Debadging the STi
 

I'd like to debadge the rear of the STi taking off the Subaru letters and the WRX badge. As a first time prospective Suby owner, I'm just wondering how Subaru paint holds up to the hair drier/adhesive remover/, dental floss treatment? Any experience with WRX? Thanks!

glue......
 

Dude you dont need that, just use alcohol and pull the letters off, the wrx is a little harder, just use alcohol.

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I use dental floss to remove badges. Then use alcohol to remove the adhesive. I'm sure like the Integra Type-R (the red emblems), people will want to steal the STi badges. It's a shame that we have to do these things to prevent vandalism.

I plan on putting a CF trunk on mine and changing the front bumper right away. That way no one will be able to tell it's a Sti.

Probably the only badge I'd remove is the Subaru logo in front of the radiator vent. I prefer a clear air passage...and I'm not too fond of the logo, either. (sorry)

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JTWRX [/i]
[B]I plan on putting a CF trunk on mine and changing the front bumper right away. That way no one will be able to tell it's a Sti. [/B][/QUOTE]

Except for that almighty hood scoop no one will know it's an STI. It seems to be about twice the size of a normal WRX.

:)

I love all the badges. They will stay.

I never really understood the "cool" factor about de-badging a car...

I'm thinking of debadging so I don't have to worry about them being removed by someone else... who's not worried about the finish underneath.

These are the chances we take in life. No one
can have something nice these days without
envious *******s messing it up for us!

I would de-badge it to keep any stupid kids from stealing the badge, or any theives who might want to steal an STI and ship it to europe :p

[quote]or any theives who might want to steal an STI and ship it to europe[/quote]

Hmm.. I'm getting my STi this summer, you're not getting yours till next year

Who should be worried about his car being stolen and shipped to another continent? ;)

We're getting ours this summer plus it will be a 2.5 and more torque out of the box... that's why we might worry.

I would debadge my Sti only because I want a sleeper!

STi engines and parts are going to be sought after. I think STi's are going to have a high theft rate like the integra type R and GSR. A thief could make a fortune stripping an STi and selling the parts