You read too much into things Scotty. I took mine off for the same reason I dropped my car, put on rims, tinted my windows, removed the amber, etc, etc. I just like the way it looks, plain and simple. Having all the badges on one side of the car looks unbalanced to me, and I have no dreams on taking on a Viper in my car.
I painted the chrome too since I didnt like that either. It just looks cleaner to me that way.
Did the same to the TL-S too