Reasons for debadging?

[fredjones]

I apologize if this has already been beat to death, but what are the reasons why some of you debadge your A4s?

[macuser]

your car is .025 lbs lighter debadged

[ItsDubC]

Cleaner look.

Plus the slight reduction in drag coefficient [:)]

[Okan509]

Clean look
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/Okan509/Picture021.jpg

[LI Audi]

cleaner look for one.. This because popular in Europe years ago, when people would debadge lower end models

[fredjones]

Clean look
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/Okan509/Picture021.jpg

Thanks for the pic. More debadged pics anyone?

[MOLDOVANOS]

Lets say I put $150 Ebay rs4 body kit, angel eyes and fake xenon, big spoiler and 20" wheels. But on the rear of my car is says 2.0 WTF???!!! Nobody gonna respect me, so I am will go and de-badge it now, so people think I am driving a supercharged v8!!!
But to be serious, de-baging does not look that bad if at least rings are staying. Complete shaving is too much IMHO

[macuser]

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?274595-***Official-B8-A4-Owner-Check-In***&highlight=check

[DavidB8]

I think it's one of the most popular mods done on the car. I even had mine done by the dealer before taking delivery [cool]

Just looks cleaner IMHO

[ThePiombino]

Currently not debadged- always thought it was tacky. But as I've been researching some mods I plan on doing to my car, it dawned on me- my car really isn't a 2.0 A4 anymore. So to differentiate from stock A4's I may very well debadge...maybe just swap badge for an APR badge or something.

[ItsDubC]

Gotta keep the Audi rings no matter what!

[hender]

so i can buy an S4 badge and upgrade my a4 to an s4 for under $100!

[DavidB8]

so i can buy an S4 badge and upgrade my a4 to an s4 for under $100!

Sure can. I have one of the only 4 door R8's out there [:p]

[Nght&Day-B8]

David thats pretty neat! You should see my friend he's got a vw 650i!!

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/Ajrodriguez1590/BMDub.jpg

[fredjones]

Currently not debadged- always thought it was tacky. But as I've been researching some mods I plan on doing to my car, it dawned on me- my car really isn't a 2.0 A4 anymore. So to differentiate from stock A4's I may very well debadge...maybe just swap badge for an APR badge or something.

I think I share your sentiment. Now that my car is modded, and not a stock A4 2.0T, I feel that the current badging no longer applies.

[DavidB8]

LOL, that is to funny. I would have loved to have been there when the owner walked out.


Currently not debadged- always thought it was tacky. But as I've been researching some mods I plan on doing to my car, it dawned on me- my car really isn't a 2.0 A4 anymore. So to differentiate from stock A4's I may very well debadge...maybe just swap badge for an APR badge or something.

I agree with you. It's to bad APR doesn't send a badge when you get the programing done. I would probably find a home for it on my car.

[A5MD]

Doesn't Stasis offer a badge? I saw one on an A4 before but not sure what you have to buy to get it.

[Nght&Day-B8]

LOL, that is to funny. I would have loved to have been there when the owner walked out.


This really is a guy i know, this was taken at a show we went to last year. The rear said BMvW lol

[ItsDubC]

Doesn't Stasis offer a badge? I saw one on an A4 before but not sure what you have to buy to get it.

AFAIK, once you've put enough STaSIS mods on your car to certify it as a Challenge Edition or Touring Edition, STaSIS puts the badge on.

[cory_can]

I think I share your sentiment. Now that my car is modded, and not a stock A4 2.0T, I feel that the current badging no longer applies.


.... it dawned on me- my car really isn't a 2.0 A4 anymore.

I've debadged my Avant because the rear looks so much cleaner.

To comment on the above...you can add anything you want including a BAT creating 800 horsepower but unless you're reboring your block to increase displacement you're still running a 2.0L Turbo.

