I did, but I do it to all of my cars. 
Makes waxing a little easier & I know what type of car I have.
Makes waxing a little easier & I know what type of car I have.
Did you debadge your MO?
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Professional Debadging
My dealer gave me a free professional debadging.
Well, effectively they did. It was an accident. The tailgate needed repainting because when they removed the shipping plastic (or some other how), the paint was marked.
To paint it, they removed the MO and the SE badges, but forgot to put them back on.
Now, imagine that you are in Canada, at -20 F (-30 C.). You do not stand behind your vehicle for long. You get into it to stay warm.
After a few miles, all cars are grey and white from road slop and salt. So, today the dealer called to tell me she has the badges. So I checked. My car is debadged!
I think I'll take the badges "to go" (in an envelope) and decide later whether to put them back on. In Canada, if your MO is blue, it is most likely an SE. I think there are only a dozen Blue SL in the whole country, and only since October.
My dealer gave me a free professional debadging.
Well, effectively they did. It was an accident. The tailgate needed repainting because when they removed the shipping plastic (or some other how), the paint was marked.
To paint it, they removed the MO and the SE badges, but forgot to put them back on.
Now, imagine that you are in Canada, at -20 F (-30 C.). You do not stand behind your vehicle for long. You get into it to stay warm.
After a few miles, all cars are grey and white from road slop and salt. So, today the dealer called to tell me she has the badges. So I checked. My car is debadged!
I think I'll take the badges "to go" (in an envelope) and decide later whether to put them back on. In Canada, if your MO is blue, it is most likely an SE. I think there are only a dozen Blue SL in the whole country, and only since October.
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Canadian Road Slop, No Badge
Except for the round Nissan one. The dealer plate frame is still there. It looks like they also removed the dealer decal.
Saw a nice "front" plate the other day. In Quebec, we only have a plate on the rear.
Grille pic to follow. I will not wash the car at -20 (it all freezes after).
Except for the round Nissan one. The dealer plate frame is still there. It looks like they also removed the dealer decal.
Saw a nice "front" plate the other day. In Quebec, we only have a plate on the rear.
Grille pic to follow. I will not wash the car at -20 (it all freezes after).
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Sw1tched did you take that black plastic piece off that sits ontop of the rear bumper and below the back tailgate ?? cant think of the name lol i like that look
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I had to vote "NO." But I have debadged all of my previous vehicles. For my first car, a Corolla, the Toyota "T" badge had 2 pins securing it to the trunk. Since I didn't want 2 exposed holes in the trunk and also wanted to be unique, I flipped the "T" over. During a visit to the dealer, he called me into the shop to point out what "vandals" had done to my badge! :21:
I would have debadged the MO soon after I bought it but my girlfriend said that the badging was a "feature" she liked!!! :headslap:
Question: does anyone have pics of the MO without the "Nissan" emblem? I'm wondering what it looks like since the rear body has a roundish area for the emblem.
I would have debadged the MO soon after I bought it but my girlfriend said that the badging was a "feature" she liked!!! :headslap:
Question: does anyone have pics of the MO without the "Nissan" emblem? I'm wondering what it looks like since the rear body has a roundish area for the emblem.
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Search the gallery, I know I've seen MOs debaged. There's even a debadged black MO floating around with the rear windshield wiper removed!
As for the front emblem, I think it might look strange without the nissan emblem since the grill has a round cutout with 2 notches on the side to match the Nissan emblem. Maybe replace it with another similarly-shaped emblem? I'm planning to replace the rear emblem with a round celtic knot! still trying to find one large enough.
Patrick
As for the front emblem, I think it might look strange without the nissan emblem since the grill has a round cutout with 2 notches on the side to match the Nissan emblem. Maybe replace it with another similarly-shaped emblem? I'm planning to replace the rear emblem with a round celtic knot!
still trying to find one large enough.Patrick
Yeah, i posted that and then went out to look... there would be a Nissan shaped hole in my grille... haha not what Im looking for.
At this point then, it wouldnt make sense to remove the rear nissan label, and leave the front one!
I had an integra and the Acura emblem, as well as the wording had plugs, I welded them shut and removed the rear wiper too, that was a much bigger hole to weld.
At this point then, it wouldnt make sense to remove the rear nissan label, and leave the front one!
I had an integra and the Acura emblem, as well as the wording had plugs, I welded them shut and removed the rear wiper too, that was a much bigger hole to weld.
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Keep in mind too, and this is what made me decide against a total debadge, if you have AWD it might be a good idea to keep those letters on the back. If you ever get towed, you don't want your tranny damaged because they flat-towed you. And the tender CVT doesn't need the help!
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Yea they would. Any operator who doesn't know what a rear differential looks like isn't towing my car.g1teg said:
A friend parked illegally and they towed his Subaru with a wrecker. Bad move!
Anywoo, yea we debadged the Murano.
Actually She wanted Murano left on so it was a partial debadge.
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I was actually referring to a public tow (because you're parked illegally), not when you've requested a tow for your own vehicle. Either way I was still incorrect;
Patrick
They're supposed to note all pre-existing damage at the time of the tow. Glad to find out the law is on your side in this case.
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I've been thinking about this for mine too. I've always done it to my other cars and love the clean look and like others have said, we know what we're driving.
I've found these to work great, like others have said, Hairdryer/Heater to warm up the rubber, Fishing Line to remove the emblems, then Goo Gone and Clay bar to clean the car itself.
I've found these to work great, like others have said, Hairdryer/Heater to warm up the rubber, Fishing Line to remove the emblems, then Goo Gone and Clay bar to clean the car itself.
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