To debadge or not to debadge?

King Neptune · Post by **King Neptune** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:52 am

I am thinking of debadging my car. So if anyone has pics of theirs debaged that would be great.Thanks

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:56 am

Badges? We don't need no stinking badges.

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:42 am

debadge..i did mine in about 15 minutes for all 4(the 2 sides and 2 rear) here's a pic of the side and rear

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:31 pm

I did a crappy job trying to figure out what my car would have looked like lowered, so I also debadged it, and shaved it...

King Neptune · Post by **King Neptune** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:50 pm

Kamikaze that looks pretty sweet. You should lower it.

KNINE · Post by **KNINE** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:32 pm

Don't be scared. Do it.

breezd · Post by **breezd** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:55 pm

Brent, if I could lower mine, then you should not be afraid to lower yours!

hambox · Post by **hambox** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:07 pm

Take those badges off! At least the ones on the side of the car, how many times does "Vibe" need to appear on the car?! My wife drives the Vibe, and since it has been debadged she gets asked at work "what kind of car is that? I was looking all over and it doesn't say anywhere!!". You would think car ppl wouldn't notice such a mod, but you would be wrong in this case!

DavidPIL · Post by **DavidPIL** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:59 am

Quote, originally posted by hambox Â»Take those badges off! At least the ones on the side of the car, how many times does "Vibe" need to appear on the car?! I agree. I removed the side ones but left the rear because I have other decals back there. I also painted them Gold so it gives the emblems a different look as well. The sides look much better without the emblemsDave

jake75 · Post by **jake75** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:35 am

I always wondered why the auto companies spent so much money on those badges (and the labor to apply them). It is especailly ridiculous when the badges say "V-6" or "AWD" etc. Who cares! Maybe I could get V-6 and AWD badges and con someone into paying more for my used Vibe! Somewhere someone will probably calculate the added fuel it takes to haul around all the extra weight from these badges. A drop here, a drop there - it all adds up. [As for me, I now always go to the bathroom before driving.]

hambox · Post by **hambox** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:24 am

Ha! Going before getting in the car saves on gas in at least two ways.1. Less weight2. A person might drive slower, as the bladder or GI tract isn't controlling the gas pedal!

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:06 pm

Quote, originally posted by King Neptune Â»Kamikaze that looks pretty sweet. You should lower it. Quote, originally posted by breezd Â»Brent, if I could lower mine, then you should not be afraid to lower yours!I already did... I just didn't lower it that much... still unsure about debadging it... I want to shave the handles first.Back on topic, Neptune: if you want post a pic or two of your car, we can photo edit it so you can get an idea of what it would look like.

Blanco_Diablo · Post by **Blanco_Diablo** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:41 pm

Badge free!

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:38 am

Quote, originally posted by Blanco_Diablo Â»Badge free!+1

King Neptune · Post by **King Neptune** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:35 am

I debadged it yesterday. I just did the sides though. I might do the back later. I also removed the cross bars too. Much cleaner look.

ZubenElGenubi · Post by **ZubenElGenubi** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:37 am

Welcome to the "debadged club". Now you gotta get some grafxworks stickies!!!

VforVIBE · Post by **VforVIBE** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:37 am

no wonder people don't know what a Pontiac Vibe is

breezd · Post by **breezd** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:38 am

Quote, originally posted by King Neptune Â»I debadged it yesterday. I just did the sides though. I might do the back later. I also removed the cross bars too. Much cleaner look.What do you mean by the cross bars? The door protector strips? I think I'm gonna get rid of those on mine too...

NibCrom · Post by **NibCrom** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:46 am

Leave your badges. Don't be ashamed of what you drive.

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:50 am

Quote, originally posted by NibCrom Â»Leave your badges. Don't be ashamed of what you drive. i've left mine on and put some grafxwerks stickers on them

altimar · Post by **altimar** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:54 am

Quote, originally posted by breezd Â»What do you mean by the cross bars? The door protector strips? I think I'm gonna get rid of those on mine too...No, I think he means the roof rack crossbars. The door trim strips have holes underneath.

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:57 am

Quote, originally posted by King Neptune Â»I debadged it yesterday. I just did the sides though. I might do the back later. I also removed the cross bars too. Much cleaner look.Where's the pics?

altimar · Post by **altimar** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:02 am

Quote, originally posted by NibCrom Â»Leave your badges. Don't be ashamed of what you drive.I don't think anybody's ashamed. Personally, I think it looks smoother and cleaner without "advertising" on the car. It's like peeling all those stupid Intel, nVidia, and Microsoft stickers off of a new computer. (Don't tell me I'm the only one who does that?)It's also easier to wash and wax without the badges.Lastly, it adds a little mystique and makes people ask you what kind of car it is, and then you can talk them into buying one.

VforVIBE · Post by **VforVIBE** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:02 am

Quote, originally posted by breezd Â»What do you mean by the cross bars?I'm guessing he's referring to the cross bars on the roof rack.

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:08 am

Mine's plastered with Vibe on it (I haven't debadged) and I still always get "what kind of car is that?"I wanted to debadge and get rid of anything that hints at what it is... and go as far as changing the front grill too, really make people wonder what kind of car that is, that's why I kind of like the roof caps too, don't get me wrong I like my roof rack, but to make it more unique I thought about removing the rack.

B4snake · Post by **B4snake** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:53 am

Whats the best way to remove the side badges? Someone told me to use a screwdriver and a hairdryer.. but is that the only way?

Envy03 · Post by **Envy03** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:55 am

Blanco, love that hood! Where did you get it? How much?

