Hi chaps and chapesses,

I'm getting my bodywork man to look over my car next week to give me a quote on sorting a couple of annoying dents my car has and a couple of other little defects I want sorting

I have recently put a new black ford badge on the back of my car but the bonnet still has the original blue badge on it.

I've seen a few rst's recently with the bonnet badge removed and smoothed off, I think it looks really nice with that just done and not ott like bad boy bonnet etc.

My bonnet has a few marks on it anyway and one of the vents has some paint chips need doing so im thinking of asking him to do that and paint my bonnet two whilst he is there, what you think?

Thing is I don't want to do this and then start smoothing all the bumpers etc as I really don't want that look and want to keep the bumpers standard, hopefully it shouldn't look to out of place.

I hope Mark won't mind me using his car here



Looking at Mark's car (In the for sale section, minter this so go buy it! ) His looks nice and subtle and has original bumpers by the looks of things

Mine at current:



What are your thought's peeps?

 

I always think it looks like there's something missing....get a matching black/silver badge for the front

Car looks mint by the way!

 

Hmmm...yes, I see what you mean, also the one I got for my boot is a bit thicker than the original and is ok for the boot, but would stick out too far on the front in the bonnet recess.

Hmmm desicions....

 

ello mate i'd have it smoothed this is what mine looks like :

It's a subtle change and makes it looks smoother, that's just my opinion. Car will look sweet whatever you decide

 

Wonder if not having de locked doors it will look silly, as Pau1rs has mentioned

 

Go for it mate lose the badge

 

remove the badge and the looks mate

 

delocked and debadged

sorry bout the artistic pic, but mate did 4 a website

 

Personally I would leave it on.....

 

so wud i

 

yes, on a standard looking car leave it.. but if the bonnet needs abit of spray, why not remove it

 

Hmmm....still thinking, i'll see how many pennys I have to play with and what my bodyshop guy says with regards to cost

Cheers peeps

 

Keep it original Adam. You got a gorgeous motor there.

 

i'd leave it on mate, does look like something is missing imo

 

Cheers Lee

I may have to buy another bonnet so I can hot swap as I please Can;t make my mind up

 

leave it how it should be

 

Leave it on Makes them look like cheap aftermarket copy bonnets to me

 

Leave it as it is, the car looks spot on as it is, dont ruin it!!

 

booooooooo!!



Im not proud of it being a ford, hence no stickers or badges :P

 

No offence but theres no disguising the fact westy!

 

end of the day... get your puppys out

i have no badges, so no one knows its a ford how can they

 

No there for me only, only i can look and touch!

 

I too think that it looks too plain and that there is something missing if the badge is removed...

 

julia, me and you obviously need to have a few words.. MSN messenger

 

Ok OK, enough said, maybe I will leave it

 

leave it !

 

I think it looks smart wiv out the badge on hybridbly's.

 

At the end of the day it looks good either way, IMO i would take all the badges off like westy maybe apart from the RS Turbo bit. The S2 looks better without FORD stamped all over it, but if you are going for standard look , then leave em on ............ but knowing you , you prob put ghey clear rears on so dont matter what i say LMAO !

 

Reecey -

The badge is staying for now

 

I'm having the same dilemma at the moment as my car goes into the body shop this week and I can't decide