[Blake P]

As others have said, it's primarily for a cleaner look. Imagine wearing tags on the outside of your clothes so everyone can see what size they are. What's the point of the badges anyway... to help cops write up tickets?

EDIT: some pics for good measure...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2470/4014666691_5646167ee8_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2538/4080991029_7eae70f3d6_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2623/4080991955_e57d3c6a56_o.jpg

[fredjones]

Awesome pics Blake P.

[MiracleWhips]

Debadging the car adds 2-3HP to the wheels, easily.

[ItsDubC]

Debadging the car adds 2-3HP to the wheels, easily.

This is in addition to the weight savings and reduced drag. Contrary to popular belief, racing stripes add only 2-3HP crank, therefore debadging is the superior mod.

[A5MD]

[QUOTE=ItsDubC;4980355]This is in addition to the weight savings and reduced drag. Contrary to popular belief, racing stripes add only 2-3HP crank, therefore debadging is the superior mod.

LMAO!!! ROTFL!!!

[TCHUN003]

Debadging makes the car look so much cleaner. Chrome badges look tacky when they are on both sides of the trunk. The only time I would leave a badge on is if my car was an 'S' or 'RS'

Oh and Blake, your S4 looks soooo badass.....oh wait, is it an A4? I can't tell from the rear [;)]

[1_clean_Audi]

debadge is the way to go,there's no need to have all teh name brand of the car.

xcept in my case some dude thought y car was an A6 LMAO!!! since i guess he was looking for the badges,and also i got pulled over and teh cop asked me what kind of car it was before me givin him teh paper work lol.

[Okan509]

Debadging is tacky? I think it's tacky with all those chrome pieces on there.

It's also kinda cool when people ask you what kind of car that is

The other day I was getting into my car in a parking lot, a guy was driving by and asked, "that's an a4? right?", I said yes and he went on to saying, "looks sick". kinda cool

[ItsDubC]

Having A5 S-line wheels on, S-line stoneguards, and the fact that there are way more B7s and A5s than B8 sedans where I am, being debadged adds to the mysteriousness and uniqueness of my car I think.

[DavidB8]

Just as long as you leave the rings. Otherwise people will be asking you what type of Mazda your driving [:p]

[GTurboI]

Debadging makes the car look so much cleaner. Chrome badges look tacky when they are on both sides of the trunk. The only time I would leave a badge on is if my car was an 'S' or 'RS'



+1...the only cars I haven't debadged were the MKIV R32 and MKV R32 that I used to own.

[MiracleWhips]

+1...the only cars I haven't debadged were the MKIV R32 and MKV R32 that I used to own.

+1

Wear them badges with pride!

[dirtysoil]

We don't need no stinking badges!!!! Seriously, I think that the car looks better without all badges.

http://forums.audiworld.com/picture.php?albumid=160630&pictureid=222500

['mk4-turbo]

looks cleaner + to many logos in the back when the only one that should be visible is the emblem

[Ryan_T]

I secretly wish I have an S4.

Oh wait...did I just say that out loud.

Yeah...the clean look....and stuff.


No, really. It's about the symmetry. I don't care what care people think I have. I just like the back end looking clean. If the Audi Logo wasn't symetrical and pretty, I'd take it off too. Plus, it implies AWD/Quattro.

[dhongyt]

Debadging does look nice...I kind of want to do mine now :P

[hoppy6698]

cleaner look for one.. This because popular in Europe years ago, when people would debadge lower end models

Lower end models in Europe, if badged at all, are sometimes debadged because they offer so many different levels of engines.

Some makes have started charging more for badges in Europe, especially BMW and MB. On base models, I believe Audi does the same (charges extra). As far as most Europeans are concerned, badges = flair (think Office Space). For most people like us (Euro auto fans), flair = gay/weak/fail.

Plus, like Poimbino says, from 2010+, only the 2.0T is offered, so no real need to advertise that.

After 4 years in Germany, I came to love the look, so took mine off as soon as I learned how.