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:04 am

Quote, originally posted by B4snake Â»Whats the best way to remove the side badges? Someone told me to use a screwdriver and a hairdryer.. but is that the only way?no the best things to take off the badges are fishing wire and a blow dryer.

B4snake · Post by **B4snake** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:35 am

Sounds easy enough.. I'm gonna go outside and see how it goes!

02csnow · Post by **02csnow** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:41 am

Just pull them right off with your hand and use goo gone to clean up the left over.

rAERRK · Post by **rAERRK** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:49 am

rebadged...debadged long ago, found the badges in a drawer the other day and decided to see what i could do with them

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:50 am

debadge!!!!heat up with a hair dryer and pull off with your fingers or something that won't scratch the paint.then use goo gone or 3M adhesive remover to clean up the rest.

rAERRK · Post by **rAERRK** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:01 am

Quote, originally posted by B4snake Â»Whats the best way to remove the side badges? Someone told me to use a screwdriver and a hairdryer.. but is that the only way?why would anyone willingly put a screwdriver to their paint?its madnessfishing line [preferably] or dental floss and a blowdryer is all you need

engineertwin2 · Post by **engineertwin2** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:21 am

Quote, originally posted by B4snake Â»Sounds easy enough.. I'm gonna go outside and see how it goes!So, did you do it? How did it go for you? When I pulled them off, I goofed up and chipped the paint. Now, I have the vinyls to cover the paint chips...still easy to wax...

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:36 am

Quote, originally posted by rAERRK Â»why would anyone willingly put a screwdriver to their paint?its madnessfishing line [preferably] or dental floss and a blowdryer is all you needLOL. I didn't even see he'd posted about the screw driver! YIKES!!!!

engineertwin2 · Post by **engineertwin2** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:58 am

Quote, originally posted by AKLGT Â»LOL. I didn't even see he'd posted about the screw driver! YIKES!!!! Yep, de-badging with a screwdriver would require a re-badge.

rAERRK · Post by **rAERRK** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:04 am

Quote, originally posted by AKLGT Â»LOL. I didn't even see he'd posted about the screw driver! YIKES!!!! he hasnt returned...maybe he damaged the paint and turned the screwdriver on himself

Blanco_Diablo · Post by **Blanco_Diablo** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:03 pm

Sorry Envy, just saw your question...the hood is from RK Sport and I ordered it from their site:http://www.rksport.com/main/ca...d=240Scroll down and you will see what all they have for the Vibe. I had a car accident and needed a new hood anyways so with Geico paying the amount for a factory hood (about $400) I decided to make up the difference and get the hood I had been eyeing for a while now. Around Thanksgiving/Christmas they had a 20% off sale, not sure if it is annual, and it only lasted a week, but I would recommend buying it then to save some $$$ or get one off ebay, they have been popping up on there more lately.Unless you get the CF one it will come as an unpainted grey hood so there is extra cost in getting it painted to match at a local shop. Let me know if you need any more info.

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:23 pm

Quote, originally posted by bull77 Â» i've left mine on and put some grafxwerks stickers on them well I think I'm going to debadge the sides and leave the back --- the grafxwerks stickers are starting to peel anyways (ghetto) on the "Vibe" and I doubt it will survive the winterhas anyone else had to glue their stickers back on?

whytea · Post by **whytea** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:26 am

Has anyone successfully removed from an 09 vibe if so does anyonee have any pics I think might do it this weekend.

rob12345 · Post by **rob12345** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:34 am

When you debage what do you use to get the sticky stuff off without damaging the paint??

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:35 am

Quote, originally posted by rob12345 Â»When you debage what do you use to get the sticky stuff off without damaging the paint??either your fingers or goo gone

rAERRK · Post by **rAERRK** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:36 am

Quote, originally posted by rob12345 Â»When you debage what do you use to get the sticky stuff off without damaging the paint??heat the glue, apply goo-gone or similar product, remove with a damp rag

rAERRK · Post by **rAERRK** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:43 am

Quote, originally posted by bull77 Â»either your fingers or goo goneand enjoy smelling like that stuff for a couple days

breezd · Post by **breezd** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:44 am

I recently debadged my car. I removed all of the badges from the sides, and on the back only left the GT I hadn't looked at this post in a long time, so I did not see the post that had said that the door bump guards had holes/pins under them... and I didn't find out til after I had one off of the door So now I gotta figure out how to reinstall that...

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:18 am

So...I debadged the sides of the vibe, and removed the hidious pink pontiac emblem off the back and left the words Vibe on the back... should I remove those too, or just keep the words "VIBE"? (You can see it in my signature)

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:37 am

TAKE IT OFF!

ghostpuppy · Post by **ghostpuppy** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:13 am

De-badge and Re-badge it. Keep the people guessing. http://i945.photobucket.com/al...o.jpgI used fishing line on a hot day. No need for the hair dryer.

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:36 am

Quote, originally posted by ghostpuppy Â»De-badge and Re-badge it. Keep the people guessing. Yeah, I saw that before... that is funny, I think if I re-badged I'd go all out and put a prancing horse on it with a F-180 (usually Ferrari names their cars for the liters the engine is)

vibenvy · Post by **vibenvy** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:58 am

Quote, originally posted by whytea Â»Has anyone successfully removed from an 09 vibe if so does anyonee have any pics I think might do it this weekend.Yes! It's very easy. It only took me about 10 minutes to remove the PONTIAC VIBE GT badges and the adhesive. Unfortunately the arrowhead badge has holes under it from what I have read so that had to stay but overall I am happy with the look.I used a blowdryer and fishing line to remove the badges and than I used WD 40 to remove the adhesive.