Where does Oppo fall on fake badges if they’re car nerdy?

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats) 08/24/2018 at 18:43 • Filed to: None

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I saw a 5-Series today with the badge replaced by F10. At first glance I thought it was a fake B badge, but this seemed... kind of okay? I mean, it seems special to someone who doesn’t know BMWs, but enthusiasts would understand it, so I’m inclined to allow it.

(I’d be okay with putting X308 on my Jag, especially since it’d be close to the old naming conventions)

Mercedes Streeter > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 19:00

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Yes! And I’ll do ya one better:

Intentional joke badges

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 19:04

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I’m fine with any badging that’s not excessive(15 different stick ons) or false .

lone_liberal > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 19:04

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Personally, I don’t take badges off (unless they’re dealer crap) and I don’t put badges on but I don’t see anything wrong with a little inside nod to fellow fans. 

Urambo Tauro > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 19:04

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I’m all for u n o f f i c a l badges like that. As long as they’re tasteful and fitting (no fake AMG wannabes, etc.). The nerdier the better. If I had a Volvo, I’d totally get one of these:

Spanfeller is a twat > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 19:09

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I dislike them dearly. But I understand their appeal as an inside joke. Just don’t label an 320i as an M3; you’re fooling no one

Ash78, voting early and often > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 19:16

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How about putting CELIAC on a Supra if you’re gluten sensitive?

Accurate AND retro!

boxrocket > Mercedes Streeter 08/24/2018 at 19:33

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Would have been better if it were G-class and Mercedes badges. But somehow with a lowercase g in Mercedes font (though all their badging uses capital letters, hmm...) to drive the point home that it’s small.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 19:33

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Depends. Are you badging to make your car something it’s not, or making a joke. The first one gets a facepalm, the second a laugh.

tellmewhoareyou > Urambo Tauro 08/24/2018 at 19:37

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Idk, had me fooled

Urambo Tauro > tellmewhoareyou 08/24/2018 at 19:56

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B l e c h s e r ies!

boxrocket > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 19:58

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In favor as long as they are accurate, well-placed (factory-look), level/straight (a clear sign of fakery, except for the last-gen Camry where the trunk badges were apparently deliberately-angled to match the top of the tail lamp angle), and appropriately-relevant.

Example 1: On my previous Volvo wagons (740 & 760 Turbo, respectively), I considered cannibalizing V50 badges to get the 5 to make the model names read 745 & 765, but the font didn’t match. I did however make a custom TURBO INTERCOOLER badge for my grille (which itself was the Turbo “eggcrate” grille that I bought used to replace the chrome waterfall/baleen-look grille) from a used badge off a 740 Turbo, which not only was period-correct in that the factory offered some models with Turbo grille badges but in a script font, rather than Volvo’s signature blockier type font, but also was an improvement on the factory effort (IMHO). I somewhat regret not keeping that grille and putting the original chrome grille back on before I sold it.

Example 2: If someone puts a Lincoln EcoBoost emblem on a 1.0L-EcoBoost Fiesta it’s fair use. Putting a Power Stroke diesel badge on the Fiesta would be tacky. Putting a Mustang’s 5.0 badge on the fenders of a ln F-150 with the 5.0 is a subtle andN clever way to proclaim you still worship at the altar of NA V8s. In contrast, putting an undeserved badge is wrong, e.g. Putting a RUBICON hood applique on a non-Rubicon Wrangler.

Example 3: Updating badges/emblems: Again, on my XC90 and as I mentioned, I can retrofit a newer model’s grille (pop-out, pop-in, takes about a minute) for the newer, bigger, and bolder grille badge. In the same vein, I could strip the badges off the rear cargo door and retrofit the badges from newer XC90s, which were a little larger, shiner chrome instead of satin-look, and also spaced out the VOLVO branding near the rear glass instead of having them closely spaced like one would normally read. Similar idea to someone putting emblems from a new vehicle on an old but as a direct replacement, e.g. the newer POWER STROKE badges on an old F-250 (using Ford since they’re fairly ubiquitous), or maybe using the newer Suburban badging to replace the wavy-text badge on the trucks from the ‘70s and ‘80s, if done tastefully.

Example 4: Using retro badges on newer cars, as long as they’re in new-enough condition they don’t look out-of-place. Ford’s iconic V8 badge that has the V & 8 overlapping on a modern F-150 V8 could look neat, as would any number of the classic 4WD and/or 4x4 badges from such vehicles on their newer descendants. However going overboard could be easy, like the old ABS and EFI badges from the ‘80s and early ‘90s, which would likely look too cluttered on a modern car (but potentially hilarious). Personally, and going back to Example 1, I’m considering redoing the same thing on my XC90 that I dod to the 760 Turbo wagon with the TURBO INTERCOOLER badges, probably after I “upgrade” to the newer grille (big standalone Volvo ironmark and slash instead if a small Volvo ironmark in a square within the slash), since it technically also has a turbo and intercooler (and AWD, but that would be too many badges).

boxrocket > Urambo Tauro 08/24/2018 at 20:03

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I have a Volvo again (XC90) and the only thing that’s kept me from getting Prancing Moose badges is not knowing where they’d go without looking severely out-of-place (to me). They’d have been hilarious on my old RWD wagons.

