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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Maddness on 14 May 2016, 15:36

Title: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: Maddness on 14 May 2016, 15:36
My new R arrives next week and I like to idea of debadging it completely and was wondering if anybody here has done it?
Title: Re: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: golfhappy on 14 May 2016, 15:57
Where you thinking of removing the badges?
Title: Re: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: AndyG on 14 May 2016, 16:09
What even the badges on each wing?
Title: Re: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: TwoSheds on 14 May 2016, 16:30
My new R arrives next week and I like to idea of debadging it completely and was wondering if anybody here has done it?

Why are you going to debadge an R ?

I know its a personal choice but I'm intriqued to know why..
Title: Re: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: Booth11 on 14 May 2016, 16:41
Not a fan of R debadging, makes it just too anonymous looking, but someone vwroc.com debadged theirs front and rear recently.

http://www.vwroc.com/forums/topic/13648-debadged/
Title: Re: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: The ANT on 14 May 2016, 16:44
I wouldn't d badge it but I'd be fitting a gti grill and headlights for the red stripe
Title: Re: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: Maddness on 14 May 2016, 17:10
I know a red Golf with four exhausts and 19 inch alloys is never going to look too tame but I like the idea of most people just thinking its a regular golf.
Title: Re: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: dubber36 on 14 May 2016, 17:55
Just take the badges off. You can always stick them back on if you don't like the look.
Title: Re: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: Booth11 on 14 May 2016, 22:05
I know a red Golf with four exhausts and 19 inch alloys is never going to look too tame but I like the idea of most people just thinking its a regular golf.

No need to take the badges off to achieve that.  Most people think they are regular Golfs anyway.  :wink: :grin:
Title: Re: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: Exonian on 14 May 2016, 22:57
I know a red Golf with four exhausts and 19 inch alloys is never going to look too tame but I like the idea of most people just thinking its a regular golf.

No need to take the badges off to achieve that.  Most people think they are regular Golfs anyway.  :wink: :grin:

Indeed.
Most people are surprised when I tell them "no, it's not a diesel"
In fact even my four pipes are now semi invisible. I kind of like that look but really should break out the Brillo pad and oven cleaner.
Title: Re: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: Booth11 on 14 May 2016, 23:48
 
I know a red Golf with four exhausts and 19 inch alloys is never going to look too tame but I like the idea of most people just thinking its a regular golf.

No need to take the badges off to achieve that.  Most people think they are regular Golfs anyway.  :wink: :grin:

Indeed.
Most people are surprised when I tell them "no, it's not a diesel"
In fact even my four pipes are now semi invisible. I kind of like that look but really should break out the Brillo pad and oven cleaner.

Lol, happy scratching and swirling. :smiley:  It's white goods so no one will ever know.  :wink:
Title: Re: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: wigit on 15 May 2016, 12:50
i have black badge skins on my front, rear and sides so things are a bit more understated, all be it lapiz is not

I love that the wife's looks like a sleeper
Title: Re: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: mjh_056 on 16 May 2016, 08:09
The Golf R is understated enough and the R badging is hardly in your face, its as simple and as discreet as you can get and as already mentioned, the less informed would always state that the GTI is the elite Golf and have hardly a clue to what an R is and stands for.

Exactly how we like it or we would all be driving something else. The Golf R is perfect for my tick box of understated but alluding to something more.

Personally I think the badging is the perfect end touch and to remove would maybe lean car towards seeming to be a face lifted 1.4
Title: Re: Has anyone debadged their Golf R?
Post by: golfhappy on 16 May 2016, 21:01
My new R arrives next week and I like to idea of debadging it completely and was wondering if anybody here has done it?

It would be utter "Madness"