Badged or Badgeless?
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Badged or Badgeless?
I'm getting my FTO partially resprayed and have to decide whether I want to replace the front bar badge or just get it bogged up and sprayed. The car currently has no badging/branding on it at all except for the 'FTO' embossed on the rear bar and the 'MIVEC' decals on either side.
In some cases I think debadging can make the car look a little too generic but I'm just not sure with the FTO. On the other hand only hardcore car buffs even know what it is when they see it (in my experience); removing the badging could increase the mysteriousness of my car...
Opinions?
In some cases I think debadging can make the car look a little too generic but I'm just not sure with the FTO. On the other hand only hardcore car buffs even know what it is when they see it (in my experience); removing the badging could increase the mysteriousness of my car...
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
debadge the bad boy. countless idiots have asked if mine was a supra (because of the side skirts) and i just told em to keep guessing.
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
debadge it .. just don't put a badge for another car manufacturer on it like some people do
also reckon if you're respraying the whole car - shave off door handles, boot locks, aerials, indicators (mount in mirrors) and even the windscreen washer nozzles could be flush mounted I reckon.. all the little touches make a lot of difference
also reckon if you're respraying the whole car - shave off door handles, boot locks, aerials, indicators (mount in mirrors) and even the windscreen washer nozzles could be flush mounted I reckon.. all the little touches make a lot of difference
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
Haha, I don't know if I'd go that far. It's a budget job really - the paintwork on the front, bonnet & roof is really quite poor and has been annoying me. The rest of the car is alright, comes up okay with a polish.
I was quoted $1100 for the whole job (for the above), which I was quite impressed with considering it's a small town and services such as this typically hold a premium.
I was quoted $1100 for the whole job (for the above), which I was quite impressed with considering it's a small town and services such as this typically hold a premium.
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
charisma, you know of any kits to mount the indicators on the mirrors?
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
sorry mate, no kits that I know of..
just need to find a sleek little indicator, cut a hole in the mirror & glue it in place
or you could buy a set of mirror with the indicators already in them;
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... K:MEWAX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... K:MEWAX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... K:MEWAX:IT
just need to find a sleek little indicator, cut a hole in the mirror & glue it in place
or you could buy a set of mirror with the indicators already in them;
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... K:MEWAX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... K:MEWAX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... K:MEWAX:IT
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
badge it
without a badge its like your trying to pretend its not a mitsubishi
its not mysterious its just faggotry
without a badge its like your trying to pretend its not a mitsubishi
its not mysterious its just faggotry
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
IMO ..
A car looks so much more sleek without a badge.. Not trying to hide anything, but I have never liked them .. I have de-badged every car I own...
Even if I were to get a BMW or Merc ... It would be shaved...
The only badge I liked on my car was the carbon Mitsi badge on the front of the facelift bar ... Went well with all the other CF parts ... But I just didn't like the look of it on the new bar ... So was glad to take it off... And since the boot is carbon as well... There was no need to put the sticker badges as I think it cheapens the look of the car ..
But opinions are like arseholes ... Everyone has one...
A car looks so much more sleek without a badge.. Not trying to hide anything, but I have never liked them .. I have de-badged every car I own...
Even if I were to get a BMW or Merc ... It would be shaved...
The only badge I liked on my car was the carbon Mitsi badge on the front of the facelift bar ... Went well with all the other CF parts ... But I just didn't like the look of it on the new bar ... So was glad to take it off... And since the boot is carbon as well... There was no need to put the sticker badges as I think it cheapens the look of the car ..
But opinions are like arseholes ... Everyone has one...
I just had to add it ......
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
Yep debadge it. I did mine once I got the full re-spray.
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
brad .. you're entitled to your opinion, but if you're going to log in here & abuse new members then keep them to yourself mate
Mine are coming off as soon as I get the new front bar - purely for aesthetics ..but I'm sure i'm not the only one that has had someone admiring the car until you tell them it's a mitsubishi ..
Mine are coming off as soon as I get the new front bar - purely for aesthetics ..but I'm sure i'm not the only one that has had someone admiring the car until you tell them it's a mitsubishi ..
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
Mine's debadged apart from the "GP" on the boot.
It makes a good conversation starter from randoms who ask "what's that?"
And then you say it's a Mitsubishi and they are surprised .
It makes a good conversation starter from randoms who ask "what's that?"
And then you say it's a Mitsubishi and they are surprised .
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mr-charisma wrote:brad .. you're entitled to your opinion, but if you're going to log in here & abuse new members then keep them to yourself mate
Mine are coming off as soon as I get the new front bar - purely for aesthetics ..but I'm sure i'm not the only one that has had someone admiring the car until you tell them it's a mitsubishi ..
sorry wasnt meant to be considered abuse or offensive in anyway
was meant to be just my opinion and not an attack on anyone
sorry if it appeared that way snichol
edit: also just a quick question for everyone (sorry for hijack) if you bought an expensive sports car like an aston, maserati, etc
would you unbadge that aswell?
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
I would if it looked like sh*t, like the Mitsubishi, Toyota, holden, suzuki etc etc badges because they look like sh*t. I don't mind honda's though.brad_gpx wrote:edit: also just a quick question for everyone (sorry for hijack) if you bought an expensive sports car like an aston, maserati, etc
would you unbadge that aswell?
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I am not sure how the badges look .. But generally .. Yeah .. Especially the Maserati .. I hate that big logo in the middle of the grille... Looks so much cleaner without ...
As mentioned in my above post, regardless of it even being a BM or Merc I would do the same... It is actually an option on the BM's to have all badged removed...
As mentioned in my above post, regardless of it even being a BM or Merc I would do the same... It is actually an option on the BM's to have all badged removed...
I just had to add it ......
sublime19 wrote:Lol clearly you don't know me well enough, it was a joke
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
if more effort has been put into designing the logo / badges than the car itself, or contributes to the looks / styling of the car, then no - i'd leave them..
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
Im not a fan of the original mitsubishi front bar bar on the ftos,too small and dont like the "sunken" in look,
but i love the new looking chrome ones on all the mistubishi cars ,
cost me only $7 from ebay and i like it on the fto (:
but i love the new looking chrome ones on all the mistubishi cars ,
cost me only $7 from ebay and i like it on the fto (:
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
The only thing i have on mine is the FTO dent on the boot, which is how i bought it.
Personally when the dent gets removed from the back im getting this fto dent filled in too. I know what the car is, who cares what anyone else thinks.
Personally when the dent gets removed from the back im getting this fto dent filled in too. I know what the car is, who cares what anyone else thinks.
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ah k well i think ive been convinced
im about 50/50 now on what you should do
however i reckon you should definitely keep the fto dent
that looks great
im about 50/50 now on what you should do
however i reckon you should definitely keep the fto dent
that looks great
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I was never a fan of the dent.. But have the FTO panel on the back bar...
Hated that at first, but it has grown on me...
Hated that at first, but it has grown on me...
I just had to add it ......
sublime19 wrote:Lol clearly you don't know me well enough, it was a joke
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Re: Badged or Badgeless?
Will they all fit an FTO.. (is the rule of thumb is that if it fits a Lancer, it will fit an FTO as with lights, wipers etc?)mr-charisma wrote:sorry mate, no kits that I know of..
just need to find a sleek little indicator, cut a hole in the mirror & glue it in place
or you could buy a set of mirror with the indicators already in them;
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... K:MEWAX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... K:MEWAX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... K:MEWAX:IT
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