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steven.seed 
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 24-June-2005
Location: Sale, Cheshire
Points: 1507
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 Posted: 27-February-2006 at 18:09 |
 Chas C wrote:
Nothing wrong with debadging a car.
But it's a cardinal sin to pretent it's something that it isn't. If you have lots of //M styling parts then feel free to stick on an //M badge if you want but don't add the 3 at the end of it.
And anyone who mixes //M badges with Alpina, ASC or Hartge badges should be prosecuted. 
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I agree, I have a 318is saloon that came factory fitted when new with //M side skirts,rear spoiler,rubbing strips, steering wheel, gear stick, 1/2 leather sports interior, sports suspension etc, etc,etc and it has an //M on the boot but no 3. I've thought about taking it off and buying a 318iS badge to go on but then thought why. I believe its acceptable but I think a lot of people don't. The only modification the car has had is a panel filter so its hardly pretending to be something it isn't.
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m3tiko
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Joined: 29-May-2005
Location: Braveheart Country..aka Pai
Points: 1483
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Posted: 27-February-2006 at 18:16 |
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That reminds me of wee neds who would casually drive along in their 1.3 escorts rebadged as a XR3i or the more courageous with a RS turbo decal...Was so funny when they'd try to outpace you.
I can understand you wanting to take off your badge...like myself but i'm just too lazy.
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stephenperry
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Joined: 20-April-2004
Location: Elgin
Points: 7213
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Posted: 27-February-2006 at 18:19 |
i heard many years ago before i got into bms that you were 'allowed' to have a simple ///M badge fitted as an option by the factory if you went for the optional m-tec bits like suspension or bodykit
i don't know how true this is, but it sounds plausible?
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steven.seed
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Joined: 24-June-2005
Location: Sale, Cheshire
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Posted: 27-February-2006 at 18:24 |
@ Tiko,
Excuse me as I'm just an uneducated sassenach( is this spelt correctly) Mancunian but what are these wee neds I keep hearing about.
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pma1ums
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 12-October-2004
Location: central uk
Points: 1148
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Posted: 28-February-2006 at 04:02 |
stephenperry wrote:
i heard many years ago before i got into bms that you were 'allowed' to have a simple ///M badge fitted as an option by the factory if you went for the optional m-tec bits like suspension or bodykit
i don't know how true this is, but it sounds plausible?
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sounds about right to me aswell
iam sure ive non M3 cars on the docks where bmw import cars .with just an M badge on it but with all m-tec skirts/shocks sport packs etc etc
as for taking badges off .well id take the M3 badge of my genuine M3 and replace it with a 318 badge;if i had too
but everyone to there own
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HCZ 22
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Joined: 27-February-2006
Location: Newtownards, County Down
Points: 10
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Posted: 28-February-2006 at 05:07 |
Hi e46fan and other readers of this thread
I'm feeling a bit bad now about starting this thread about you wanting to de badge your car.
On reflection in my view it would be fine to remove your 316i badge if that's all your doing. After all my last car a E46 328Ci was debadged too. But I assume if you had that you'd keep the badge on.
As for the ///M badge, I'm not so sure. Yes to the Enthusiast it's probably fine to show you've genuine ///M bits but you'll probably get some 'stick' from your friends who might think you're trying to make it like an M3. By the time you explain your self your friends will think your just trying to defend your self.
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h3lter
Senior Member I
Joined: 12-January-2006
Points: 135
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Posted: 28-February-2006 at 05:10 |
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mine is an M badge not an m3 badge! but i didnt put it there!!!! im gonna cry
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HCZ 22
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Joined: 27-February-2006
Location: Newtownards, County Down
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Posted: 28-February-2006 at 05:20 |
h3lter wrote:
mine is an M badge not an m3 badge! but i didnt put it there!!!! im gonna cry |
My point exactly. We're all enthusiasts here and we've debated if the badge is OK. The general concensus seems to be that it's OK. However, you still seem to feel the need to expalin why the badge is there and that it's not an ///M3 badge. You're obviously a bit concerned about the badge and what it says about your car.
My view is that a 325 cab is a great car, why does it need any other badge. In fact it might even take away from the car.
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h3lter
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Joined: 12-January-2006
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Posted: 28-February-2006 at 05:29 |
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can u get 325i badges? i might rip it off and put 325 on
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steven.seed
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 24-June-2005
Location: Sale, Cheshire
Points: 1507
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Posted: 28-February-2006 at 05:35 |
HCZ 22 wrote:
As for the ///M badge, I'm not so sure. Yes to the Enthusiast it's probably fine to show you've genuine ///M bits but you'll probably get some 'stick' from your friends who might think you're trying to make it like an M3. By the time you explain your self your friends will think your just trying to defend your self.
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Well I'm 53 years old so I think I can cope with stick but what I don't want is people looking down their nose at me thinking I drive a cheap hooker of a BMW when all the extra's are perfectly legitimate fitted by BMW items. The 318iS saloon is a fairly rare version of the E36 so if I were to put a 318iS badge on it would everybody think I was trying to make a 318i look like a 318iS as everyone associates the 318iS as being a coupe. 
Perhaps I should get toyota corrolla no one ever looks at them By the way what does a corrolla look like?
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HCZ 22
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Joined: 27-February-2006
Location: Newtownards, County Down
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Posted: 28-February-2006 at 05:38 |
H3lter
If you're feeling the need to explain about the badge here, how much more might you have to explain to the Golf GTI, MR2 or RS turbo driver that might be behind you at the lights.
Hey honestly I'm not trying to make it like an ///M3 I didn't put the badge there.....
Your local dealer should be able to get you the original badge, or even take a leaf out of the owner of this thread and debadge it, or would you be afraid people might think it's only a 318 cab?
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HCZ 22
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Posted: 28-February-2006 at 05:42 |
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The 318iS saloon is a fairly rare version of the E36 so if I were to put a 318iS badge on it would everybody think I was trying to make a 318i look like a 318iS as everyone associates the 318iS as being a coupe.
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If it's a 318is then if it's going to be badged put a 318is badge on it.
You're right, it is a rare model.
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prob a silly question