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DannyGSX · 04-03-2010, 02:12 PM

Debating on debadging the taillights on my gsx, so i just edited it in paint in like 2 seconds, let me know what you guys think. It may look a bit too much red to you but with a new jersey plate being yellow and white that takes away from it. Also, can anyone tell me why my tinypic is in german? lol

Regardless, she has one hell of an a**

streaknby · 04-03-2010, 02:25 PM

I say go for it. It looks good. You should peel the gsx decals off too, they dont look factory. Then it will just be all nice and clean back there.

97TurboDSM · 04-03-2010, 02:29 PM

yes do it. 99% of eclipses are debadged because it looks fortymilliontimesbetter. duh.

polarexpress17 · 04-03-2010, 02:46 PM

my friend painted his center reflector black, but his car is also silver with a black top half.

i'd say do it and remove the GSX sticker too

Teku18 · 04-03-2010, 02:48 PM

Looks way cleaner. Doityouknowyouwantto....

DannyGSX · 04-03-2010, 02:55 PM

Yeah, i'm going to do it in the next few days. And i'm not crazy about painting the middle, I wouldn't do it on a red eclipse. Black or silver maybe.

DPancoast · 04-03-2010, 02:57 PM

i'd say go for it. i dont know what they were thinking putting the emblem there like that lol

TalonTsi97 · 04-03-2010, 03:17 PM

I don't like that GSX sticker at all, that needs to go. The eclipse lettering can stay to break up all of the red, but it also doesn't look bad.

DannyGSX · 04-03-2010, 03:25 PM

Like I said, the license plate takes away from all the red. The eclipse lettering just doesn't look good to me at all.

ViRuS · 04-03-2010, 04:26 PM

It would look sweet debadged and the taillights tinted slightly..

Eclipse GSX 61 · 04-03-2010, 09:15 PM

What I did is I removed the letters and I got the center piece painted to match the car. It won't make a huge difference on your color to paint it but I'd say do it anyway.

fitftw · 04-03-2010, 09:23 PM

every car looks better without stickers/emblems

Fabian · 04-03-2010, 11:08 PM

dont paint the center tail piece on a red dsm...it doesn't look good. Just debadge the hell out of it and paint the diff black so you don't see it lol. SLEEPER sorta...

DannyGSX · 04-05-2010, 12:12 AM

Yeah I guess you can say sleeper.. until you hear it spooling, which doesn't take long.. lol

dsm4life04 · 04-09-2010, 10:16 PM

I'm the odd man out here obviously, but i say get a black GSX decal and replace the one you have on now with that. And as for painting the centerpeice, def not a good idea on a red car. I know alot of people like the debadged look but i dunno, sometimes you gotta do what you think looks best.

DannyGSX · 04-09-2010, 10:22 PM

Yeah, I would definitely not paint it, but sometimes I look at the eclipse lettering and think it looks clean but sometimes I wish it wasn't there. None of the pictures are good to tell from since, I think, my car looks so much better in person.

dsm4life04 · 04-09-2010, 10:28 PM

Ohh well, all that matters is that you have a clean 2G DSM...i think thats enough said haha.

DannyGSX · 04-09-2010, 10:35 PM

haha this is true. DSM's ftw.

gdmbat85 · 04-09-2010, 11:09 PM

Sorry but im a purist and I love the idea of having the badge. im also a hypocrite and dont have the badge on myself

BlinkerFluid · 04-10-2010, 12:23 AM

/thread.

04-03-2010, 02:12 PM	#1
DannyGSX Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bergen County, NJ Member #15600 My Ride: 2G AWD TURBO DSM(sold) iTrader: (3)	Eclipse GSX: Debadge or No? Debating on debadging the taillights on my gsx, so i just edited it in paint in like 2 seconds, let me know what you guys think. It may look a bit too much red to you but with a new jersey plate being yellow and white that takes away from it. Also, can anyone tell me why my tinypic is in german? lol Regardless, she has one hell of an a**

04-03-2010, 02:29 PM	#3
97TurboDSM TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #849 My Ride: '03 IY 20th GTI iTrader: (3)	yes do it. 99% of eclipses are debadged because it looks fortymilliontimesbetter. duh. __________________ FOR SALE! Canon 5D\|17-40L\|85mm f/1.8\|Sigmalux\|580ex

04-03-2010, 02:46 PM	#4
polarexpress17 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Member #10803 My Ride: 1993 Probe GT, 2.7l KL with PTE T66 iTrader: (1)	my friend painted his center reflector black, but his car is also silver with a black top half. i'd say do it and remove the GSX sticker too __________________ '93 PGT - Ross 10:1 pistons, B18 H beam rods, Quaife LSD, Custom I/M, Precision T-66, NOS wet nitrous 55 shot, meth injection, J&S Safeguard, Nissan 370cc injectors, AEM wideband, MS1 V2.2(for now,) Nitto NT555Rs, 3" exhaust, D2 coilovers, 18" Rays Engineering 57 optimise, No, my username is NOT from that stupid movie.

