To Rebadge or Not Rebadge?

[MadMax]

This is the question...

I have a black 08 hatchback...

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/MyYaris18.jpg

...and I have been toying with the idea of replacing the Toyota sombrero badge with a Netz/Vitz set. But I am not sure. My wife likes the sombrero emblems but I think the Netz badge looks like an Opel badge, therefore it is very European which appeals to me.

Help convince me...pictures of black hatchbacks with the badges would support your argument!

Cheers! M2

[kimona]

Changing the Toyota sombrero (front only) for the NETZ badge would be authentic JDM. However, many Vitz enthusiasts in Japan actually change the Netz badge for the Toyota badge... for two reasons: (1) some just like to make their cars look different; and (2) others think the NETZ badge, at a glance, looks like the Hyundai badge!

I thought about it for a long time and finally decided to leave the sombreros alone and just rebadge the hatch with the Vitz nameplate.

[TheRealEnth]

well i kept the toyota ones cause when my friend was in japan and he took pictures of yaris's over there (primarily to show me the 4 doors) they all had the toyo on them and just the Vitz on the back. So now thats how i have it <3

[sportin83]

i am just going to debadge the yaris and leave the toyota emblem on front and back all others are coming off

[Benggolf2]

I completely re-badged mine. Removed the front/rear Toyota "somberos" and replaced them with Netz; TRD and Vitz emblems on the corners. I have VVT-i on both front fenders directly below the marker lights. :wink:

Anything to confuse the people on the road. :biggrin:
Will post pictures shortly. :)

[TinyGiant]

debadge and leave nakey

[Masteraal]

debadge and leave nakey

naked FTW looks so much cleaner. easier to polish and wax too ;)

[kimona]

I had my hatch naked for while, and it looked clean... and I rather liked it. But, it also made the car look like a repaint. Now that I've just got the Vitz badge on the left, it looks good, IMHO... and properly Japanese.

[MadMax]

Yeah, debadging was also an option (it is pretty popular on higher-end cars in Germany, such as M-Bs and Audis, it's considered a status symbol not to have the badges on the car); but in looking at pics it makes it look a little too bare for my tastes.

The other thing is that the car will still have a huge Toyota sombrero on the steering wheel, and I recently got the 09 bumper mat which has 'Yaris' written across it; so throwing on the Netz/Vitz badges will only cause a huge mismatch. But like Benggolf2, I like messing with people which is why the Netz/Vitz badges are appealing! Still, my wife said the same thing as kimona, that they look like Hyundai badges!

Decisions, decisions...

Cheers! M2

[eTiMaGo]

i say debadge, and paint the sombreros in flat/satin black like kurokoma-kun did :smile:

[MadMax]

Actually, there is another black Yaris HB near where I live (Helotes, TX) with the sombreros blacked out and I didn't like it that much...

Cheers! M2

[Benggolf2]

Yeah, debadging was also an option (it is pretty popular on higher-end cars in Germany.

But like Benggolf2, I like messing with people which is why the Netz/Vitz badges are appealing! Still, my wife said the same thing as kimona, that they look like Hyundai badges!

Decisions, decisions...

Cheers! M2

Look like Hyundai badges....naah! It's all in the mind! :biggrin:
You will always have different opinions and comments, but yours is what's important.
Go for the Netz, man! :thumbsup:

[Meteorite_Marty]

Stare deeeeeeeeeply into the emblems!

You will feel yourself drifting away.... Korea to Japan, Japan to Korea... and back.

Lose yourself to the powers of the emblem as they become one.

[Benggolf2]

OMG! Hahahahaha. :laughabove:

[kimona]

Stare deeeeeeeeeply into the emblems!

You will feel yourself drifting away.... Korea to Japan, Japan to Korea... and back.

Lose yourself to the powers of the emblem as they become one.

That's awesome, man!!!

I can no longer tell them apart.

[KCALB SIRAY]

Naked rear but rebadge the cowboy to the bolt

[Benggolf2]

Here's a couple of pictures after the rebadging job. :tongue:
Hope you guys like it. Got a couple of "what the heck is that" looks already. :biggrin:

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7466/img1159te1.jpg
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/1149/img1162ia4.jpg

[Benggolf2]

The VVT-1 emblems ended up on the front fenders right below the marker lights. Enjoy! :smile:

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8776/img1161db3.jpg
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/2103/img1164xx9.jpg

[PHXDEMON]

Just do what I did and debadge the toyota and they yaris from the hatch and paint the toyota emblems.

