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Well, especially when it's drilled into the front bumper and you're in a state that doesn't require front tags. Bought a new Grand Cherokee in PA once; all their vehicles had front license plate holders with the dealership name and a dealership insert. Told the salesman I wanted it off; he said, "Don't you want to put an Eagles plate on?". I said noooo, and I wouldn't take the car until they promised to take it off and have the holes filled in by a body shop.
That's crazy that a dealer in a "no front license" state would purposely drill holes into front of bumper.
Shaving is more than the badges. Door handles are replaced with a solenoid system, on older cars and trucks the drip rail in shaved, gas lid is shaved and moved or hidden in some way. Anything that can be clipped is removed and filled in. As one poster said, used to be lead as in a lead sled. I remember as a kid everyone looking down at a bondo job, but someone that worked with lead was the real deal. Realize it is much easier to work with bondo then it is lead and that allows the builder to get sloppy.
The only way to tell a 1977 Maverick from a 1976 (other than the VIN) is the 77's had NO Maverick nameplates anywhere on the car. Not even on the dash. Only year they did that. So that's one. Of course it had a recognizable body style, so everyone knew what it was.
Shaving is more than the badges. Door handles are replaced with a solenoid system, on older cars and trucks the drip rail in shaved, gas lid is shaved and moved or hidden in some way. Anything that can be clipped is removed and filled in. As one poster said, used to be lead as in a lead sled. I remember as a kid everyone looking down at a bondo job, but someone that worked with lead was the real deal. Realize it is much easier to work with bondo then it is lead and that allows the builder to get sloppy.
Yeah, I believe debadging is the more appropriate word for this discussion. Much more goes into shaving than debadging.
Had to read this thread to learn what a badge actually is! People actually care about this stuff, I guess. I don't like the dealer name on the license plate holder, but never bothered to put the time and effort into getting rid of that. Funny, I don't wear clothes with names on, especially slacks with juicy across you-know-where, t-shirts with names. Figure they aren't paying me to advertise, why would I. Guess you guys think the same about cars!
The only way to tell a 1977 Maverick from a 1976 (other than the VIN) is the 77's had NO Maverick nameplates anywhere on the car. Not even on the dash. Only year they did that. So that's one. Of course it had a recognizable body style, so everyone knew what it was.
I wonder if that was deliberate, or if they just ran out of nameplates?
Had to read this thread to learn what a badge actually is! People actually care about this stuff, I guess. I don't like the dealer name on the license plate holder, but never bothered to put the time and effort into getting rid of that. Funny, I don't wear clothes with names on, especially slacks with juicy across you-know-where, t-shirts with names. Figure they aren't paying me to advertise, why would I. Guess you guys think the same about cars!
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