I still dream of doing a Ferrari-engined RWD Volvo wagon (the V12 from the 812 Superfast comes to mind), which would only have Prancing Moose emblems.

Honeybunchesofgoats > lone_liberal 08/24/2018 at 20:04

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I think debadging bothers me me than fake badges. At least fake badges make you look like a dipshit to anyone with some sense. Not being happy with whatever trim you have just seems a bit sad.*

*I know some people say it looks cleaner, but I don’t buy that on cars where the trim is so integral to the badge. 

i86hotdogs > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 20:12

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I’m all for it, as long as it’s obvious satire.

For example: My Chrysler 200 and Jeep Renegade both have Hellcat badges on the sides. Always gets a laugh from the people.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 20:18

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Not a badge but, my plate frame says “STOP THE HATE GET A V8". It is pretty clearly an Ecoboost with it’s single exhaust outlet and lack of any GT/5.0  badging. 

ranwhenparked > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 20:34

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I kind of like it when its done in a tongue in cheek way. For instance, putting a Toyota Carina Exciting Version badge on a Mercury Marauder. 

My bird IS the word > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 20:46

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As long as its a gag, its ok to me.

smobgirl > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 20:58

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My dad had an Accord way back in the day where we’d taken the letters from some junkyard cars so instead of HONDA it said DOODAH or something similar. He sold it to the neighbors kid, it caught fire in a parking lot, and got written up in the paper as a 1982 (or whatever) Doodah. 

Under_Score > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 21:24

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A Bill Heard badge on a brand new Chevy would kind of slap.

If there was a local Toyota dealer that went under in the early 2000’s, I’d try to find a badge for them. Unlike the domestic makes, my local Toyota dealers have been consistent in names and badges for the past 10+ years. AutoNation was still Team when the RAV4 was sold, so that’s out. If it was a 2018 RAV4 or something that actually came from AutoNation, a Team badge would be pretty cool.

fintail > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 21:42

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Not faking, no problem. There used to be a W203 “C666" in my area that always gave me a laugh.

F10 emblem wouldn’t be too hard to source:

facw > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 21:57

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No fake badges for me. I already think badges are overkill (unless we are talking giant ‘80s turbo badges and the like), not a huge fan of adding more.

That said, the toilet in my college apartment had a “Designed for Windows ME” badge on it. I didn’t put it there, but I didn’t feel compelled to take it off either.

DipodomysDeserti > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/24/2018 at 23:39

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I think plastic chrome looks l ike absolute garbage on cars with bright colored and light silver paint . My World Rally Blue WRX and my wife’s Valencia orange X1 looked so so much better without the chrome lettering sprinkled around them. Especially since both cars had flat black trim. Debadging my light silver Forester XT also greatly improved it’s looks. Only cars I kept the badges on were my space grey 335d (the chrome contrasted nicely) my Abarth 500 (fucking scorpions ) and my poverty-spec Wrangler (it’s covered in dirt all the time and they’re mostly black decals). I don’t  give a shit what some rando thinks about my trim choices.

boxrocket > boxrocket 08/25/2018 at 02:16

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Re: Example 1: I forgot to mention that in Volvo’s old internal model codes, the first number designated where it was in the lineup size-wise (100 & 200 series were small, 500 medium, 700 mid-to-large, ditto 900 which were evolved 700-series. The 400-series was smaller than the 200-series, but the 400 wasn’t pure Volvo anyway.

The middle digit indicated cylinder count, so an #4# would mean 4 cylinders (exampled by the 240 & 740) and a #6# would be a 6-cylinder like the V6 (and later I6) 760 & 960. There were exceptions to this like my own 760 which had a turbocharged four-cylinder, and the 850 which had 4- and 5-cylinder options IIRC. Speaking of, size-wise the 850 could/should have been the 550 (or 540 if 4-cylinder) or 450/440, but I suspect Volvo might have had difficulty with those since BMW & Mercedes already had claim to those combinations, hence the 850 and later the S/V/XC scheme. But I digress.

The last digit indicated the number of doors, e.g. The 544 would have had 4 doors (and, as we’ve learned, been midsize & had 4 cylinders), and therefore my wagons would have been and/or the development team would have referred to them as 745 and 765 (again, exception to the rule).

AuthiCooper1300 > Honeybunchesofgoats 08/25/2018 at 07:04

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it’s complicated. In Germany, back in the day, it was très n o u v e a u r i c h e showing you had a top-of-the-range car, particularly if it was a Mercedes-Benz or a BMW. Hence the “badge delete” option ( s o m e t i m e s a t n o c o s t ) . Note that actually owning, say, a 750i, was fine – as long as there was no badge stating it.

Of course that meant there had to be subtle clues to show it was indeed the most powerful one ( p a r t i c u l a r l y f r o m t h e r e a r ) . Hence the dual square exhaust types of the V 1 2 E32.

T h e n t h e r e a r e t h e t y p e s w h o h a v e a n R S 4 b u t s t i c k 1 . 9 T D I b a d g e s o n i t t o m a k e i t a m o r e o f a Q - c a r o r a s l e e p e r .

Tohru > boxrocket 08/25/2018 at 23:10

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“too many badges”
you’ll never get a job at Subaru with that attitude.