[MadMax]

Benggolf2

Very nice Yaris/Vitz you have there!

Cheers! M2

[Meteorite_Marty]

Benggolf2 ... Your car looks awesome. Any tint coming in the future?

By the way, I ordered all chrome VVT-i emblems last week from Europe, and I plan to place them in the same location as you did. Looks best there, and is official placement.

[Meteorite_Marty]

Benggolf2... one more thing, how did you get your side mirrors to match your body color?

[Benggolf2]

Benggolf2

Very nice Yaris/Vitz you have there!

Cheers! M2

Thank you for the compliment MadMax. :smile:

[Benggolf2]

Benggolf2 ... Your car looks awesome. Any tint coming in the future?

By the way, I ordered all chrome VVT-i emblems last week from Europe, and I plan to place them in the same location as you did. Looks best there, and is official placement.

Thank you Meteorite_Marty! Yours looks great too. :thumbsup:
Am still debating about tinting the car. I heard that cops in Richmond are hot after cars with aftermarket tint. :frown:

I didn't repaint my side mirrors, they came painted when I bought the car (Yaris RS).

[Meteorite_Marty]

Hey Benggolf2, not to pee in your pool, but aren't Netz badges only only on the front of the car in Japan? They still use the Toyota logo on the back, I believe.

As far as tints go, I had my dealer do it as part of delivery service. This way it is warrantied with the car as well. The dealer was very aware of the tint laws, which is why my back windows are darker than my fronts.

[Benggolf2]

Hey Benggolf2, not to pee in your pool, but aren't Netz badges only only on the front of the car in Japan? They still use the Toyota logo on the back, I believe.


Not really into copying JDM badging....just doing my thing to get people guessing. :biggrin: :clap:

[MadMax]

Not really into copying JDM badging....just doing my thing to get people guessing. :biggrin: :clap:

I'm with ya, despite the fact that the Vitz has a sombrero on the back; I would still put a Netz badge back there 'cause it looks better!

Benggolf2, you've got me leaning towards doing it, as it looks great on your car! Well done! :clap:

Cheers! M2

[Benggolf2]

I'm with ya, despite the fact that the Vitz has a sombrero on the back; I would still put a Netz badge back there 'cause it looks better!

Benggolf2, you've got me leaning towards doing it, as it looks great on your car! Well done! :clap:

Cheers! M2

I hope you decide on doing it soon MadMax. The looks on their faces is truly priceless, really! :clap:
Where in Texas are you? My best friend lives in Corpus Christi and we go ways back....when he was still servicing planes in the Philippines and I fly them. We love Texans and they are fun to be with!

[eht13]

Edit: Moved this post to HERE (http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12599).

Thanks.

[TinyGiant]

i blacked out the yaris emblem and moved it to my grill.. looks sweet.

i've seen a couple with same color emblems.. looks cool.. i went with black to match the rest of the exterior stuff

[jinxor]

lolz.. .i hurt me eyes.... NOES.....

[blktiger60]

There are zero indicators as to who made my car on the outside of my car.

[mastaofdisasta]

I did the JDM netz/vitz combo and i love it, but dont take my word for it

just as blktiger60, ur badges should be a "you" choice, who cares if its not authentic JDM or USDM, and it doesnt matter cuz all the japanese peeps want the USDM badges so the line their is blurred. And ya i can be accused of hopping on the JDM bandwagon, but hey, thats what i like : )

[Castaway]

Hi Blktiger, are thoses "badges" avalaible somewhere, or are they custom made?

[eht13]

i blacked out the yaris emblem and moved it to my grill.. looks sweet.

i've seen a couple with same color emblems.. looks cool.. i went with black to match the rest of the exterior stuff

Thanks

[blktiger60]

Hi Blktiger, are thoses "badges" avalaible somewhere, or are they custom made?

The pirate fish is available online, the skull and crossbones is a pewter belt buckle I modified and stuck on with Loctite Power Grab tape.

Here http://www.rof.com/product_p/2295-pq.htm is one place that sells the pirate fish.