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    Posted: 10-July-2006 at 00:32

It's a bit of a mixed bag really. De badging may make others thing you have a slower 316/318 which means when you put your foot down you surprise them or on the other hand they may think you want them to think you have a 325 or 330 in which case they could embaress you. If you are proud of your car, then leave the badge on. At the end of the day, if a chav mobile beats you off the lights, the chances are it was a vauxhall that he'll either write off within 6 months or will be in the scrappers by 2008, whereas you car will long outlive anything he ever deserves to own.

Keep the badge, it compliments the BMW roudel alongside it!

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I've thought about de-badging my 320i, but everytime i take it out for a spin. I've always had the admiring looks of the fairer sex,  and the appreciative nods from their boyfriends/male companions as I drive by. So I don't. I am in the process of adding to the look of the car, but not too much.

And the growl of the Inducted 6potter as you pull away from the lights always has me giggling like a girl everytime. Be proud of your car! and have fun with it.
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Points: 1473 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08-July-2006 at 15:27
Stick a ford badge on it, really confuse them
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I've order my M Coupe to be debadged.

The M badges stuck on the back and sides look so much like an after thought nyway.

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Points: 3625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07-July-2006 at 11:42
Originally posted by Daz Daz wrote:

Which is why it was so much fun when I rebadged my M5 as a 520i!!

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that's just plain evil. 

 

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Oh yeah, but it's so much fun seeing the look on the faces of all sorts of muppets in their 'performance' cars 
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Which is why it was so much fun when I rebadged my M5 as a 520i!!

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that's just plain evil. 

my car is debadged.  and i prefer it that way.  it is a 325Ci sport.


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im going to have stop posting things when only half awake and no coffee in system it makes you do and say weird things
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Originally posted by Bigian Bigian wrote:

http://www.jimmy540i.com/bmwnightmare.htm have a look through this lot and see if you still want to debadge.

i don't see the connection

Originally posted by Bigian Bigian wrote:

if your nae happy gee it a wee bit of a make over lights wheels etc

all the cars pictured on that site are different peoples ideas of a "wee bit of a make over"

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http://www.jimmy540i.com/bmwnightmare.htm have a look through this lot and see if you still want to debadge.

you should be happy with what you have leave the badge on if your nae happy gee it a wee bit of a make over lights wheels etc
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Like derek M5,

i have a magnetic 525i badge which i put on over the black taped m5 badge when in a mischevious mood  

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I think most people respect the 320. They know its a six cylinder. It is a good engine, smooth and powerful. I'd leave them on. If I see a de badged BMW or Merc I always think its the bottom of the range model. The 320 certainly isn't that.
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My 528i is debadged and can surprise the odd boy racer when they come flying up behind in there chavmobiles as i leave them standing!!

I have thought about replacing the badge but like it has been said i dont want a wonky badge,rather leave it as it is.
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Originally posted by Peter Fenwick Peter Fenwick wrote:

Originally posted by Webdunk Webdunk wrote:

nae badges keeps folk guessing... which can be fun on occassion.

Only if people think you have less power than you actually do. Otherwise you can just end up looking silly.

Which is why it was so much fun when I rebadged my M5 as a 520i!!
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Points: 7213 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28-June-2006 at 22:23

my e36 and e46 were debadged by their previous owners, i think it suited them more

the alpina has badges and i keep them on, it's the only way i can let other drivers know it's not a "normal" 5-series


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put a Type R / RS badge on and really confuse em.

Believe me ive seen it.

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Points: 6484 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28-June-2006 at 21:07

Originally posted by Webdunk Webdunk wrote:

nae badges keeps folk guessing... which can be fun on occassion.

Only if people think you have less power than you actually do. Otherwise you can just end up looking silly.
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Points: 5245 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28-June-2006 at 20:32
But you can stick GT wings and different exhausts on any car... even a stealer asked me if I had done the spoiler myself nae badges keeps folk guessing... which can be fun on occassion.
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Don't debadge it. Most owners of the larger engined cars leave the badges on (webdunk excepted) so if you take them off it will just make people think you have a 316/318. Also the 320 has a single exhaust and the 325/328 both have a twin pipes so anyone in the know will not be fooled into thinking you have a bigger engine anyway.
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Ah but the rear "wing" would tell people that its a GT! 
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Ah but ye'd have to be eagle eyed to spot the ickle URL on the number plate
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