KiwiTT 23 Report post Posted February 1, 2017 (edited) ... a BMW rebadged as something it is not! ... Saw an obvious BMW 320i rebadged as a M3 ... I just could not stop smiling at the stupidity ... One of the reasons I am still hesitant to put M badges on my car despite it having lots of M-sport equipment. Edited February 1, 2017 by KiwiTT 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rubix 434 Report post Posted February 1, 2017 What's wrong with a de-badged BMW? o.O 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
my_e36 43 Report post Posted February 2, 2017 What could be worse? How about a BMW branded Civic? ///M badged Toyota Camry The list goes on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted February 2, 2017 i would get a badge delete but the spinning propellor(or bavarian flag) would remain forever 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiTT 23 Report post Posted February 4, 2017 On 2/02/2017 at 11:45 AM, Rubix said: What's wrong with a de-badged BMW? o.O I think too many cars are de-badged. Are people ashamed of the car model they got or something? My two previous cars I like the fact it was called a GTi-16v or a VR-4. The latter, I even added a "Ralliart" badge as it had all the Ralliart options with it and why I considered adding the M-Sport badge to my current BMW. It is like they are pretending its something when it is not. Fair enough if it is a real "Q-Car" like a M5 or something and you want to surprise the observer, but a lowly spec car, it just does not make sense except for false pretence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tawa 150 Report post Posted February 4, 2017 Pretending something it is not is putting the wrong badge on. Debadging can be a way of saying I don't need a badge to define what it is, or that the badge is no longer suitable, or simply to clean up the look of the rear a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3320 Report post Posted February 5, 2017 I remember one of my mates in the DMW Drivers Club back in blighty had a track hack e30, it was super-clean 316i, he left badges and hubcaps intact, ran it with 320i M20 running gear on club track days, much hilarity. I might have to badge up my first track car as a Volvo. Or a Bolvo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polley 916 Report post Posted February 5, 2017 I ran the 318i badges on my m50 turbo e30 for ages ? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3320 Report post Posted February 5, 2017 If some day I acquire a 535D I might have to badge it 518i just for shits and giggles of course. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allanw 1071 Report post Posted February 6, 2017 Vw Tourans came with 1.4, 1.6 or 2.0's (petrol), so I thought about putting 2x 1.6 badges on... because mine is a 3.2 now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbmiester 927 Report post Posted February 6, 2017 I drove a E36 in the states that had a 5.7LS motor in it and it was badged 357i. You didn't really notice it unless you looked for it, but the exhaust rumble and the stonking acceleration soon gave the game away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Autoglym 255 Report post Posted February 6, 2017 When I worked at a BMW dealership, well before the internet & cheap copies were available, they wouldn't well M badges etc, unless you could prove you had a M car 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2959 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 What is worse? Well how about the red MR2S that I saw on the motorway that had replaced the badges with... wait for it.... the Ferrari horse logos (printed vinyl not the square 3D badges. now that really, really is pushing your luck. I wonder if anyone has ever been fooled into thinking it is and actual Ferrari? NZ created a bit of a local anomally by putting the ///M badge in front of the 325i on the "M325i" version of the 325i with M-Sport that was sold here back in the E30 days, and this trend was continued on M-Sport cars up until a few years back with dealers being supplied with an ///M badge to go on the back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NZ BMW 368 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 38 minutes ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said: What is worse? Well how about the red MR2S that I saw on the motorway that had replaced the badges with... wait for it.... the Ferrari horse logos (printed vinyl not the square 3D badges. now that really, really is pushing your luck. I wonder if anyone has ever been fooled into thinking it is and actual Ferrari? NZ created a bit of a local anomally by putting the ///M badge in front of the 325i on the "M325i" version of the 325i with M-Sport that was sold here back in the E30 days, and this trend was continued on M-Sport cars up until a few years back with dealers being supplied with an ///M badge to go on the back. Sometimes I think stuff like that is so bad it's almost good, surely the Toyota is an in joke? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2132 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) i have an m badge on my daily a ford transit custom, the only people that have ever told me off for it are probably "318i M3" owners. i kindly point out it has more power and torque than majority of cars with the badge, and applied to the wheels through a 6 speed manual gearbox. most people laugh because they know who i am and what my passion is. Edited February 7, 2017 by _ethrty-Andy_ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3320 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 21 hours ago, Allanw said: Vw Tourans came with 1.4, 1.6 or 2.0's (petrol), so I thought about putting 2x 1.6 badges on... because mine is a 3.2 now so have you finished the re-power, Allan? Did I miss the 'other Euros' project thread on this? I'd been waiting with much antici-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-ation. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3320 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 So back to the opener for this thread... what's wrong with a de-badged BMW? Although I don't de-badge mine, I appreciate some don't want the badge and select that option when ordering new... I guess they like the sleeper aspect. Others like em bare and smooth... so they remove the badges. Case in point, I've been considering (dreaming?) around a 5 series diesel or two, some of which are de-badged. Would I bother adding a badge to it? Or just an ///M? I think not. One man's meat is another mans poisson, etc... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allanw 1071 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 18 minutes ago, Olaf said: so have you finished the re-power, Allan? Did I miss the 'other Euros' project thread on this? I'd been waiting with much antici-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-ation. I've driven it in 2WD mode, but needs the 4WD fitted, which is this years project. (you can't rush these things!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Autoglym 255 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 As a complete piss take & to wind up a mate of mine with an HSV, I have this sticker on the back of my work van 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 I should put an M4 badge on my Mercedes Motor Home- Mercedes 4 cylinder 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3320 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 1 hour ago, *Glenn* said: I should put an M4 badge on my Mercedes Motor Home- Mercedes 4 cylinder better still, an AMG badge - Assured of Mighty Getaways Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3320 Report post Posted February 9, 2017 here's a good example.... I'd feel obliged to remove that M badge from the back of this e60 545i motorsport. If it were mine, of course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eliongater 718 Report post Posted February 9, 2017 I'm pretty sure E28 M535i's came with just a ///M from factory, which is half debadged Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digital_frankenstein 10 Report post Posted February 11, 2017 My 323i M-Sport came debadged. Thought about fitting an M badge. Decided against it. Then thought about finding an original 323i badge. But ultimately I kind of like the clean look. At most, I think I'd only fit the three red strips to the grill on a non M car.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enzed4 9 Report post Posted May 15, 2017 I can see why you'd want to debadge this 'War & Peace' sized label. We don't need your life story.... 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