[MiracleWhips]

Makes it easier to wax the truck by not having to wax around the emblems.

[viper_080]

here you go, i like the cleaner look as others have stated.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v144/109g6/IMG_0080.jpg

[hoppy6698]

Lol, we all showin our bums :P

[Yahdatshim]

i actually prefer more badges...just ordered 3 more 2.0t a4 badges from herb chambers, one on each side and the front... just want people to know im driving an a4 dammit...

anyone know where i can get the over sized sticker rings for my rear glass???

[ThePiombino]

What do you guys think about painting the "A4 2.0" same color as body? This way it looks debadged from a distance, but up close you would be able to make it out. That might be interesting, definitely unique...

[Ryan_T]

naw...it'll look like a piece of plastic. Why do you care if people know it's an A4 anyway? I'd rather people see a clean car than an 'A4'. If I had an S4, I'd debadge that too. LOL.

[hoppy6698]

naw...it'll look like a piece of plastic. Why do you care if people know it's an A4 anyway? I'd rather people see a clean car than an 'A4'. If I had an S4, I'd debadge that too. LOL.

Thought about that myself - if I had a S4, would I debadge it? Yes, everything except the S badge on front and back. Those V6T badges are annoying ... and odd, since its supercharged, not turbo'd.

[stikillller]

just like others, it really is just for that CLEAN look ya know? I've debadged my g35, evo, almost every car i've owned~

[Jacon]

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/5601/columbiapark040.jpg

[aznpxdd]

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/717/418959422829ec5925bco.jpg

Mmmm...nice ass.

[DavidB8]

Maybe we need a show us your Ass thread.. Let me contribute.

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy205/DavidB8/Clean/Rear.jpg

[Okan509]

My S4 would be debadged

[Nght&Day-B8]

Naw thats where i draw the line haha, like someone said earlier anythin with a S or RS id keep

[NPuter]

i actually prefer more badges...just ordered 3 more 2.0t a4 badges from herb chambers, one on each side and the front... just want people to know im driving an a4 dammit...

anyone know where i can get the over sized sticker rings for my rear glass???
[o_o]

Question: I am going to debadge my car - what exactly do I have to do to not damage the paint. Should I just use floss - is there any residue after removing?

[Ryan_T]

Heat it up with a heat gun or blowdry-er (carefully), and separate the adhesive with floss or fishing line. Clean up any residue with goo gone and/or claybar.

[Okan509]

I used goof off, it worked great, and then applied a layer of was over the trunk area to ensure there wasn't any loss of protection

[ItsDubC]

Heat will have the greatest effect on making the debadging process easy in my experience. I use a blowdryer and floss to get the badges off. Then I spray some bug & tar remover on a microfiber and heat the residue left underneath the badges before using the microfiber to remove the residue. The bug & tar remover is nowhere near as effective w/out heat applied.

[srsly]

I did it for the Horse Power duh!

[carguy138]

I'm debadged because when I was washing the trunk area, I clipped the lip of one of the badges and tore it off. Decided to debadge it but leave the Audi rings. I actually work with someone who drives a RS6 and it is debadged as well. Talk about a complete sleeper although the widebody does give it away if you know what your looking at.

[ACowabunga]

With debadging you also create a sleeper effect with your car. For example, you can take the unexpectant driver, who is a bit too aggressive on the roadway and who has written you off as just "an Audi", when the two-lane road merges into one. I did it on my S60R because I worked near a Suburu dealership years ago. I had WRXs and the such always trying to bait me to race them onto the freeway when all I was looking for was just a relaxed drive home. It got kind of old so I debadged the car and rarely had that issue again. I definitely had fun driving a "sleeper" car because no one expected a Volvo to be able to have some decent pull from a stop or at speed.

