SIMPLY PUT. . .Which do you prefer? Why?

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'82 240D, 215,000 +
Classic White, Regenbogen

I'd say for most Mercedes, debadged, just looks cleaner and less guady (not that they do look gaudy in the first place). Less chrome can be a good thing. A debadged W126 (especially a 560SEC) looks very very cool to me. I would debadge mine but it is so dirty around the badged area that I'm afraid I couldn't get it looking good

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

D Badge, clean. Especially in silver.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/attachments/diesel-discussion/34657d1152885912-green-monster-turns-9-month-so-i-gave-bath-green-monster-002.jpg

I like the de-badged look on the W210, besides the stickum on my letters started to fail and I lost a couple in the car wash. Don't need people asking what a "TU BODIE EL" is, so I just took them all off

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

For my 240D, I went with the euro badging style. Took off the diesel emblem and filled the holes. Looks cleaner and more unique to me. Almost fully debadged, but decided I would keep the 240D to remind people behind me why I'm going so slow
-Zach

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1978 240D Auomatic
Custom Charcoal Gray, Navy MB tex, kenwood/Elemental/Boston/Aura sound,
Shaved antenna and emblems.

1990 Lincoln Town Car, Sleeper/Strip car in progress, 17.75@77mph.

Debadged. That's how mine came when my dad ordered it. It looks very clean, especially on the white car (the debadged look is also great on a black car). The trunk lid just looks so uncluttered and "sophisticated." My car has a clean look all around ... no pinstriping, no badging, no plate indent on the front bumper.
That's not to say I think badged models look crappy or anything ... and if they were all unbadged, then there'd be too many times I'd see a 124 or 126 in a parking lot and wonder if it's a diesel ... but never know (unless someone gets in and starts it up).

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Only debadged if it's from the factory like that. I have two vehicles that are factory debadge.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

I believe mine came from the factory with no badges, so I consider that "stock" for my car.

I'm certainly not trying to hide the fact that it's a diesel. I just figure the car will speak ... errrr, clatter, for itself when the engine is running. Anyone who knows automotive sounds will know right away what the deal is under the hood, and anyone who can't figure it out (oh man, I think you're timing is off or something! That sounds awful!) ... I don't care about them.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

VERY few times I've seen the factory debadge cars. If I order anything new again, it will be. It's usually a zero cost option, for stealth. My stripper 380SE with a 5.0 is one now.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

Was it not a special option with the 6.9 to have the Mercedes badge removed at a cost of a $1000.-?

If I paint my car in the future I will leave the DIESEL badge off, I like the clean look.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

Don't know if it cost that much. Anyone can take them off with some dental floss or light fishing line. The trick is the paint has to be good or you will see it!

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200