Fake Badges

[Neusser]

Originally Posted by KurtsM5

So...what ///M badges are on YOUR car?

Front wing badges and illuminated door-sill badges that came from the factory.

Meanwhile, physics remains physics. Painful for some, I guess.

[I Luv BMW]

///M 520d complete with ///M eBay style mirror package.

Physics + chassis made him do it

I think I’ve captured this in the wild previously LOL. Does it still count?

[icebiker]

Meanwhile over in Ingolstadt…

Audi Fakery

Not sure what’s worse… private owners upbadging their cars to appear of a higher spec, or a manufacturer pulling a similar ruse direct from the factory. 🤔

[Dégoûté]

Fake or not?

[jessejericho]

Originally Posted by M2siast

By definition, if it’s factory, it’s not fake.

Calling a red stripe “fakery” is a stretch by the gossip writer of the column you shared.

It makes sense to me:

A5
A5 with red stripe if it has the S-line package
S5
RS5

Not fake, but it kinda dilutes the S brand, like if BMW just did this to every model:



Kinda like giving a prize to every competitor so they all feel special. I suppose BMW is doing the same thing.

[jessejericho]

Originally Posted by M2siast

Again, BMW wouldn't do this to every model. The model you posted wouldn't get any colours.
But if they put the colours on the 330i with the M-Sport package, more power to them. Then it would be somewhat similar to what Audi is doing.

I retract my statement, I didn't realize it was to denote an "S-Line" car, like M Sport. I thought they were putting the red bit on everything, which is what I get for skimming the article.

[DrVenture]

Some are upset by fake badges, some find it amusing, I am in the latter camp. Plus, I figure that anyone who does it is aspirational and a car guy, so I afford them leeway.

My m550i is debadged, so I lean in the direction of subtlety, for myself.

[DrVenture]

Originally Posted by jessejericho

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Kinda like giving a prize to every competitor so they all feel special. I suppose BMW is doing the same thing.

Or like buying one's own trophy. Wait, that is exactly what all oem buying is.

[Littierally]

The elusive F01 M760LI. Says it on the license plate so it MUST be true. V12 in case you weren’t sure

[Dégoûté]

Originally Posted by Littierally

The elusive F01 M760LI. Says it on the license plate so it MUST be true. V12 in case you weren’t sure

Particularly offensive, having the top of the line model and still fake badging. Gross.

[ipilcher]

I'm visiting my in-laws in Lima. You can't swing a dead cat here without hitting a fake ///M badge.

[ctcarbonari]

Originally Posted by Littierally

The elusive F01 M760LI. Says it on the license plate so it MUST be true. V12 in case you weren’t sure

UGH @ fake badging via the license plate!!!
He has really upped the game by acquiring government issued recognition.

Sure would have been fun to have been the DMV employee who refused issuance of the plate unless he removed the "M" prefix...lol

[Chilled]

hmm, I think I found a reliable ///M. Is that even possible?

[DubaiRich]

Originally Posted by ipilcher

I'm visiting my in-laws in Lima. You can't swing a dead cat here without hitting a fake ///M badge.

Maybe he wanted a Miata?

[Dégoûté]

Originally Posted by Chilled

hmm, I think I found a reliable ///M. Is that even possible?

///Mitsubishi

[M_Bimmer]

While we all could think of at least one vehicle that should have come from the factory with the badge below, a few of the posting should get tagged with one.

For $3 each, I'm awfully temped to stick one on one of my vehicles just to test how many would folks would come up and ask, in a serious tone, "Is that a new-line?" You'd hope and think is would zero, but I'm willing to bet otherwise.

[KurtsM5]

Originally Posted by Chilled

hmm, I think I found a reliable ///M. Is that even possible?

I posted an ///M Corolla the other day. 🤣

[M4Tejas]

Debadge. Removing the trunk badge. Not necessary....gets in the way of a proper buffing. Porsche has offered badge build sheet removal for years on the configurator



.......nothing new

[RussV]

Florida man

[Brandoch]

Originally Posted by RussV

Florida man

Never slow

[jessejericho]

Originally Posted by Brandoch

Never slow

Could also mean "Never Slaw", some people just hate cabbage

[M3SQRD]

Originally Posted by Dégoûté

Fake or not?

Fake. F22 M240 and f30 M340 come with the small M badge in Europe. People in the US add them after taking delivery of their car. Real M cars, like this g87, do not come with these small M badges.