I have to get my front bumper repainted, long story short, I was parked near a house that caught on fire and the firefighters setting up their equipment damaged the front bumper.

So, I have until tomorrow to decide weather I should shave the emblem(it's an after market satin finish Z symbol) or keep it.

You're opinion would be greatly appreciated.

 

all the badges would be gone if given the opportunity. i'm not going to spend the money to do it, but if work had to be done in the first place, ditch 'em.

 

badge looks good, the black pearl Z emblem from courtesy nissan would look sweet on your car. no badge makes the front end look so naked.

 

i would shave it cuz i think it looks sick.

 

+1 Definitely keep it!

 

i would keep it unless your going new bumper. Then aerosync and amuse pull it off very good i think. Other then that i would leave it.

 

i disagree, the aerosync looks so blah because of the shave. the one amuse pic i really like the white amuse on the track making a slight turn on a curve. this pic has the amuse with a small black Z badge on it. looks badass. let me see if i can dig it up.

edit: dug it up

 

Thanks for all the comments, guys. keep them coming. I'm still 50/50 at the moment (I'm so indecisive when it comes to modding the car)>_<;; Even the bodyshop guy told me to leave the badge, lol! For a bodyshop to say something to lose them extra money is a pretty strong statement(they were the same as some of you guys, saying that the badge adds "something" to the front). I just don't want to look back a month from now and regret not shaving it when I had to get the work done to the front bumper anyway.

Oh, and speaking of the front being stock or not, The fron't bumper is stock, but the front of my Z is very unique so it won't be just a normal front bumper being shaved, it does have an after-market lip:

 

keep it, when i shaved mine it was done crappy and looked bad. Wait until you mess up your front bumper and then shave it

 

I'd keep it. It's like having the car's trademark on the front. The only time I'd shave it is if I were going to replace it, with let's say a Veilside badge. -2 cents-

 

I say you shave it, it'll look really sleek. And you can always add something to it later down the line if you don't like how it looks shaved in the front.

BTW what kind of hood is that? Are those black things, hoodpins or part of the hood itself?

 

 

The hood is Seibon VT style hood.

The "black things" are Aerocatch hood pins.

As for the decision... I've told the bodyshop to shave it. I looked closely at my satin finish emblem and the UV rays have really discloured it and it had nicks on it. Don't want to go through that again.

Plus, I figured if I don't like it later, I could always find a "Z" emblem from the steering wheel and stick it on there.

 

depends, if its done right it would look nice, and if not..well that would just suck

 

yes you should, it would look a lot cleaner since your hood is so aggressive. Your front seems so cluttered with the hood vents and teh emblem.

 

hmm looking at that photoshop...i say do it

 

I say just get you an aftermarket bumper and that will do the trick.

 

Shave It Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Did It And Love It

 

Absolutely YES!! It looks so much cleaner shaved.

 

Sorry I haven't updated you guys, yes, I went ahead and shaved it. It turned out great and the bodyshop who tried to talk me out of doing it at first has changed their minds once the job was done.

Thanks for all the opinions, it helped.