Did you debadge? Vote counts as yes... - Page 11

genuity · 10-20-2010, 05:21 PM

I have always debadged all my cars and trucks in the past. I think it's so stupid to have all that writing on it. I mean, all people really need to know is to see the logo, but the rest is just stupid. I also do not know why people advertise from the stealership they buy it from by not removing that stupid frame or any badges that the selling stealership uses.

I've been on the fence whether to debadge my bimmer though, but I think it is about time that the 330Ci badge bit the dust. It just throws off the balance when looking at it (just like that retarded single tow hook on the back and front bumpers--couldn't BMW have just put two of those to balance it out?!?!) and if they really need to know what kind model is it, then they really are not into bimmers or that they know how to Google.

This weekend, it will be debaged. What I do notice when I have debaged my other cars and trucks is that the silhouette is still left behind. No matter how much I polish it or make sure all the tacky and foam is cleaned off, the silhouette will just not die. Does anyone have remedies for this?

vids_blk323Ci · 09-20-2011, 07:58 PM

holy revival batman!

Alex323Ci · 09-20-2011, 08:12 PM

my new M3 is debadged, so add another.
won't let me vote as already voted once before on the 323Ci years ago

Brawndo QC · 09-26-2011, 01:47 PM

Where I live most of the debagged E46 are 320, 323 and 325's. So first feeling I get is that the guy wants to hide is not driving a 330 or an M. Also, I don't feel the logo 330CI for example is crowding the trunk at all. Honestly, when I saw the back of a debagged M3, it hurt a little inside, feels like the guy driving it just got a new paint and didn't bother to put back the M emblem yet. So yeah, it does feel poser to have a debagged 320,323,325 IMO, but that's your car and you shouldn't do things for what strangers think of your ride. OTOH, there are people fake badging, now that's bad, I saw a fake M5 (525) the other day on the highway. I drove next to him and gave him a thumb up with sarcasm. That is a sacrilege.

Hermes · 09-28-2011, 06:25 AM

OEM Shadowline badges on order...

EDIT: just picked them up from the stealership

EDIT 2: Done...

domcreates · 10-09-2011, 05:40 PM

did it for clean look

EDIT: And theres no reason to brag about having a 323i haha

vids_blk323Ci · 01-03-2012, 09:51 PM

NiCE! But technically thats a rebadge and not a debadge ....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hermes

OEM Shadowline badges on order...

EDIT: just picked them up from the stealership

EDIT 2: Done...

Hermes · 01-04-2012, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vids_blk323Ci

NiCE! But technically thats a rebadge and not a debadge ....

Thats why I voted no. (or didn't vote)

Tim13E46 · 02-03-2012, 12:03 PM

I debadge cuz it makes the car lighter and therefore, faster

filipinoise · 02-05-2012, 10:08 PM

Debadged my 325ci~

Lividevil · 09-04-2012, 12:48 PM

323, debadged from previous owner

tuscan1205 · 09-04-2012, 12:56 PM

debadged then rebadged. I'm not ashamed that I have the baby engine.

M3LIKECHIPS · 09-12-2012, 07:58 AM

Still have badge. (M3). Im curious as to how it makes the rear symmetrical if non M's exhausts come out leftside as stock?

DMahoney · 09-19-2012, 11:54 AM

Mine came from dealer debadged .. Weird

BringsMeWomen · 02-08-2013, 10:22 PM

My 01 330ci is debadged

View Poll Results: Vote by the model of car you own
M3	101	7.95%
330	344	27.09%
328	120	9.45%
325	374	29.45%
323	244	19.21%
320	40	3.15%
318	32	2.52%
316	15	1.18%
Voters: 1270. You may not vote on this poll

10-18-2010, 08:48 PM	#201
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09-20-2011, 07:58 PM	#203
vids_blk323Ci • DFW • Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: DFW Posts: 2,736 My Ride: JB 323Ci • SP • PP View My Garage	holy revival batman! __________________ Dinan Stage I S/W \| ACS RSB \| ///M FSB \|UUC TMEs & Pulleys \|Ate Slotted Discs \| ScanGuageII \| RockyMounts MTB Carrrier \| OEM Rear Clears \| LED Euro City Lights & Rear Fogs \| Two-Tone Suede DIY \| ACS Pedals \| Bimmian Gauge Rings & M3 Face \| Smoked Frnt Corners w/ Luxeon LEDs \| EAS CF Roundels \| JLevi Ti CF trim \| Blk Suede shift/ e-brake boots \| ECS Smoked Frnt Bumper Reflectors \| DICE Duo

