Debadge or not debadge, that is the question…

[CustomYukon01]

New to the forum and just saying hi. Originally came on here to see what people were doing for tire size. Settled on this. This is my 2015 GMC Yukon that I’ve owned for a few months. So far… tint, level lift, and upgraded the tires to the Toyo AT3 in a 285/55R20. Want it to look stock but catch eyes and people don’t really know why. Now my question, debadge or not debadge?

 

[Craignor]

Welcome!

I like the looks of your truck, I would leave badges alone.

 

[Miami-Dade]

Welcome from Secaucus New Jersey! Nice Yukon!

Welcome!

I like the looks of your truck, I would leave badges alone.

I agree with that!

 

[ltrain4]

I’m picking up my new rig in a couple of weeks. Debadging is my big debate right now too. I have no advice to offer but looks good so far. If you debadge post some updated photos.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.


Debadging is a personal choice and preference. For me, it is a waste of time, as I'd rather spend my 'modding' time and effort doing something that will result in something tangible, rather than minor appearance changes. That being said, lots of folks in this Forum do debadging and like the results.

 

[Martin D]

New to the forum and just saying hi. Originally came on here to see what people were doing for tire size. Settled on this. This is my 2015 GMC Yukon that I’ve owned for a few months. So far… tint, level lift, and upgraded the tires to the Toyo AT3 in a 285/55R20. Want it to look stock but catch eyes and people don’t really know why. Now my question, debadge or not debadge? View attachment 354905View attachment 354904View attachment 354906

I debadged my Envoy and liked the look. I'm now going to debate my Yukon XL. Go for it)

 

[WTSHARK]

I debated the same, I had done it to my previous truck, (though it was the 90's and removing the plastic badges/tailgate flash was the thing to do. I removed my side emblems/logos only, leaving the rear badging on the tailgate.
It did clean the lines up nicely, I also added "Carbon Fiber" Gunskin material over the grille and back GMC.
I did add a Polished Stainless US Flag onto the rear pillars (facing appropriate directions of course).
It's your ride, if you'd like to remove them, go ahead, you can always order new badges (or cooler aftermarket ones) and add them back on.

 

[nth account]

I left the Denali badge but removed the chrome door strips. Also removed the rear Yukon XL badge and replaced with a 6.2 Do yourself a favor and get a 3M eraser wheel for a drill and it'll be satisfyingly short and easy.

 

[iamdub]

New to the forum and just saying hi. Originally came on here to see what people were doing for tire size. Settled on this. This is my 2015 GMC Yukon that I’ve owned for a few months. So far… tint, level lift, and upgraded the tires to the Toyo AT3 in a 285/55R20. Want it to look stock but catch eyes and people don’t really know why. Now my question, debadge or not debadge? View attachment 354905View attachment 354904View attachment 354906

Debadge. You and most everyone else already know it's a Yukon. If it's a "flair" thing, you have actual chrome trim for that.

 

[bigdog9191999]

tuck is looking great either way really.

 

[YukonRog]

"Debadging" as it's called nowadays started out as far back as I can recall in the '60s with the muscle cars. You were street racing what looked like grandma's grocery getter but you removed the "409" badge and put on stock rims with the dog dish caps on it. We called them "Sleepers". My how things have changed. Now it's "Murdered Out" and even Harley has created a whole new line that's all black. Still don't understand how black costs more than chrome. LOL! Personally, I don't want something that looks like everyone else's.

 

[Apocalypse]

Never really cared for the debadge look on any car. Thought it looked cool on the first car I saw debadged many years ago and the appeal faded by the second or third car I saw.

 

[CustomYukon01]

I debated the same, I had done it to my previous truck, (though it was the 90's and removing the plastic badges/tailgate flash was the thing to do. I removed my side emblems/logos only, leaving the rear badging on the tailgate.
It did clean the lines up nicely, I also added "Carbon Fiber" Gunskin material over the grille and back GMC.
I did add a Polished Stainless US Flag onto the rear pillars (facing appropriate directions of course).
It's your ride, if you'd like to remove them, go ahead, you can always order new badges (or cooler aftermarket ones) and add them back on.

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That looks awesome!

 

[WTSHARK]

That looks awesome!

Thank you, came out great and I'm very happy with it.

 

[STORMIN08]

when in doubt, debadge...always looks much cleaner.

 

[San Diego Tahoe]

Definitely de-badge

 

[Chris Topher]

Personally, I like the cleaner look without the badges…

 

[RThomasII]

I will ALWAYS remove any trace of dealer advertising (badges, stickers, license plate frames, etc.) as soon as possible. The dealer is not paying me anything extra to be a moving billboard for them so that stuff has to go....

Other than that, with any vehicle that I've ever owned, I've always debadged or converted monotone badging i.e. black car/black badges unless the vehicle is white. White cars/trucks I pretty much leave the emblems and logos intact.

 

[Sparksalot]

Is there any particular advice for anyone looking to debadge their rigs? Tools or tips?

 

[Danimalx87]

Is there any particular advice for anyone looking to debadge their rigs? Tools or tips?

Heat gun, fishing line, plastic razor blades.