P.S. I think it did add a few HPs to the car too......lol

[blkb7]

NO TRAMP STAMPS!! [>_<]

plus it's a hell of a lot easier to detail

[kngfisher]

this is correct....:-) has to be approved by head office and not easy or cheap to come by but I do get asked alot about stasis as a result.

[decksurgeon]

Every car on the driveway.... debadged.... makes it a lot easier to detail too *grin*

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/7374/argrantaiii36.jpg

[winkattack12]

Does anyone have before and after pictures of their car being debadged?

[SWAG ON]

mine
http://i48.tinypic.com/2hqt120.jpg

[Mantvis]

What do you guys think about painting the "A4 2.0" same color as body? This way it looks debadged from a distance, but up close you would be able to make it out. That might be interesting, definitely unique...

X2

[rustyshacklefrd]

i'll wait until i actually do some mods to my car before i think about de-badging it. stock, it just hasn't earned it.

in the meantime, anyone have an old M badge lying around? i wouldn't mind being the sole owner of an MA4 2.0t.

[Bodiezepha]

Every one of my cars since 1995 has been debadged on the lot at the dealer on pick up. I just like the cleaner look of the cars without them.

[belzebutt]

mine
http://i48.tinypic.com/2hqt120.jpg

Can I get you to post a side view of your car where you can see the rear, I want to see how much your chrome exhaust sticks out. I installed the chrome exhaust on and I find that it sticks out a little more than I would liike.

[viper_080]

here's some before and after shots winkattack12

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v144/109g6/IMG_0076.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v144/109g6/IMG_0080.jpg

[cory_can]

Can I get you to post a side view of your car where you can see the rear, I want to see how much your chrome exhaust sticks out. I installed the chrome exhaust on and I find that it sticks out a little more than I would liike.

I don't have a picture handy but I remember when I put the tips on that they went on about 70-80% pretty easily and the final bit required a VERY firm push. The end of the stock pipe will push into the very end of the tip. A push and twist motion is what I found worked the best.

[belzebutt]

I don't have a picture handy but I remember when I put the tips on that they went on about 70-80% pretty easily and the final bit required a VERY firm push. The end of the stock pipe will push into the very end of the tip. A push and twist motion is what I found worked the best.

Yeah, mine are all the way or almost, but I find that they seem to have a slightly different shape than the stock tips. So if I look inside the chrome tip, I can see that the stock tips reach all the way to the end of the chrome tip along most of their circumference, but there's about 1/3 of the circumference where the chrome sticks out a bit more. I'm pretty sure I don't have them rotated wrong because they would only fit one way (with the clips at the 12 and 6 positions). Do you find that your chrome sticks out a bit more than stock too, visually? I mean, it kind of has to I guess, it goes over to of the stock, I'd still like to see another one just to compare.

[SWAG ON]

Yeah, mine are all the way or almost, but I find that they seem to have a slightly different shape than the stock tips. So if I look inside the chrome tip, I can see that the stock tips reach all the way to the end of the chrome tip along most of their circumference, but there's about 1/3 of the circumference where the chrome sticks out a bit more. I'm pretty sure I don't have them rotated wrong because they would only fit one way (with the clips at the 12 and 6 positions). Do you find that your chrome sticks out a bit more than stock too, visually? I mean, it kind of has to I guess, it goes over to of the stock, I'd still like to see another one just to compare.

sorry for delay (iphone pic)
http://i42.tinypic.com/xm5rbb.jpg

[TexasEric]

I just debadged. Weirdly, it was really a mental thing that kept me from doing it earlier. I have never done it to any car before and I was really hesitant. I started slowly. First I tried to see how easy it would be to pop off the decimal point with my finger. It came off so easy, I figured, lets try the rest of the "2.0T". I did it with a lot of dental floss (it kept breaking) and a little scraping with my finger nail. That and some Turtle Wax Bug and Tar remover and I was set. I did not use a Blow dryer or heater. It looked good with just the "A4", but that came off too. Glad I did it, it does look better.

