Always loved de-badging our vehicles. Usually it's pretty simple. Just a heat gun or hair dryer, some good floss, and a shop rag to smudge the remaining adhesive. $60 isn't a bad price, and it's way cheaper that what the dealer charges just to remove their sticker.

 

what is the allure of debadging?

 

Personal preference, aesthetics, to name a few.

Some of the badges are a right PITA when it comes to waxing and polishing your vehicle, especially since some manufacturers are replacing their logo with their name spelled out in individual letters.

I've never debadged any of my vehicles before, but after faffing around trying to remove polish and wax residue from around the HR-V lettering, I'm now giving it some serious consideration.

 

That was one of my first modifications.

 

I'ma gonna leave the H badges and HRV badge, but the dealer front plate and rear plate surroung are gone......just have to get down to peeling off the dealer "rubbery plastic" sticker they appled. Guess I was excited on the day of purchase, forgot to tell them I'll leave it on if they wanna pay me a weekly stipend for their advertising....I'll DIY it, no big deal

 

I want replace the badges on my sport with the black factory ones.

 

Plasti dip them.

 

because all of that crap is for posers, you know what your car is and how its equipped - telling other people it's AWD is stupid, If they cared that much they would see the diff.

 

i can see that… but i have to say i used those identifiers in my purchase and continue to use them to understand my vehicle/ like WHY NO RACK!!!! Grrrr. ive got those rubbery roof strips but no rack….. (sorry, big gripe of mine/ buyer’s remorse ).

 

How would they “see” the difference? Sounds like you’re a little paranoid. Driving a vehicle that comes with “badges” just means it’s stock & we’re just normal & accepting, nothing wrong with that.

 

Maybe it’s the difference between UK & US, or maybe it’s a maturity level, but in my mind, who freakin cares?! Not me 🤷🏼‍♀️

 

Only “badging” I removed was dealer crap…. Front license plate dealer ad (not required in TN, replaced with a Yin Yang plate, works well on the white EX), rear license plate surround with dealer ad on it, and took a hair dryer to the hatch to remove the rubbery plastic dealer sticker(s) there…. Meant to insist they remove it all before taking delivery, but my lady love was so excited about getting her new car so quickly, I kind of forgot, was excited for her. No biggie, though, couple minutes with a screwdriver and a couple minutes with a hair dryer and a rag with some isopropyl alcohol, all is well… I can live with the front/rear H badges and the HRV badge

 

I don’t have a front plate (not required in PA) but put a Pittsburgh Penguins plate frame around my rear plate…good enough for me 😉

 

Do the Penguins still play hockey?!?