Kia Stinger Badge - Rebadge, Debadge or Leave it Stock , what is your preference?

[KiaFan]

Wow looks great.

I?ve already done mine. I got my badges from www.tuscanicustoms.com who sell the genuine ?e? badges for front and wheel caps as well as the stinger script for the rear and various other badges. Here are some pics....

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[Jcmartin11b]

What are your plans for the steering wheel?

I?ve already done mine. I got my badges from www.tuscanicustoms.com who sell the genuine ?e? badges for front and wheel caps as well as the stinger script for the rear and various other badges. Here are some pics....

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[Mike @ ImportShark]

What are your plans for the steering wheel?

There are aftermarket steering badges in the works. I'm sure we'll have info to share soon enough.
Just out of curiosity, would you be interested in an overlay (an badge that sticks on top of the OEM Kia logo) or a full replacement (meaning you'd have to pry off the OEM Kia logo that's currently on the steering wheel)?

 

[Slowy]

Full replacement for me

 

[STINGER]

Full replacement, might as well come up with a replacement for the cheap looking plastic airbag cover.

 

[Jcmartin11b]

100% a full replacement. My only semi experience with something similar is I had a Chevy SS and for the steering wheel I ordered the holden airbag.

There are aftermarket steering badges in the works. I'm sure we'll have info to share soon enough.
Just out of curiosity, would you be interested in an overlay (an badge that sticks on top of the OEM Kia logo) or a full replacement (meaning you'd have to pry off the OEM Kia logo that's currently on the steering wheel)?

 

[K8 Stinger Store]

We also sell full replacement badges including the steering wheel emblem on our site here: Kia 3.0 K Emblem Collection - K5 Optima Store

 

[STINGER]

DCB Debadged

 

[Mike @ ImportShark]

DCB Debadged

Nice and clean. Did you have the guide post holes filled and everything painted?

 

[STINGER]

Nice and clean. Did you have the guide post holes filled and everything painted?

Yup. Closed all the front holes including the ones for the number plate. Number is fixed with 3M double sided tape.

 

[robz32]

Looking good

 

[Jcmartin11b]

American cars be careful. Just tried to take the front emblem off of my car and the paint did not continue all the way behind the Kia symbol. So mine is going to have to go to a shop for a front emblem change and I?m nervous to take the rear off

 

[Mike @ ImportShark]

American cars be careful. Just tried to take the front emblem off of my car and the paint did not continue all the way behind the Kia symbol. So mine is going to have to go to a shop for a front emblem change and I?m nervous to take the rear off

pic?

 

[Jcmartin11b]

pic?

It will be hard to get as I didn?t get the badge all the way off before I noticed it. Kind of half hazardly set it back down

 

[Jcmartin11b]

Here you can kind of see how it is

 

[Mike @ ImportShark]

Wow man that's crazy. Can you tell if it's definitely not painted under there or maybe if the adhesive on the OEM emblem is causing the paint to stick to it? If that's the case, the factory may not have allowed enough time for the paint to cure before sticking the OEM badges on.

 

[Jcmartin11b]

It looked very unpainted under there. Especially with the perfect edge around how it was peeling up

 

[Mike @ ImportShark]

Damn, sorry to hear that. I can't imagine how that could have happened at the factory! Hope it works out for ya man

 

[K8 Stinger Store]

Wow, I am very surprised to see this. We have had many many customers change out their emblems already, and I have never seen this before.

I am wondering if this is an isolated incident with your vehicle.

 

[Jcmartin11b]

Possibly so? Might just rebadge the front now as the bumper will need to be repainted. Also the Kia dealership has to paint a new toe hook cover( as they lost the original one)