BMW - Replacement Model Badge
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Regardless of whether BMW put them on non M cars or not, it looks half baked and wannabe like.
Was it actually put on the back of non-M5 E39's as standard or an option?
My car shares parts (very few
) with the Integra Type R but theres no "Type" badges or a sniff of red trim on my car.
I've thought plenty of adding some Rover stuff however.
Was it actually put on the back of non-M5 E39's as standard or an option?
My car shares parts (very few
) with the Integra Type R but theres no "Type" badges or a sniff of red trim on my car.I've thought plenty of adding some Rover stuff however.
My 540i has an M badge on the gear lever and on the steering wheel.
I have no idea why it's there on the gear lever. Yes it's the same gearbox as in the M5 but it's not an M car or even a Sport model. Was factory fit though and standard.
I have no idea why it's there on the gear lever. Yes it's the same gearbox as in the M5 but it's not an M car or even a Sport model. Was factory fit though and standard.
I debadged mine because I personally think it looks better, I don't really care if people think im driving a 2.0ltr version.
M badges dont mean M car parts, they mean M tech (or whatever they call the department) parts. It would be like Mercedes calling the C63 AMG the AMG-C. M is the sports/tuning part of BMW, who apply some sports tuning to some cars, and make all out hardcore cars aswell.
If there are M badges on the car they have M tech stuff in them, and therefore there is nothing fake about them being there. If the M cars were called something else this would be an issue.
If there are M badges on the car they have M tech stuff in them, and therefore there is nothing fake about them being there. If the M cars were called something else this would be an issue.
Or maybe you are more concerned about how the car looks rather than boasting about it's engine size.
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My 535i and 528i were debadged when I owned them.... :/
i've always got my dad to tick 'debadge' on the option list
i think it looks a lot cleaner and it hides the fact it's a 525d
whether you have the badge or not has nothing to do with the spec
our 5 has pretty much everything except the M kit, HUD, active steering, and rear heated seats..
i think it looks a lot cleaner and it hides the fact it's a 525d
nonsense. i really think some BMWs look better with the badge
whether you have the badge or not has nothing to do with the spec
our 5 has pretty much everything except the M kit, HUD, active steering, and rear heated seats..
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OK. The car in question is a BMW 130i M-Sport. Bought today. Very happy and a huge upgrade from my Alfa 147 1.6.
Decided I want it debadged, so I guess it'll be a semi-sleeper, although the twin exhausts kinda give it away.
I will try at the weekend to get the M badge off. I've heard a hairdryer normally does the trick. Any other suggestions?
Decided I want it debadged, so I guess it'll be a semi-sleeper, although the twin exhausts kinda give it away.
I will try at the weekend to get the M badge off. I've heard a hairdryer normally does the trick. Any other suggestions?
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Hot water and a fishing line.
Hairdryer and fishing line to 'saw' through the sticky stuff with.
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I did mention with the exception of the M1 - a rather different beast to the rest of the M range I think you'll agree.
So exactly the same as the relationship between a 328i Sport and a regular 328i then, for example, as I quite clearly said. Lets take a 96 328i Sport - over a conventional 328i it has M-Tech styling, suspension and an LSD... and is M badged on both door sides..
M-tech badges on the back are a bit lame, it's like people who put AMG badges on the back of normal Mercs. The excuse that 'oh it's got 42 badges elsewhere on the car, one more doesn't matter' isn't really justification, looks relatively out of place since no other car has them on the back..
