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Title: De-badging
Post by: immx on 15 February 2009, 22:16:10
I'm thinking of debading the bootlid.

The vauxhall lettering and the omega 2.2 would go but the vaux griffin would stay.

What do you think???
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: Auto Addict on 15 February 2009, 22:17:11
Why?
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: Omega man 2 on 15 February 2009, 22:20:11
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Why?

Adds a little mystery ;D ;D

Put an opel badge on my dads omega but it took months for the outline if vauxhall to wear away ;D

Might look good if de-badged ::)
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: PaulW on 15 February 2009, 22:20:38
My bootlid is debadged...

Purely as half the letters were missing when I got the boot...

I will be re-badging it once the car is done, but unsure as what to put on it...
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: immx on 15 February 2009, 22:20:47
I duno I just think it looks better but Im not 100% sure.
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: amigov6 on 15 February 2009, 22:30:56
I find folk only de badge thier cars in the hope it'll look like a higher spec/faster model than it really is. Nothing wrong with what you've got. If it was mine i'd keep it clean & polished inc. the badges.
   Having said that i've changed a few things on mine that not all agree with so each to thier own.

  One thing that overides personal opinion is to keep them clean inside & out. Heard all the excuses & they don't wear with me. I work silly hours, car is parked in a mucky yard at work. No longer have kids but have done. Kids do NOT eat in the car, they can wait, glass cleaner cleans sticky windows & we all own a hoover. :)
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: Turk on 15 February 2009, 22:40:18
Mine just has Vauxhall on the right and Omega on the left. Didn't realise it would have had 2.5TD originally ?

Edit: Doh, other way round. Vauxhall on left...Omega on right !!  ::)
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: Olympia5776 on 15 February 2009, 22:42:20
I de badged my estate not to make it go faster but just because it looks much smoother and uncluttered. :y
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: Jimbob on 16 February 2009, 07:48:33
Mine was debadged from the factory, just griffin front and rear, no model on front doors either.
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: Jay w on 16 February 2009, 17:30:53
I de-badged mine due to all the crud that had accumulated in the gaps, nothing would get the paint shiny so they all came off.....

if you are going to do it use something like dental floss to get them off
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: immx on 16 February 2009, 19:26:10
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I de-badged mine due to all the crud that had accumulated in the gaps, nothing would get the paint shiny so they all came off.....

if you are going to do it use something like dental floss to get them off

Thanks for the tip! :y

I think I'll do it when I next get a day off!  ::)

Early march I think  >:(
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 16 February 2009, 20:09:05
My old Ex -Plod 3.2 estate had no badge on the back...............so I put a 2.0 badge from the scrappers on it's rump.................caused much head scratching amongst the spotty hot hatch brigade. :y :y :y :y
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: Andy B on 16 February 2009, 20:11:30
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My old Ex -Plod 3.2 estate had no badge on the back...............so I put a 2.0 badge from the scrappers on it's rump.................caused much head scratching amongst the spotty hot hatch brigade. :y :y :y :y

At least you put the badge where they're likely to be in a position to see it. ;D
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: jerry on 16 February 2009, 21:11:49
Personally I quite like the style of the badging on the boot lid of mine (tho must say that I think the styling of an Irmscher front grille is way nicer than the standard Griffin one). Tend to agree with notion that most people only debadge, not so much to declutter the look, but to get people guessing as to what possible upgrades theyve done under the bonnet when, in reality, there are none!!
                                                                        jerry :y
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: PaulW on 16 February 2009, 22:01:59
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My old Ex -Plod 3.2 estate had no badge on the back...............so I put a 2.0 badge from the scrappers on it's rump.................caused much head scratching amongst the spotty hot hatch brigade. :y :y :y :y

Should have fitted a 1.0 12v badge from a Corsa  ;D

Someone I know has a Corsa with C20LET pushing out over 500bhp... with a 1.2 8v badge on the back ::)
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: kris9128 on 16 February 2009, 22:08:51
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg161/kris9128/car/omega008.jpg)

debadged mine as soon as i got it. only got griffin on the back and front. i think it looks a lots smoother. definatly easier to clean and polish
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: blue_dream on 16 February 2009, 22:09:33
Hi
   Change my badging on my estate from 2.5 v6 to Irmuscher!. i used a hot air gun to get mine of, also door badges from cdx to Irmuscher, just gently pulled out and replaced.  ;)
Title: Re: De-badging
Post by: ngrainqey on 16 February 2009, 22:12:02
imo car badges are a piece of pi$$ to get off with just a narror knife, aslong as it's the flat sort without any serated teeth :y lol dont ask  ::)