My last two Audi I debadged and when I first bought the V60 I was thinking of doing it but , haven't touched it yet.

 

DeBadge.

Saw a debadged ??? wagon on the interstate today and was quite convincing to me.

[???] Thinking Acura or Audi. Def. not VW nor Volvo.

 

Debadge "S60", "T6", and "AWD". Keep the "V O L V O".

 

Thats what i was thinking...

Anyone has photos?

 

I've removed the R-Design since and added the S60 Polestar badge.

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Very very nice!

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Great discussion, I am going through the same question right now. I debadged my previous A4 and left only the Audi logo and quite liked the look. I wanted to do the same thing with my V60R, but haven't touched it yet. I don't like showing I have the bigger motor, remove polestar badge only, T6 and polestar, or all?... One thing for sure, I will never remove the VOLVO, that fits just nicely.

 

I removed the V60 and kept the rest so that other cars know it was a Volvo Polestar that just passed them. [emoji592][emoji100][emoji1]

 

I have always been in the camp of keeping badges. Whenever I see a debadged car to me it screams "look at me trying to be different in my mass produced machine". No offense intended to anyone who debadged, I just find beauty in a vehicle the way a manufacturer designed it, badges and all, if I didnt, I wouldnt have bought it. The only people who care about badges are enthusiasts, and most of the time I assume your covering for something. Not always true, ala Polestar above, but more often than not it is.

 

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[2011 XC70 D5 Polestar] http://www.weetjewel.nl/phpbb3/images/smilies/ikrij.gif

 

I wouldn't debadge, just put one on for the smallest, cheapest version that you can find, preferably one that you can't get in the states, to mess with people. Something like D3. Wanted to change my old Merc C55 AMG to C180 AMG, but never got around to it.

 

In certain situations debadging works. IMO, the volvo V60 isn't one of them. I strongly prefer the look of V60s with badges intact, though to be fair, I have never seen a debadged one in the wild, only in photographs.

Edit: just realized the car in question is an S60. It might work Better on that. Can't explain exactly why. Maybe I just don't like debadged wagons?

 

Don't mind badges but getting a little busy back there:

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First liked the debadged look when I saw black Merc limos as a kid.

 

Fyi, the V60 and Polestar rear badging was removed for my wrap. I was selective with which badging was reinstalled.

 

I was gonna say... with that vanity plate, any de-badging on the grounds of having "a cleaner look" or "classier look" were contradicted.

 

Never did understand the concept of debadging. What is there to gain?

 

I agree.

 

I've heard some people saying it makes polishing and waxing the tailgate a lot easier and leaves no residue around the letters.

As for debadging, I like the contrast the badges provides. Clean trunks are, well clean, but also pretty bland. Though I have been tempted to remove my V8 badges both front and rear just for added stealth or something, I don't know. I am on board on azlkk's idea of putting a smaller engine emblem on instead. I've thought about the 1.8 emblem from the old S-/V40 cars for instance. D3 is a bit much though, I wouldn't want to go as far as to fit a diesel emblem, lol.

 

Ha! RE-badge Mates!

I know, a bit busy...but it was an easy swap-in for the pre-existing and larger "AWD".

I'll probably end-up moving things around to look like this:

 

Sorry, working on the same issue a bit. Where did you get these R and AWD angled badges? By the way the cars on these pictures look awesome...! V60 is not my favorite but in R design they look great, specially without badges...that black one. I think yes you do need the angled Polestar. Do you have part numbers for those badges by any chance? Volvo should know? Thanks again.

 

It's immaterial in OZ, but if you drive any of the mountain passes in the Peoples Republic of California or Oregon the authorities often won't let you pass without tire chains if there's much snow without 4WD or AWD. The AWD emblem is your get out of jail card.

 

I like debadged vehicles for the most part and have done it on several previous vehicles. Don't have any plans to do it to my V60 RD though.

One of the negatives is when selling the car. To some it could look like a lesser trim model. And too, missing or wrong badges can indicate an accident with a repair job that did not concern itself with the small details.

Regardless, do it if you like the clean look and easier detailing.

 

Got to admit, de-badged looks pretty cool. I don't have a strong compulsion to do it, but I do like the cleanliness.

 

I've debadged some of the rear for a cleaner look. I've also "murdered" (blacked out) my car, also to make it look cleaner.

More pics in thread http://forums.swedespeed.com/showth...com/showthread.php?215861-My-black-MY13-V60-RD&p=2399907&viewfull=1#post2399907

 

I'm in the re-badging camp...sort of... I kept the P* badge and personalized the rest.

 

I'm in the re-badging camp...sort of... I kept the P* badge and personalized the rest.

pretty cool!

 

I have totally debadged my car ... but left the 'R' I ordered when she was new ... I know she isn't an R, but I liked the sleek look of having only that R on the rear:

Didn't go as far as going black on the rear diffuser ... she's still a company car in the end, can't change too much, the leasing company doesn't like that.

 

I have totally debadged my car ... but left the 'R' I ordered when she was new ... I know she isn't an R, but I liked the sleek look of having only that R on the rear:

That "R" is a no-no my friend. Resist the urge to perpetrate.

 

Growing up I always associated de-badging with the illegal street racing scene in NYC outer boros. Not saying theres anything definitive about that, but I guess I always saw souped up japanese import dudes with loud exhaust doing that more than anyone else. Assumed it was for the "covert" look when it came to avoiding law enforcement. Harder to call in a car when you can't inmediately spot it's make and model.

 

I think it was actually more of a Euro tuner thing (not counting the US custom rod scene). Euro dudes with less motor and/or lesser versions (many more variants in Europe) sought to eliminate or disguise identification of this. Many of the guys in the US I've known over the years who've de-badged, were going for the Euro tuner look/fashion more than anything or "a cleaner look"..LOL


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I have a strong dislike for all the factory emblems, logos, etc...

Clean & simple...with just my custom made Swedish emblem...

Here's my '12 S60...

 

Just amazing! In love with the S60 R design especially like this! Almost art!! The only car that looks better than the XC70... From behind! Nice!! Sorry but realy nice, it hits me! Wow!! Well done... Nicest one I have ever seen.

[2011 XC70 D5 Polestar]

 

That looks great. I really like those exhaust tips. Not to sure about the Swedish badge, it looks kind of cheap, IMO.

 

Machined out of brushed aluminum with recessed enameled painted areas...looks 3d in person...very high quality workmanship...produced using laser photo-etching technology...

 

My apologies. From your garage I can tell that you wouldn't put a low quality badge on the car. I didn't mean to say it was low quality, I just think it looks a little cheap and cheesy. That's just just me.