Lexus badging (stupid idea???)

[BEEF]

I was thinking of doing something funny.

I was thinking that if the toyota badge and the lexus badge was the same size, I could just swap out my toyota badge for a lexus one. I was thinking about painting it a flat black so it wouldn't be but so prominent.

I have two questions:

-is this even doable (size and mounting)

-is this just stupid.

honestly I think it is kind of funny but that is just my weird humor maybe.

***edit***

I was thinking of this on the two exterior badges (front and rear)

[jpmck03]

Stupid... but I can see the humor in it... so I'm... undecided?

[33OH]

Personally think its stupid, just reminds me of when people put BMW emblems on their lower end cars. I realize Lexus is made by Toyota - but a Yaris is not a Lexus.

http://www.miataforumz.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2386&dateline=1321652723

[Black_griffin6]

I think it would be funny actually.
Hardly anyone knows what the Yaris is anyway, it would just further confuse them.

[cali yaris]

sorry, gotta vote no on this one.

[YAR1S]

no go for me, yaris is not a luxury car ... you wouldnt be fooling anyone.

[Dadams]

definite no on this Ive seen one to many low end cars that either swap emblems and add super tacky chrome badging that spell out stupid sayings. plus half the time people do it themselves and they dont even put it on straight. But on the other hand its your car and to each man his own so if you like it then do it. just know that there might come some ridicule so be ready to deal with it. What I would do is a vitz badge swap. That would look clean

[Kioshi]

its been done before by someone in thailand. All black lexus badge on black liftback yaris, lowered, aggessive stance, and rs lamps......yes, it looked alright in my opinion.

[Dadams]

yeah but why make your car something its not? just throwin my opinion out there.

[33OH]

If you want to do something to confuse people and be unique, but still proper, I say Netz badges. (available at Micro Image :thumbsup:)

http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL2373/13067878/23317799/389097981.jpg
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL2373/13067878/23317799/389097980.jpg

[Dadams]

agreed. BTW That yaris is smokin!!

[Dadams]

sept for the 30 in rims lol

[33OH]

sept for the 30 in rims lol

Haha, I love it. 20" Weds Kranze Bazreias. :wub::wub::wub:

http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL2373/13067878/23317799/389097983.jpg

[Dadams]

lol that thing is kissing the ground! is it yours?

[33OH]

Nah mine is the meteorite one in my sig. There's no way I could DD that thing. My Miata is kissing the ground though haha, oil pan is about 1/4" from the ground (and is also cracked right now, go figure.)

[Dadams]

oh nice kinda like the shuriken type rims on the yaris and clean miata as well!

[Kioshi]

yeah but why make your car something its not? just throwin my opinion out there.

Just giving hope to OP that there is someone else in the world out there who drives w/ that look.

True, it kind of reminds me of this guy down my street 3 mins away. He took a CRX hatchback and put an Integra front look on the front, lights, bumper, everything~ :rolleyes:

[SAV912]

Terrible idea. Even worse than Netz/Vitz badges.

-C

[Dadams]

Terrible idea. Even worse than Netz/Vitz badges.

-C

well at least with the vitz badging its still technically a yaris. Im sorry but a yaris is NOT a luxury car. just sayin. I love them to death but just keep it the way it was meant to be... a yaris

[Kioshi]

Vitz badge will STILL confuse people up until this day.

I had a guy approach me while i was sitting in my car waiting for a friend. Saw him in the rear view mirror snapping pics w/ his cell phone and then approach me.

Just go w/ a simple setup and natural stock look. <-- my advice.

[sex]

Do it. Make it a CT 150. Or an IS 150 SportCross. 1/2 the price, double the MPG

[Kioshi]

Do it. Make it a CT 150. Or an IS 150 SportCross. 1/2 the price, double the MPG

:laugh::laugh:

@ OP: People in Japan rebadge the Vitz as a Yaris like a recent pic like this - http://cdn.mkimg.carview.co.jp/minkara/photo/000/002/944/071/2944071/p1.jpg

[Dadams]

Vitz badge will STILL confuse people up until this day.

