De-badging / Emblem Removal

know1isgod · 08-03-2005, 12:11 PM

Yesterday by coincidence, I saw a black Honda Civic 4 door with a Acura RSX front end, Acura Badge, and Rims with Acura Badges. After everything posted on this topic, I laughed sooooooooooooooooooooo hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

scottz5 · 08-03-2005, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BellasBmw

Haha

.. Oh man.. that was almost TMI..

Bmw's are very classy, but high mantaince as well. Im not high mantaince (although ive had people disagree with me haha).. well then again, i did buy a bmw...
You know whats funny, one of my girlfriend's has a 02 black mustang, and she is the biggest slut!... Hmm coincidence? Dont think so.

LMAO

I have just named my car BELLA after seeing her stunning pictures. She is one classy young woman with a great attitude and fine taste.

BellasBmw · 08-04-2005, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by scottz5

LMAO

I have just named my car BELLA after seeing her stunning pictures. She is one classy young woman with a great attitude and fine taste.

Why thank you- im very flattered! Its awesome getting to know other people who share the same appreciations as i do :rocks: .. And i get to learn a ton too..

chrisbin · 08-04-2005, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by scottz5

after seeing her stunning pictures.

Where???????

scottz5 · 08-04-2005, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisbin

Where???????

I cant share it, sorry bro. Trust me she is fine. A perfect 10 and loves BMW, If I was not married already, I would fly to CA and steal her.

chrisbin · 08-04-2005, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by scottz5

I cant share it, sorry bro. Trust me she is fine. A perfect 10 and loves BMW, If I was not married already, I would fly to CA and steal her.

No worries......good job I'm married too........and 2 kids......!!!!!

bobnaz · 08-04-2005, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by matrix

They claim that they want a "cleaner look." And Don Carleone claimed that he was in the Olive oil business

I totally agree that debadging is a much cleaner look, the pictures tell the story.
Debaged 330I, spoiler, tint and mudflaps. Moanco Blue. ( I love this car!)

BellasBmw · 08-04-2005, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisbin

No worries......good job I'm married too........and 2 kids......!!!!!

See, you and (scottz) are some legit men. Staying true to your women, thats sexy! Its alright to look at the menu as long as you dont order

scottz5 · 08-04-2005, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BellasBmw

See, you and (scottz) are some legit men. Staying true to your women, thats sexy! Its alright to look at the menu as long as you dont order

And the menu is yummy!

chrisbin · 08-05-2005, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BellasBmw

See, you and (scottz) are some legit men. Staying true to your women, thats sexy! Its alright to look at the menu as long as you dont order

Thing is, I still can't find the damn menu.........

Gonna die of starvation here........

Flee67 · 08-05-2005, 11:42 AM

I debadged my 323Ci upon delivery in 2000;
I'll do likewise for my 330i.
FWIW, in Europe, not only are many BMW's debadged, but also an equal number of Mercedes and Audi's.

scottz5 · 08-05-2005, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisbin

Thing is, I still can't find the damn menu.........

Gonna die of starvation here........

LMAO

BellasBmw · 08-05-2005, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisbin

Thing is, I still can't find the damn menu.........

Gonna die of starvation here........

Hahaha....

MrDreamWeaver · 08-05-2005, 12:54 PM

I don't think debadging the car makes that much of a difference as far as aestheics go. However, we all have our own tastes.

As for the proclaimed 330i vs 325i rivalry, who gives a darn? They are both the same car and drive very well. The 330i is a fast car, but the 325i has lots of pep as well. The only reason why I ordered the 330i is because with the 325i loaded like I wanted it, it was a few grand shy from the 330i. It just made more sense to get the 330i.

BellasBmw · 08-05-2005, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MrDreamWeaver

I don't think debadging the car makes that much of a difference as far as aestheics go. However, we all have our own tastes.

As for the proclaimed 330i vs 325i rivalry, who gives a darn? They are both the same car and drive very well. The 330i is a fast car, but the 325i has lots of pep as well. The only reason why I ordered the 330i is because with the 325i loaded like I wanted it, it was a few grand shy from the 330i. It just made more sense to get the 330i.

