Debadging a 2011

They should be the same... there is a really good thread on the subject, try searching for it. Good luck.

 

I am also wondering if anyone has done this to a 2011 also. Whitch ones are ok to take off and witch ones to leave alsone because they will leave holes.

 

my lessons learned... there are holes under EVERY emblem.

 

leave them be..

 

Or do the job right and fill the holes and paint.

 

Perhaps you can tell me why people do this? I can't for the life of me, figure out why people would want to do this, other than to make their car unidentifiable to someone who does not know cars. Why is this so in vogue? Please explain.
Thanks in advance.

 

^You're of the majority. IMO, making it look good depends on 2 things; the type of car and how you modify it. To me it looks very bad unless you're going to detail and modify the car completely (body kit, rims, coils, etc) and go for a certain "look" (Example; blacking out your car). Very rarely does someone do an excellent job keeping theme when modifying their car, so very rarely does debadging actually look good and clean. In fact, every debadged car I've seen looks incomplete.

Here are some examples of when debadging works.

Looks good because it's modified well:




Looks good because of the type of car:

 

Yep... and I can't figure out why I read, much less am replying to, your message. Individualization of an otherwise mass produced....

Never mind. Most would just shrug it off with some sort of aphoristic "Different strokes for different folks." "Whatever floats your boat." "To each his own," etc. How many more can you think of?

 

regardless of the lack of badges or 19" wheels or tint... people will always know you are driving a slow a$$ PRIUS.

 

I should simplify my point and say that debadging only looks good if it goes unnoticed. Its unnoticed if it blends in with the car. If someone looks at a debadge car and immediately says "where are the badges" something is wrong. However if the first response is "that car looks good" then job well done.

 

We couldn't be more in disagreement! I could give a flying flip what others think. If it looks good to me, then it IS a job well done!
Again... whatever yanks your crank, tickles your fancy, trims your sails... even if that includes the opinions of others... do it!

 

Who's we?

I agree beauty is in the eye of the beholder but when you talk about removing emblems from your car it'd better aesthetically "work.".

 

U and me.

Why had it better "aesthetically work?" And what if your "aesthetically working" ain't the same as my "aesthetically working?"

 

P.S. I should admit my "aesthetic" was largely formed in my youth by a '52 TD... its sole badge being the maker's initials on the grille and the hubcaps. Unfortunately (for my argument) I did put a Carrera emblem on a 1600 Super...

So my question is, how would this discussion go if Prii had their Level Numbers externally identified? How about in place of the Hybrid/Synergy squiggly wiggly on the right side of the rear hatch, we had a TWO, THREE, FOUR, or FIVE? Would Chinese and Thai sales of FIVE badges become a hot item on eBay?

Maybe then Toyota's marketing wizards would even come up with more provocative model names... e.g.

– the lower levels: CREEPY, SNEAKY, etc.

– the higher levels: WIND, WHISPER, and the like...

What would you prefer for model designators?

 

IMO, I'd rather not have the badging. I'm okay with the Toyota emblem on front/rear, but I wish the hybrid badges and "Prius" badge were gone. That's just too much. Besides, the badging collects wax and dirt making it harder to clean for those of us that like to keep the car shiney. Now with all that said, I'm not interested in removing badging b/c I don't have the skills to buff out what's left underneath or fill/paint holes. That's too much work for me. To that extent, I'm a lazy Prius owner.

 

FYI the side emblems are mounted by holes as well. So don't remove them unless you can fill the holes.

 

Haha, this discussion...

That's why I blacked out my emblems!

 

Do they add to my MPG? No. Do they reduce my MPG? Yes. Therefore, I would rather the car had been designed without them.