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      11-11-2014, 07:32 PM   #1
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has anyone noticed why the M decals on the M4 and M5 brakes reversed

I recently added some decals to my oem calipers drivers side is correct but the pass side is the other way and find this strange the M decal on the drivers side is different from the passenger side on the M5 and M4 OEM calipers.
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Yes I noticed this ! It also bothered me.
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Yes I noticed this ! It also bothered me.
Wtf this is a flaw. This is my drivers side
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And this is the passenger side freaking ocd is kicking in.
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Now I may change the passenger side but it has been clear coated. Arghhhh
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This will kick your OCD in: a guy at work came up and said my little ///M logo on the ZCP wheel and the BMW center cap should both line up in the same reading plane. So when the ///M logo is level and upright so is the center cap. Once you see it (and are OCD) it will always bug you if it is wrong. You're welcome.
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This will kick your OCD in: a guy at work came up and said my little ///M logo on the ZCP wheel and the BMW center cap should both line up in the same reading plane. So when the ///M logo is level and upright so is the center cap. Once you see it (and are OCD) it will always bug you if it is wrong. Your welcome.
Ah thanks. But I think bmw screwed up

And I think that's a little extreme don't you think
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My brakes have no decals so I can rest easy at night.
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My brakes have no decals so I can rest easy at night.
Lol
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Ah thanks. But I think bmw screwed up

And I think that's a little extreme don't you think
It is, but when I was reinstalling my center caps (got three new ones for free--long story), which way do you think I put them in? OCD for the win!
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Ah thanks. But I think bmw screwed up

And I think that's a little extreme don't you think
It is, but when I was reinstalling my center caps (got three new ones for free--long story), which way do you think I put them in? OCD for the win!
This is something I would do so ur not alone.
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This will kick your OCD in: a guy at work came up and said my little ///M logo on the ZCP wheel and the BMW center cap should both line up in the same reading plane. So when the ///M logo is level and upright so is the center cap. Once you see it (and are OCD) it will always bug you if it is wrong. You're welcome.
I always do this

Just like the bottom of the Porsche crest should always point to the valve stem
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This is something I would do so ur not alone.
You will wake up at 3 AM thinking about this; best to fix it now!

Still jealous that m3ray is resting easy at nite...
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I always do this

Just like the bottom of the Porsche crest should always point to the valve stem
You get an "atta-boy" for knowing both the Porsche and BMW rules of wheel fung shui.
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This is something I would do so ur not alone.
You will wake up at 3 AM thinking about this; best to fix it now!

Still jealous that m3ray is resting easy at nite...
Not that bad I will just correct the passenger side tomorrow. Not a lot of work while I am at it I will line up my emblem. Lol. If my wife sees me in the garage with a the car jacked up tonight she's going to think I am crazy!!!!
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I still think that it wrong. When you come out of the car the MLogo should be facing you on both sides.
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It's that ultra precise German engineering, they determined that orientation provides least aerodynamic drag and keeps the brakes cooler by 0.1 degree C.
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It's that ultra precise German engineering, they determined that orientation provides least aerodynamic drag and keeps the brakes cooler by 0.1 degree C.
Good for at least .06 hp as well.
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My brakes have no decals so I can rest easy at night.
Nope, time to sell car!
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Where did you get the decals?
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      11-13-2014, 02:45 PM   #21
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Where did you get the decals?
I had a guy make them for me on eBay he printed around 8 decals for 15.00. I can post the link up if u wish and mention to him u want the same size as mine. He recently did this for me so he will remember.
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No matter what you do your OCD will kick in...
In original post pics it has the M on top of the stripes. But the top of the M is facing to the rear and the bottom of the M is facing to the rear on the other...OCD does not like different facing M.
Then in the second post pics it shows the bottom of the M are both pointing to the rear but the stripes are on top on one and on the other the stripes are on the bottom ...OCD does not like stripes on top of one and not on the other...lol

I don't think you can win..However, now I got myself confused so disregard ...

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