Not changing my badges.

[Buzzrush]

I've seen roughly 15 Stingers around Chicago and none of them were re-badged. Definitely seems us re-badgers are in the minority. I love my K Badges and they have started many great conversations with strangers. The conversation usually goes like this.."Hey buddy is that your car? Who makes it? Your kidding me...Kia really?? Is it fast? It's all wheel drive?? Holy CRAP it's a hatchback??!! Then I explain the whole Peter Schreyer/ Albert Biermann connection and they all walkaway impressed after giving the car a solid look over. I've had a few step back and take photos. Unfortunately a good amount of people will automatically discount the car once they see that Kia logo and not even give it a chance. Its a shame but its the truth. When they actually take the time to really look at the car and ask questions they're very surprised and usually say "Wow Kia is doing some great stuff"! Case in point..My brother in law is a BMW snob and snickered when I told him I bought a Kia. I brought it over to his house and we went through every aspect of the car and he was very impressed...then he drove it and was blown away! Sometimes people need to be goaded into digging deeper past the badge to see what a car is all about. I know it changed his opinion of Kia for sure.

 

[Ozstung]

Check this thread out:
Will/would/have you rebadge(d) your Stinger?

 

[Flameangel]

here , most Optimas have those badges ....................so to me they say Optima

K to me means Kia, I just prefer that type of badge.

 

[Ruturaj]

I really didn't like the Kia badge, so I swapped front one with KIA badge from K900 and rear with stinger lettering emblem. Kept all other logos as they were.

 

[jmf_tracy]

I for one actually like the KIA badge. I like the way it looks and I like that some people just dismiss it as "it just a KIA".
Nothing to see here folks.

 

[Sime]

I like the fact it’s “just a Kia” that’s passing everyone

 

[MerlintheMad]

I like the fact it’s “just a Kia” that’s passing everyone

Passing so fast, that nobody can even see "KIA".

 

[Ozstung]

Passing so fast, that nobody can even see "KIA".

In that case it wouldn't be a Kia but now a MIA.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

For those of you that have succumbed to the pressure & feel the need to revert your car back to Factory OE Badging, below is a selection for KIA badges with the part numbers attached to ensure you get the correct OE badge to suit, I trust this will be of assistance.

 

[Kia Stinger]

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