04-03-2010, 03:17 PM	#8
TalonTsi97 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Jan 2005 Member #136 My Ride: 1997 Eagle Talon iTrader: (21)	I don't like that GSX sticker at all, that needs to go. The eclipse lettering can stay to break up all of the red, but it also doesn't look bad. __________________ 1997 Eagle Talon Tsi To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Updated weekly with Dyno, Track, AutoX, Street, and Event videos. Big updates coming soon! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-03-2010, 09:15 PM	#11
Eclipse GSX 61 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Perkasie, PA Member #7996 My Ride: 14' Mercedes C300 iTrader: (2)	What I did is I removed the letters and I got the center piece painted to match the car. It won't make a huge difference on your color to paint it but I'd say do it anyway. __________________ 97 GSX (sold) 05 SRT 4 ACR (sold) 02 RSX

04-03-2010, 02:25 PM	#2
streaknby Noob-Jersey Join Date: Mar 2010 Member #15918 My Ride: 1998 TSi AWD iTrader: (0)	I say go for it. It looks good. You should peel the gsx decals off too, they dont look factory. Then it will just be all nice and clean back there.

04-03-2010, 02:55 PM	#6
DannyGSX Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bergen County, NJ Member #15600 My Ride: 2G AWD TURBO DSM(sold) iTrader: (3)	Yeah, i'm going to do it in the next few days. And i'm not crazy about painting the middle, I wouldn't do it on a red eclipse. Black or silver maybe.

04-03-2010, 03:25 PM	#9
DannyGSX Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bergen County, NJ Member #15600 My Ride: 2G AWD TURBO DSM(sold) iTrader: (3)	Like I said, the license plate takes away from all the red. The eclipse lettering just doesn't look good to me at all.

04-03-2010, 04:26 PM	#10
ViRuS Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Dec 2009 Member #15267 My Ride: 94 beretta, 93 s-10, 79 z28 camaro iTrader: (0)	It would look sweet debadged and the taillights tinted slightly..

04-03-2010, 09:23 PM	#12
fitftw Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: CNJ Member #15351 My Ride: 96 Miata 2,040lbs full tank, hardtop, half-cage iTrader: (0)	every car looks better without stickers/emblems __________________ 96 Miata gutted toy car 94 Shadow DD To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-03-2010, 11:08 PM	#13
Fabian Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lancaster PA Member #8246 My Ride: 1995 Talon TSI iTrader: (0)	dont paint the center tail piece on a red dsm...it doesn't look good. Just debadge the hell out of it and paint the diff black so you don't see it lol. SLEEPER sorta... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-05-2010, 12:12 AM	#14
DannyGSX Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bergen County, NJ Member #15600 My Ride: 2G AWD TURBO DSM(sold) iTrader: (3)	Yeah I guess you can say sleeper.. until you hear it spooling, which doesn't take long.. lol

04-09-2010, 10:16 PM	#15
dsm4life04 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lebanon, PA Member #14472 My Ride: '01 Corvette, '98 gsx, '03 gsxr 1000 iTrader: (1)	I'm the odd man out here obviously, but i say get a black GSX decal and replace the one you have on now with that. And as for painting the centerpeice, def not a good idea on a red car. I know alot of people like the debadged look but i dunno, sometimes you gotta do what you think looks best.

04-09-2010, 10:22 PM	#16
DannyGSX Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bergen County, NJ Member #15600 My Ride: 2G AWD TURBO DSM(sold) iTrader: (3)	Yeah, I would definitely not paint it, but sometimes I look at the eclipse lettering and think it looks clean but sometimes I wish it wasn't there. None of the pictures are good to tell from since, I think, my car looks so much better in person.

04-09-2010, 10:28 PM	#17
dsm4life04 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lebanon, PA Member #14472 My Ride: '01 Corvette, '98 gsx, '03 gsxr 1000 iTrader: (1)	Ohh well, all that matters is that you have a clean 2G DSM...i think thats enough said haha.

04-09-2010, 10:35 PM	#18
DannyGSX Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bergen County, NJ Member #15600 My Ride: 2G AWD TURBO DSM(sold) iTrader: (3)	haha this is true. DSM's ftw.

04-09-2010, 11:09 PM	#19
gdmbat85 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bergen County, NJ Member #3780 My Ride: 99 eclipse spyder gsx iTrader: (1)	Sorry but im a purist and I love the idea of having the badge. im also a hypocrite and dont have the badge on myself

04-10-2010, 12:23 AM	#20
BlinkerFluid Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jul 2006 Member #2254 My Ride: '96 GSX iTrader: (0)	/thread. __________________ I like boost. 2004 G35 Coupe -Kelford 288 cam install complete. Big boost on the way. 2012 F250 Diesel -25psi. Stock for now. 1996 Eclipse GSX -50+psi.

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