Who's debadging their M3/4?

[m3ct]

Badge is definitely staying on for me!

I love the m3 logo and what it stands for, along the history behind it.

[Wah]

First M4 badge ever... why would I get rid of it?

[boogie1]

if the front grill doesn't have an indention for it if removed i am going to debadge, if it does ill just black them out front and rear when powder coat grill trim/side markers

[E39M235i]

Badges we don't need no stinking badges...its a funny mix of those who debadge lesser cars to look like they are more than what they are and those who debadge just to be less conspicuous or to have a cleaner look to me the badge on the front is very classy the one on the rear well that's a toss up sometimes a clean ass is the best but it all comes down to your preference in TP that being Total Preference...HA HA!!!

[bvez3ro]

Mine will be de-badged from the factory.

[E39M235i]

How are you able to get that done we don't have that option at least here in good ole USA take your badge and do with it what you want hey anybody who plans on taking them off give them to me so I can do a Flavor Flav thing with it Yeyeah boooooy...Brigitte Nielsen would love that...

[M3ryder55]

debage all M4 badges on the exterior and when i replace the side grills to carbon fiber ones, that logo will read M3 ; ) nice and easy, i'm a traditionalist, its an M3 coupe' always and forever.

[Alpine F31]

Originally Posted by ss134

Those that know cars will know it's an M3 and those that don't know cars wouldn't care anyway.

Agreed. Which is exactly why it's silly to re-badge a car a model that it's not.
I'm talking to you, Mr. I'm gonna badge my M4 as M3.

Not you OP. Debadge away!

[Alpine F31]

Originally Posted by Viking123

I think in the US your odds of seeing a lesser model with a fake badge are better than seeing a nice debadged car Different culture, no doubt.

For sure! I've seen countless fake M3's, I've seen an E36 coupe re-badged "750iL" I've seen a F01 7 series factory M Sport re-badged "M7", but the funniest one I've seen was a real E92 M3 re-badged as "328i".

Speaking of 328i, my badge is proudly mounted as it came from the factory.

[milhouse]

I have bought a used one with badges, will debadge it first day!
It is so much cleaner, the guys that know Bmw knows it is an m4. The guys that don't know BMW are up for an surprise.

I have only had on car with badges. A 335i with 320d badges, in Norway we don't have many 335, but we have a lot of 320 with 335/m3 exhaust...
Quit a lot of people was surprised whene I put the pedal to the floor! Had mperf exhaust also...

Sry guys now I have to get ready for the m3/m4 event in Istanbul. Life is though!

[ss134]

Originally Posted by GotEM4

So................what's your point in debadging? Why mess with the M car??

Because like I've already said , it looks cleaner and I like the understated look of not having M badges all over the car. It's a cultural thing here.

[sensi09]

Originally Posted by ss134

By the way this is an option in Europe when you order the car ( model designation delete) - is it the same in the States? I ordered the car with the badge so I can put it back on in the future if I want to.

Totally different mindset. Some think it looks good, but many just want to or try to show off.

[Never Convicted]

Originally Posted by M3ryder55

debage all M4 badges on the exterior and when i replace the side grills to carbon fiber ones, that logo will read M3 ; ) nice and easy, i'm a traditionalist, its an M3 coupe' always and forever.

Amazed that it took 51 posts for these guys to start showing up. For awhile there, I thought they had either gotten their equivalency diplomas, or that Darwinism had done it's job.

[4/3rds]

Originally Posted by Never Convicted

Amazed that it took 51 posts for these guys to start showing up. For awhile there, I thought they had either gotten their equivalency diplomas, or that Darwinism had done it's job.

Love the "Natural Selection" reference! Work in a FarSide joke and your the MAN!

[Matteus]

Wear your badge with pride young man!!

I'll be keeping mine for sure

[Powerslide]

Originally Posted by ss134

Interesting- only other guys apart from me who's voted de badge are Canadian, all the US guys are keeping the badges.

Ha - I'd even go a step further than that - unfortunately a good number of people in US put M badging on non-M BMW's here - saw a 7 series last week with an M badge...

[shortseller]

Coming from a 335i n54 modded out to 408hp/440tq, I ran de-badged, loved it when I use to blow the doors off the unsuspecting, M cars included...sorry guys. And most never had any idea what I was, but I suspect the new 2015 Ms cannot be hidden by just stripping her of her letter, they are not wallflowers! So de-badging this car, to me makes no sense for me. Others should feel free though.

[GBPackerfan1963]

It's your car. Do what you want with it.

[M4ever?]

Originally Posted by GBPackerfan1963

It's your car. Do what you want with it.

Bingou!

[stressdoc]

Originally Posted by 4/3rds

Love the "Natural Selection" reference! Work in a FarSide joke and your the MAN!

I may debadge but add a Darwin fish eating a tri-star... and crapping out the 4 rings.

[ss134]

Originally Posted by GBPackerfan1963

It's your car. Do what you want with it.

Obviously. The thread is just for a bit of fun, would be a boring forum if we couldn't discuss different topics, no one here is telling anyone what to do with their car.

[Milban]

Anyone know how the gill emblem is attached?