Shaved the 335XI off my carm what do ya'll think?

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.

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turbolover Private 16 Rep 84 Posts Drives: '08 335XI 6 Speed Manual Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oregon 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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jwzimm Colonel 687 Rep 2,770 Posts Drives: '16 M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Renton, WA iTrader: (17)	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.
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jwzimm Colonel 687 Rep 2,770 Posts Drives: '16 M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Renton, WA iTrader: (17)	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.
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UDM335xdrive Enlisted Member 0 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 335xdrive Join Date: May 2012 Location: NYC 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
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nailer335 Captain 25 Rep 699 Posts Drives: e90 335i f30 330i g20 m340i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Texas iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 335i [0.00] 2022 m340i [0.00] 2017 330i xdrive [0.00]	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.
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kashanova Private 6 Rep 65 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	I also did the same thing
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DLam Major 53 Rep 1,001 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 6MT Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Springfield, VA iTrader: (31)	i just took mine off today. i must say looks much cleaner wihtout __________________ \| 2008 E90 M3 \| Alpine White \| 6MT \|
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bbrooks3533 Private 4 Rep 85 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Va Beach 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?
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BoStoNe90 Private First Class 60 Rep 191 Posts Drives: E90/F30 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Boston/SoCal iTrader: (1)	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.
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