Debadge?

Peter Kerr · Feb 25, 2021

Those badges can really slow you down!

Dennie · Feb 25, 2021

...after everyone tries to be unique, they become all the same...

Michael · Feb 25, 2021

Dennie said:
...after everyone tries to be unique, they become all the same...

With me I didn’t do it to be unique, but to get rid of that gaudy bunch of badges on the door. I just wanted it to look good for me.

Timster · Feb 26, 2021

I just wanted to be different, so I REBADGED.

Took off all the badging and tastefully added some really nice PRIUS badges.

My truck no longer knew how to identify so I changed them all back.

OK, seriously, I say do want you want, you are the one paying the bills and having to be seen in it.

RamRod37 · Feb 26, 2021

GTyankee said:
Which looks better to you, personally i don't care for chrome

Later i removed the licence plate frame too

I love the POW-MIA badge in the shape of the ram badge

4xdad · Feb 26, 2021

I had my power wagon debadged when I bought it now it is just another dirty grey non descriptive truck so people can't single me out stealth is key

GTyankee · Feb 26, 2021

My 2016 Ram Big Horn was a factory order
When i first saw it, it looked like a raw New York Steak, that they call Delmonico Red, the damn thing is Maroon not Red.
I first saw it when it was at the dealership in the Prep Shop

I was so irritated that a couple weeks later, i made a few changes

I drove it home & parked it in front of the garage

Then i drove it to the Local Line-X shop & had the bed sprayed.
Then i drove it home & loaded up a few things

A few days later, the Ram looked like this

A couple of days later

Yes, you guessed it, i debadged it

chris1126 · Feb 26, 2021

GTyankee said:
My 2016 Ram Big Horn was a factory order
When i first saw it, it looked like a raw New York Steak, that they call Delmonico Red, the damn thing is Maroon not Red.
I first saw it when it was at the dealership in the Prep Shop

I was so irritated that a couple weeks later, i made a few changes

I drove it home & parked it in front of the garage

Then i drove it to the Local Line-X shop & had the bed sprayed.
Then i drove it home & loaded up a few things

A few days later, the Ram looked like this

A couple of days later

Yes, you guessed it, i debadged it

i personally think delmonico red is one of the nicest colors, not a raw steak, but everyone sees thing diff. but anyway, u bought a new truck, took it home and had it painted?

GTyankee · Feb 26, 2021

Yes i had it repainted, had Sport Bumpers put on it, changed the grille inserts & added tow hooks

When i ordered the Ram, no one had seen what Delmonico Red looked like, it was not in any books that the dealer had. I just saw the word Red, it should have said Maroon

They would not let anyone order Sport Bumpers on an Ecodiesel either.

I got a great deal when i bought the Ram, 1% below dealer invoice i think, Friends & Family Plan

chris1126 · Feb 26, 2021

GTyankee said:
Yes i had it repainted, had Sport Bumpers put on it, changed the grille inserts & added tow hooks

When i ordered the Ram, no one had seen what Delmonico Red looked like, it was not in any books that the dealer had. I just saw the word Red, it should have said Maroon

They would not let anyone order Sport Bumpers on an Ecodiesel either.

I got a great deal when i bought the Ram, 1% below dealer invoice i think, Friends & Family Plan

cool! needed that extra savings for a complete paint job.

GTyankee · Feb 27, 2021

Yes the paint job cost a bit more than $7,000

The guy that painted it is good, he often flies up to Los Angeles to do special jobs for West Coast Customs, you may have heard of them from the TV show

chris1126 · Feb 27, 2021

GTyankee said:
Yes the paint job cost a bit more than $7,000

The guy that painted it is good, he often flies up to Los Angeles to do special jobs for West Coast Customs, you may have heard of them from the TV show

yep. heard of them. thats pretty neat! always good to have a quality bodyman/painter on hand.

Michael · Feb 27, 2021

chris1126 said:
yep. heard of them. thats pretty neat! always good to have a quality bodyman/painter on hand.

I had an excellent shop I used, but the owner passed away. His widow sold the shop and the new owner destroyed it.

chris1126 · Feb 27, 2021

Michael said:
I had an excellent shop I used, but the owner passed away. His widow sold the shop and the new owner destroyed it.

typical situation. almost as bad as a business owner that worked their whole life to build it, retire, kids take over, goes belly up.

Michael · Feb 27, 2021

chris1126 said:
typical situation. almost as bad as a business owner that worked their whole life to build it, retire, kids take over, goes belly up.

I’ve seen that happen too

retired · Feb 27, 2021

chris1126 said:
typical situation. almost as bad as a business owner that worked their whole life to build it, retire, kids take over, goes belly up.

Kids take over and hire someone else to run it and they are off spending the money until there is no more money. I have seen that so many times. You have that original owner who never took a day off and the kids who never worked a day lol.

Hammer22801 · Feb 28, 2021

I’m debadging mine sometime in the next couple of months.

I decided to put black badges back on mine (delmonico red) it looks good with the black ones instead of the chrome badges.

I will probably get it paint corrected and ceramic coated before I put the black badges on

chris1126 · Feb 28, 2021

Hammer22801 said:
I’m debadging mine sometime in the next couple of months.

I decided to put black badges back on mine (delmonico red) it looks good with the black ones instead of the chrome badges.

I will probably get it paint corrected and ceramic coated before I put the black badges on

hey make sure you poat some before/after pics.

Gixxer750 · Mar 1, 2021

Hammer22801 said:
I’m debadging mine sometime in the next couple of months.

I decided to put black badges back on mine (delmonico red) it looks good with the black ones instead of the chrome badges.

I will probably get it paint corrected and ceramic coated before I put the black badges on

I like this, someone that is doing a real ceramic coating. It's pretty easy to tell the difference. When the paint is being corrected and perfected prior to the coating your getting the real deal. Because once its done, there is no going back to buff out scratches, ever.
There are so many imitators out there that charge a significant amount less than a real ceramic coating and don't do a whole lot more than put on a fancy wax.
When you have it done are you going to try and key the truck to test it out for that H9 hardness? Lol. I've been wanting to do the coating also and save my paint from all those limbs I encounter off road.

4xdad · Mar 1, 2021

looks good I notice the ram emblem leaves a big hole in the tail gate good thing I didn't take mine off

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