Why do some people debadge "special" cars?

kamber · 07-24-2017, 01:49 AM

Lools cleaner; if I wasnt listing my M3 for sale I would definitely debadge it just for a cleaner aesthetic.

Then again, I'm the type of person who prefers to have no logos whenever and wherever possible; clothes, car, etc. If I could debadge the BMW logo too without there being a recessed empty section for the roundel sitting there afterwards, I would.

Yas__Plz · 07-24-2017, 01:51 AM

Some like symmetry?

metrickid · 07-24-2017, 04:13 AM

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Some like symmetry?

Is that why some people have two 335i badges etc?

Red Bread · 07-24-2017, 10:08 AM

I had a friend with an E39 M5 that replaced the M5 badge with a 528i badge because it kept a lot of people from messing with him, and if he chose to mess with someone, they'd occasionally think a 528i was monstrously fast.

I debadge most of my cars. The M Coupe lost its badge, it seemed obvious. The 135i lost its for similar reasons. The X1 35i lost all of the goofy side badges, but kept the rear one as it looked a little too plain without it. The 328i has its because it's too boring to care.

ShocknAwe · 07-24-2017, 10:27 AM

Easier to clean and prefer the less cluttered look. Not a complicated concept.

Bimmertron · 07-24-2017, 10:41 AM

I'll bite, I have a 335is, but removed all the badges from the sides and rear. One of the cool features was the shadow trim, black kidneys, and side mirrors. Yet they give it some chrome badges? Doesn't go with it at all. I want the badges on the car, but I won't have some tacky chrome conflicting with the black accents. It's all I want, but I don't believe I have much of an option.

LiquidMercury · 07-24-2017, 10:45 AM

Here we go again.

claasmi · 07-24-2017, 12:50 PM

I plan on debadging my 128i, but only because I think it looks cleaner and I have 3 stage intake, headers, exhaust and tune so it is quite a bit faster than a stock 128i and I feel it deserves to no longer be labelled as just a 128i.

shockin330i · 07-24-2017, 12:53 PM

looks cleaner

///M Power-Belgium · 07-24-2017, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by shockin330i

looks cleaner

No Ernie , It's all about weight saving !

shockin330i · 07-24-2017, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

No Ernie , It's all about weight saving !

Every once counts

kgroschi · 07-24-2017, 06:50 PM

Well in Germany the chance of your car getting keyed increases tremendously with these badges. There is too many extreme liberals or green peace activists there that just can't tolerate you drive around in a M760Li V12 beast.

fullstack · 07-25-2017, 02:43 AM

Maybe another incentive to debadge might be that the car is modded to a point where the original model badge doesnt do it justice?

eluded · 07-25-2017, 02:54 AM

Love my 316.

I rebadged my car so people think I care about the environment.

Oh wait this thread post about debadging.

Sorry, carry-on.

immx · 08-05-2017, 06:29 AM

I ordered both my current F10 and the G30 I have on order without rear badges.

I just think it looks better.

Chappers 71 · 08-05-2017, 07:23 AM

I've debadged every BMW I have owned, I prefer people not knowing how big my engine is

The m5 was great as only those with a bit of knowledge new it was a M5, to everyone else it was just a 5 series. I sold the M badges for £70 as back then you couldn't buy M badges from BMW unless you actually owned a M car

zenmaster · 08-05-2017, 09:27 AM

What is the purpose of the badge in the first place? To remind you of a marketing decision every day? Lol

SmokinFast · 08-05-2017, 10:27 AM

I took the badge off my M3. Cleaner look.

unc879wins · 08-06-2017, 12:20 AM

This reminds me of the manscaping and swimmer/biker shaving threads.

1MOREMOD · 08-06-2017, 12:26 AM

Nutscaping

elistan · 08-08-2017, 02:03 PM

This is a rather amusing discussion considering that (at least at one point, for certain BMWs) option 3DZ ENTFALL ZUSATZ-SCHRIFTZUG AUSSEN is a factory default for all US cars.

Anyway, here are 333 posts about debadging BMWs for anybody who's really interested in the topic.
http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1238104

TomHudson · 08-09-2017, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Bread

I had a friend with an E39 M5 that replaced the M5 badge with a 528i badge because it kept a lot of people from messing with him, and if he chose to mess with someone, they'd occasionally think a 528i was monstrously fast.

