Debadging

sparoz · 07-07-2011, 02:30 AM

I usually have my cars debadge because I like the clean look, but being an M car, I thought it would be fine. As the rear is so symmetrical at the back with the 1M, I actually got a bit of an eye sore from the ///M Badge!!!

Would you debadge it?

kmpowell · 07-07-2011, 02:41 AM

No.

vito747 · 07-07-2011, 02:43 AM

no!

Harlequin · 07-07-2011, 02:43 AM

Nup. Then you'll have to keep telling ppl it's an M...

ChrisBuer · 07-07-2011, 02:45 AM

No definitely not. I love the fact that it's a proper little M car and therefore would leave my M badge on it.

PyratOne · 07-07-2011, 02:46 AM

put a mirrored "\\\M" on the other side - symmetry problem solved.

M\\\ ///M

vito747 · 07-07-2011, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PyratOne

put a mirrored "\\\M" on the other side - symmetry problem solved.

M\\\ ///M

miiipilot · 07-07-2011, 03:13 AM

Please...don't

miiipilot

EmmDrei · 07-07-2011, 03:49 AM

@Sparoz: My first M3 came without the badge. My second one had it, my 1M does. To me it doesn't make a difference. It boils down to "I want people to know" or "I don't give a flying **** what people think". I'll be able to identify an M when it crosses my path, badge or none. And many other car enthusiasts will too. The rest of the world? I honestly don't care. I'll leave it where it is on my car. Simply because that's the way it orginally came. If you don't like the way it looks, take it off and keep it somewhere, where looking at it reminds you of the joytoy sitting there and waiting to make you smile.

Aussie_in_London · 07-07-2011, 03:51 AM

Not at all, in my opinion its quite bare on the badge front in comparison to many of my previous cars

kumar911 · 07-07-2011, 06:15 AM

No

KIYO · 07-07-2011, 06:17 AM

I have mine debadged.

Satalite · 07-07-2011, 06:22 AM

1M without badge does look clean, but you lose the M factor that identifies the car! I feel like its okay for any ordinary model (128/135) but for an M car I wouldn't..

1speedbike · 07-07-2011, 06:54 AM

Do what you want. Is your self esteem really so low that you absolutely NEED everyone to know you're driving an ///M car?

lol

Simsims · 07-07-2011, 07:39 AM

bad it with 128i. Call it a day

CaptSlow · 07-07-2011, 07:44 AM

Why? Are you trying to reduce weight?

watsons · 07-07-2011, 07:48 AM

No, I debadged some of my previous car, but definitely not this one!

///1M · 07-07-2011, 07:53 AM

No

///1M · 07-07-2011, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KIYO

I have mine debadged.

Kiyo,
What was your reason for debadging?

T1T2GRE · 07-07-2011, 08:04 AM

I would say no, but moreso because I just want to keep the vehicle all-original and I think that I respect the final product as is. What comes out of the oven from the M Division is kickass to begin with.

The people who know BMWs will still say "Holy sh^%! That's a 1SMC. Not many of those out there" and those who don't will be curious enough to find out.

KIYO · 07-07-2011, 08:29 AM

I like the concept of the 1M that it looks like a normal coupe, but it is not.

Also, I have heard from my dealer that some M cars came in to repair their paint when someone forcefully took the M badge off while they are parked.

So, I took it off.

carchrism5 · 07-07-2011, 08:57 AM

I have debadged some of my cars, but usually because they have some long stupid badging on them. For just the small letter "M" i say leave it.

