Can I replace the Toyota symbols on my LB with Lexus ones? - Page 3 - Toyota Yaris Forums

JustlikeSuki · 10-09-2009, 04:30 PM

Go badge-less!!!! IMO, it's very tacky to badge a car as something it's not. Don't put STi on your WRX, Don't put M3 on your 325i. You bought, if you're on here I'll assume you love it; so why make it something it's not? Lexus was created to appease the american consumer and until more recently, a Lexus was just a Toyota in Japan. If you want a Lexus go buy a damn HS The Focus of the luxury world. <--- That is the correct way to spell luxury, BTW.

mikenacarato · 10-09-2009, 05:45 PM

you can...but you shouldn't. but its just my opinion.

AdeJong 03 · 10-09-2009, 09:38 PM

sigh. not much in the world looks stupider than an emblem upgrade. i understand acura to honda or lexus to toyota but not the other way around. toyota OWNS lexus and honda OWNS acura, not the other way around

by the way. the smart car IS a mercedes so thats not a mistake

xtremesniper · 10-11-2009, 05:36 PM

I once saw a Honda minivan with a bunch of TRD badges on it...

texkid · 10-11-2009, 08:55 PM

Although I am against rebadging to Lexus, it is your car and you can do whatever you want with it.

Just do it right. Not too flashy, not too messy, and must blend in with the rest of the car.

Like just the other day, I saw a black Corolla rolling around the Medical Center. It was BADGED-TO-THE-MAX with TOYOTA this and TRD that. As if it wasn't annoying enough, when I glanced at the top right corner of the trunk (where it curves over to the bumper), he had a chrome VTEC badge!! No, this is not a typo. It wasn't TRD or even VVT-i, it was VTEC. I pointed, laughed, and pulled a muscle.

So please don't badge in a way that it'll make people strain muscles on the road.

........but then again, I am the guy who put "CAUTION WIDE TURNS!" in big, white, reflective letters on my hatch.

*tomato* · 10-11-2009, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texkid

........but then again, I am the guy who put "CAUTION WIDE TURNS!" in big, white, reflective letters on my hatch.

That's a good one!!

Slick · 10-11-2009, 10:32 PM

LEXUS badge FTW lol. I was actually thinking about this the other day. Goofy yes, different yes. To hell with other people think, F 'em all... let god sort 'em out :)

yaris-me · 10-11-2009, 10:52 PM

Don't forget the Lexus key chain, driving gloves, muffler and cap. That way it will be an ensemble.

TinyGiant · 10-12-2009, 09:17 PM

any news on this? i'd like to see how it comes out :)

CtrlAltDefeat · 10-23-2010, 04:37 PM

back from the dead!

I would not mind a Lexus badge on a Yaris. If Toyota can do it, so can we... Personally, I would never do it on a bone stock Yaris. That's just rice. If you have upgraded it (rims, lights, lowered, tint, maybe a body kit and paint), I could see a Lexus badge working on a classy looking Yaris...

why? · 10-24-2010, 10:13 AM

I might roll a daihatsu badge on my Yaris, but I don't think I do anything someone would actually know, that would be boring.

Slick · 10-24-2010, 11:04 AM

Yaris Land Rover rebadge ^.^

MadMax · 10-24-2010, 11:20 AM

So has anyone actually rebadged their Yaris with Lexus badges? If so, don't be shy; post up some pics!

Honestly, I still think it would be quite humorous! And heck, no one should let the opinions of others/peer pressure keep them from doing something that they really would like to do!

