Driving home just now I noticed this one with no nameplates and an unrecognized emblem that kinda looks like Mazda's.
Looks like you called it.
and not a good facsimile of a genesis badge either...'21 -'23 Hyundai Santa Fe with poseur vanity badging.
and not a good facsimile of a genesis badge either...
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they'd almost have been better off with this one: ( borrowed from someones etsy)
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Vanity badges have been a thing on H/K vehicles for some reason, I've seen a ton of them.
It's to throw would-be thieves off the scent. Stick on a Honda badge or a VW badge or whatever, and they will move along to greener pastures elsewhere.Vanity badges have been a thing on H/K vehicles for some reason, I've seen a ton of them.