To Front Badge or To Not Front Badge

[chrismahoney23]

As the title says my friends.

picked up the new M3P yesterday. It’s now in the shop getting Full Front PPF and Ceramic.

They will be de badging the car to get full coverage for the ceramic but I’m trying to figure out wether to re badge them after it’s done. (Before they top coat it so the badge will still stick)

I’ve decided to go with the TESLA (from the roadster) on the rear of the car in matte black.

trying to figure out wether to slap a replacement chrome badge on the front with the vinyl matte black wrap over the top, or to leave it off.

All opinions welcome y’all.

I’m planning on a doing the chrome delete as well to add.

thanks everyone.

 

[jmaddr]

Take a look at pictures both ways.

Me, I had them put it back on. I love a minimalist look, but that front, without a grill, just needs something to break it up. Of course all IMHO.

 

[jkoya]

I left mine off...

 

[follow.johnny]

I also have mine off. I used to have the front badge with vinyl wrap from abstract ocean and just prefer the cleaner look with it off and stands out a little more from other white Model 3s.

 

[Perscitus]

OP - the debadge if anything is useful for PPF coverage, not so much ceramic coating (can easily ceramic coat or liquid PPF over emblems, but not so for traditional PPF).

Some on here and other fora had issues with T emblem reinstalls, so likely best to simply keep it/them off.

Note that PPF glazed with ceramic coating will last a decent while, but eventually need refreshing or removal and replacement with newer tech, giving yet another reason to skip replacing the T emblems.

 

[ianjing]

 

[Adam3]

I had it removed for PPF. I bought a new emblem from the service center and planned to reinstall it. But I really fell in love with how it looks naked.

 

[skgolf91]

I also have mine removed for PPF and I kind of like it without it. Clean looking.

 

[Burrito]

team naked!

 

[XLR82XS]

Removed when PPF installed. All emblems removed after delivery. Clean look.
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[SabrToothSqrl]

I believe it's pronounced Nekked. lol

 

[jkoya]

Nice - Is that a real carbon fiber frunk or a wrap ?

 

[wdskuk]

That actually looks really nice. Tempting. However the Tesla logo really nice as well.

 

[ianjing]

Nice - Is that a real carbon fiber frunk or a wrap ?

Wrap. Ordered it on Amazon.

 

[Msjulie]

These clean-nosed cars look pretty good but my car still has the T even after paint protection film cause it seemed the thing to do at the time.

 

[Kiprich]

No front and no back logos/lettering for me, I removed all. The letters and logos are dirt collectors on a white car

 

[XLR82XS]

No front and no back logos/lettering for me, I removed all. The letters and logos are dirt collectors on a white car

 

[ChargedSociety]

I took mine off but then decided the car looked a little to plain without it. There really isn't a tremendous amount of design details on this car, unpopular opinion but I find without them it looks a little generic... It's nice to have something to break it up. I powered coated my front logo black and went with black TESLA on the back. Then I ordered P3D badges from Abstract and painted them black. I think it's perfect this way.

 

[jkoya]

There really isn't a tremendous amount of design details on this car, unpopular opinion but I find without them it looks a little generic...

I removed the "T" badge from my trunk lid also. A couple of people at Costco have complimented me on my "VW Jetta"...

 

[Burrito]

i like how mine looked debadged but part of my decision to keep them off is irrational hate towards teslas.

seems that people know what the T stands for but a percentage of those same ignorant people cease to recognize a tesla without the T... go figure