-
Read the WELCOME ALL BMWFANATICS post.
M badges on non-M cars
- Thread starter LukeHawk
- Start date
maleven-GP
Well-known member
akash said:
Hahahahaha why buy an expensive///M5, when I can just buy the ///M badge plus an ill fitting "5" and create your own .... if it makes you feel better go ahead! Doesn't mean people will not or should not have an opinion about it (faking).. fakes are meant for one thing which is to mislead...
LukeHawk
Member
I'm still with opinion that people that truly care know that its not an ///M car, and the guy putting the badge on probably knows this, but does it anyway because he/she likes it.
It only makes remote sense to me if its a BMW with at least an M-sport package, but each to their own.
Being used to trick other people, especially to sell, is another story though. That's down right immoral.
Viva la ///M Taxi!:bin:
It only makes remote sense to me if its a BMW with at least an M-sport package, but each to their own.
Being used to trick other people, especially to sell, is another story though. That's down right immoral.
Viva la ///M Taxi!:bin:
ET was here
New member
I saw a 320i with Vorsprung durch technic stickers on
if it makes you happy
if it makes you happy
Lizzard said:So this happened this morning :rollsmile: Badge says on rear X6 ///M (non M series X6)
Probably just Puleng your leg
michael.joseph
Active member
Ok... so here's the thing
All Msport models have ///M badges all over the car, either on the rims, steering, fenders etc. And it comes like this straight out the factory.
Are those owners now to go and rip off those badges???
In the same light- are we gonna start shooting down the guys that have a 335 exhaust setup on a 325/330d, or putting "m3 style" mirrors or double slat grills, competition pack reps, csl reps, etc???
These Msport models have been around for a long time and they'll continue to be around going forward. Wish I knew why its become such a debated topic all of a sudden.
Ofcourse replacing your 120i/ 220d/ 325/ 435/ 540 (just random examples) badge with a 1M/ M2/ M3/ M4/ M5 badge is plain ol silly... and we all know better.
But the fender badge seems perfectly fine to me... and its here to stay- its on every model from 1-7-X
All Msport models have ///M badges all over the car, either on the rims, steering, fenders etc. And it comes like this straight out the factory.
Are those owners now to go and rip off those badges???
In the same light- are we gonna start shooting down the guys that have a 335 exhaust setup on a 325/330d, or putting "m3 style" mirrors or double slat grills, competition pack reps, csl reps, etc???
These Msport models have been around for a long time and they'll continue to be around going forward. Wish I knew why its become such a debated topic all of a sudden.
Ofcourse replacing your 120i/ 220d/ 325/ 435/ 540 (just random examples) badge with a 1M/ M2/ M3/ M4/ M5 badge is plain ol silly... and we all know better.
But the fender badge seems perfectly fine to me... and its here to stay- its on every model from 1-7-X
maleven-GP
Well-known member
michael.joseph said:
I agree with you..
Nothing wrong when done tastefully and without trying to mislead anyone, including yourself that it is something it's not.. of course acknowledging that everyone has their own taste, but then if your taste is misleading then allow us to have a taste(bite) of your taste with our opinions..
At the end of the day, our opinions might not matter to them, but we will still have them anyway..
raise:
VictorMike
///Member
michael.joseph said:
That is not the debate. Mind you, I have a personal distaste for BMW marketing putting the word "Sport" on anything purely cosmetic, but that's another discussion.
michael.joseph said:
Still not it.
michael.joseph said:
This is what we are talking about, and we are in agreement.
Lizzard
Active member
See we are not shooting you down from improving and visually modifying the bmw to look like a sports one BUT we do dislike it when you try and make your car the same as the M as this is not the case, doesnt mean because you could buy the M sport bumpers, side skirts etc that you suddenly are driving an M now. Misleading see, to the innocent us and to yourself.
Leave the badges off, that's all.
See even my X6 friend this morning with his ///M badge, that was definitely not there via factory as the badge is smaller than the X6 badge and you can see the location is bad, no BMW tech does crappy work like that. And that X6 look the look :blowheart: , it was beautiful even just to pass it made my heart go a few beats faster than my speedometer.
Leave the badges off, that's all.
See even my X6 friend this morning with his ///M badge, that was definitely not there via factory as the badge is smaller than the X6 badge and you can see the location is bad, no BMW tech does crappy work like that. And that X6 look the look :blowheart: , it was beautiful even just to pass it made my heart go a few beats faster than my speedometer.
Lizzard
Active member
We are not alone :rollsmile:
http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1820214-M-badge-in-a-NON-M-car-right-or-wrong
http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1820214-M-badge-in-a-NON-M-car-right-or-wrong
VictorMike
///Member
akash said:
Come on man, don't be ridiculous. Those cars can hit 100 in almost supercar times, and have had extensive chassis tuning.
