de badging

Greg 1 · 10-25-2007, 04:55 AM

what do people think of it is it good or bad ? im thinking of taking the 320 of my car boot lid what do you thin should i or will it trash the car look ?

creepy coupe · 10-25-2007, 04:57 AM

I did mine, look's cleaner IMO

Cafe.Racer · 10-25-2007, 04:58 AM

I think it looks cleaner, but if you debadge, people will assume it's a 318...

XS4 · 10-25-2007, 05:10 AM

the boot lid will look cleaner and it will IMO enhance the top edge of the lid.
yes people may say "where's your badge, you're missing your badge".
Personally I've never found it easy to make out the numbers on most BMWs from a distance anyway, the lettering style all runs together, the 5's look too much like 3's and the chrome surfaces have too much glare.

NFS · 10-25-2007, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg 1

what do people think of it is it good or bad ? im thinking of taking the 320 of my car boot lid what do you thin should i or will it trash the car look ?

Wear your badge with pride.

peterg1965 · 10-25-2007, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by needforspeed

Wear your badge with pride.

Especially if it's a 335

My 320d was debadged.

NFS · 10-25-2007, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by peterg1965

Especially if it's a 335

My 320d was debadged.

I was kind of proud of the badge on my 320cd.

I just like to be honest about what's under the bonnet.

- Paul - · 10-25-2007, 05:40 AM

Debadge - I'd debadge a 335. I prefer the look of it . It's easier to wax aswell!!!! Who cares what other people think you have under the bonnet?

silverbmwz3 · 10-25-2007, 06:21 AM

Depends. Better than re-badging for sure...unless you are rebadging a 335d as a 320d...then that is class

I debadged my 335d as it looks cleaner and is easier to clean/polish/wax etc. but sometimes I miss it as I'd like to wear it with pride as NFS suggests.

The worst thing IMHO and probably worthy of being shot for is to up-badge your car e.g. put an M badge on anything that isn't or put a 335d badge on a 320d.

dxb335d · 10-25-2007, 06:30 AM

saw an m5 last night

i took his plate got it check this morning and it turns out it was a 523

scotw · 10-25-2007, 06:34 AM

I quite fancy de-bandging, not cause I care about the 320/325/335 stuff just cause it looks nicer. Don't really care what other people think it is.

Anyone in the know will know what it is anyway, BMW give lots of clues in terms of exhuast, trim, alloys etc

Gibbo · 10-25-2007, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by dxb335d

saw an m5 last night

i took his plate got it check this morning and it turns out it was a 523

Carlos

How did you check out the car. Do you work for the DVLA or Police?? You don't seem the type!

silverbmwz3 · 10-25-2007, 06:42 AM

de-bandging? Is that a Carlosism? Perhaps you meant debanjoing which I believe must refer to the hobby of removing banjos from people playing them - I very admirable passtime

silverbmwz3 · 10-25-2007, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by scotw

I quite fancy de-bandging, not cause I care about the 320/325/335 stuff just cause it looks nicer. Don't really care what other people think it is.

Anyone in the know will know what it is anyway, BMW give lots of clues in terms of exhuast, trim, alloys etc

So tell me, how would you tell a 325 from a 330 in this respect?

silverbmwz3 · 10-25-2007, 06:44 AM

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Carlos

How did you check out the car. Do you work for the DVLA or Police?? You don't seem the type!

There's a website, I forget the link.... you know, the one where you have to state that you are the owner of the car and where it says that illegal use will be punishable by having your eyebrows shaved off.

NFS · 10-25-2007, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by silverbmwz3

So tell me, how would you tell a 325 from a 330 in this respect?

330i has a bigger exhaust.

dxb335d · 10-25-2007, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Gibbo

Carlos

How did you check out the car. Do you work for the DVLA or Police?? You don't seem the type!

simple car check, anyone can do it for anycar

thought it seemed a bit iffy altho it was a full replica, had gay numberplate tho

F848ROY

car was a 1996 523, altho the M5 didnt come out till 1999, hence the plate to also hide that fact, if it had its original registration i would have know right away it was a fake just by knowing when bmw brought out what etc..

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de-bandging? Is that a Carlosism? Perhaps you meant debanjoing which I believe must refer to the hobby of removing banjos from people playing them - I very admirable passtime

why the fuck would you go near anyones elses cock? are you a surgeon? why would anyone want there banjo string removeD?

my mate rekons he snapped his and blood went everywhere, all over his miswah

i dont even know what it is?

330cdsport · 10-25-2007, 07:01 AM

Hard to re-badge a 335 though with those two big exhausts sticking out!!

330cdsport · 10-25-2007, 07:13 AM

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my mate rekons he snapped his and blood went everywhere, all over his miswah

Geeeshh - that is one of the most horrible things i could ever imagine.

Please no more talk of such terrible things

silverbmwz3 · 10-25-2007, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by needforspeed

330i has a bigger exhaust.

Seriously? Noticably so if you were driving behind one?

dxb335d · 10-25-2007, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by silverbmwz3

Seriously? Noticably so if you were driving behind one?

your miswah would notice if your cock was an inch bigger wouldnt she, SHED BE eternally grateful that you made it to 4 inches

peterg1965 · 10-25-2007, 07:43 AM

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why the fuck would you go near anyones elses cock? are you a surgeon? why would anyone want there banjo string removeD?

my mate rekons he snapped his and blood went everywhere, all over his miswah

i dont even know what it is?

That is a Carlos classic. I nearly fell of my chair! V funny post, but I suspect it was totally unintentional on Carlos' part

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