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Why debadge?

14K views 59 replies 45 participants last post by  cficare68  
#1 ·
Just curious as to why folks debadge their cars?

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for a clean car. I have no bumper stickers, window stickers, license plate holders, dealer badging, etc. Despite the horsepower potential, I didn't put any of the stickers on from Injen, B&M, Koni, Eibach, etc. I wouldn't even take delivery of the car until the dealer replaced the front bumper that they had drilled a front license plate into.

I could possibly understand if you are trying to blend your STI or WRX in with the rest of the Impreza world. But a Mitsubishi Eclipse will never be confused with anything else. And a genuinely fast Eclispe with an exhaust, CAI, turbo or SDS, etc, is not subtle nor a sleeper.

What have you removed (GT/RS/GS badge, Mitsubishi badge, V6 badge)?
Why?
 
#4 ·
funny, because an SVT Focus isn't really much slower than an EGT.



Anyway, I took off the GT emblem in the back, the V6 emblems on the sides and the emblem on the front bumper, and no longer have the indentation in the front bumper either. I thought it gave the car a much cleaner look, especially the front emblem. The black makes a difference too I suppose :)

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#11 ·
i plan on removing my GS and Spyder trim and airbrushing them on...or atleast the sypder. Granted, you should have a clue that it is a spyder if you know anything about the eclipse line, but it also gets big points w/ judges @ shows....and since i like to show my car and such and 2nd sucks, i like to impress the judges ;)
 
#13 ·
stylez said:
If I loose, the last thing I want the other guy thinking is "Awesome, my 4 cylider 1.8L just beat a V6!"
:fawk2:
stylez said:
...most poeple without Eclipses dont know the subtle differences between lower and upper trim levels.
:agreed:

i went to the dealer ship to get new mats and the parts guy wanted to sell me "SPYDER" mats!
:wtf:
 
#15 ·
Gophermuncher said:
But what about the tri diamond on the front? I thought it had a little indentation?

I was going to have it glassed in, but instead bought an aftermarket front bumper--because it is not an OEM Mitsubishi product, they can't have any Mitsubishi logos--including the indentation. That was easier and cheaper than glassing the oem bumper :)
 
#20 ·
honestly the only thing I've ever considered taking off was the V6 emblems...I haven't yet and I don't know if I will or not. But it's for the same reasons some others have said - someone not familiar with the Eclipse line might not know I've actually got a V6 unless that's on there. Although I'd hope they could tell from the sound of the car it's not a 4 cylinder...
 
#22 ·
I dont really know why I did.. Maybe I had nothing better to do at at the time... Guess I had no more for new mods at the time... Just wanted to do something on the car..

Making it blend in? Maybe... But then I added this "tower need clearence to land" wing on my car so removing the GT in the scope of things really didnt do much for keeping other drivers wondering what I had under the hood at the red lights...

Def a mute point now as they hear the car a block before I get to said light...

Guess Its just something to do thats cheap......
 
#23 ·
I took mine off because people feared the "Powah of da GS"
 
#25 ·
Yes, most non-3G owners dont know the subtle differences in the trim levels. The main clue would be the side skirts for the GT. But also, yes, the front emblem does have that indentation left over and the rear will have 2-3 tiny holes left also. Unless you were to fill the rear holes in, dont see the purpose in debadging the emblems. I can see debading the V6 on the sides though.

I havent debadged mine, but did change the front/rear red emblems with chrome ones. Technically mine could be mistaken now for a '02 (I think) when they changed from red to chrome emblems. But that wasnt my reason. The red faded a bit and chrome just adds a little bit more to it, IMO. lol