De-badging

Why do people de-badge? Does it make the truck faster, increase MPG?

 

They try to de tune their trucks, as a well known facts stickers and badges gives HP

 

If you have to ask you wouldn't understand.

 

You are absolutely correct, I don't understand

 

It keeps you in the parking lanes as you do not stick out as far....

 

I don't miss the chrome advertising on the side of my truck.

 

I did the black overlays, but my truck is red and black themed.

 

We all know that Firefighters are attracted to shiny things, so you're likely predisposed to liking your badging.

 

Shaved or fuzzy

 

I did it today. I hate chrome, it was chrome so I took it off. The trd sticker doesn’t look good either.

I think this truck is very good looking, and I’m removing things that detract from that.

My cousin told me I lost 50hp when I took the engine badge off.

 

People want to make their trucks clean and nice looking and yet have more worthless badges than a Jeep, I've debadged all the vehicles I own. I used to be super into stickers too and had the back two windows on my 4runner totally covered, now that I'm an old and wise mid-20 something I've chosen the life of no badges or stickers and just clean and sleek and sexy and sleeper like

 

From my perspective, I would like to know why do people keep their badges?

Debadging makes cleaning easier.

 

I don't need to advertise the make, model, trim level, engine size, wheel drive....I know what it is.

Plus, it looks cleaner, easier to maintain and you get rid of all those water and rust traps.

Truck makers think we want a whole bunch of chromed plastic pieces plastered all over our $50k trucks and advertise for them for free.....they're wrong. No other type of vehicle has this many badges all over the sides and back. It's tacky.

 

Shiny things?? I love shiny things! Especially shiny things I can chop, cut or basically just destroy things with.

 

https://jalopnik.com/why-do-europeans-remove-the-badges-from-their-luxury-ca-1780331763

 

I wonder how many who de-badge actually turn around and then badge by adding non-color matching lettering to the TUNDRA stamp on the tailgate. My guess is more than a few...makes me laugh just thinking about it.

I am perfectly content with the CHROME badges on my SuperWhite TRD Sport.

 

This explains it all.
I have removed them from every Tundra I have owned.

 

What's worse, in my opinion - are the people that put TRD Pro badging on their non-TRD Pro vehicles - but fuck it, whatever makes you happy.

 

Aren’t all things better naked? Just saying.

 

As a retired FF who has been to thousands of patients I will vehemently state that no, not everything is better naked.

 

I like to keep them guessing “What is that”

 

I debadged mine when I wanted to do a mod but didn’t have any money for mods at the time. It was a rock warrior so the only badges I had to remove were the 5.7L ones on the front fenders, plus the dealer decal and stupid FFV thing on the tailgate. I blacked out the chrome sombrero on the grill at the same time. I think it looks much cleaner and impressive without the chrome badges distracting the viewer’s eye.

 

Less is More!

 

No where for shit to get trapped/build up (dirt/grime/etc.)…especially in the letters of the Tundra and 4x4 badges.

And some of us like Brazilian hardwoods.

if you’re gonna do it right, peel the vinyl off the B-pillar between your doors though…it’s oddly satisfying and freeing

 

Badges are like fake vents, but even cheaper looking.

 

You’re saying …Badges are like double hood scoops on the sport and pro.

 

This guys doing it right

 

Having badges all over is just kinda cheesy.

4x4

I feel so neat that everyone can see I didnt go with the rear wheel drive model