[babis_xo]

And here's me thinkin' it was started by those little pricks down the road who had nothing better to do than go around badge collecting.... 

 
Our badges should make nice agrafes. Merc badge is better used for keys.

[Dazzler]

Never heard that word agrafes before 

Here is a definition for anyone else in my boat...

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agrafes

[2i30s]

the old fashioned bra hook. 

[babis_xo]

 

Agrafe: the metallic clasp of a belt.
Belt: the "thing" that supports trousers
Trousers: ahhh, never mind...

[agentr31]

lol yer in the first few days it was like

yes - 1

no -10

[Kimba]

I think I should change my no to a yes also to be honest, there are some really good points and I like the fact about the mystery and also it makes your car a little bit different from the rest..

so it's a bit of heat (hair dryer) and a bit of dental floss right?

[Shambles]

I think I should change my no to a yes also to be honest, ...

The poll options seem to be set to allow you to change your mind, you fickle female you

[Kimba]

I think I should change my no to a yes also to be honest, ...

The poll options seem to be set to allow you to change your mind, you fickle female you

haha guilty as charged, car is getting washed this weekend as the big drive from Townsville to Tully (not so big I know) made it quite dusty, plus all the rain.. it is heart breaking sometimes.

The de-badging may occur this weekend I will have to let the idea sit for a day..

[snowcherry]

i'll vote no

can't be bothered

[agentr31]

no need for heat with a new car, the double sided is still "soft"

all you need for a new car is
            - fishing line, kero, a clean new rag, another clean new rag, some polish, microfiber cloth and a cold beer

1- use the fishing line as a saw and "cut" through the double sided tape between the badge and paint

2- put the kero on the rag and rub the glue and double sided residue off the paint work (throw out the rag after you have finished as it will stink)

3- apply polish/wax, to the 2nd new rag, i reccomend FW1 for your black car... everything else IMHO leaves "swirls" trust me here i have a black car too!

4- wipe off with microfiber cloth, the sit back and enjoy a cold beer/what have you

if it takes you more than 15~20 minutes you have gone wrong somewhere...

DO NOT remove the "H" badge... apparently it has holes behind it...

[Ozbrum]

  Great post agentr31 and thanks for the info .. YES the 'H' badge does have drilled holes in to the door but I didn't click to this even after breaking 3 sections of fishing line and thinkiing Errrr .. wth but I'm an Ozzie/Pom/Irish person and was thankful for SUPERGLUE, all is well now   

[Myowni30]

De-badged:

[Dazzler]

  YES the 'H' badge does have drilled holes in to the door but I didn't click to this even after breaking 3 sections of fishing line and thinkiing Errrr .. wth but I'm an Ozzie/Pom/Irish person and was thankful for SUPERGLUE, all is well now   

Something like araldite or even Silicone might have been better (I am not that confident with longevity of superglue is an application like that..)

[eye30]

At moment

NO = 16

YES = 10

Today the voting stands as:

NO = 18

Yes = 10

[trev012]

Here's the long awaited photos of my back after debadging.  Sorry, the latest is a tad dirty 

BEFORE




AFTER

[Ozbrum]

    That looks real good trev012 ..... I don't think we can buy those high spoilers with the air flow gap above the roof here in Oz ... looks real cool and I've never seen one with the decal exhaust sports pack either, Had the car dealer 'Phoenix' put his advertising sticker on the inside of your back window ? looks like it from the photo.

 Why???

[snowcherry]

i'm not sure on trev's to be honest. it looks a bit bare. 
maybe a distance shot?

the pic myowni30 posted (the black one) was ok.

[SR-1]

I will have mine de badged by next week, will leave the the big H logos on the front and back and the SR on the side but everything else will go.
 I think it gives it a cleaner sleeker look and it wont be a mystery to figure out what kind of car it is I saw 8 on a short walk to the shops yesterday

[snowcherry]

is leaving the SR on a case of badge snobbery in itself?

i ask as a fellow SR owner who quite likes their SR badge 

[SR-1]

Of Corse it is plus the little red R makes it a little bit different

[Ozbrum]

 It may make it a little quicker away too  ...... only joking we don't have the SR badge 

[babis_xo]

 

[trev012]

    That looks real good trev012 ..... I don't think we can buy those high spoilers with the air flow gap above the roof here in Oz ... looks real cool and I've never seen one with the decal exhaust sports pack either, Had the car dealer 'Phoenix' put his advertising sticker on the inside of your back window ? looks like it from the photo.

Hi Ozbrum.  There lies a story with the advertising sticker . The car itself is an "Edition" model which I believe can only be had here in the UK.  It is a 1.6 petrol model and comes with side skirts and privacy windows [darkened glass at rear] sports pedals and a silver gear knob.  The garage put on the rear spoiler themselves.  Unfortunately, the rear window has a blister on the privacy glass as it is only a film they put over the original glass. I pointed it out to them and it is going in tomorrow to have it fixed. The garage even tried to suggest it was me that caused it by removing their advertising sticker. Silly them  - Smart me .  I took a photograph of the rear before I took the sticker off and when I showed them the mark was there before I removed it, they had no case to answer .

[Ozbrum]

       Well done Trev ..... I'm glad you had the photo to prove it was not your fault, No wonder some car dealers get a bad name trying to blame the customer. I could see that blister in the photo. It's quite a delicate tricky job to remove that window film without pulling away the demister wires as well ? and I'm not sure if there would be too many expert window tinters in your part of the world. I can't believe they would be so stupid to even think to stick their advertising sticker inside on an already stuck on dark film surface that you would have to have your nose on the back window to be able to see it 

Let us know how you go 

[snowcherry]

Of Corse it is plus the little red R makes it a little bit different

and to distinguish from those damn people who put spoilers and alloys on a SX or SLX  

It may make it a little quicker away too   ...... only joking we don't have the SR badge  

 
yes the red R makes it go faster!  

[SR-1]

Red Is The Fastest Colour 

[babis_xo]

Debadging --> less weight --> faster car

[Kimba]

Debadging --> less weight --> faster car

   damn those badges always weighing me down when I drag people at the lights!!

[Myowni30]