Are there any crazy laws anywhere that would make "de-badging" a car illegal? I wonder if such a law exists somewhere, because it might make it harder for law enforcement to ID your car. I doubt it, but I'd like to make sure before I tear em off. Mainly b/c driving in the south or midwest w/ Jersey plates is already asking for trouble, silly as that sounds, and I wonder if it would make me more likely to be pulled over.
Never heard of it being illegal either, but check your local vehicle codes. I don't believe there is a problem in Calif. Darell even has a page devoted to debadging his Prius: http://evnut.com/ Look under Prius Hybrid > Mods > Emblem Removal BTW, someone has reported that there are holes under the Hybrid badges on the front fenders on the newer Prius. (I think 06 -08) In the guide for emergency responders, Toyota refers to the badges to help identify the car, but someone would have to be pretty far out of the loop not to recognize a Prius at this point in time. Badges or no Badges.
Yup, thanks to this board I know not to remove the side ones. I'm just gonna do the back 3 (not the main Toyota symbol) b/c it makes it look cleaner & more symmetric imo.
Not that I know of but cars are usually identified by the licence plate anyway. Most of the time, it's given a general description (e.g. silver Toyota hatchback)