[L0U]

stick the supercharger badges all over the car after it is debadged.

[hoppy6698]

I just debadged. Weirdly, it was really a mental thing that kept me from doing it earlier. I have never done it to any car before and I was really hesitant. I started slowly. First I tried to see how easy it would be to pop off the decimal point with my finger. It came off so easy, I figured, lets try the rest of the "2.0T". I did it with a lot of dental floss (it kept breaking) and a little scraping with my finger nail. That and some Turtle Wax Bug and Tar remover and I was set. I did not use a Blow dryer or heater. It looked good with just the "A4", but that came off too. Glad I did it, it does look better.

Grats! With a cleaned up rear, I get a lot of "Is that the new A6?" (Noobs :P), "Is that an S4 or A4?" (Little more knowledge, but not an Audi driver for sure), and "That's a 4 cylinder??".

[TexasEric]

stick the supercharger badges all over the car after it is debadged.

I was thinking about giving myself the first-ever "A2 4.0T"... [:D]

[Runge]

stick the supercharger badges all over the car after it is debadged.

I do believe there is someone on here with a 2.0T with the supercharger carbon fiber badge on their A4...

[Ryan_T]

I was thinking about giving myself the first-ever "A2 4.0T"... [:D]

I saw an A2 5.0T a couple months back in Toronto. Gave me a double take. Funny guy.

[ItsDubC]

I was thinking about giving myself the first-ever "A2 4.0T"... [:D]

ROFL yes! The other day I was thinking about what words I could spell on my car using the badges from everyone on here who has debadged and badges from other Audi models:

A4 V12T (assuming the R8 V10 has a V10 badge)
A4 SRT8
ASS
RS4...L0L (using the A4L/A8L badges)
L0ST
A4...S0RTA

[NWS4Guy]

My S4 would be debadged

I (and many of us) debadged my S4 on the front fender to remove the "V6T" crap. We replaced this with the "Supercharged" badge from the A6 stock badge in the same place (which has the same engine as the S4).

Others leave nothing there are all for a "sleeper" look.

Why they put V6T there is beyond me.

[B8_Jim]

Why they put V6T there is beyond me.

As has been said before ... "it's Thoopercharged" :)

[NWS4Guy]

As has been said before ... "it's Thoopercharged" :)

Bah!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/Ookane/S4/CIMG0140.jpg

[a3atx]

Heat will have the greatest effect on making the debadging process easy in my experience. I use a blowdryer and floss to get the badges off. Then I spray some bug & tar remover on a microfiber and heat the residue left underneath the badges before using the microfiber to remove the residue. The bug & tar remover is nowhere near as effective w/out heat applied.

If the car is a year old will debadging now show a coloring difference once the badges are removed? If so any way to correct it or is it not worth doing at this point?

[L0U]

If I was driving a hyundai genessis, I'd debadge it first thing. Not a bad looking machine, but the H symbol ruins it.

Debadge a pontiac g8 too. It could pass for a much nicer car without gm bagage on it.

debadge the toyota lfa.....then it might be mistaken for a gtr.oops the gtr costs 4 times less. Nevertheless I'd be taking all badges off my lfa. Then it could pass for an exotic on muffler tone alone.

Come to think of it, lots of cars do better without badges, except bmw...debadge a bmw, and one might mistake it for some radical pontiac car they had never seen before.

[Runge]

If I was driving a hyundai genessis, I'd debadge it first thing. Not a bad looking machine, but the H symbol ruins it.
Debadge a pontiac g8 too. It could pass for a much nicer car without gm bagage on it.
debadge the toyota lfa.....then it might be mistaken for a gtr.oops the gtr costs 4 times less. Nevertheless I'd be taking all badges off my lfa. Then it could pass for an exotic on muffler tone alone.
Come to think of it, lots of cars do better without badges, except bmw...debadge a bmw, and one might mistake it for some radical pontiac car they had never seen before.

