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Baked_bean
Original Poster
1,013 posts
61 months
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Heya there guys, I'm pretty new to the forum (Ive been a lurker for a while however) so first thigns first id like to say hi.
Anyways on with the topic, i know all of you guys hate people badging up 318i's as M3's and 1.9tdi A4's as RS4's but ive noticed recently people putting tacky halfords badges on their cars such as saxos with 16v or 'supercharged' badges plastered all over the bootlid. Another example that i saw yesterday was a tdi passat with a Porsche 'turbo' badge across the boot.
I was just wondering what your thoughts on this are or if you have any funny examples?
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andy-xr
8,411 posts
73 months
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Spotted at Lotus on Track 
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DKL
1,835 posts
91 months
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There was a page in Evo a few months back about reverse badging. Some chap had taken his E39 M5 badged it a 518 or something similar. He had deliberately chosen a model that didn't actually exist so it would just be the chavs who thought it was an inferior model but that those who knew would (in theory) see the funny side.
I can see some amusement in that!
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bertelli_1
1,032 posts
79 months
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I'm in favour of 'reverse badging', in fact my Golf is badged as an 8v when its actually a 20v turbo.
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Baked_bean
Original Poster
1,013 posts
61 months
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Im all in favour of reverse badging however i was referring more to just 'wrong' badging such as the 911 turbo badge on the back of a passat tdi or maybe a V8 badge on a corsa.
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Seesure
339 posts
108 months
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DKL said: There was a page in Evo a few months back about reverse badging. Some chap had taken his E39 M5 badged it a 518 or something similar. He had deliberately chosen a model that didn't actually exist so it would just be the chavs who thought it was an inferior model but that those who knew would (in theory) see the funny side.
I can see some amusement in that! Ashok's old car..... 
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youngsyr
6,775 posts
61 months
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I was thinking of badging my Evo VIII FQ330 as an Evo VIII FQ300, but I'm not sure whether I would survive the ensuing laughter fit.
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sniff diesel
13,036 posts
81 months
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youngsyr said: I was thinking of badging my Evo VIII FQ330 as an Evo VIII FQ300, but I'm not sure whether I would survive the ensuing laughter fit. Do the MR owners look down at you?
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youngsyr
6,775 posts
61 months
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sniff diesel said: youngsyr said: I was thinking of badging my Evo VIII FQ330 as an Evo VIII FQ300, but I'm not sure whether I would survive the ensuing laughter fit. Do the MR owners look down at you? Yes, but the Evo IX owners look down on them.
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hollowpockets
4,764 posts
85 months
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Wrongly badged cars look daft
Reverse badging is not going to be noticed by 99% of people so more than likely a waste of time, if your easily amused then go for it.
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TommyTT
460 posts
76 months
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I saw an Mpower Peugeot 306 recently, it looked very fast indeed 
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Blue160
272 posts
72 months
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I was sat behind a Nissan Almera in traffic on Friday Conpletely standard, except for plastic 'spinner' hubcaps, and a Type-R badge on the back  Yeah that makes it look cool
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Donut
4,521 posts
120 months
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TommyTT said: I saw an Mpower Peugeot 306 recently, it looked very fast indeed Marmite in the glovebox?? A PHer has a 316 badge on his CSL.... 
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ipwn
2,920 posts
60 months
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Saw a new shape M3 badged as a 320d the other day. He gave it the beans on the slip road 
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Sheriff JWPepper
3,851 posts
73 months
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Seesure said: Ashok's old car..... Sorry, just spoils it IMO.
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melv
4,644 posts
134 months
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Wish I'd taken a pic of my KaSi....
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bga
7,131 posts
120 months
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Down-badging is a bad as up-badging IMO. It doesn't fool anyone who knows remotely anything about cars & that includes the intended targets, who will race anything. Debadging on the other hand is better in my book.
The best misbadged vehicle I saw recently was a blue van with V12, Cosworth, Turbo & NOS badges stuck all over it. Given the plumes of diesel smoke coming out of the back, I doubt it had either but looked badged up as a joke.
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Orb the Impaler
1,881 posts
59 months
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Wasn't it some one on here that had some cock-end of a neighbour who had a Passat and had changed all the badges, wheel hubs, radiator griller and steering wheel for those of an Audi A4?
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JulesV
1,662 posts
93 months
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I prefer no model badging at all. 
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davemac250
4,203 posts
74 months
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