Fake Badges

StradaRedlands · 07-02-2022, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Almuliman

I think bottom center of the tailgate. Far too clean down there.

Perfect opportunity to do both!!!

Peertwelve · 07-14-2022, 12:43 AM

I found one! 😂

SCREAM3R · 07-14-2022, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Peertwelve

I found one! 😂

The license plate guys are on a whole other level of fake. That’s dedication!

Peertwelve · 07-14-2022, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SCREAM3R

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Originally Posted by Peertwelve

I found one! 😂

The license plate guys are on a whole other level of fake. That's dedication!

Fwiw this is a fake 328i 😇

StradaRedlands · 07-15-2022, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Peertwelve

Fwiw this is a fake 328i ��

Yep, reverse engineering!

Back in olden days, who was the guy that had the 316tdi badge on his highly modified M3? One of the UUC crew???

H2O_Doc · 07-15-2022, 10:57 AM

I remember as a kid of about 5 years old, we went to Knott's Berry Farm (an amusement park with an old west theme) and my aunt bought me a sheriffs badge. I wore it with pride for most of the day…until I saw another kid with the same badge. I thought the whole day that I was ACTUALLY the sheriff, but seeing that other kid, I realized I had been suckered.

Fake badges will crush your soul.

carseatsm5 · 07-15-2022, 12:34 PM

Continues to be best thread on Bimmerpost.

TTV8M · 07-15-2022, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jpan08

Where can I buy these badges?

ebay

DanG · 07-15-2022, 05:37 PM

Seeing a lot of fake 50th Anniversary roundels on eBay. One forum member even tried to sell a fake pair.

BMWCCA1 · 07-15-2022, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DanG

Seeing a lot of fake 50th Anniversary roundels on eBay. One forum member even tried to sell a fake pair.

I have the "fake" 50th hubcaps on my E82. Got a set from Amazon and another from Ebay. Both sellers have since been shut down. The quality is actually excellent. Looks like BMW OE with the exception of the proportions of the M-color semi-circles and the larger Roundel, but to some these look better with less white areas.

They say made in "Italy" and have a BMW logo cast into the carrier with the metal 50th badge tabbed over the carrier at four points just like BMW OE badges from a few years ago. Since BMW NA doesn't stock the current 50th badges and I've not been able to find the p/n for the 68mm version on my E82, this was my best shot. I've had the "original" Motorsport logo on my bikes, shirts, and jackets for, well, 50-years. Why deny me the pleasure of buying new ones. BMW sold me the damn parka for $300 or so just a year ago. Why make the hubcaps so hard to acquire?

StradaRedlands · 07-15-2022, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Onesie

As it pertains to this thread, you adding “50 years of M” emblems to your car would make them fake badges anyway. So fake or real, you still belong here. So relax and enjoy!

I chuckled seeing the crossover between this and the 50th badge thread! I do want a set though

DanG · 07-15-2022, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWCCA1

I have the "fake" 50th hubcaps on my E82. Got a set from Amazon and another from Ebay. Both sellers have since been shut down. The quality is actually excellent. Looks like BMW OE with the exception of the proportions of the M-color semi-circles and the larger Roundel, but to some these look better with less white areas.

They say made in "Italy" and have a BMW logo cast into the carrier with the metal 50th badge tabbed over the carrier at four points just like BMW OE badges from a few years ago. Since BMW NA doesn't stock the current 50th badges and I've not been able to find the p/n for the 68mm version on my E82, this was my best shot. I've had the "original" Motorsport logo on my bikes, shirts, and jackets for, well, 50-years. Why deny me the pleasure of buying new ones. BMW sold me the damn parka for $300 or so just a year ago. Why make the hubcaps so hard to acquire?

I have BBS wheels so I don’t worry about BMW caps. My BBS caps are carbon with silver BBS.

aliiin · 07-15-2022, 10:11 PM

DanG · 07-15-2022, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by aliiin

Boy is that stripe ugly.

aliiin · 07-15-2022, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DanG

Boy is that stripe ugly.

Adds 20 horsepower though

'Cane · 07-16-2022, 10:12 AM

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Adds 20 horsepower though

When in reverse if they’re backwards?

But they're not backwards if you're looking from the front.

StradaRedlands · 07-16-2022, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by aliiin

Uhhgh, that generic unpainted parking sensor just throws the whole thing off!

StradaRedlands · 07-16-2022, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Onesie

It’s a backup camera.

Really? I didn't know that was a thing??

StradaRedlands · 07-16-2022, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Onesie

Aftermarket!!
I actually don’t mind that setup, seems well integrated. Of course a tailgate handle camera is better hidden, but that’s alright in my eyes. Of course it’s sticking out like an unpainted sensor, so YMMV in terms of taste.

Yeah, knowing what it is, I can't say I mind it. Seems like it would throw a code, but guess not.

'Cane · 07-16-2022, 04:22 PM

On my drive home.

mzwerner · 07-16-2022, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Cane

On my drive home.

Is uneven surface referring to the road or the sticker job?

'Cane · 07-16-2022, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Cane

On my drive home.

Is uneven surface referring to the road or the sticker job?

Both.

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