To Badge or De-badge

[frostbite]

Why not compromise and remove half the lettering ?

Good idea! then instead of having a CLK500 you could have a C5!

 

[E280wilson]

Had mine de-badged before collection. I think it looks neater and better for cleaning.

 

[daveenty]

AMG (proper) - leave it badged, loud and proud.

I know my mate Daveenty (E63) absolutely, definitely, categorically agrees with me, as his reply to this will confirm .

Which is exactly why there are no badges on my car.

The first thing I do when I get any car is to de-badge it. It's a personal thing but I prefer the clean lines and it makes it so much easier to clean and polish, especially on the front wings where it had all the individual badges to designate the engine spec. I do keep the manufacturers star on the boot lid as they don't seem to look right without this, but the rest are now in an envelope in the garage to go with the car when/if I get rid. Up to the next owner then to decide.

I'm not bothered what people think, it's done for aesthetics not to kid someone into thinking it's a different model. Those who know their cars know what it is anyway, those with little interest don't care.

 

[def90cars]

Which is exactly why there are no badges on my car.

The first thing I do when I get any car is to de-badge it. It's a personal thing but I prefer the clean lines and it makes it so much easier to clean and polish, especially on the front wings where it had all the individual badges to designate the engine spec. I do keep the manufacturers star on the boot lid as they don't seem to look right without this, but the rest are now in an envelope in the garage to go with the car when/if I get rid. Up to the next owner then to decide.

I'm not bothered what people think, it's done for aesthetics not to kid someone into thinking it's a different model. Those who know their cars know what it is anyway, those with little interest don't care.

You could change your signature/avitar to " '13 E63 "..... we know its a W212 and an AMG then.... and those that don't probably don't care ..



joking

 

[rorf]

Well my engines have 12 spark plugs each so I am putting V12 badges on

 

[A m g A d a m]

Depends whether you want a 'Q' car or not...


Adam.

 

[E55BOF]

Mine's (partially) de-badged; I like Q-cars. It worked better on the W210 E55, I think, which was just another anonymous old Mercedes estate - until the lights changed....

The E55K estate is quite butch and shouty-looking, anyway, but I can't help that; it's the way it is as standard. Any petrolhead will know what it is, from the V8 Kompressor badges on the wings if nothing else, but when I had the tailgate resprayed recently I had them leave the badges in the glove compartment.

 

[frostbite]

Well my engines have 12 spark plugs each so I am putting V12 badges on

Good call! That makes mine a V16!

 

[colmac]

just bought c63 PPP it was de badged but i asked mercedes to re badge it £180! I could not handle driving about in a de Badged car

 

[developer]

just bought c63 PPP it was de badged but i asked mercedes to re badge it £180! I could not handle driving about in a de Badged car

Exactly what I did .

 

[Rungles]

Here's my understated rear-end (fnar). I think it looks great just like this:

 

[merc85]

My e320 cdi

 

[Jakerook]

Here's my understated rear-end (fnar). I think it looks great just like this:

Love it

 

[simon1966]

I de-badged the rear of my estate. I had actually always planned to de-badge it, but never got round to it, but then the chrome on the amg badge started to flake a bit so I removed it. I prefer it without the badges as it gives a cleaner look.

 

[merc85]

Absolutely sick Simon

 

[simon1966]

Absolutely sick Simon

Cheers - Looks pretty much the same as yours

 

[Rungles]

I de-badged the rear of my estate. I had actually always planned to de-badge it, but never got round to it, but then the chrome on the amg badge started to flake a bit so I removed it. I prefer it without the badges as it gives a cleaner look.

Just stunning.

 

[MWCLS]

Less clutter for me ... De badge.

 

[F1BHP]

More badges the better

 

[Tom03]

I've debadged mine! I've also changed the colour of the merc badge to black