I agree! I did price out my exact car as a 325 or 330, and i still had about $4K difference. It was just too much.. I wish i could have, but its ok, i still adore my car..

JBOO · 08-05-2005, 03:52 PM

I saw two de-badged 3 series today on the road. Looked great.

Simple1 · 08-08-2005, 02:33 AM

Wow I don't really post on this site, since I'm more of a E60 fan but I also adore the E90. I have to say I found this thread quite intriguing. There is definitely truth to both sides of the argument. As humans we must accept both sides as facts, but since we are on the internet and since with all the technology in the world we still can't read each other's mind take the person's word for it instead of the over generalizations. On the E60 forums & M5board, you see people De-baging $90,000 brand new M5s and I don't think it's because they want people to think it's a 545, or 530 or 525. Some people actually like something called a sleeper! Anybody into cars knows what that is about. This argument about the 325 & 330 is silly as someone said the power between them is highly insignificant and you can doctor both of them up to be the same exact thing. If you are buying a BMW, I would hope that people buy cars that they can "AFFORD" not just so they can have the 550 badge or whatever. In the end you still have a great car and by the way I think you guys on this site are really funny I enjoyed the thread as it came to a close, rather the the "quarrel" that went on in between. This is what the community is for, great laughs, thanks for making my night! I gotta now figure out how to get rid of this headache I got from laughing so hard.

know1isgod · 08-08-2005, 06:53 AM

Yesterday on hwy 210 in MD, saw a white 4 door C class Mercedes badged as CLK 240. I can't believe this owner did not know that the CLK's are only sold as coupes, with just tow models, the 320 (350 for 2005) and 430. The SLK's are the two door roadsters. Since he had paper tags on, I assume the car is just purchased. That type of badging is silly, silly, silly.

Squawks · 08-09-2005, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JBOO

One way that I prevent this is to leave the window sticker in place. That way everyone is sure to see how much the car cost. And I don't bother with asking for a discount, I pay sticker.

LOL!

The funniest post, by far, I've read on this forum.

Personally, I will debadge my 330i when I get it next year, with that being contingent on my girlfriend, who's paranoid over quite a few things. I don't care if people would question whether it's a 325 over a 330, despite it being relatively easy for a 'true' BMW afficionado to distinguish between the two models. I personally feels it makes the car cleaner.

Of course, it is ironically true that there are visibly more debadged 325's around compared to debadged 330's. Perhaps there is that feeling of "oh, I gotta con people that I paid a bit more for a 330 and wasn't being a cheapskate who just went for a 325". A BMW is a BMW...and it's pretty stupid to judge. I know 325 owners who spent quite a lot modding their ride to the point of it exceeding the cost of a 330. They didn't tack on badges like "turboed!" or "24k gold plated!" or "w/ refridgerator installed!". Or, maybe the people who buy 325s are the more frugal types, who thus care more about their cars and thus want to make their rides more pretty.

z1ppo325i · 08-09-2005, 08:48 PM

exactly!! lol.. i dunno about this debate as i was shallow before and thought that taking the emblem was a cheap way to disguise it... but as a 325i owner now.. i don't feel any shame in it as it is definitely an awesome car... although any bmw 3 series without tint is doing itself injustice...

MCS · 08-11-2005, 05:45 PM

I'm sure that debadged owners will keep the badges around for resale...
I was never for modifying the car, but the clean look of a debadged car is pretty sleek. Sort of a Brazilian wax for cars hehe

Squawks · 08-11-2005, 06:44 PM

I would modify the looks of the car in order to enhance the peculiarity of it, especially knowing that the color I am getting, sparkling graphite, is the most popular (and obviously making that the most common)!

Planning to debadge, on top of replacing rondels and hubcaps with carbon fiber rondels and hubcaps.

