painting the emblem

imported_bimmer22 · 07-07-2008, 01:12 AM

What would you guys recommend i use to make the blue triangles on the BMW emblem black and if anyone has done it maybe they can make a write up? i've always thought that the black/white emblem is very classy:thumbup:

1ToBeOn2Wheels · 07-07-2008, 01:43 AM

I believe Bavarian Autosport carries two little black decals (among other colors) that overlay the blue portion of the roundel.

ORIGIN M. · 07-07-2008, 01:53 AM

Isn't there something correct about the black over the blue? Something about BMW motor sports history. I remember Hugo saying something about this awhile back.

spankrorie · 07-07-2008, 02:49 AM

The blue and white is part of the bavarian flag(has blue and white checker pattern)

Zuzu · 07-07-2008, 02:57 AM

Try Bimmian.com
They have carbon fibre style badges..

Oregon · 07-07-2008, 05:40 AM

Does not BMW define their corporate identity, what the company logo should be, appear? Just asking.:iono::wink:

rocketpop · 07-07-2008, 06:26 AM

I wouldn't buy the decal overlay, they make black and whites aftermarket one.

I also though it was the sky and propeller.

http://www.logoblog.org/bmw_logo.php

atr_hugo · 07-07-2008, 06:39 AM

Nope - the sky and propeller was an attempt by internal PR in the 1920s to add meaning to a logo that came out of the Bavarian flag and a bit of re-use from the Rapp Motor Works logo (one of the companies that became BMW). BMW GmbH was incorporated on July 20, 1917, BTW. (Source, "The BMW Story: A Company in Its Time", Horst Monnich)

C_Topher · 07-07-2008, 07:58 AM

I have been looking for one of the old emblems like one of these

for the front, back and steering wheel. I thought I saw one for sale somewhere on the interweb, but cannot find it now. Has anyone seen this?

SV Concepts III · 07-07-2008, 01:51 PM

You can purchase the Roundel Overlays to go over the blue portion or white portion, depending on what you want to replace. No need to paint the stock emblems.

Qube · 07-07-2008, 09:10 PM

I have a set of black overlays left!

Anyway, I've been looking A LONG TIME for pure black and white. I ordered it a long while back for my e34, but then come time for the e39, I could only find the overlays OR stupid carbon fiber black/white. What happened to them?

For the 1, I just broke down and bought a set of overlays (one set covers a little more than two cars).

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imported_bimmer22 Registered 1 Rep 2 Posts Drives: Join Date: Jun 2008 iTrader: (0)	painting the emblem What would you guys recommend i use to make the blue triangles on the BMW emblem black and if anyone has done it maybe they can make a write up? i've always thought that the black/white emblem is very classy:thumbup:
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1ToBeOn2Wheels Freude am Fahren 31 Rep 703 Posts Drives: B9 Audi S5 Coupe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sierra Nevada Foothills, California iTrader: (0)	I believe Bavarian Autosport carries two little black decals (among other colors) that overlay the blue portion of the roundel.
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ORIGIN M. Banned 3161 Rep 9,134 Posts Drives: ///M Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Hemisphere iTrader: (0)	Isn't there something correct about the black over the blue? Something about BMW motor sports history. I remember Hugo saying something about this awhile back.
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spankrorie Frank The Tank 0 Rep 40 Posts Drives: Join Date: Apr 2008 iTrader: (0)	The blue and white is part of the bavarian flag(has blue and white checker pattern)
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rocketpop Captain 60 Rep 865 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Home iTrader: (0)	I wouldn't buy the decal overlay, they make black and whites aftermarket one. I also though it was the sky and propeller. http://www.logoblog.org/bmw_logo.php __________________
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atr_hugo No longer moderate 325 Rep 4,401 Posts Drives: '13 135i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: - iTrader: (0)	Nope - the sky and propeller was an attempt by internal PR in the 1920s to add meaning to a logo that came out of the Bavarian flag and a bit of re-use from the Rapp Motor Works logo (one of the companies that became BMW). BMW GmbH was incorporated on July 20, 1917, BTW. (Source, "The BMW Story: A Company in Its Time", Horst Monnich)
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C_Topher Señor Member 16 Rep 452 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Georgia iTrader: (0)	I have been looking for one of the old emblems like one of these for the front, back and steering wheel. I thought I saw one for sale somewhere on the interweb, but cannot find it now. Has anyone seen this? __________________ Monaco Blue/Savannah Beige 135i
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