Cheers! M2

10-09-2009, 09:38 PM	#3
AdeJong 03 "Stealth Runner" View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris-S Sedan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: LA, CA Posts: 510	sigh. not much in the world looks stupider than an emblem upgrade. i understand acura to honda or lexus to toyota but not the other way around. toyota OWNS lexus and honda OWNS acura, not the other way around by the way. the smart car IS a mercedes so thats not a mistake __________________ 09 S Sedan Mod Session 1.0/Semi Running Log [Bride, TRD, WORK, TEIN, PG] FS- Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.1 with tires 16x7! and TRD Springs

10-11-2009, 08:55 PM	#5
texkid The one with cheese on it Drives: '10 Corolla S Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 380	Although I am against rebadging to Lexus, it is your car and you can do whatever you want with it. Just do it right. Not too flashy, not too messy, and must blend in with the rest of the car. Like just the other day, I saw a black Corolla rolling around the Medical Center. It was BADGED-TO-THE-MAX with TOYOTA this and TRD that. As if it wasn't annoying enough, when I glanced at the top right corner of the trunk (where it curves over to the bumper), he had a chrome VTEC badge!! No, this is not a typo. It wasn't TRD or even VVT-i, it was VTEC. I pointed, laughed, and pulled a muscle. So please don't badge in a way that it'll make people strain muscles on the road. ........but then again, I am the guy who put "CAUTION WIDE TURNS!" in big, white, reflective letters on my hatch. __________________ DIY: A/C Insulation

10-11-2009, 10:32 PM	#7
Slick View User's Garage Drives: '09 3-Dr Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 616	LEXUS badge FTW lol. I was actually thinking about this the other day. Goofy yes, different yes. To hell with other people think, F 'em all... let god sort 'em out :) __________________ In a world... where things squeak, wont fit,start to bleed, or are just plain hard to do.... ArmorAll will fix that

10-12-2009, 09:17 PM	#9
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	any news on this? i'd like to see how it comes out :) __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

10-23-2010, 04:37 PM	#10
CtrlAltDefeat I ♥ Yaris View User's Garage Drives: Black 08 LB MT & red 97 Miata Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,313	back from the dead! I would not mind a Lexus badge on a Yaris. If Toyota can do it, so can we... Personally, I would never do it on a bone stock Yaris. That's just rice. If you have upgraded it (rims, lights, lowered, tint, maybe a body kit and paint), I could see a Lexus badge working on a classy looking Yaris... __________________ The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. - Bertrand Russell

10-09-2009, 04:30 PM	#1
JustlikeSuki HELOKTY Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 21	Go badge-less!!!! IMO, it's very tacky to badge a car as something it's not. Don't put STi on your WRX, Don't put M3 on your 325i. You bought, if you're on here I'll assume you love it; so why make it something it's not? Lexus was created to appease the american consumer and until more recently, a Lexus was just a Toyota in Japan. If you want a Lexus go buy a damn HS The Focus of the luxury world. <--- That is the correct way to spell luxury, BTW.

10-09-2009, 05:45 PM	#2
mikenacarato SIPNDEW View User's Garage Drives: 15 STI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,281	you can...but you shouldn't. but its just my opinion.

10-11-2009, 05:36 PM	#4
xtremesniper Drives: 2009 Yaris HB RS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 74	I once saw a Honda minivan with a bunch of TRD badges on it...

10-11-2009, 10:52 PM	#8
yaris-me Learn to Relax Drives: 2007, Meteorite, LB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,070	Don't forget the Lexus key chain, driving gloves, muffler and cap. That way it will be an ensemble.

10-24-2010, 10:13 AM	#11
why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	I might roll a daihatsu badge on my Yaris, but I don't think I do anything someone would actually know, that would be boring. __________________ Colin Chapman disciple

10-24-2010, 11:04 AM	#12
Slick View User's Garage Drives: '09 3-Dr Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 616	Yaris Land Rover rebadge ^.^ __________________ In a world... where things squeak, wont fit,start to bleed, or are just plain hard to do.... ArmorAll will fix that

10-24-2010, 11:20 AM	#13
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	So has anyone actually rebadged their Yaris with Lexus badges? If so, don't be shy; post up some pics! Honestly, I still think it would be quite humorous! And heck, no one should let the opinions of others/peer pressure keep them from doing something that they really would like to do! Cheers! M2 __________________

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