09-20-2011, 08:12 PM	#204
Alex323Ci Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Huntington Beach -Surf City USA Posts: 15,105 My Ride: M3 & 323Ci (sold) View My Garage	my new M3 is debadged, so add another. won't let me vote as already voted once before on the 323Ci years ago __________________ OEM CSL WHEELS - OEM CSL BRAKES - OEM AUTOFOLD MIRRORS - CSL TRUNK - CSL DIFFUSER - AA SPORT TUNE - AA PULLEYS - BILSTEIN PSS9s - AUTOSOLUTIONS SSK CF CSL RACE LIP - NAVI HU - BMW PERFORMANCE CF STRUT BAR - BMW GROUP-N MTRMTS - UUC SS BRAKELINES, TRANS MOUNTS, RTABs - 4.10 BMW M-SPORT DIFF

09-26-2011, 01:47 PM	#205
Brawndo QC Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico Posts: 7 My Ride: 330CI View My Garage	Where I live most of the debagged E46 are 320, 323 and 325's. So first feeling I get is that the guy wants to hide is not driving a 330 or an M. Also, I don't feel the logo 330CI for example is crowding the trunk at all. Honestly, when I saw the back of a debagged M3, it hurt a little inside, feels like the guy driving it just got a new paint and didn't bother to put back the M emblem yet. So yeah, it does feel poser to have a debagged 320,323,325 IMO, but that's your car and you shouldn't do things for what strangers think of your ride. OTOH, there are people fake badging, now that's bad, I saw a fake M5 (525) the other day on the highway. I drove next to him and gave him a thumb up with sarcasm. That is a sacrilege. Last edited by Brawndo QC; 09-26-2011 at 01:50 PM.

10-20-2010, 05:21 PM	#202
genuity Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: * Posts: 1,390 My Ride: E46 View My Garage	I have always debadged all my cars and trucks in the past. I think it's so stupid to have all that writing on it. I mean, all people really need to know is to see the logo, but the rest is just stupid. I also do not know why people advertise from the stealership they buy it from by not removing that stupid frame or any badges that the selling stealership uses. I've been on the fence whether to debadge my bimmer though, but I think it is about time that the 330Ci badge bit the dust. It just throws off the balance when looking at it (just like that retarded single tow hook on the back and front bumpers--couldn't BMW have just put two of those to balance it out?!?!) and if they really need to know what kind model is it, then they really are not into bimmers or that they know how to Google. This weekend, it will be debaged. What I do notice when I have debaged my other cars and trucks is that the silhouette is still left behind. No matter how much I polish it or make sure all the tacky and foam is cleaned off, the silhouette will just not die. Does anyone have remedies for this?

09-28-2011, 06:25 AM	#206
Hermes Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: 32.8 N, 117.3 W Posts: 1,096 My Ride: cars older than you View My Garage	OEM Shadowline badges on order... EDIT: just picked them up from the stealership EDIT 2: Done... __________________ Respect Your Elders Last edited by Hermes; 10-10-2011 at 01:31 AM.

10-09-2011, 05:40 PM	#207
domcreates Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sacramento CA & Washington DC Posts: 1,755 My Ride: Jet Black 1999 323i View My Garage	did it for clean look EDIT: And theres no reason to brag about having a 323i haha

02-03-2012, 12:03 PM	#210
Tim13E46 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: oceanside, ca Posts: 147 My Ride: 2003 M3 View My Garage	I debadge cuz it makes the car lighter and therefore, faster

02-05-2012, 10:08 PM	#211
filipinoise Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Daly City, CA Posts: 228 My Ride: '02 325ci View My Garage	Debadged my 325ci~ __________________ '02 325ci 5MT I take pictures in the San Francisco Bay Area. www.eluisphoto.com

09-04-2012, 12:48 PM	#212
Lividevil Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fairfax, VA. USA Posts: 39 My Ride: 2000 323i View My Garage	323, debadged from previous owner

09-04-2012, 12:56 PM	#213
tuscan1205 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SV, Arizona Posts: 794 My Ride: 325CI View My Garage	debadged then rebadged. I'm not ashamed that I have the baby engine. __________________

09-12-2012, 07:58 AM	#214
M3LIKECHIPS Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bako Posts: 123 My Ride: Prius View My Garage	Still have badge. (M3). Im curious as to how it makes the rear symmetrical if non M's exhausts come out leftside as stock? __________________

09-19-2012, 11:54 AM	#215
DMahoney Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 23 My Ride: 2001 325ci View My Garage	Mine came from dealer debadged .. Weird

02-08-2013, 10:22 PM	#216
BringsMeWomen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 123 My Ride: 2001 330ci View My Garage	My 01 330ci is debadged Attached Thumbnails

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