I debadge most of my cars. The M Coupe lost its badge, it seemed obvious. The 135i lost its for similar reasons. The X1 35i lost all of the goofy side badges, but kept the rear one as it looked a little too plain without it. The 328i has its because it's too boring to care.

This is exactly what I'm going to do when I get the f10 M5...

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kamber E90 170 Rep 825 Posts Drives: '08 M3 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: NJ iTrader: (7)	Lools cleaner; if I wasnt listing my M3 for sale I would definitely debadge it just for a cleaner aesthetic. Then again, I'm the type of person who prefers to have no logos whenever and wherever possible; clothes, car, etc. If I could debadge the BMW logo too without there being a recessed empty section for the roundel sitting there afterwards, I would.
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Red Bread Major General 4458 Rep 9,160 Posts Drives: Smog machines Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	I had a friend with an E39 M5 that replaced the M5 badge with a 528i badge because it kept a lot of people from messing with him, and if he chose to mess with someone, they'd occasionally think a 528i was monstrously fast. I debadge most of my cars. The M Coupe lost its badge, it seemed obvious. The 135i lost its for similar reasons. The X1 35i lost all of the goofy side badges, but kept the rear one as it looked a little too plain without it. The 328i has its because it's too boring to care.
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Bimmertron Private 177 Rep 65 Posts Drives: M850i xDrive Gran Coupe Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Germany iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 BMW M850i xDri ... [0.00]	I'll bite, I have a 335is, but removed all the badges from the sides and rear. One of the cool features was the shadow trim, black kidneys, and side mirrors. Yet they give it some chrome badges? Doesn't go with it at all. I want the badges on the car, but I won't have some tacky chrome conflicting with the black accents. It's all I want, but I don't believe I have much of an option.
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claasmi Private 37 Rep 56 Posts Drives: 2011 128i 6MT Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 128i [0.00]	I plan on debadging my 128i, but only because I think it looks cleaner and I have 3 stage intake, headers, exhaust and tune so it is quite a bit faster than a stock 128i and I feel it deserves to no longer be labelled as just a 128i.
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shockin330i Brigadier General 807 Rep 4,784 Posts Drives: 2016 ZCP M3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: f y'all, I'm from Texas (RGV) iTrader: (1)	looks cleaner __________________ ERnie 2016 BSM/f80/ZCP
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kgroschi Captain 665 Rep 958 Posts Drives: 08' M5, '09 335i, '18 M3 MT Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Munich and Los Angeles (O.C.) iTrader: (0)	Well in Germany the chance of your car getting keyed increases tremendously with these badges. There is too many extreme liberals or green peace activists there that just can't tolerate you drive around in a M760Li V12 beast. __________________ Verde Mantis Green M3 F80 Manual - Motor Journalist from Germany and BMW Genius
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fullstack First Lieutenant 337 Rep 359 Posts Drives: around in circles. Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	Maybe another incentive to debadge might be that the car is modded to a point where the original model badge doesnt do it justice?
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eluded 2JZ-GTE 3166 Rep 4,138 Posts Drives: 340 6MT, 50e, others Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Sofia iTrader: (0)	Love my 316. I rebadged my car so people think I care about the environment. Oh wait this thread post about debadging. Sorry, carry-on. __________________ A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
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immx Private First Class 5 Rep 159 Posts Drives: 2012 520D SE Touring Join Date: May 2013 Location: Essex, UK iTrader: (0)	I ordered both my current F10 and the G30 I have on order without rear badges. I just think it looks better.
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zenmaster Brigadier General 1581 Rep 3,888 Posts Drives: '17 M2 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (1)	What is the purpose of the badge in the first place? To remind you of a marketing decision every day? Lol
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SmokinFast Private 25 Rep 55 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Louisville, KY iTrader: (0)	I took the badge off my M3. Cleaner look.
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elistan Lieutenant 52 Rep 408 Posts Drives: F30 328i, AP1 S2000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Longmont, CO iTrader: (0)	This is a rather amusing discussion considering that (at least at one point, for certain BMWs) option 3DZ ENTFALL ZUSATZ-SCHRIFTZUG AUSSEN is a factory default for all US cars. Anyway, here are 333 posts about debadging BMWs for anybody who's really interested in the topic. http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1238104
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