conspicuous consumption.

I just find it amusing to see that you believe that removing the "350"or "550" makes any difference -- in the big picture we are all driving a Mercedes-Benz we are all conspicuous consumers

BGTHEMOGUL

RJC,

How many times does someone have to say they don't debadge the car to try and make it look like a different model for you to understand the concept behind this? Some of us just think it looks a lot cleaner and nicer without the badging. I don't care what the car is or what the model is I personally think a car looks 100 times nicer debadged. Nobody is trying to "cover anything up" so get over it already.

raymond g-

i've debadged nearly every vehicle i've owned, be it economy car, pavement
ripping cars/motorcycles, etc. I've removed dealer license frames and badges
as well.... simply because I didn't like gratuitous advertisements or unneces-
sary protrusions to wax around. it had nothing to do with trying to keep
model centric people guessing whether my vehicle was a higher end model
or not. simply a cleaner look to me, the vehicle owner.

YYZ-E55

I was simply making reference to RJCs comment in that while his views may be somewhat relevant for North America, Europeans have a different take on the subject. If I really cared to deciper what model of vehicle someone is driving (MB or otherwise), I wouldn't rely solely on badging.

Coonsa

YYZ, I knew what you were going for...I was trying to make light of the topic. We are all fortunate to drive a MB.

The fact of the matter is simple. There is no way to generalize debadging. This topic could be argued until the end of time because there are reasons to back either side.

-some debadge for aesthetics
-some debadge because they want to fool others
-some for other reasons
-some for a combo of reasons

Unless someone has the data there is no reason to believe that any one of the above reasons is any more correct than the other, all we know is that they are all possibilities.

So really, who cares. If the thing that makes someone feel best in life is pulling up next to someone with a lesser model and rubbing their face in it...they need to reassess their life.

raymond g-

RJC

You should remove everything, including the three pointed star

I'll agree about waxing around the badging and the license plate frames; I have a simple clear plastic cover over my plates...

RJC

Agreed about the debate and most of your reasons


With regard to your last thought:
That's pretty sad if someone would feel that way or just as sad if not more they think they're being thought less of by society and debadged to cover up that "lesser model"...

RJC

I never said everyone does it trying to fake it, but many do...and that simply cannot be denied.

BTW, are you really a mogul?

raymond g-

ah, so it comes down to adhesive vs hard point fasteners. so with the tri-star,
i'd have to weld and repaint. so if it's practicable, I debadge.

RJC

Made me have a nice chuckle even thinking about that

BGTHEMOGUL

Much more of a mogul than you will ever be.

RJC

Great answer...just what I expected from the likes of you.