Fake Badges

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by Ecsta

Are the grill stripes a faux pas?

Wife thought they looked cool and wanted them, for $15 I figure why not.

Didn't know there was so much drama around adding some colour to the grill. I totally understand the "M badges on not a M car", but the car literally comes from the factory covered in M's all over it ��

I feel the grill stripes get a pass. Nobody is putting them on to try to get people thinking their car is an M car.
They just add a bit of flair to what is probably a gray/white/silver car that can use it.

[Joe-BMW33]

Originally Posted by Ecsta

Are the grill stripes a faux pas?

Wife thought they looked cool and wanted them, for $15 I figure why not.

Didn't know there was so much drama around adding some colour to the grill. I totally understand the "M badges on not a M car", but the car literally comes from the factory covered in M's all over it 🤣

I have had a hair across my ass about tri-colored grill stripes for 20 years. No pass for me. Definitely not in the poser category, but more in the cheeseball, fuzzy dice, tank top, guido, gold rope chain category. A BMW with grill stripes is definitely not being driven by an enthusiast or they would know what a faux pas it is to put them on.

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33

I have had a hair across my ass about tri-colored grill stripes for 20 years. No pass for me. Definitely not in the poser category, but more in the cheeseball, fuzzy dice, tank top, guido, gold rope chain category. A BMW with grill stripes is definitely not being driven by an enthusiast or they would know what a faux pas it is to put them on.

LOL

[Joe-BMW33]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

LOL

Exactly!! Badabing!

[dumptruck]

Only m-lites and above can have grill stripes; your 318d doesn’t need them.

[bucketfoot]

Originally Posted by Ecsta

Are the grill stripes a faux pas?

Wife thought they looked cool and wanted them, for $15 I figure why not.

Didn't know there was so much drama around adding some colour to the grill. I totally understand the "M badges on not a M car", but the car literally comes from the factory covered in M's all over it 🤣

Wife overrules the badge Nazi's

[bucketfoot]

Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33

I have had a hair across my ass about tri-colored grill stripes for 20 years. No pass for me. Definitely not in the poser category, but more in the cheeseball, fuzzy dice, tank top, guido, gold rope chain category. A BMW with grill stripes is definitely not being driven by an enthusiast or they would know what a faux pas it is to put them on.

Funny thing is I had a girl I worked with who raced a BMW and had grill stripes on her daily M3. So once again, maybe it's just the badge Nazi's making much ado about nothing!

[fueledbycaffeine]

Originally Posted by Ecsta

Are the grill stripes a faux pas?

Wife thought they looked cool and wanted them, for $15 I figure why not.

Didn't know there was so much drama around adding some colour to the grill. I totally understand the "M badges on not a M car", but the car literally comes from the factory covered in M's all over it 🤣

IMO the grill stripes on any model are a major faux pas and look cheap AF but you do you.

[Ecsta]

Originally Posted by bucketfoot

Wife overrules the badge Nazi's

Haha basically my point of view.

She's been talking about these stripes since we visited the dealership to test drive the car lol. I don't know where she first saw them.

I guess I probably shouldn't tell people here I'm planning to order the cool looking mirror caps that come on ///M cars 🤣

[I Luv BMW]

Must have found a spare discolored badge lying around.

[HCGxKaLiBeR]

My car says

X2 M35i.

Since it has quad exhuast from the factory, I really want to delete the "35i" emblems, move the M closer then add "xDrive" on the right like this:

X2M xDrive

I then realized it sounds like crap which I'm not afriad to admit. Didn't do it...

[dumptruck]

Originally Posted by HCGxKaLiBeR

My car says

X2 M35i.

Since it has quad exhuast from the factory, I really want to delete the "35i" emblems, move the M closer then add "xDrive" on the right like this:

X2M xDrive

I then realized it sounds like crap which I'm not afriad to admit. Didn't do it...

That would be a fake badge.

[I Luv BMW]

It’s always the X5s

[Bumpinjeep]

Here
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[SpaceSilverX1.]

is this considered fake badging? (in the eyes of most people in this thread)

just wondering... because I'm thinking about doing this on both of my cars, but I'm no so sure, after reading thread....

[Three Stents]

I'm sure most of you know what PONTIAC stands for...When I was stationed in Long Beach, one of the "brothers" had a mid 80's Pontiac(not sure what model), he debadged that thing and rebadged it with CADILLAC badges

[bucketfoot]

Originally Posted by SpaceSilverX1.

is this considered fake badging? (in the eyes of most people in this thread)

just wondering... because I'm thinking about doing this on both of my cars, but I'm no so sure, after reading thread....

In the eyes of the badge police here... yes!

Hell, they would probably give me $h!+ for having my M license plate frame. For the record, my M-Sport package car came from BMW with more than 10 M logos.

I thought about doing what you are thinking, but ultimately debadged the car instead (other than of course the BMW emblems)

[dosmildos]

I don’t see the point in placing fake badges. But I don’t think this thread has someone that believes in that. M stripes on the grill? Don’t like that either but if you like it, heck, go for it, it’s your car.

[bmxcamel]

Welp this is a new one for me

[SpaceSilverX1.]

Originally Posted by bmxcamel

Welp this is a new one for me

somehow my first thought was "MZ4"???

as in Mazda 4? (like a sibling of the Mazda MX-5?)

[ctcarbonari]

Originally Posted by SpaceSilverX1.

is this considered fake badging? (in the eyes of most people in this thread)

just wondering... because I'm thinking about doing this on both of my cars, but I'm no so sure, after reading thread....

Prolly.

But here's the deal:
When you're dead and gone not a single person will ever walk up to your grave and say "hey, thanks for doing it my way".

I actually think that ///M marker looks good. Especially on a darker color.

+1 to bucketfoot M-Sport comments above.
(my favorite M-Sport factory ///M location is the one on my dead pedal)

Heck, on the (F10), BMW moved the turn signal from the side markers up to the side mirrors when they did the LCI face lift. Then they filled the hole with a dummy side marker that serves no purpose.

Now that, should be considered fake badging...lol

[SpaceSilverX1.]

Originally Posted by ctcarbonari

Prolly.

But here's the deal:
When you're dead and gone not a single person will ever walk up to your grave and say "hey, thanks for doing it my way".

I actually think that ///M marker looks good. Especially on a darker color.

+1 to bucketfoot M-Sport comments above.
(my favorite M-Sport factory ///M location is the one on my dead pedal)

Heck, on the (F10), BMW moved the turn signal from the side markers up to the side mirrors when they did the LCI face lift. Then they filled the hole with a dummy side marker that serves no purpose.

Now that, should be considered fake badging...lol

come to think of it, I want to do it as a protest. BMW AG or BMW USA callously decided that we Americans do not deserve to have the "M" fender badges when identical BMWs everywhere else in the world have the "M" fender badges standard(M cars or M Sport package) It's not on any BMW cars/SUVs sold in the US, even if you are willing to pay for it.