07-07-2011, 02:30 AM	#1
sparoz Brigadier General 191 Rep 4,848 Posts Drives: VO 1///M; Macan Turbo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sunshine Coast iTrader: (0)	Debadging I usually have my cars debadge because I like the clean look, but being an M car, I thought it would be fine. As the rear is so symmetrical at the back with the 1M, I actually got a bit of an eye sore from the ///M Badge!!! Would you debadge it? __________________ Macan S Diesel - Carrera White Macan Turbo - White 1///M - Valencia Orange
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07-07-2011, 02:41 AM	#2
kmpowell Private First Class 20 Rep 153 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: May 2010 Location: England (UK) iTrader: (0)	No. __________________ May '11 - Nov '11 - 1M Coupe. Gone but not forgotten. Alpine White, Black Boston leather with Kyalami Orange stitching, Bluetooth, BMWP Kidney Grilles, BMWP Racing pedals
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07-07-2011, 02:43 AM	#3
vito747 Private 4 Rep 90 Posts Drives: 1 coupe M Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Barcelona iTrader: (0)	no!
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07-07-2011, 02:43 AM	#4
Harlequin Brigadier General 331 Rep 4,021 Posts Drives: F32 Coupé Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Brisbane, Australia BMW Club QLD Member iTrader: (5) Garage List 2015 428i M-Sport [8.40] 2012 1M Coupé [9.25] 2011 135i M-Sport [9.14]	Nup. Then you'll have to keep telling ppl it's an M... __________________
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07-07-2011, 02:45 AM	#5
ChrisBuer Captain 68 Rep 632 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	No definitely not. I love the fact that it's a proper little M car and therefore would leave my M badge on it.
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07-07-2011, 02:46 AM	#6
PyratOne Lieutenant 21 Rep 436 Posts Drives: 1M Coupe (Not an M1!) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: MA iTrader: (0)	put a mirrored "\\\M" on the other side - symmetry problem solved. M\\\ ///M
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07-07-2011, 03:13 AM	#8
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07-07-2011, 03:49 AM	#9
EmmDrei Lieutenant 26 Rep 401 Posts Drives: 2011 Saphire Black 1M Coupé Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: 300km to the Nordschleife iTrader: (0)	@Sparoz: My first M3 came without the badge. My second one had it, my 1M does. To me it doesn't make a difference. It boils down to "I want people to know" or "I don't give a flying **** what people think". I'll be able to identify an M when it crosses my path, badge or none. And many other car enthusiasts will too. The rest of the world? I honestly don't care. I'll leave it where it is on my car. Simply because that's the way it orginally came. If you don't like the way it looks, take it off and keep it somewhere, where looking at it reminds you of the joytoy sitting there and waiting to make you smile. __________________ The best piece of road - worldwide.
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07-07-2011, 03:51 AM	#10
Aussie_in_London Lieutenant Colonel 142 Rep 1,700 Posts Drives: 1M, i3 & track built Astra OPC Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kent iTrader: (0)	Not at all, in my opinion its quite bare on the badge front in comparison to many of my previous cars
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07-07-2011, 06:15 AM	#11
kumar911 Private First Class 11 Rep 138 Posts Drives: VO 1M & 2014 Cayenne Diesel Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	No
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07-07-2011, 06:17 AM	#12
KIYO Private First Class 23 Rep 143 Posts Drives: 1er M Coupé Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vienna Austria -> Tokyo, JAPAN iTrader: (0)	I have mine debadged. Attached Images
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07-07-2011, 06:22 AM	#13
Satalite Colonel 166 Rep 2,926 Posts Drives: 128i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Georgia iTrader: (9) Garage List 2009 128i [10.00]	1M without badge does look clean, but you lose the M factor that identifies the car! I feel like its okay for any ordinary model (128/135) but for an M car I wouldn't.. __________________
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07-07-2011, 06:54 AM	#14
1speedbike Brigadier General 732 Rep 3,274 Posts Drives: 2022 X4 M40i, 2008 135i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MKE iTrader: (15)	Do what you want. Is your self esteem really so low that you absolutely NEED everyone to know you're driving an ///M car? lol __________________ 2022 X4 M40i - 2008 135i - 2015 F700GS On Order - 2024 i4 M50 Scruffy's gonna die the way he lived... Mmhm.
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07-07-2011, 07:39 AM	#15
Simsims Captain 37 Rep 615 Posts Drives: 119/220 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ottawa iTrader: (0)	bad it with 128i. Call it a day __________________ VO 1M - everything except sunroof RIP BSM 135i 2009-2011
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07-07-2011, 07:44 AM	#16
CaptSlow Private 8 Rep 53 Posts Drives: One of a few Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	Why? Are you trying to reduce weight?
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07-07-2011, 07:48 AM	#17
watsons New Member 0 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2009 Porsche Boxster Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	No, I debadged some of my previous car, but definitely not this one!
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07-07-2011, 07:53 AM	#18
///1M Captain 25 Rep 612 Posts Drives: On a good day, AW 1M coupe Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: between Indiana and the alley iTrader: (0)	No
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07-07-2011, 08:04 AM	#20
T1T2GRE CW2 27 Rep 440 Posts Drives: 1SMC - traded away Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Pennsylvania iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW 1M [7.33]	I would say no, but moreso because I just want to keep the vehicle all-original and I think that I respect the final product as is. What comes out of the oven from the M Division is kickass to begin with. The people who know BMWs will still say "Holy sh^%! That's a 1SMC. Not many of those out there" and those who don't will be curious enough to find out.
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07-07-2011, 08:29 AM	#21
KIYO Private First Class 23 Rep 143 Posts Drives: 1er M Coupé Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vienna Austria -> Tokyo, JAPAN iTrader: (0)	I like the concept of the 1M that it looks like a normal coupe, but it is not. Also, I have heard from my dealer that some M cars came in to repair their paint when someone forcefully took the M badge off while they are parked. So, I took it off.
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07-07-2011, 08:57 AM	#22
carchrism5 Lieutenant Colonel 336 Rep 1,588 Posts Drives: M2, X3 M40i, 911 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NC iTrader: (3)	I have debadged some of my cars, but usually because they have some long stupid badging on them. For just the small letter "M" i say leave it.
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