Reply With Quotesorry, better before. At least it's in the right spot though. I can't tell you how many BMW's I have seen with the badge on the wrong side, too high up the trunk, or even next to the roundel.
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So I re-badged the car...
Well, I decided to re-badge the car. Some of you may know I was all for the no badge for the last year or so just because it looks more clean on the trunk.
But after reading Satch Carlson's reply to a Roundel reader's inquision on a 7-series (June 2006 Roundel, page 8) I decided to rebadge. I'm sure a lot of you would agree with his words.
It seems most true Bimmer nuts and I'm sure most true European automotive enthusiasts in the U.S. believe that the de-badge is misleading. I'm not one to false advertise, so I decided to put it back on. I stole the badge off eBay for 99 cents plus 3 bucks shipping. Here are some before and after shots (sorry for the poop qualityOriginally Posted by Satch Carlson
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Present: Black 1995 525i | Past: Red 1989 535i; Black 1985 535i
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sorry, better before. At least it's in the right spot though. I can't tell you how many BMW's I have seen with the badge on the wrong side, too high up the trunk, or even next to the roundel.
Big, Big Time Poster
Yeah, I looked at a couple pictures before putting it on. Actually up close you could still see the glue markings on the paint of where the old badge was. Placement was pretty easy.
Present: Black 1995 525i | Past: Red 1989 535i; Black 1985 535i
Grand Master
I'm having mine removed this week... I want to mislead people
1994 540ia|Oxford Green Metallic|Lemforder|KYB in H&R|18" OE Staggered M-Parallel with Pirelli P-Zero
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Don't let other's sway your decision, do what you think looks nice.Well, I decided to re-badge the car. Some of you may know I was all for the no badge for the last year or so just because it looks more clean on the trunk.
But after reading Satch Carlson's reply to a Roundel reader's inquision on a 7-series (June 2006 Roundel, page 8) I decided to rebadge. I'm sure a lot of you would agree with his words.
It seems most true Bimmer nuts and I'm sure most true European automotive enthusiasts in the U.S. believe that the de-badge is misleading. I'm not one to false advertise, so I decided to put it back on. I stole the badge off eBay for 99 cents plus 3 bucks shipping. Here are some before and after shots (sorry for the poop quality
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Personally, I think it looks nice on certain models.
-Trevor Ely
'88 535is
'95 M Sport 540i (1 of 200)
'91 M5
3 Grand Master
Should have sprung for the right emblems too
while you were shopping.
Red, white and black? WWI & WWII Wehrmacht colors?
Vee ave vays of dealing vid your kind...........
Big, Big Time Poster
I rebadged mine with the italicized version (same model of course) to give it a little more modern look.
Big, Big Time Poster
Your car looked good debadged, but it looks good now as well. I plan on keeping the badges as well, not because it's a 540, but because I think they look best on black because of the contrast. Also, i don't think people debadge their cars strictly so that others think they have a top of the line car, but so that people behind them on the autobahn don't know how much power they're packing (I've asked, as there's hardly a BMW in Germany that still has its badges). I have seen a few debadged 540i's (at least I thought they were 540i's hehe), M5s and Mercedes E55 AMGs already.
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Looks like you went for the M20 look there, Schnell
1992 525i 5 speed (Calypso/Parchment) - 1989 525iA (Schwartz/Natur) SOLD
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Mine was debadged by the prior owner and I would prefer having the badge. I have just been to lazy to do anything about it. Yours looks nice and inspires me. Thanks for posting.
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