PROUDLY WEAR YOUR KIA BADGE OR CHANGE IT?

[Paisley]

Soooo, are yawll gonna keep your Kia badge or change it up? If changing it, whats your reason?

 

[davebo]

Change it because it's boring and ugly, then proudly TELL everyone it's a Kia.

 

[AnyVare]

I don't mind showing off the kia badge on the front of the car, but I'd totally replacing the rear badge with the Stinger logo. It looks much better. In fact, I don't know why they didn't just make that a standard.

 

[Checkin]

For people who have changed badges, do those new ones stick on and *stay* on? I'd hate to get home and find out I'm badge-less because I bought an el-cheapo aftermarket badge.

 

[Paisley]

I really like that back Stinger badge too! I might do the same!

 

[Paisley]

For people who have changed badges, do those new ones stick on and *stay* on? I'd hate to get home and find out I'm badge-less because I bought an el-cheapo aftermarket badge.

Good question!

 

[MelbourneStinger]

Gonna keep the KIA badges, Stinger has shocked the automotive world with their first attempt at a GranTurismo vehicle, when i take delivery of my Stinger, when im driving and people turn their heads, i want them to know its a KIA, and im sure they will be shocked to see such a beautiful performance car with a Kia badge, which has tested faster than the local Holden Commodore 6.2ltr V8 LS3, 0 - 100kph. Also, not everyone has heard of, or seen a Stinger, Tv commercials here in Australia are set to take off on New Years Day. Im looking forward too showing it off as is.

 

[davebo]

I've used two different K style logos on my Optima and they've both stuck and stayed on perfectly. The only thing to note is if you get the black plastic instead of the chrome, the colored stickers around it will eventually get killed by the sun so you just end up with an all-black logo. I'll probably end up going badgeless on the front since I believe someone said there's no oval indentation, and swap the rear for the Stinger script logo that Sal sells here.

 

[iclicku]

Keeping the badges for now but I am tempted to change out the rear logo for the scripted logo.

 

[Kia Stinger]

For people who have changed badges, do those new ones stick on and *stay* on? I'd hate to get home and find out I'm badge-less because I bought an el-cheapo aftermarket badge.

The only "aftermarket" badge is the Lexus-like "K" badge. There's a cheap one and an expensive one. I've heard people say the cheap one fades over time and doesn't always stick as well as the more expensive one. The rest of the badges you're seeing people use:

- "E" hood badge
- Stinger rear badge
- Kia Motors badge

...these are all OEM badges and stick the same as when you buy your car from the dealer...

 

[SMaRTy]

changed it to "E" badge within the first 18 hour

 

[Kazz]

Sticking with them for now, for sure.

 

[Paisley]

I think I'm gonna keep my emblem for awhile too. Kind of liking the way people are checking out the car when i go by!

 

[Melissa Rothburg]

I think I'm gonna keep my emblem for awhile too. Kind of liking the way people are checking out the car when i go by!

You're sure they are looking at the Kia emblem. Right? Welcome to the site!

 

[Paisley]

Im pretty sure they are

 

[moinmoin]

no oval indentation

Be prepared for a surprise. You may find a couple of positioning holes under the front KIA emblem....

 

[davebo]

Be prepared for a surprise. You may find a couple of positioning holes under the front KIA emblem....

Maybe I was just thinking about the back, because that definitely doesn't have an indentation. That's fine then. I guess it means I can't put the E logo up front, but my priority will be to get that smaller Stinger script off the rear left and put the larger one in the center. The front can stay KIA's logo until I get around to swapping for a K logo.

 

[Kia Stinger]

The "E" logo on the front is no problem at all. You just cover the holes with the badge itself. No problem. The only real decision is whether you want the "K" or "E". Both look great in my opinion...

 

[davebo]

Wait so you're saying the front DOESN'T have an oval indentation in it, so that you can put either an oval or circle emblem there? It just has holes in it for the positioning pegs of the stock emblem?

 

[Chris]

Wait so you're saying the front DOESN'T have an oval indentation in it, so that you can put either an oval or circle emblem there? It just has holes in it for the positioning pegs of the stock emblem?

Yup that's correct. No identation, but there is mounting holes.