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Debadging refers to the process of removing the manufacturer's badges from a vehicle. This can be done to complement the smoothed out bodywork of a modified car, or to disguise a lower specification model. Conversely, sleepers
Sleeper (car)

File:Mercury Marauder.jpgA sleeper or Q-car is a automobile that has high performance and an unassuming exterior. Sleeper cars are termed such because their exterior looks little or no different from a standard or economy-class car , but internally they are modified to perform at higher performance levels....
 may be debadged to disguise any subtle evidence of high-performance.






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Debadging refers to the process of removing the manufacturer's badges from a vehicle. This can be done to complement the smoothed out bodywork of a modified car, or to disguise a lower specification model. Conversely, sleepers
Sleeper (car)

File:Mercury Marauder.jpgA sleeper or Q-car is a automobile that has high performance and an unassuming exterior. Sleeper cars are termed such because their exterior looks little or no different from a standard or economy-class car , but internally they are modified to perform at higher performance levels....
 may be debadged to disguise any subtle evidence of high-performance. Many enthusiasts also believe that debadging a vehicle makes it easier to clean, as manufacturer badges are notorious for trapping wax, which is difficult to remove from small crevices. While most modern vehicle badging is attached with adhesive and can easily be removed, some emblems require varying degrees of bodywork to fill in voids and mounting holes left behind.

Debadging can also refer to the process of removing the car manufacturer's logo from the front grille
Grille

A grille is an opening of several slits side by side in a wall or metal sheet or other barrier, usually to let air or water enter and/or leave but keep larger objects including people and animals in or out....
. The result is a car widely considered to appeal more to car enthusiasts. The grill is often replaced by a plain grille, a home made item made from drawknobs, a grille from another make and model of car altogether or one showing the more subtle logo of an aftermarket manufacturer such as ABT
Abt Sportsline

Abt Sportsline is a motor racing and auto tuning company based in Kempten im Allg?u, Germany. Abt mainly deals with Audi, and the related primary Volkswagen Group brands - Volkswagen, ?koda Auto, and SEAT....
, Irmscher
Irmscher

Irmscher Automobilbau GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft is a Germany automobile car tuning and Manufacturing company specialising in Opel cars....
 or Kamei. This is a common customising technique on leadsled
Leadsled

A leadsled is a car from the 1950s or early 1960s that has had extensive customization done to the body. The most common type of car turned into a leadsled is the 1949-1951 Mercury ....
s and kustom
Kustom (cars)

Kustoms are modified cars from the 1950s and early 1960s done in the customizing styles of that time period.The usage of a "k" for "kustom" rather than a "C", is said to have originated from car builder George Barris....
s, which dates back to the 1940s. For example, a Vauxhall Astra
Vauxhall Astra

Astra is a model-name which has been used by Vauxhall Motors, the United Kingdom subsidiary of General Motors , on their small family car ranges since 1979....
 could have a grille swapped in from a Saab or a Jaguar E-type
Jaguar E-type

The Jaguar E-Type or XK-E is a British automobile, manufactured by Jaguar Cars between 1961 and 1974. Its combination of good looks, high performance, and competitive pricing resulted in a great success for Jaguar, with more than 70,000 E-Types being sold over its lifespan, and became an icon of 1960s motoring....
 and be shaved of all trim.