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know1isgod Private 3 Rep 93 Posts Drives: 06 325i Jet Black Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	LMAO Yesterday by coincidence, I saw a black Honda Civic 4 door with a Acura RSX front end, Acura Badge, and Rims with Acura Badges. After everything posted on this topic, I laughed sooooooooooooooooooooo hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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08-05-2005, 11:42 AM	#209
Flee67 New Member 0 Rep 14 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	I debadged my 323Ci upon delivery in 2000; I'll do likewise for my 330i. FWIW, in Europe, not only are many BMW's debadged, but also an equal number of Mercedes and Audi's. __________________ 2006 330i 6spd, SP, CWP, PP, Nav, shades TiAg/Terra/Aluminum
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08-05-2005, 12:54 PM	#212
MrDreamWeaver Enlisted Member 12 Rep 31 Posts Drives: E90 330i - Silver Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	I don't think debadging the car makes that much of a difference as far as aestheics go. However, we all have our own tastes. As for the proclaimed 330i vs 325i rivalry, who gives a darn? They are both the same car and drive very well. The 330i is a fast car, but the 325i has lots of pep as well. The only reason why I ordered the 330i is because with the 325i loaded like I wanted it, it was a few grand shy from the 330i. It just made more sense to get the 330i.
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08-05-2005, 03:52 PM	#214
JBOO Second Lieutenant 9 Rep 286 Posts Drives: BMW 535d Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Netherlands iTrader: (0)	I saw two de-badged 3 series today on the road. Looked great.
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08-08-2005, 02:33 AM	#215
Simple1 Major 134 Rep 1,060 Posts Drives: G05 X5 40i M Sport Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Earth iTrader: (1)	Wow I don't really post on this site, since I'm more of a E60 fan but I also adore the E90. I have to say I found this thread quite intriguing. There is definitely truth to both sides of the argument. As humans we must accept both sides as facts, but since we are on the internet and since with all the technology in the world we still can't read each other's mind take the person's word for it instead of the over generalizations. On the E60 forums & M5board, you see people De-baging $90,000 brand new M5s and I don't think it's because they want people to think it's a 545, or 530 or 525. Some people actually like something called a sleeper! Anybody into cars knows what that is about. This argument about the 325 & 330 is silly as someone said the power between them is highly insignificant and you can doctor both of them up to be the same exact thing. If you are buying a BMW, I would hope that people buy cars that they can "AFFORD" not just so they can have the 550 badge or whatever. In the end you still have a great car and by the way I think you guys on this site are really funny I enjoyed the thread as it came to a close, rather the the "quarrel" that went on in between. This is what the community is for, great laughs, thanks for making my night! I gotta now figure out how to get rid of this headache I got from laughing so hard.
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08-08-2005, 06:53 AM	#216
know1isgod Private 3 Rep 93 Posts Drives: 06 325i Jet Black Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	CLK 240 Yesterday on hwy 210 in MD, saw a white 4 door C class Mercedes badged as CLK 240. I can't believe this owner did not know that the CLK's are only sold as coupes, with just tow models, the 320 (350 for 2005) and 430. The SLK's are the two door roadsters. Since he had paper tags on, I assume the car is just purchased. That type of badging is silly, silly, silly.
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08-09-2005, 08:48 PM	#218
z1ppo325i Private First Class 13 Rep 107 Posts Drives: blk.s e90 325i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: philadelphia iTrader: (0)	exactly!! lol.. i dunno about this debate as i was shallow before and thought that taking the emblem was a cheap way to disguise it... but as a 325i owner now.. i don't feel any shame in it as it is definitely an awesome car... although any bmw 3 series without tint is doing itself injustice...
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08-11-2005, 05:45 PM	#219
MCS e90 newbie 35 Rep 448 Posts Drives: 2012 M3 E93 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Northern NJ iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	I'm sure that debadged owners will keep the badges around for resale... I was never for modifying the car, but the clean look of a debadged car is pretty sleek. Sort of a Brazilian wax for cars hehe
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08-11-2005, 06:44 PM	#220
Squawks One of my two dachshunds: 53 Rep 663 Posts Drives: B6 A4 3.0 Quattro Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ithaca, NY iTrader: (0)	I would modify the looks of the car in order to enhance the peculiarity of it, especially knowing that the color I am getting, sparkling graphite, is the most popular (and obviously making that the most common)! Planning to debadge, on top of replacing rondels and hubcaps with carbon fiber rondels and hubcaps.
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