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TRD Pro Badge on Non-TRD Pro

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by techtacoma, Dec 21, 2021.

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  1. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:12 PM
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    techtacoma

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    techtacoma [OP] What's rattling now?

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    So, today I saw my first TRD Pro badge on a Tacoma that was not a Pro (was an off-road).

    Personally, when I bought my truck, I was ill informed and went with a Sport. You live and you learn. After doing a lot of research, I was frustrated with myself knowing I could have gotten a Pro. But even so, never did it cross my mind to add a Pro badge to a non-Pro Tacoma.

    I'm not here to tell people what to do or what not to do with their truck, but rather to ask a question:

    If you don't have a Pro, why do you decide to purchase a Pro badge to add it to a non-Pro vehicle?
     
    techtacoma, Dec 21, 2021
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  2. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:13 PM
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    :locked: :locked: :locked:

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    tonered, Dec 21, 2021
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  3. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:15 PM
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    5nahalf

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    5nahalf I build dumb things

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    I have pro suspension, pro grill, and pro carpet mats in my offroad... Im closer to having a pro than having a offroad at this point.
     
    5nahalf, Dec 21, 2021
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  4. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:16 PM
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    What makes you think it was an OR and not a Pro? My neighbor bought a new Pro recently that came with OR bedsides. Could that be throwing you off?
     
    skeletron, Dec 21, 2021
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  5. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:18 PM
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    Pro Badge adds 2 inches of travel and 20HP..no brainer
     
    Matt8vt, Dec 21, 2021
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  6. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:18 PM
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    tcjacado

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    Bro, that's the least of my worries. Considering how many auto zone chrome decked out tacos I see here in LA. Couple even have a tonneau cover with a bolt on spoiler like a Honda ricer.
     
    tcjacado, Dec 21, 2021
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  7. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:19 PM
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    Not as bad as the badges that mimic the pro badges and get stuck in the spot where pro badges go and from afar look like the pro badging but actually say off road or sport when you are able to read it.
     
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    burgershot, Dec 21, 2021
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  8. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:19 PM
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    I put a Ferrari badge on mine.
    ‘WHeN dID fERrAri MaKe A TrUcK!?’ the poors always ask at the gas station [where I fill up only with 91 or 94 when available].
    “It’s a one-off” I reply as I hammer the throttle and powerslide into the street… so they get a good look at the TURBO badge on the tailgate.
     
    philth, Dec 21, 2021
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  9. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:28 PM
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    Next April Fools day I plan on buying a knockoff TRD Pro badge and putting it on my dad's ridgeline and maybe my buddy's WRX
     
    jsnow77, Dec 21, 2021
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  10. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:34 PM
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    I want TRD Amateur badging.
     
    Dexa, Dec 21, 2021
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  11. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:36 PM
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    Amateur Grade is the real GMC motto.
     
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  12. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:37 PM
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    DWD484 Could Be Joking

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    I frequently put those trashy mobile headstone "In Loving Memory of..." stickers on random peoples rear windows just to make myself laugh thinking about their reaction, like, "WTF is this?!"
     
    DWD484, Dec 21, 2021
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  13. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:38 PM
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    Funny, I put a Ridgeline badge on my Tacoma!
     
    Underdonk, Dec 21, 2021
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    Lmao, I wonder why people do it too. It's as bad as the guys in base Chargers and Challengers putting Hellcat badges on them.
     
    dezert.taco, Dec 21, 2021
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    skeletron, Dec 21, 2021
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    It's always so weird.. because the people who would care can easily spot that it's fake.. and the people who can't spot that it's fake.. don't care.
     
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  17. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:41 PM
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    To each his own!. Friend of mine had a Nissan and put the Pro 4x graphic on it. Whatever floats your boat.

    My sport still has the stock decals on the bed and that won't change. I did like the looks of the 2020 tacoma pro wheels better so I bought them and sold the stock sport wheels. Looks better but it's still a sport.
     
    timinct, Dec 21, 2021
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  18. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:44 PM
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    As an SR5 guy, I crack up when I see the "SR5 Off Road" sticker. All of these trucks have the same guts where it counts and you can do what you want to make the rig your own, but honestly - your money is better spent elsewhere on the truck than changing the badging.

    Now excuse me while I install my blackout overlays that just showed up from FedEx.
     
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  19. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:48 PM
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    No badges at all... ( Don't need no stinking badges)
     
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  20. Dec 21, 2021 at 1:49 PM
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    Same here. I went with the 4Runner Pro wheels though, but for the same reason. Liked the gloss gunmetal much better than the OEM Sport wheels. But we do have the Scoop :)
     
    FL_TRD Sport, Dec 21, 2021
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