Changing the badging of cars

I know you see a lot of rebadging of cars for the intent to make it look like something it is not.
Usually it's done to make a lower trim car look like the more premium trim.

Has any one seen, or know of someone who has rebadged their car for the opposite intent?
For example, someone buys a subaru wrx, or wrx sti, and rebadges and changes the car to look like a impreza 2.5rs.

I'm not talking about completely de-badging a car.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Yes. I saw a Mustang Cobra w/ V6 badges on it. The Civic he raced got blown out of the water and I'm sure he wasn't expecting that.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Yes, usually to lower risk of theft.

- M4H

 

[RaDragon]

I've seen some ghetto Toyotas with BMW logos

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Yes. I saw a Mustang Cobra w/ V6 badges on it. The Civic he raced got blown out of the water and I'm sure he wasn't expecting that.

What moron raced a Civic (assuming rice-mods only) against even the Secretary's Mustang in the first place?

- M4H

 

[Toastedlightly]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Yes. I saw a Mustang Cobra w/ V6 badges on it. The Civic he raced got blown out of the water and I'm sure he wasn't expecting that.

What moron raced a Civic (assuming rice-mods only) against even the Secretary's Mustang in the first place?

- M4H

I think the civic wanted to show him...

 

[Cristatus]

someone in my grade about two years ago told me about this one guy who owned two S - Classes, (one 500 and one 320) and switched the badges on them.

 

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Yes. I saw a Mustang Cobra w/ V6 badges on it. The Civic he raced got blown out of the water and I'm sure he wasn't expecting that.

Hah, the dual exhaust and low growl wasn't a dead giveaway?

Yes, usually to lower risk of theft.

- M4H

Interesting, never thought about that aspect.

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Yes. I saw a Mustang Cobra w/ V6 badges on it. The Civic he raced got blown out of the water and I'm sure he wasn't expecting that.

My buddy had all the 440 badges taken off of his '71 Charger when he had it repainted.

It was easier to find people to race.

BTW-this was 30 years ago.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: SampSon
I know you see a lot of rebadging of cars for the intent to make it look like something it is not.
Usually it's done to make a lower trim car look like the more premium trim.

Has any one seen, or know of someone who has rebadged their car for the opposite intent?
For example, someone buys a subaru wrx, or wrx sti, and rebadges and changes the car to look like a impreza 2.5rs.

I'm not talking about completely de-badging a car.

Lots of STi owners are swapping trunk lids with WRX owners to lose the park bench cop magnet on the back of their cars.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Yes. I saw a Mustang Cobra w/ V6 badges on it. The Civic he raced got blown out of the water and I'm sure he wasn't expecting that.

What moron raced a Civic (assuming rice-mods only) against even the Secretary's Mustang in the first place?

- M4H

Well, I raced my stock Mazda3s against a Mustang and won.

 

[JulesMaximus]

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[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Yes. I saw a Mustang Cobra w/ V6 badges on it. The Civic he raced got blown out of the water and I'm sure he wasn't expecting that.

What moron raced a Civic (assuming rice-mods only) against even the Secretary's Mustang in the first place?

- M4H

Well, I raced my stock Mazda3s against a Mustang and won.

Acemcmac's V6 automatic Mustang?

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Yes. I saw a Mustang Cobra w/ V6 badges on it. The Civic he raced got blown out of the water and I'm sure he wasn't expecting that.

What moron raced a Civic (assuming rice-mods only) against even the Secretary's Mustang in the first place?

- M4H

Well, I raced my stock Mazda3s against a Mustang and won.

Acemcmac's V6 automatic Mustang?

I can neither confirm nor deny that statement.

 

[OS]

friend had an E36 M3, he was thinking about rebadging it to be a 318.

 

[cavemanmoron]

I had a 1967 Camaro,
it had a 427 cubic inch Big Block in it,;

I had 327 fender emblems on it.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Yes. I saw a Mustang Cobra w/ V6 badges on it. The Civic he raced got blown out of the water and I'm sure he wasn't expecting that.

What moron raced a Civic (assuming rice-mods only) against even the Secretary's Mustang in the first place?

- M4H

Well, I raced my stock Mazda3s against a Mustang and won.

Acemcmac's V6 automatic Mustang?

I can neither confirm nor deny that statement.

Thought so.

 

[MX2]

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I do not know if its re-badged, but when I read your post thats what I thought of As in someone buying the bad ass ride and then making it look like nothing...a sleeper

 

[vi edit]

I know an S4 running around town with a 1.8 badge on it.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

I don't see how it's debaged, as the only thing giving away a Marauder is the depressed name in the rear bumper.

 

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: SampSon
I know you see a lot of rebadging of cars for the intent to make it look like something it is not.
Usually it's done to make a lower trim car look like the more premium trim.

Has any one seen, or know of someone who has rebadged their car for the opposite intent?
For example, someone buys a subaru wrx, or wrx sti, and rebadges and changes the car to look like a impreza 2.5rs.

I'm not talking about completely de-badging a car.

Lots of STi owners are swapping trunk lids with WRX owners to lose the park bench cop magnet on the back of their cars.

Yea I see that a lot on the subaru forums. Though when they do that they DE badge their car completely.

If they swapped trunks, and rebadged it to a 2.5rs then thats what I'm talking about.

 

[brigden]

My brother's old Mazda 323 had an Explorer Sport badge on it.

 

[CRXican]

My friend debated putting V6 emblems on his Mustang GT.

I was looking at Civics today and found a good deal on a Civic SI. They happen to be one of the most stolen cars in the country, I would certainly debadge it if I every bought one.

 

Originally posted by: CRXican
My friend debated putting V6 emblems on his Mustang GT.

I was looking at Civics today and found a good deal on a Civic SI. They happen to be one of the most stolen cars in the country, I would certainly debadge it if I every bought one.

Yea, but a Si looks like an Si, and nothing but. At least the new ones.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: CRXican
My friend debated putting V6 emblems on his Mustang GT.

I was looking at Civics today and found a good deal on a Civic SI. They happen to be one of the most stolen cars in the country, I would certainly debadge it if I every bought one.

Yea, but a Si looks like an Si, and nothing but. At least the new ones.

Don't think it would matter, a Civic is a Civic. The vast majority of stolen Civics get stripped for parts, so its not like someone would turn it away b/c they didn't know what type it was.