Fake Badges

Banana Hammock · 06-01-2019, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by BdSM n54iS

Oh, ya I guess for the F30 models if you choose the option

Yeah I say just save yourself the hassle and leave it on there. No big deal.

EJT86 · 06-01-2019, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCalRPM

I agree and I think this is a fair assessment.

But I also think of it this way - imagine if all of a sudden 17 other forum members all changed their usernames to some iteration of ItsGary, like ItsGary2.0, etc... People who have been around for a while would likely know the difference but others and newcomers wouldn't necessarily know the difference and they likely wouldn't care. All of the poser ItsGary users might start posting uniformed or outlandish things and before you know it, the original ItsGary, although decidedly different and original, would just be roped in and lost in the mess of random indecipherable ItsGary names floating around.

A bunch of fake Garys running around? That would end in disaster

FatRear08 · 06-02-2019, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CigarPundit

That's freakin awesome.

That actually looks pretty good

G80BSM · 06-02-2019, 01:49 PM

James May agrees 😂

jmg · 06-02-2019, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by S.111

James May agrees 😂

I was just about to post this. It doesn't end at the badge though. The M stripe front grill gets sorted out as well!

SaMaster14 · 06-02-2019, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by S.111

James May agrees 😂

was just about to post this too

maniz · 06-03-2019, 12:21 AM

I love that May video!

pomsaeng · 06-03-2019, 03:12 PM

Visiting South Korea...fake badges have no boundaries!

SakhirM4 · 06-03-2019, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by pomsaeng

Visiting South Korea...fake badges have no boundaries!

Unfortunately, the second picture is not fake. BMW puts those little M badges on the front fenders of M sport package 3 & 4 series cars.

///M4ster Yoda · 06-03-2019, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SakhirM4

Quote:

Originally Posted by pomsaeng

Visiting South Korea...fake badges have no boundaries!

Unfortunately, the second picture is not fake. BMW puts those little M badges on the front fenders of M sport package 3 & 4 series cars.

True. But it's still fake in my book

zarraz · 06-03-2019, 06:07 PM

how is it fake, its oem factory installed

s14_kev · 06-04-2019, 07:00 PM

Sorry if this is a repost, but James May approves of this thread:

Wmf80 · 06-05-2019, 03:11 PM

Acura M

BSM n54iS · 06-05-2019, 03:47 PM

^ Saw that

Pretty sure I'm gonna repaint to a brighter yellow to match BMW Performance

donnyblaze1 · 06-05-2019, 06:33 PM

Came across this "M5" that looks suspiciously like an F01 7-series

[IMG]http://i67.tinypic.com/9ucdvp.jpg[/IMG]

shay2nak · 06-06-2019, 12:07 PM

BMW ///MDX

Kiko_f80 · 06-06-2019, 07:49 PM

Another one

SoCalRPM · 06-06-2019, 08:07 PM

A friend of mine, who's not a huge car guy but knows I love my ///M, just texted me this photo thinking it was equivalent to a proper M. Needless to say I proceeded to explain how that car isn't exciting, while a real M8 would be, and that yes there is a difference.

This is the "problem" with BMW putting fake badges on their own damn cars.

jninja · 06-06-2019, 08:10 PM

This thread gives me a reason to wake up each morning..

FatRear08 · 06-08-2019, 11:44 PM

Who the f@ck are we fooling here??

FatRear08 · 06-09-2019, 12:43 PM

Haha yeah I just realized that!!!

Siajoon · 06-12-2019, 05:43 PM

Another imposter.... not so much a badge in this one though.

Think it's just as bad if not worse, because of the efforts that went into this vs slapping a badge on it...

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06-03-2019, 03:12 PM	#3110
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06-03-2019, 06:07 PM	#3113
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06-06-2019, 12:07 PM	#3118
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06-06-2019, 07:49 PM	#3119
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06-06-2019, 08:07 PM	#3120
SoCalRPM Captain 886 Rep 942 Posts Drives: e92 M3 Join Date: May 2017 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	A friend of mine, who's not a huge car guy but knows I love my ///M, just texted me this photo thinking it was equivalent to a proper M. Needless to say I proceeded to explain how that car isn't exciting, while a real M8 would be, and that yes there is a difference. This is the "problem" with BMW putting fake badges on their own damn cars. Attached Images
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06-08-2019, 11:44 PM	#3122
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06-09-2019, 12:43 PM	#3123
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06-12-2019, 05:43 PM	#3124
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