you read the topic... what y'all think? i like the idea of the things on the back.... but debadge looks sweet!

heres a pic of my bumpin' back!


thanks!

 

Debadging looks clean. I say go for it.

 

It looks so much smoother without them

 

Debadge... Especially that dealer sticker. Makes it easier to wash/wax, looks cleaner, and everyone knows what kind of car it is anyway.

Also, my badges were stolen using a screwdriver, which left nasty scratches on my hatch and cost me some hard earned money to repair. If only I debadged sooner!

-THE DON

 

debadge. and yes, get rid of the dealer decal. also, do a wiper removal ! i'm gonna do it soon too.

 

i say just get rid of the dealer decal. i like cars to have bodylines.

you have to debadge, then you have to take off the rear wiper, which means that you have to take it off, fill it, and find something to do with that now useless wiper switch, then since you debaded the back, debadge the front, then the steering wheel and so on, it never ends.

 

It's not a question as far as I'm concerned.
Take em off.

 

i like the badge on unless you put a decal on the back window or somethng, otherwise it looks kinda empty

 

Definitely remove any dealer badging. Otherwise, your choice. Probably should save them if you do remove them, some don't like the badgeless for resale.

 

aight deed is done... made a new post aboot it.

 

Yo Fuzzy-one, :-)

What did you use to take off your dealer sticker?

Thnkgrn - Charles

 

I'm not Mr Fuzzy (although my face is -- see my gallery ;^), but my xB came with a sticker from Rochester Ford Toyota Scion and I was able to easily remove it by gently scraping with a thumb nail and then wiping with WD-40. I removed all of it except for a small Toyota logo that's almost invisible unless you look close -- the Scion xB is, after all, a small Toyota . . . .

 

i did the goo gone/hairdryer/floss tenique. it DID leave the sticky stuff on the car (dang) but a little elbow grease got them off! i just wish i could figure out how to get the "shadow" left by them... i thnk a good wax 'll fix it but i was hoping for someone to tell me HOW to wax... not sure how...

 

Do you really even need to ask? Take it off! LOL.

 

FYI chances are that the shadows you speak of is just condensation in the clear coat. Give it some time in the sun and it will bake the water out and clear up.

I had my badges off minutes after i bought the box. i decided to go a different route.

 

HAWT!

condensation? i can only see it on an angle and sometimes its hard to see then.... so it should go away?! HOORAY! i was gonna claybar/wax it when someone finally gave me some pointers.... but if i dont need to then booya.

 

Man, you can see the orange peel (no pun intended) in the photos. I HATE the cheap paint job on Scions. Never seen anything like it.

 

I would give it a few weeks until i clay bared it. Give the sun a chance to bake it as the original paint isnt that old. IMO i wouldnt think that the paint needs to be clay bared right now, unless you have an abundance of tree sap on the car.

 

I hear ya ... but it is a $15K car.

 

yeah, but still