I have seen to many 3 series BMW with M3 badges...so sad! guess it is the thing to do in my city. Think I have seen more 'fake' M3 and M5 then real ones..

[gamer2k]

I'd rather see some reasons for up-badging. Saw a C300/350 masquerading as an AMG the other day and it made me sad.

[Zac]

MUCH cleaner look.... although I wouldn't if I had like a RS4

[ThePiombino]

If the car is a year old will debadging now show a coloring difference once the badges are removed? If so any way to correct it or is it not worth doing at this point?

I debadged after a year and a half and I have an outline of the badges that can only be seen in certain light from certain angles. I understand it can be buffed out. I'll get around to it one day...

[jfive1029]

I know many people debadge for that clean look, seems like I am one of the few that like the badges actually on. Call me crazy, but I even placed an S-Line badge right underneath the A4 badge so that it is on the same level as the quattro badge in the rear. I'm not planning to make any exterior S4 mods so I guess there is no need for me to debadge (I totaly understand the need to debadge if I were to make any signature exterior S4 mods). Sorry, don't be too hard on me guys hahaha...just a proud S-Line owner I guess :)

At the end, it's all about your own opinion and what YOU like, and I think everyone's own style is what makes this community so great! Love looking at everyone's rides!

[Calbee]

I have seen to many 3 series BMW with M3 badges...so sad! guess it is the thing to do in my city. Think I have seen more 'fake' M3 and M5 then real ones..

what city are you from lol

[L0U]

debadge that nurburgring track.
http://www.thecartorialist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/ferrari_430_scuderia_rear.jpg

[Okan509]

debadge that nurburgring track.
http://www.thecartorialist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/ferrari_430_scuderia_rear.jpg

Looks like an awkward birth mark. Badging only looks bad on non-super cars.

[ItsDubC]

Badge or not, the F430 Scuderia rear looks fugly to me.

[ThePiombino]

Badge or not, the F430 Scuderia rear looks fugly to me.

That is one fugly rear I wouldn't mind cozying up to ;0)

[RomanEleven]

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/5601/columbiapark040.jpg
Jacon, what kind of wheel do you have on your car?

[eaniemeanie]

DEBADGED!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4746060231_c55b87ce07_b.jpg

[Jacon]

Jacon, what kind of wheel do you have on your car?

BBS CHs 19x8.5 et 35

[Okan509]

BBS CHs 19x8.5 et 35

With a 5mm spacer in the rear! Don't forget.

[a4_bob]

What's the best way to go about RE-badging? Debadging creates a great clean look & I want to do it, but I like to have a backout plan. I'm thinking about things like re-sale time or if i just change my mind, etc. What should you use to re-apply the badging that will keep it on yet not destroy the paint or clearcoat?

[ThePiombino]

BBS CHs 19x8.5 et 35


With a 5mm spacer in the rear! Don't forget.

ET 35 before or after the spacer?

[ThePiombino]

What's the best way to go about RE-badging? Debadging creates a great clean look & I want to do it, but I like to have a backout plan. I'm thinking about things like re-sale time or if i just change my mind, etc. What should you use to re-apply the badging that will keep it on yet not destroy the paint or clearcoat?

3M Emblem Tape (http://www.google.com/products?q=3m+emblem+tape&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=EZEsTNCuAoH68AayrZyRDQ&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CC0QrQQwAA)

[promoda]

Just sexier....

http://www.msprotege.com/members/snooky/aud.jpg

[Okan509]

ET 35 before or after the spacer?

et35 in the front. et30 in the back. 5mm spacer in the back. stock dimensions are et35 all around.

[ThePiombino]

et35 in the front. et30 in the back. 5mm spacer in the back. stock dimensions are et35 all around.

Gotcha, thanks!

