To de-badge or not?

[dejongj]

On the continent it's far more common to be "de-badged" than it is here, in the UK it's more of a class thing, know your place Cleese/Barker/Corbett-style.

Where on the continent? I've lived in 17 countries before I was 25, never seen it anywhere as much as in the UK.

 

[Darrell]

My Dad had an A reg Astra GTE (My god, was he once cool) and I de-badged it in about 1986.

I saw a feature on de-badging in Custom Car magazine.

 

[supermonkeyman]

Wow people here are really opinioated about this issue. I had badges on mine for a couple of years, debadged it a few months ago and not sure what I prefer.





Maybe I'll put an AMG badge on it...

 

[Alex225]

On my CLS, I'm keeping all the badges. I think it deserves the AMG badge and who doesn't want 6.3 on the side!?

On my E320, it looks nice and clean without the rear badges. I don't care if people think it's a 220 or whatever, it goes well and looks tidy without the rear badges.

I think this looks neat and tidy...

 

[gr1nch]

The M-B dealer where I'll be picking up my car just told me there is no factory de-badging anymore and they are doing it a lot for customers, so have lots of practice. Double sided tape for all except the M-B logo.

+1 Fixed:
Too many E class diesel boys adding quad exhausts

Little danger of the S-class diesel boys doing it though, as the S350s have got one real double pipe on the left and two fake lookie-likie exhausts left and right.

On my CLS, I'm keeping all the badges. I think it deserves the AMG badge and who doesn't want 6.3 on the side!?

If I had 5.5, 6.3, V8, V12, biturbo on the side I wouldn't remove them either

 

[daveenty]

If I had 5.5, 6.3, V8, V12, biturbo on the side I wouldn't remove them either

I would. And did. Nightmare to clean round them things...

 

[A250 Bennyboy]

If all like an extra 200BHP instantly then simply stick an AMG badge on BOOM

 

[alphagemini]

How do you take the badge off?

 

[Major774]

How do you take the badge off?

Dental floss
Microfibre cloth
Mr Sheen

 

[Darrell]

Dental floss Microfibre cloth Mr Sheen a thong

Fixed that for you.

 

[Alex225]

Dental floss
Microfibre cloth
Mr Sheen

Never used Mr Sheen but I assume it removes any remaining glue?

I tend to use tar remover then polish the area if needed.

 

[92Adam]

The M-B dealer where I'll be picking up my car just told me there is no factory de-badging anymore and they are doing it a lot for customers, so have lots of practice. Double sided tape for all except the M-B logo.
Little danger of the S-class diesel boys doing it though, as the S350s have got one real double pipe on the left and two fake lookie-likie exhausts left and right.
If I had 5.5, 6.3, V8, V12, biturbo on the side I wouldn't remove them either

That's why on my E200 AMG I've left the 6.3 badges on the sides on...

Too add to the confusion that bit more

 

[John]

I used to open my window if there was any doubt - audible confirmation separated the wheat from the chaff...

 

[dejongj]

I debadged my CLS 55 AMG rear end, what am I hiding

That it isn't a 63

 

[Major774]

Never used Mr Sheen but I assume it removes any remaining glue?

I tend to use tar remover then polish the area if needed.

It worked for me or WD40.

 

[Major774]

Fixed that for you.

So you wear the floss and take off the badges with the thong :bannana:

 

[Alex225]

It worked for me or WD40.

I've heard WD40 works too. Certainly removed silicone off my shower doors haha

 

[Mactech]

Badged? De-badged? Nah! Re-badge!

This is the back of my Defender....all in genuine Mercedes letters.
If you don't understand the name, you need to stay in more and watch more TV

It's my wife's name for the car, and it has stuck.

Wonderful stuff, badge tape

Petrol is a good solvent for stubborn old badge tape glue, then a good polish.

 

[Abb]

That it isn't a 63

In that case, I better re-badge. Wouldn't ant anyone to think I drove a 63

Having said that, the V8 Kompressor wing badges kinda give the game away

 

[dejongj]

In that case, I better re-badge. Wouldn't ant anyone to think I drove a 63

Having said that, the V8 Kompressor wing badges kinda give the game away

And you seriously think that people know the difference, besides those that can argue the toss endlessly which model is best Besides, surely that is the 4.0V8TT 7.10s car...And it still says 63 on the badges. Just saying ...