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Kez

Member Since: 11 Apr 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 271

Goodbye Defender Sticker

Not sure about you but I loathed the cheap vinyl Defender badge on the back almost as much as I hated the cheap metal badge on my old TD5's bonnet. So, armed with just my wife's hairdryer and a can of beer for courage, off it came.

Think it looks much cleaner now !

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2nd May 2011 12:29pm

Zagato
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Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Billingshurst West Sussex
Posts: 4990

Less is more but I'm not sure

the LR oval badge looks a bit lost in the middle now, don't show the rivet counters what you have done

Most peole go the other way and put so much crap, tat and stickers on, it cheapens the whole look and ends up looking like a kids Tonka toy. It's like a tattoo, one looks OK and tasteful but then you just can't resist putting another on and then another and you have just ruined the whole image!

Good job we all have different tastes though for variety and some of the crap we put on does sometimes actually get used

I would love a snorkel but I wouldn't have the guts to show up with that on in the school run or in the supermarket as it would be purely for show. If I did use It, It would be OK as I know I am justified having it. I wish I had Ewan Mcgregor's balls when asked why did he have a snorkel if he was never going to use it and he replied "because it looks cool and I might need it going through puddles in Piccadilly"

2nd May 2011 2:13pm

Grockle

Member Since: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Peak District National Park
Posts: 2266

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

but no one will know what it is now Kez

2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up.

3rd May 2011 8:25am

DefenderOfTheEarth

Member Since: 09 Nov 2010
Location: Cornwall, UK
Posts: 1304

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

That is a VERY shiny Defender - good work! Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion.

3rd May 2011 10:32am

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10364

I got one of these.....
Fills the gap just nice

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3rd May 2011 12:42pm

Kez

Member Since: 11 Apr 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 271

Very nice GREENI, have an original one myself one my Series 1

3rd May 2011 4:18pm

Kez

Member Since: 11 Apr 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 271

Grockle wrote:
but no one will know what it is now Kez

Yeh, recon it will fool the local police should I ever get involved in a chase - can her them now "sorry control room, we can not identify black unmarked vehicle as it has no sticker"

3rd May 2011 4:20pm

cinstone

Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Stourbridge
Posts: 375

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Keswick Green

Perhaps a minor point, but it's possible.

Say you come to sell it and a potential buyer is giving it a look over and notices the lack of the Defender sticker. His/her mind starts thinking "Why no sticker?"

Now what's he/she going to think? Will they think that it looked naff, so the owner's removed it, or will they think strange that, no sticker. Must have been resprayed. Must have had a prang. Buyer is unsure and walks away???

Chris.

5th May 2011 1:27pm

Defender SVX

Member Since: 29 Jan 2009
Location: Co Durham
Posts: 726

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SVX Soft Top Santorini Black

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Formerly mao99999
16 Focus RS Nitrous Blue.
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08 DEFENDER SVX SOFT TOP (SUPERB)
08 DEFENDER 110 DCPU Stornoway grey (Overland Exploration Unit)
05 Fiesta ST 150 Van
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95 DEFENDER 110 CSW 300 TDi Phoenix black
95 DEFENDER 90 HT Monti Carlo blue COUNTY 300 TDi
67 109" SERIES 2a TUNED 200 TDI
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55 86" SERIES 1

5th May 2011 1:46pm

Kez

Member Since: 11 Apr 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 271

cinstone wrote:
Perhaps a minor point, but it's possible.

Say you come to sell it and a potential buyer is giving it a look over and notices the lack of the Defender sticker. His/her mind starts thinking "Why no sticker?"

Now what's he/she going to think? Will they think that it looked naff, so the owner's removed it, or will they think strange that, no sticker. Must have been resprayed. Must have had a prang. Buyer is unsure and walks away???

Chris.

Porsche charge an extra £80 to supply cars without the 911 badge, as do Merc on SL's - I have had both and in both cases took my own off (tooth floss on 'proper' badges works well) surprised LR have not spotted the opportunity to do less and charge more, lets face it they do with everything else

5th May 2011 3:24pm

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