# Aesthetics crew - to badge or unbadge?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [April 22, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582 "2009-04-22T06:12:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/1 "2009-04-22T06:12:23Z")

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Highlander Bases have nothing on the doors.

Highlander Sports have “Sport” badging.

Highlander Limited, has…obviously, “Limited” on the doors.

Not a huge deal, but I’m off today and pretty bored.

Do I de-badge my door?

![http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v653/88/40/207800299/n207800299_31122681_593844.jpg](http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v653/88/40/207800299/n207800299_31122681_593844.jpg)

I think it looks random and goofy.

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**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/2 "2009-04-22T06:14:14Z")

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Leave it alone. It’s a Toyota SUV.

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**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/3 "2009-04-22T06:15:22Z")

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> [@Jagermeister](#):
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> Leave it alone. It’s a Toyota SUV.

:mamoru:

☹

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**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/4 "2009-04-22T06:15:25Z")

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location looks silly imo.

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**Author:** ![EvoMR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evomr/32/7186_2.png) [@EvoMR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvoMR)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/5 "2009-04-22T06:16:10Z")

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I saw an Explorer Sport-Trac this morning with a Mercedes emblem on the grill. Just don’t do that. :mamoru:

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**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/6 "2009-04-22T06:17:24Z")

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> [@EvoMR](#):
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> I saw an Explorer Sport-Trac this morning with a Mercedes emblem on the grill. Just don’t do that. :mamoru:

Uh, I’ve already ordered my Maserati badges. I don’t think the company will refund me my money.

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**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/7 "2009-04-22T06:19:22Z")

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Just leave it

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**Author:** ![02NismoSpecV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/74df32/32.png) [@02NismoSpecV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02NismoSpecV)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/8 "2009-04-22T06:19:40Z")

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maybe move it down lower on the door?

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**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/9 "2009-04-22T06:36:07Z")

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Even though it looks silly, I’d leave it… Unless you plan on keeping this thing forever.

If you have the itch to mod something, buy a cheap project car.

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**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/10 "2009-04-22T06:38:15Z")

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just remove the “S” on the left side.

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**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/11 "2009-04-22T06:39:09Z")

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> [@theblue](#):
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> just remove the “S” on the left side.

I liked it

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**Author:** ![38stang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/38stang/32/7479_2.png) [@38stang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/38stang)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/12 "2009-04-22T06:45:25Z")

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> [@Jagermeister](#):
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> Leave it alone. It’s a Toyota SUV.

+1

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/13 "2009-04-22T06:46:49Z")

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> [@Jagermeister](#):
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> Leave it alone. It’s a Toyota SUV.

+2

I think you should slap GT-R badges on it like the Maxima I saw the other day on Maple. Make sure you leave the sport badge on though and slap the GT-R after it, just like the Maxima guy did with his SE badge.

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**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/14 "2009-04-22T06:46:53Z")

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Add a Limited badge below it just to really make the SUV stand out as better than anyone elses out there:tup:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/15 "2009-04-22T06:59:25Z")

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> [@Jagermeister](#):
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> Leave it alone. It’s a Toyota SUV.

+4

Fuck.

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/16 "2009-04-22T07:00:43Z")

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> [@Mike93](#):
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> Add a Limited badge below it just to really make the SUV stand out as better than anyone elses out there:tup:

or you could just put:

Sport  
I make $75,000 per year

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/17 "2009-04-22T07:01:30Z")

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Needs more poll options.

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**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/18 "2009-04-22T07:09:06Z")

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> [@boardjnky4](#):
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> or you could just put:
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> Sport  
> I make $75,000 per year

I’m over this argument.

As far as it only being a Toyota SUV…that’s great. **It’s my DD**. It was the best SUV in my opinion for under the $40k mark that would fulfill this necessity. :tup:

I should have purchased a C6 and bought a dumpy winter beater so NySpeed would approve of my purchase. ☹

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**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/19 "2009-04-22T07:13:29Z")

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In all seriousness…I’m in favor of ditching the badge, mainly because of it’s poor placement on the door.

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**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aesthetics-crew-to-badge-or-unbadge/66582/20 "2009-04-22T07:27:05Z")

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I thought it looked very silly there, but I looked for a bigger picture and now see it lines up with the door handles.

Keep it.

![http://www.toyota.com/img/vehicles/2009/highlander/gallery/full/2008_highlander_sport_3.jpg](http://www.toyota.com/img/vehicles/2009/highlander/gallery/full/2008_highlander_sport_3.jpg)

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