[a4_bob]

3M Emblem Tape (http://www.google.com/products?q=3m+emblem+tape&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=EZEsTNCuAoH68AayrZyRDQ&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CC0QrQQwAA)

Awesome - thanks! that provides a lot of confidence for me to debadge asap!

[ThePiombino]

Awesome - thanks! that provides a lot of confidence for me to debadge asap!

You're very welcome. Reapplication is very straight forward. The only issue is proper placement of the badges. But I'm sure you can always use another car as a reference point.

[a3atx]

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n288/joe19812/audirear2.jpg

just joined the debadged club!

[harry]

i know probably a very stupid question...... does debadging decrease trade-in value?

[ThePiombino]

i know probably a very stupid question......

=0X


does debadging decrease trade-in value?

No, sir. And you can always throw them back on during a trade/sale if anyone gives you sh*t about it.

[a4_bob]

Before:
http://wrekage.org/bob/badged.jpg

After:
http://wrekage.org/bob/debadged.jpg

[Keaton@JHM]

I apologize if this has already been beat to death, but what are the reasons why some of you debadge your A4s?

some people may have beat me to this but you gain .25 CHP and 1.25 CTQ when you debadge...

[FmL 50cmonsters]

+1 for Deep Sea Blue! Looks much better man.

[niche]

without is more clean.
i think that a car with badge is like a person who wear a t-shirt with his name and surname :-)

[John4378]

wouldn't a true de-badge including getting rid of the 4 rings? Afterall, driving in Houston traffic is only a 3 ring circus!!

[FmL 50cmonsters]

Afterall, driving in Houston traffic is only a 3 ring circus!!

Not feelin that joke mate. Better luck next time. And no, the rings should stay. Unless of course you want a more dope version..

[Okan509]

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/Okan509/Picture079.jpg

Clean assssssssssss

[ThePiombino]

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/Okan509/Picture079.jpg

Clean assssssssssss

Looks nice and clean indeed

[L0U]

I debadged my titanium Termingoni pipes on my ducati.

[harry]

I debadged my titanium Termingoni pipes on my ducati.


Jeez! Awesome toys!

[Mikel77]

i debadged for asthetics as well, to me the rear numbers look off balance, kinda like my Premium tail pipes. Thats one gripe i have with the B8 , why go with the single outlet? it doesnt look as nice... the one down-grade from the b7 , IMO

[ItsDubC]

This is in addition to the weight savings and reduced drag. Contrary to popular belief, racing stripes add only 2-3HP crank, therefore debadging is the superior mod.

Guess I'll post an ass shot as well:
http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/ItsDubC/Audi%20-%20%20Dual%20Exhaust/B8DualExhaust023.jpg

[Okan509]

Guess I'll post an ass shot as well:
http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/ItsDubC/Audi%20-%20%20Dual%20Exhaust/B8DualExhaust023.jpg

Woah! First time you posted a picture that wasn't the monster truck wheel in a while huh? hahaha

Clean!

[ThePiombino]

Guess I'll post an ass shot as well:
http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/ItsDubC/Audi%20-%20%20Dual%20Exhaust/B8DualExhaust023.jpg

MUST...GET...TIPS!!! Would look great in joining the rings and adding some contrast to the darker tones of the car IMO.

[ItsDubC]

Woah! First time you posted a picture that wasn't the monster truck wheel in a while huh? hahaha

Clean!

Hahaha believe me, if I could've found any way to make that pic applicable to this thread, it would've been up in a second! [>_<]


MUST...GET...TIPS!!! Would look great in joining the rings and adding some contrast to the darker tones of the car IMO.

Ya I considered it before but I just don't want to have something shiny and attention-grabbing so low on the car's body near the ground. I think keeping things subdued and un-highlighted down low adds to the sportiness and helps convey the appearance that the car is even lower than it actually is since there's nothing down there that might help emphasize where the car body begins in relation to the road. This is one case were meteor actually works in my favor; the fact that it takes on a darker hue most of the time helps blur the boundary between the road and car IMHO. Btw this is also the same reason why I've never been interested in chrome fog surrounds.

