De-badge or not to de-badge

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De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by rs4blacked » Sun May 27, 2012 4:08 pm

I am contemplating de-badging my RS...

peoples thoughts
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Re: De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by arnnie » Sun May 27, 2012 4:28 pm

The RS4 i have just bought has no front or rear RS4 badges only has the ones on the rear doors and i have to be honest i quite like it. I am going to ask the dealership to include them tho as i may want to refit them at some point.

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Re: De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by D8vil » Sun May 27, 2012 5:16 pm

I did it and the car locked very euro but I put them back on as people started asking how much it cost to make replica

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Re: De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by PetrolDave » Sun May 27, 2012 5:42 pm

D8vil wrote:I did it and the car locked very euro but I put them back on as people started asking how much it cost to make replica
Badgeless = Max Power
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Re: De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by RIV » Sun May 27, 2012 5:56 pm

Don't do it, you will make the car look cheap :thumbsdown:

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Re: De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by HYFR » Sun May 27, 2012 6:39 pm

badgeless FTW ... i have no idea how debadging the car is "max power" or cheap ??!

Audi offer the option on every new car to have no badges

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De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by Madmonkee » Sun May 27, 2012 6:42 pm

Badgeless is much easier to clean!

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Re: De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by PetrolDave » Sun May 27, 2012 6:44 pm

D_K wrote:Audi offer the option on every new car to have no badges
Exactly, it's an OPTION for those with no taste and Max Power mindset.
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Re: De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by HYFR » Sun May 27, 2012 6:45 pm

LOL ... wouldnt expect anything less of you Dave

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Re: De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by rs4blacked » Sun May 27, 2012 8:23 pm

from the replies think I'll leave them on cheers peeps
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Re: De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by HYFR » Sun May 27, 2012 8:30 pm

these are just for Dave ...

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Re: De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by Timster » Sun May 27, 2012 11:39 pm

I've never understood the whole de-badge thing.
Personally, I'm really chuffed to drive an RS... why would I want it to look otherwise.

The only people I've seen de-badge are normally folk who are trying to make their car look something that it isn't.

(I have a neighbour that's de-badged his basic Ford Focus !!!.... no, really)
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Re: De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by MikeFish » Sun May 27, 2012 11:54 pm

I've taken the Audi badge off the rear and left just the RS4 badge. Looks much better in my opinion. My Alfa has no 156 badge now, just the GTA one.

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Re: De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by edge » Mon May 28, 2012 9:10 am

To each his own... i went full de-badge and black rings. (not very good quality pics)

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Re: De-badge or not to de-badge

Post by victor2vt » Mon May 28, 2012 11:49 am

Most BM 316i models with the peashooter exhausts are :nodder:
Mint Optic Pack saloon in Daytona Grey (Now sold)
B7 RS4 in Sprint Blue (Gone to a very good new home)
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