[Bob12312357]

Debadging has never made a car look bad. Upgrading or excessive factory badging on the other hand...

 

[Stolerant]

Debadging has never made a car look bad. Upgrading or excessive factory badging on the other hand...

But the fake carbon scoops and bold chrome lettering from Auto Zone add so much power 🤣

 

[Joe Saab]

Badges add horsepower. Fact.

 

[Ryengoth]

Debadging only works well on curvey body lines IMO. For the 9000 I think badging is characteristics of the era and well deserved as a statement of automotive history and quality. If it were a Honda accord, who cares...

 

[andybisnut]

I think de-badging a car makes it look like a 16-year-old drives it. I'd say faux pas for sure. Kinda like wearing skinny jeans when you're 40.

 

[Ryengoth]

I think de-badging a car makes it look like a 16-year-old drives it. I'd say faux pas for sure. Kinda like wearing skinny jeans when you're 40.

Stance... I never got that whole concept of camber to the point of driving on a set of O-rings.

 

[Bob12312357]

I think de-badging a car makes it look like a 16-year-old drives it. I'd say faux pas for sure. Kinda like wearing skinny jeans when you're 40.

IMO upbadging makes a car look juvenile (see every V6 Mopar with a Hellacat badge or every "Cobra" ecoboost/V6 mustang).

My other car is debadged. The rear is incredibly clean looking, which I find much nicer. When it goes by most ppl don't know what it is & it definitely is a nice conversation starter with ppl that enjoy talking cars. Badges were only made to upsell model/trims levels...I personally don't find any joy in being free rolling publicity. I'd rather someone that is genuinely interested ask & I'm happy to continue talking about the driving experience, the engine/trans swap, etc with them.

 

[Stolerant]

My other car is debadged. The rear is incredibly clean looking, which I find much nicer. When it goes by most ppl don't know what it is & it definitely is a nice conversation starter with ppl that enjoy talking cars. Badges were only made to upsell model/trims levels...I personally don't find any joy in being free rolling publicity. I'd rather someone that is genuinely interested ask & I'm happy to continue talking about the driving experience, the engine/trans swap, etc with them.

See, this is what I like about debadging. It persuades people to ask what it is, that normally may not. Those little common ground conversations are great.