That being said, I'd be all over the AWE black diamond tips if they'd fit. I do have another option that I've not completely scratched off my list: Buying the OEM stainless steel avant tips, sanding them down to prep their surface, and then painting them matte black. These are the results I'd be going for: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/221644-Milltek-Arrived-and-Installed-Pics!-Video-clip-is-Up!?p=2680076&viewfull=1#post2680076

[Okan509]

Hahaha believe me, if I could've found any way to make that pic applicable to this thread, it would've been up in a second! [>_<]



That being said, I'd be all over the AWE black diamond tips if they'd fit. I do have another option that I've not completely scratched off my list: Buying the OEM stainless steel avant tips, sanding them down to prep their surface, and then painting them matte black. These are the results I'd be going for: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/221644-Milltek-Arrived-and-Installed-Pics!-Video-clip-is-Up!?p=2680076&viewfull=1#post2680076

Do that, Looks so good!

[ItsDubC]

^Ya looks clean, right? I'm still not sure if I'd feel bad spray painting my A4 but then again that dude spray painted his RS4 lol

[Okan509]

^Ya looks clean, right? I'm still not sure if I'd feel bad spray painting my A4 but then again that dude spray painted his RS4 lol

But it's just tips, not that big of a deal. It definitely would allow you to get a beefier thickness on the tip with still keeping your darkness to make people think you are super low.

[ItsDubC]

Sigh... looks like I have yet another mod I have to do... LOL

[John4378]

I would too if I were you. I have the Arrow CF full system on both my Monsters.


I debadged my titanium Termingoni pipes on my ducati.

[John4378]

Don't really care what you're "feelin" and didn't ask your opinion......but since you chimed in....that "dope" logo is GAY.


Not feelin that joke mate. Better luck next time. And no, the rings should stay. Unless of course you want a more dope version..

[wyld]

http://wrekage.org/bob/debadged.jpg[/QUOTE]

I have the same plate frame :) Go Jackets!

[fredjones]

http://wrekage.org/bob/debadged.jpg

I have the same plate frame :) Go Jackets![/QUOTE]

Cool how you can see your reflection taking the picture on the glossy bumper.

[a4_bob]

I like to keep a clean ride (thus the debadging - easier polishing and waxing!). I've been wanting to get some pics when it's not so sunny.

What's the good word?
(GeorgiaTech inside joke)

[martian421]

i recently got rear ended while parked the other day in West Village of NYC. The $%^& who hit me cracked the interior of my brake light housing (but no cracks externally) and ripped off my "A" badge of the "A4".

Question to all of you, what products do you use to remove the sticky adhesive that was behind the badge? or is this simple elbow grease?

I also have a quarter sized indent toward the top of my trunk... right above the license plate light. Paint has chipped almost 1/4 of an inch. Metal is totally exposed.

Needless to say, i was upset when i noticed this

[Crucible35]

http://wrekage.org/bob/debadged.jpg

I have the same plate frame :) Go Jackets![/QUOTE]

That's Meteor Gray?? I have meteor and it doesn't look like that. Puzzled....Must be the light or polish....sure looks shiny! Nice!

[coolwater]

i recently got rear ended while parked the other day in West Village of NYC. The $%^& who hit me cracked the interior of my brake light housing (but no cracks externally) and ripped off my "A" badge of the "A4".

Question to all of you, what products do you use to remove the sticky adhesive that was behind the badge? or is this simple elbow grease?

I also have a quarter sized indent toward the top of my trunk... right above the license plate light. Paint has chipped almost 1/4 of an inch. Metal is totally exposed.

Needless to say, i was upset when i noticed this

Try some goo-b-gone.
Sucks you got rear ended.
I only park in Manhattan on Sundays.
Much less crazy.

There are some cheap tail-light housings for sale in the classifieds.

-cW