I had a guy approach me while i was sitting in my car waiting for a friend. Saw him in the rear view mirror snapping pics w/ his cell phone and then approach me.

Just go w/ a simple setup and natural stock look. <-- my advice.

agreed small improvements make a world of differences goin all out looks tacky sometimes

[PaddyMac]

I think that our yari are made right next to Lexus in Osaka. It would be fun to apply Lexus badges to my yaris.

[Kioshi]

Our cars came from Aichi Prefecture in Japan. Way off from Osaka :P

[Black_griffin6]

OP: It's your car, do with it what you want I say.
There's one member on here who has a Subaru badge on his Yaris, probably for different reasons though.

[MadMax]

OP: It's your car, do with it what you want I say.

Agreed! :clap:

[matthewai]

it prob adds like 2-3 hp

[mr_miles]

Just giving hope to OP that there is someone else in the world out there who drives w/ that look.

True, it kind of reminds me of this guy down my street 3 mins away. He took a CRX hatchback and put an Integra front look on the front, lights, bumper, everything~ :rolleyes:

I'm lol'ing, if you get a chance take a pic of that!

kinda funny how people over-seas re-badge them as a yaris! Personally i find that the name yaris is kind of goofy. Vitz is way better.

[Dadams]

Agreed that's why we people over seas rebadge our yaris :P

[SAV912]

I'm lol'ing, if you get a chance take a pic of that!

kinda funny how people over-seas re-badge them as a yaris! Personally i find that the name yaris is kind of goofy. Vitz is way worse.

Fixed. :smile:

IMO, of course.

[BEEF]

wow, I had no idea I would get this kind of response.

[TRDMarty]

If you do it, well then thats cool. But at least try to confuse everyone by installing
the badge upside down so it looks like a big ''7''.
Garranteed to raise some questions. Great conversation piece.

[33OH]

OP: It's your car, do with it what you want I say.
There's one member on here who has a Subaru badge on his Yaris, probably for different reasons though.

Yeah he owns a Subaru Performance Shop in Washington.

[yPod09]

HAHA, I just made this joke to my girlfriend yesterday. As we drove by the lexus dealership.

I'm sticking with my blacked out sombreros. But if you do it, can't wait to see pictures! I like the idea of flipping them and making them 7's!

[Kioshi]

I'm lol'ing, if you get a chance take a pic of that!.

i will do my best for you sir.
its right at the corner of interstate 880 south. Busy street, but i will try to get a snapshot this month hopefully.

[eTiMaGo]

Lots of "Lexus" over here... from Hilux pickups to Commuter vans... Once saw a van with a Lexus badge up front and a Scion in the back :iono:

I'd say put a Lexus badge ONLY if you do your car PROPERLY as a mini-VIP... re-done interior with electric seats swapped out of a proper Lexus, for instance... Then make a YS150 badge for the back too. But then I'd only see that working on a sedan, not so much a hatchback. And swap a V6 into it too, so it won't be too laughable :laugh:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

LOL. You know what, I plan on going with a VIP-style theme in the future (white pearl paint, still deciding on which manufacturer, leaning towards Lexus or Cadillac), and redoing the interior (window curtain, the works). And just for fun, I was thinking about having a Lexus badge and "IS150" made and run it like that for a month to see what reactions I will get. LOL.

[Dadams]

This turned out to be quite the controversial topic congratulations to the OP! lol

[BEEF]

I honestly didn't think I was going to get such a response.

you would have thought I spouted something about religion or politics.

honestly I just saw where I could get them on ebay for under $10 each and thought it would be funny.

[Dadams]

yeah that tends to happen here. you post some silly idea and it stirs up alot of opinions. In any case thats exactly what all these are, opinions so if you want to do it then do it! Its your car and nobody can ever say your car looks dumb if you think its not.

[33OH]

Yep, I don't like it because it's not accurate - but if you do - go for it!

