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by flossymeister » Wed May 17, 2006 6:10 pm
Gekko,
I know exactly what you mean. I debadged my B5 S4 as soon as I got it, and invested in a Disklok to obscure the two remaining "S4" badges inside the car. This means that the only real giveaways are the standard Avus 17" alloys..... but you'd really have to know what you're look for there.
With the RS4 it has real potential to confuse people who don't know the cars well - hell, i keep on thinking i've seen an RS4 on the road and then it turns out to be a TDi! However, that sort of level of thief is, i suspect, not the sort you'd have to worry about with a car like the RS4 - the car's security system would see them off. The problem is that the sort of people that are presumably stealing these cars are less likely to be fooled by the debadging or re-badging. Given how quickly some of these cars have been nicked after delivery, it seems likely to me that they have "inside knowledge" of who is taking delivery of the car and when - an altogether more chilling thought. Debadging would certainly reduce the risk of opportunist crime, I think, but i'm not sure its gonna stop an organised gang who KNOW that there will be e.g. "a black RS4 saloon, registration number RA06 ??? with bucket seats in the garage of no.42 acacia avenue".
just my 2p..... might be worth doing, and might reduce petty crime like "keying" the car etc..... but even though it looks so much like other S-line A4s to a casual observer, I'm not sure its gonna help prevent actual theft too much.
Tim
