De-badging. Is it naff?

The-Acre · October 6, 2016

1 hour ago, Alan Partridges Left Glove said:

What happened to Alan Partridge's right glove? I also love the look of that Peugeot, not often I would say that about a French car! What have they got under the bonnet?

2.0 td

Heavy car with not much umph.

I like my cars unbadged so I guess for the first time in my life I'm a Chav. Not bad considering it's taken 44 years to get the title. ;)

Really, just 2 litre, I always assumed there must be much more. Well I'm about to become a 64 year old chav so you beat me to it. The thing is, the LS is about as un-chavy as you can get, so I don't think the title will stick.

Alan Partridges Left Glove · October 6, 2016

If we get a few of us de-badgers together we could be called a "Chavalanche"

Enjoy the car pal

The-Acre · October 7, 2016

10 hours ago, Alan Partridges Left Glove said:

If we get a few of us de-badgers together we could be called a "Chavalanche"

Enjoy the car pal

I like it, sounds like the latest boy band. I'm just off to make some phone calls to a record company!

floggit · October 7, 2016

Some cars look better in some colours than others, its the same with debadging, some cars will look clean some plain. Its also a personal choice as to wether it works. Ive debaged some of mine, but driving a lexus is a cut above so they stay on!

ISJason · October 7, 2016

Yes. I am proud to be driving such a fantastic car as a Lexus. So mine will always stay on😁

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The-Acre · October 7, 2016

29 minutes ago, ISJason said:

Yes. I am proud to be driving such a fantastic car as a Lexus. So mine will always stay on😁

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If you read my new post you'll find that mine will stay on as well!

snakes · October 17, 2016

I think when it comes to de-badging there are a few factors to consider :

Can they be stuck back on if need be,
Where the badges are located,
What type of badges are you removing (Make / Model / Variant).

I'm going to remove the 'Lexus' & 'LS460' badges from the boot of my new acquired LS460 as i prefer the clean & uncluttered look.

The-Acre · October 17, 2016

4 hours ago, snakes said:

I think when it comes to de-badging there are a few factors to consider :

Can they be stuck back on if need be,
Where the badges are located,
What type of badges are you removing (Make / Model / Variant).

I'm going to remove the 'Lexus' & 'LS460' badges from the boot of my new acquired LS460 as i prefer the clean & uncluttered look.

Well just be careful because when I began to remove mine I found that they are fixed into the boot with pegs, so if yours is the same you'll have to have the holes filled and repainted!

steve2006 · October 17, 2016

53 minutes ago, The-Acre said:

Well just be careful because when I began to remove mine I found that they are fixed into the boot with pegs, so if yours is the same you'll have to have the holes filled and repainted!

I wondered when this was going to be discovered, not only are there locating pegs but there are also plastic inserts in the holes which need to be removed and then the holes need to be filled.

The paint job cost alone makes it uneconomical to remove the badges.

ISJason · October 17, 2016

No need. Be proud of your Lexus. Other people would kill to own one😀

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The-Acre · October 17, 2016

9 hours ago, steve2006 said:

I wondered when this was going to be discovered, not only are there locating pegs but there are also plastic inserts in the holes which need to be removed and then the holes need to be filled.

The paint job cost alone makes it uneconomical to remove the badges.

I'm just very thankful that I discovered it before I peeled too much off. Anyway, that's another lesson learned, and as Jason says I'll just be happy to fly the flag!

snakes · October 22, 2016

Hi,

Well after doing some research into removing the badges from my LS460, I'm in the understanding that there are no locating pins on the badges so they'll becoming off asap.

People will still know its a Lexus by the center L badge, i'm just removing the 'Lexus' & 'LS460' from the rear as i think they make it look cluttered & messy.

Spacewagon52 · October 22, 2016

It will make people look twice as they try to work out what make it is. I have seen some debadged Astras and really had to think carefully before fully realising what car they were. Astras are very common so that observation surprised me.

Alan Partridges Left Glove · October 22, 2016

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October 22, 2016

6 hours ago, snakes said:

Hi,

Well after doing some research into removing the badges from my LS460, I'm in the understanding that there are no locating pins on the badges so they'll becoming off asap.

People will still know its a Lexus by the center L badge, i'm just removing the 'Lexus' & 'LS460' from the rear as i think they make it look cluttered & messy.

I done the same with my RX a while back and think it looks better in my opinion.

I also done the same with my previous freelanderI