View Poll Results: Is putting a STi badge on your non STi wrong?
Yes
34
41.46%
No
23
28.05%
Who cares
25
30.49%
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is putting an STi badge on your non STi subaru wrong?
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its not wrong, but think about all the civics out there with Type-R stickers/badges. people call them posers or ricers. this is the exact same thing here. is there a civic Type-R? yes, but not in the US. if you drop a 16c5, put on a Type-R lip/rims/paint ti still wont make the car a REAL civic Type-R. i think it gives off the wrong impression by putting Sti badges on a wrx. it implies more that you have an actual Sti, not just Sti parts on a wrx. of course only automotive enthusist would know the difference by looking at the car. oh and Sti DOES NOT = Mugen.
Last edited by cbf246; Apr 18, 2007 at 04:21 PM.
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Subaru = STi:
Impreza WRX STi (Type C, Type RA,.....)
Legacy STi
Forester STi
Nissan = Nismo:
Nismo Skyline GT-R
Nismo SER Spec V
Nismo 350z
Honda = Mugen:
Mugen Civic Si
These are in house tuner (or division) from the manufacter
Impreza WRX STi (Type C, Type RA,.....)
Legacy STi
Forester STi
Nissan = Nismo:
Nismo Skyline GT-R
Nismo SER Spec V
Nismo 350z
Honda = Mugen:
Mugen Civic Si
These are in house tuner (or division) from the manufacter
Last edited by RIP99RS; Apr 18, 2007 at 04:24 PM.
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your thinking hondata for honda. but Sti is a company that is working in conjunction with Subaru. they are not a branch that is a division of the company itself. Honda=hondata, Nismo=Nissan, Toyota=TRD (turd, lol).
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Originally Posted by cbf246
your thinking hondata for honda. but Sti is a company that is working in conjunction with Subaru. they are not a branch that is a division of the company itself. Honda=hondata, Nismo=Nissan, Toyota=TRD (turd, lol).
Hondata is an American company started in America
Mugen was started by Mr. Honda's son....get your facts straight turd, lol
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regardless that the owners are related, Mugen has no affiliation with Honda as far as production vehicles go. read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugen-Honda ohand the trud was for TRD. hahahaha
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Originally Posted by RedStage
No, think I had it right the first time 
Chances are the people saying yes didn't have to put "STi" on their car........it was already there.
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Originally Posted by cbf246
regardless that the owners are related, Mugen has no affiliation with Honda as far as production vehicles go. read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugen-Honda ohand the trud was for TRD. hahahaha
I would say it's not wrong. Since I have one and the only reason why I don't think it's wrong is because I have a vf34, pinks, tmic that is also found on an STI. With that said, my sti badge came with the grill so there is nothing I can do about it. But if it didn't come with it, I wouldn't put one on.
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Originally Posted by RIP99RS
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i said yes only for the fact that there are a very select few individuals who buy a wrx and put sti everything everywhere so people think its an sti... not just because its the subaru in house tuner. i.e. a guy i know has every sti badge on his car with the wing, interior, seats, stickers,etc.... but because he wants people to think its an sti...
i say its okay if its a very limited amount of sti badging...for the parts made by STi
i say its okay if its a very limited amount of sti badging...for the parts made by STi
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Sti is a tuner. NOT a car. so why not? if i put usdm parts on a sti does it mean i have to take off my sti badge? again Sti is NOT a car.
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It's a trim level of a car. If the car you own didn't come with the sTI trim level, then badging the car as such is.... well, you get the idea.
http://www.subaru.com/shop/overview....mmand=overview
http://www.subaru.com/shop/overview....mmand=overview
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Originally Posted by wrxtunerd
i said yes only for the fact that there are a very select few individuals who buy a wrx and put sti everything everywhere so people think its an sti... not just because its the subaru in house tuner. i.e. a guy i know has every sti badge on his car with the wing, interior, seats, stickers,etc.... but because he wants people to think its an sti...
i say its okay if its a very limited amount of sti badging...for the parts made by STi
i say its okay if its a very limited amount of sti badging...for the parts made by STi