To Rebadge or Not Rebadge? - Toyota Yaris Forums

MadMax · 11-19-2008, 09:35 PM

This is the question...

I have a black 08 hatchback...

...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* · 11-19-2008, 10:07 PM

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 · 11-19-2008, 10:40 PM

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 · 11-20-2008, 12:50 AM

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

Benggolf2 · 11-20-2008, 02:27 AM

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.

Anything to confuse the people on the road.

Will post pictures shortly. :)

TinyGiant · 11-20-2008, 04:33 AM

debadge and leave nakey

Masteraal · 11-20-2008, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by TinyGiant

debadge and leave nakey

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

*kimona* · 11-20-2008, 06:52 AM

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 · 11-20-2008, 07:27 AM

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 · 11-20-2008, 07:49 AM

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

MadMax · 11-20-2008, 01:40 PM

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 · 11-20-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MadMax

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!

You will always have different opinions and comments, but yours is what's important.
Go for the Netz, man!

Meteorite_Marty · 11-20-2008, 09:51 PM

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 · 11-21-2008, 04:42 PM

OMG! Hahahahaha.

*kimona* · 11-21-2008, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

That's awesome, man!!!

I can no longer tell them apart.

KCALB SIRAY · 11-21-2008, 07:00 PM

Naked rear but rebadge the cowboy to the bolt

Benggolf2 · 11-21-2008, 07:54 PM

Here's a couple of pictures after the rebadging job.

Hope you guys like it. Got a couple of "what the heck is that" looks already.

Benggolf2 · 11-21-2008, 07:56 PM

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

11-19-2008, 09:35 PM	#1
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	To Rebadge or Not Rebadge? This is the question... I have a black 08 hatchback... ...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

11-19-2008, 10:40 PM	#3
TheRealEnth Beast View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Blz Blu LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,365	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 __________________ One you've taken a yaris for a spin, there's no turning back. Its a Chao!!!

11-20-2008, 12:50 AM	#4
sportin83 Drives: 2008 blazing blue yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: central IL Posts: 131	i am just going to debadge the yaris and leave the toyota emblem on front and back all others are coming off __________________ http://cardomain.com/ride/3151056 mods: custom sub box, i hit 141.4 db, new speakers, double-din nav, foglights, cruise, CAI, strut brace, under car braces, short antenna, remote start, alarm, actuators in doors and hatch coming soon: window tint, custom sub grills, tach and........

11-20-2008, 02:27 AM	#5
Benggolf2 View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris RS 4-Door LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Richmond, B.C., Canada Posts: 504	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. Anything to confuse the people on the road. Will post pictures shortly. :) __________________ Benggolf2

11-20-2008, 04:33 AM	#6
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	debadge and leave nakey __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

11-19-2008, 10:07 PM	#2
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	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.

11-20-2008, 06:52 AM	#8
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	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.

11-20-2008, 07:27 AM	#9
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	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

11-20-2008, 07:49 AM	#10
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	i say debadge, and paint the sombreros in flat/satin black like kurokoma-kun did __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

11-20-2008, 01:40 PM	#11
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	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

11-21-2008, 04:42 PM	#14
Benggolf2 View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris RS 4-Door LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Richmond, B.C., Canada Posts: 504	OMG! Hahahahaha. __________________ Benggolf2

11-21-2008, 07:00 PM	#16
KCALB SIRAY それを吸ってください View User's Garage Drives: black sand lb Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,894	Naked rear but rebadge the cowboy to the bolt __________________ http://lifesdailypimpslap.tumblr.com/#me My Build

11-21-2008, 07:54 PM	#17
Benggolf2 View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris RS 4-Door LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Richmond, B.C., Canada Posts: 504	Rebadging job........... Here's a couple of pictures after the rebadging job. Hope you guys like it. Got a couple of "what the heck is that" looks already. __________________ Benggolf2 Last edited by Benggolf2; 11-21-2008 at 08:10 PM.

11-21-2008, 07:56 PM	#18
Benggolf2 View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris RS 4-Door LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Richmond, B.C., Canada Posts: 504	The VVT-1 emblems ended up on the front fenders right below the marker lights. Enjoy! __________________ Benggolf2