Why so many r debadging?
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Racer
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Why so many r debadging?
Im making arrangements with my local XPEL installer who has two shops (NJ&FL.)
to have my C8 protected & debadged (all badges).
He told me that almost all C8"s that come through his shops get 100% debadged.
Are the new wave of C8 owners embarrassed about their purchase ?
to have my C8 protected & debadged (all badges).
He told me that almost all C8"s that come through his shops get 100% debadged.
Are the new wave of C8 owners embarrassed about their purchase ?
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Aug 19, 2020, 03:12 PM
Burning Brakes
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Ive been waiting 48 years to get my first Corvette. I'm leaving all emblems on...I'm proud of my car!
Burning Brakes
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And if I were buying a new Porsche (I know off-topic, but I am a Porsche guy who owns a 67 Corvette, 2015 C7 and my 06 PCA Club Coupe 2 of 50), the block Porsche script on the rear of current model Porsches would have to go. But that's just me. All depends on the car and what badging it has. I haven't touched the original badging from my 67 or my PCA Club Coupe because they're both pretty clean in that regard.
Melting Slicks
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From: Cortez, FL/Canandaigua NY (Summer)
I guess some want their cars to be mistaken for a Ferrari, McClaren or other. I get it though on GMC Sierra where there are way too many badges. Not so bad on the C8.
Team Owner
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When you order a Porsche, they have a de-badge option that leaves off the model badge on the rear. It is a $0 option. Mine had that under optional equipment on the window sticker. It still has the Porsche crest in all the normal locations.
You don't see many of the high $$$$ models de-badged for rather obvious reasons.
You don't see many of the high $$$$ models de-badged for rather obvious reasons.
Last edited by Foosh; Aug 19, 2020 at 02:53 PM.
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I kept mine but really considered taking 'CORVETTE' off the rear for a cleaner look. I don't need the model of the car spelled out. My Mustang didn't need to say 'MUSTANG' across the back.
Le Mans Master
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^^^ This ^^^
I not only de-badged my 96 impala, I took the side molding off as well. Really cleaned up the car. Later on I added old 60's impala badges to the front fenders, pretty much in the same place the stingray emblems go on the C7. Just because I liked the look.
I not only de-badged my 96 impala, I took the side molding off as well. Really cleaned up the car. Later on I added old 60's impala badges to the front fenders, pretty much in the same place the stingray emblems go on the C7. Just because I liked the look.
Drifting
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Left the front emblem and the stingray but I hate the styling and font of the Corvette writing on the rear so I got rid of that. If it looked nice I would have left it, but it didn’t suit my aesthetic tastes. Even though the C8 is pretty cheap, I felt they could have made some writing that didn’t look so cheap.
