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Old Sep 7, 2010, 10:23 AM
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Evo IX with VIII front, badge question

My IX has a VIII front. When I got the car it was completely debadged. I put the Evolution MR badge back but wanted to either put the Black UK Evolution IX badging, Red Vinyl over Stock Diamond badge, or Black/Carbon Fiber Diamond logo on the rear.

My question is, is it weird to put IX badging when it looks like a VIII? And or, if I want to add badging to the rear, what should I go with?
Old Sep 7, 2010, 10:39 AM
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Why would you put an ugly VIII nose on a IX?
Old Sep 7, 2010, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by High_PSI
Why would you put an ugly VIII nose on a IX?
The previous owner had messed up the bumper, and put the 8 bumper on.
Old Sep 7, 2010, 11:11 AM
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I for one am looking for a ww VIII bumper to swap out my IX bumper. I like the bigger opening for the intercooler. I would do a nose chop quick, and throw a nice carbon fiber lip on the VIII bumper, and then it will look great.
Old Sep 7, 2010, 11:14 AM
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Im thinking about a front lip spoiler. But the question remains, about the badging on the back!!
Old Sep 7, 2010, 11:16 AM
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I'd say badge it like it is, its a 9 badge it a 9!
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Originally Posted by High_PSI
Why would you put an ugly VIII nose on a IX?
Don't know?? Why would you put an ugly IX bumper on an VIII. See how that works

To each their own
Old Sep 7, 2010, 12:35 PM
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Put the UK IX badge on it. You pop the hood and its clear as day its a IX. People would see the IX heads and tails, then the seats. Mivec on the valve cover. Badge it what it is brother.
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my valve cover doesnt say mivec and i drive a IX
Old Sep 7, 2010, 12:57 PM
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really, thats weird. They should all have mivec on them for the IX's.
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i agree; badge it what it is. badging it an viii would be like those non type r integra guys with the type r lip and wing badging theirs type r.
Old Sep 7, 2010, 03:22 PM
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Thumbs down

Maybe I should badge it Vtec baby! ha ha
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Get a IX Front bumper for the love of god.
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Originally Posted by evil.evo
i agree; badge it what it is. badging it an viii would be like those non type r integra guys with the type r lip and wing badging theirs type r.
so you are saying that evo9 is the "type R" of evos??? type r integras were rare because so many were brought to US, where as evo 8 and 9 are brought with thousands so bad comparison......i say badge the car whatever it is supposed to be, and evo8 bumper ftw, evo9 bumper ugly/small opening
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badge it like a 9


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