Shaved the 335XI off my carm what do ya'll think? - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

turbolover · 06-24-2012, 05:40 PM

Not a big fan of the chrome 335Xi attached to my trunk, so I decided to de-badge my car. I obviously kept the emblem just to put back on incase of a sale or something. Im bored and want to post something LOL...!

DLam · 06-24-2012, 09:32 PM

looks clean. i plan to do that soon

alexneil · 06-27-2012, 08:06 AM

First thing I did when I got home. Debadged the model and all the drive badges. It's just cleaner IMO.

obert · 06-27-2012, 08:22 AM

Looks good................I will be doing this

jwzimm · 06-27-2012, 09:34 AM

Isn't this a little dangerous though? Since the car is AWD if your car is ever towed they need to make sure to use dollies or a flatbed. If you have no identifying badges they may just hook and go and then your TC is toast.

obert · 06-27-2012, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jwzimm

Isn't this a little dangerous though? Since the car is AWD if your car is ever towed they need to make sure to use dollies or a flatbed. If you have no identifying badges they may just hook and go and then your TC is toast.

Good point...............not every tow guy would even think about looking to see if it is AWD

jwzimm · 06-27-2012, 10:59 AM

True that many may not look but if you have no badges they can claim they had no way of knowing and you are SOL. If you have the badges you can at least get them to cover repairs.

BAMxi · 06-27-2012, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jwzimm

True that many may not look but if you have no badges they can claim they had no way of knowing and you are SOL. If you have the badges you can at least get them to cover repairs.

I'd be surprised if a tow guy even knew that xi meant AWD. At least around here in the Midwest, where BMWs are "fancy" and everybody wants twice as much to do things like mount and balance tires because your car is "exotic." sorry..small rant. But yeah, looks clean, op.

UDM335xdrive · 06-27-2012, 11:47 PM

I love to share the pictures of my 335xdrive with carbon fiber grill , carbon fiber performance style spoiler carbon fiber splitters and a ACS roof spoiler looks good in my shadowline trim sports package but I don't know how to download pictures , all my pictures is taken via my iPhone

Gjm127 · 06-27-2012, 11:59 PM

Mine broke while de-badging it... You just made me realise I'm f***ed if I wanna sell it some day! Thanks!

nailer335 · 06-28-2012, 01:09 AM

I did this as well and prefer the debadged look.

OP look into doing 3.5" dimisa exhaust tips. This plus a debadge gives the back end of the car a much more aggressive and aesthetically pleasing appearance.

kdiggz · 06-28-2012, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jwzimm

Isn't this a little dangerous though? Since the car is AWD if your car is ever towed they need to make sure to use dollies or a flatbed. If you have no identifying badges they may just hook and go and then your TC is toast.

+1 I'm not taking mine off for this reason. Without it they will have no idea that it is awd. They call in the model to their headquarters to see if it is rwd, fwd, awd so I'm keeping mine on

Fozzy · 06-28-2012, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kdiggz

+1 I'm not taking mine off for this reason. Without it they will have no idea that it is awd. They call in the model to their headquarters to see if it is rwd, fwd, awd so I'm keeping mine on

That's why I love my '09 - xdrive badge is on the side, so I could still debadge the rear.

kashanova · 06-29-2012, 10:14 AM

I also did the same thing

Vegetable · 07-01-2012, 03:19 PM

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That's why I love my '09 - xdrive badge is on the side, so I could still debadge the rear.

I prefer the XI badge on the rear over the xDrive logos on the sides. Makes the fenders look too busy on our small cars..When I get a chance I plan on removing my xDrive logos and rebadge the rear with the 335 XI logo. To the OP, looks good!

DLam · 07-01-2012, 04:30 PM

i just took mine off today. i must say looks much cleaner wihtout

bbrooks3533 · 07-06-2012, 04:17 PM

i seen my buddy debadge and on the paint it looked fadded in still.
i want to do it but want it to look clean like nothing was ever there
any tips?

BoStoNe90 · 07-06-2012, 05:31 PM

I took mines off also. Looks much cleaner imo. I wouldn't worry about the tow truck guy. In order to tow your car they have to put the car in neutral first cause even if it wasn't awd it's still rear wheel drive and the wheels would be locked from the rear. on xi model cars it indicates the awd caution sticker on the driver door on the proper way to tow it. So it's all good I hope haha.