[vten]

It's ur $$ n nobody business. For me, I won't do it .... I even took out all the emblems on my real AMG car ... But hey it's just me ... The cleaner the better

[BEEF]

you can't just take the emblems off of the yaris, it leaves a place on the body work. if it were clean, I would just do that....I could take off the yaris logo but the toyta symbol would leave a weird place.

[sex]

^ Body kits. Problem solved

[Dadams]

well yeah but thts a 1,000 dollar solution for a 20 dollar emblem :P That would just be ridiculous

[Kioshi]

@ BEEF - why dont you use bondo filler (?) to fill in that outline of the rear emblem? A lot of people have taken out their rear wiper and filled/sanded the hole and made it look clean.

Time is all you need to make it look good.

Good luck.

[Dadams]

Never thought of that method just seems like a lot of possible mistakes though

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I believe that's what most places would do, bondo or fiberglass it. It's a tedious job tho if you want it done right. Prep work, and sanding it down smooth and flowing with the hatch is what's going to take up most of your time.

[eTiMaGo]

or get a cool skull emblem from MI ;)

[BEEF]

I saw the skull emblem. I am really thinking about the NETZ emblem. take off the yaris emblem and leave the NETZ one. i do have a bumper protector that has yaris embossed in it though. it would still be different.

I tried body work on my other car and it didn't really go too well. I didn't care because it is my beater but don't want to do it on a new(ish) car. my skills are very lacking.

[Dadams]

Its col though youll get better! you just gotta hop in and start doing it! you wont get better till you try! :P

[33OH]

Love emblem deletes..

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/2436000-2436999/2436283_180_full.jpg?234304-293

[ilikerice]

Love emblem deletes..



mee too

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

it prob adds like 2-3 hp

just on your car though....

OP: gotta say no to this idea.....

[Dadams]

Looks great!!

[Dadams]

BTW what happened to your license plate?? haha

[33OH]

Not my car, it's 03Z33's. I just remembered he had the rear emblem delete and how clean it was.. plus those AME Shallens.. <3

[Dadams]

Oh lol I just noticed the whole license plate piece is completely gone :P

[CtrlAltDefeat]

You can change it if you want, but I, personally, would not do it unless as others have mentioned it's truly transformed: full leather and classy trim interior, understated but sporty body kit, full suspension and supercharger/exhaust setup... Anything else and I would feel like it's the same as putting fake vents on your hood,or NOS stickers on the back, or god-help-us gold plated emblems and a body kit with a tiny stock exhaust buzzing out of a giant coffee can chrome tip...

[BEEF]

well, I'm kind of abandoning this since money just got tight. didn't know that heating oil was so expensive. been a while since I had to deal with it.

if I do venture into something like this it will probably be the netz badging.

[matthewai]

just on your car though....



no mine are toyota

[matthewai]

wait a sec...

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lufefgJ2nQ1r4x7fno1_250.jpg

your just being a dick

http://boccha.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/challenge-accepted-1.png

[matthewai]

http://i.qkme.me/353eko.jpg

had to

[matthewai]

heres one from another thread
4th pic down

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showpost.php?p=618744&postcount=188

[RedRide]

Isn't one of the definitions of "rice" pretending that a car is/ has something it doesnt.....like a fake this or that.

If you're going to put a Lexus bage on it, why stop there? How about V-8, turbo powered badges... etc.

[samuraivince]

i love the idea! i'm willing to do it, if the Lexus emblem fits easily. i love that people are confused about my car already. here in MI there is TONS of American cars and hardly any imports. i have thought of doing it for a while now, but now i really wanna do it, lol. who cares what anyone thinks.

[J_Lynn]

no go for me, yaris is not a luxury car ... you wouldnt be fooling anyone.

lol very few cars that Lexus makes I would consider luxury either ... lollll

[why?]

hey you can get an iQ with an Aston badge, so why not put a lexus badge on a Yaris?

[MadMax]

Excuse the crappy Photochop job, but it gives you the general idea...

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/Yaris/Yar-us.jpg

I don't think it looks too bad! :thumbsup:

Cheers! M2