06-24-2012, 05:40 PM	#1
turbolover Private Drives: '08 335XI 6 Speed Manual Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 74 iTrader: (0)	Shaved the 335XI off my carm what do ya'll think? Not a big fan of the chrome 335Xi attached to my trunk, so I decided to de-badge my car. I obviously kept the emblem just to put back on incase of a sale or something. Im bored and want to post something LOL...! Attached Images __________________ *2008 335xi 2 door 6 speed manual!!!!*
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06-24-2012, 09:32 PM	#2
DLam Lieutenant Drives: 2009 E92 335i X-Drive Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Centreville, VA Posts: 408 iTrader: (11)	looks clean. i plan to do that soon __________________ \| 2009 E92 335i \| X Drive \| Space Gray \| Coral Red \| OEF Veteran

06-27-2012, 08:06 AM	#3
alexneil I'm ridin' round I'm gettin' it Drives: E90 335i xDrive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Indianapolis/Bloomington, IN Posts: 71 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 335i xDrive [0.00]	First thing I did when I got home. Debadged the model and all the drive badges. It's just cleaner IMO. __________________ Current: 2009 Crimson Red E90 335i xDrive Former: 1996 Hell Rot E36 328i

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DLam Lieutenant Drives: 2009 E92 335i X-Drive Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Centreville, VA Posts: 408 iTrader: (11)	i just took mine off today. i must say looks much cleaner wihtout __________________ \| 2009 E92 335i \| X Drive \| Space Gray \| Coral Red \| OEF Veteran

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06-27-2012, 08:22 AM	#4
obert Major Drives: 08 E90 N54 335xi Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Seattle Wa Posts: 1,227 iTrader: (15) Garage List 2008 BMW 335XI [2.75]	Looks good................I will be doing this

06-27-2012, 09:34 AM	#5
jwzimm Second Lieutenant Drives: '11 335i X-drive Coupe Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 247 iTrader: (4)	Isn't this a little dangerous though? Since the car is AWD if your car is ever towed they need to make sure to use dollies or a flatbed. If you have no identifying badges they may just hook and go and then your TC is toast.

06-27-2012, 10:59 AM	#7
jwzimm Second Lieutenant Drives: '11 335i X-drive Coupe Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 247 iTrader: (4)	True that many may not look but if you have no badges they can claim they had no way of knowing and you are SOL. If you have the badges you can at least get them to cover repairs.

06-27-2012, 11:47 PM	#9
UDM335xdrive Enlisted Member Drives: 2009 BMW 335xdrive Join Date: May 2012 Location: NYC Posts: 45 iTrader: (0)	I love to share the pictures of my 335xdrive with carbon fiber grill , carbon fiber performance style spoiler carbon fiber splitters and a ACS roof spoiler looks good in my shadowline trim sports package but I don't know how to download pictures , all my pictures is taken via my iPhone

06-27-2012, 11:59 PM	#10
Gjm127 First Lieutenant Drives: 2009 BMW E92 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 387 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW E92 [4.83]	Mine broke while de-badging it... You just made me realise I'm f***ed if I wanna sell it some day! Thanks!

06-28-2012, 01:09 AM	#11
nailer335 Captain Drives: alpine '08 e92 335xi Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 666 iTrader: (0)	I did this as well and prefer the debadged look. OP look into doing 3.5" dimisa exhaust tips. This plus a debadge gives the back end of the car a much more aggressive and aesthetically pleasing appearance.

06-29-2012, 10:14 AM	#14
kashanova Private Drives: bmw Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United States Posts: 60 iTrader: (0)	I also did the same thing

07-06-2012, 04:17 PM	#17
bbrooks3533 Private Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Va Beach Posts: 64 iTrader: (0)	i seen my buddy debadge and on the paint it looked fadded in still. i want to do it but want it to look clean like nothing was ever there any tips?

07-06-2012, 05:31 PM	#18
BoStoNe90 Private First Class Drives: 2007 BMW 335xi Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 110 iTrader: (0)	I took mines off also. Looks much cleaner imo. I wouldn't worry about the tow truck guy. In order to tow your car they have to put the car in neutral first cause even if it wasn't awd it's still rear wheel drive and the wheels would be locked from the rear. on xi model cars it indicates the awd caution sticker on the driver door on the proper way to tow it. So it's all good I hope haha.