M badge on Non-M Vehicle
09-06-2006, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jsal' post='331635' date='Sep 6 2006, 04:51 PM
Although I have M166 Rims and M side-skirts/running boards, I am not trying to be an M wanna-be. I just like the look.
Further, if someone wants to add the M badge to a Non-M car, that is thier own choice. Not that I mean to piss anyone off, but it is something I don't believe in. Debadging is fine, but don't add badges that don't apply. Actually, I don't think there is anything wrong with taking a 525, removing the badge and dressing it up.
Anyways, last night driving home from work, I saw the biggest cardinal sin (Sorry no pictures). I saw an M badge on a Ford Explorer! It was a nice Explorer with 20" rims/tires - but to have an M badge - what the f*$K?
I may be wrong, but it looked like a real BMW M badge - they are pretty unique.
I was going to give the driver some flack, but it was a women about 30 and I figured her husband was the one that did it.
Anyways, I had to share and figured everybody would get a kick out of it.
Further, if someone wants to add the M badge to a Non-M car, that is thier own choice. Not that I mean to piss anyone off, but it is something I don't believe in. Debadging is fine, but don't add badges that don't apply. Actually, I don't think there is anything wrong with taking a 525, removing the badge and dressing it up.
Anyways, last night driving home from work, I saw the biggest cardinal sin (Sorry no pictures). I saw an M badge on a Ford Explorer! It was a nice Explorer with 20" rims/tires - but to have an M badge - what the f*$K?
I may be wrong, but it looked like a real BMW M badge - they are pretty unique.
I was going to give the driver some flack, but it was a women about 30 and I figured her husband was the one that did it.
Anyways, I had to share and figured everybody would get a kick out of it.
09-06-2006, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jsal' post='331635' date='Sep 6 2006, 02:51 PM
Anyways, last night driving home from work, I saw the biggest cardinal sin (Sorry no pictures). I saw an M badge on a Ford Explorer! It was a nice Explorer with 20" rims/tires - but to have an M badge - what the f*$K?
Hummm I saw somthing like that before. I forget what SUV it was... but it also had an M badge... I looked and I was like WTF... some american SUV...
09-06-2006, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by daydok' post='331718' date='Sep 6 2006, 06:22 PM
New Jersey plates.......It must be one of BMW NA's cars. I guess it wasn't enough to just put some fake body panels and black tape on the upcoming BMW prototypes, so now BMW is putting entire Mercury bodies on its prototypes........and then it puts BMW emblems everywhere to add to the confusion. This must be the F1 prototype. 
J/K
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Originally Posted by rodybmw' post='331773' date='Sep 6 2006, 11:37 PM
New Jersey plates.......It must be one of BMW NA's cars. I guess it wasn't enough to just put some fake body panels and black tape on the upcoming BMW prototypes, so now BMW is putting entire Mercury bodies on its prototypes........and then it puts BMW emblems everywhere to add to the confusion. This must be the F1 prototype. J/KFords first attempt for their new BMW line?
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Originally Posted by jsal' post='331635' date='Sep 6 2006, 04:51 PM
Although I have M166 Rims and M side-skirts/running boards, I am not trying to be an M wanna-be. I just like the look.
Further, if someone wants to add the M badge to a Non-M car, that is thier own choice. Not that I mean to piss anyone off, but it is something I don't believe in. Debadging is fine, but don't add badges that don't apply. Actually, I don't think there is anything wrong with taking a 525, removing the badge and dressing it up.
Anyways, last night driving home from work, I saw the biggest cardinal sin (Sorry no pictures). I saw an M badge on a Ford Explorer! It was a nice Explorer with 20" rims/tires - but to have an M badge - what the f*$K?
I may be wrong, but it looked like a real BMW M badge - they are pretty unique.
I was going to give the driver some flack, but it was a women about 30 and I figured her husband was the one that did it.
Anyways, I had to share and figured everybody would get a kick out of it.
Further, if someone wants to add the M badge to a Non-M car, that is thier own choice. Not that I mean to piss anyone off, but it is something I don't believe in. Debadging is fine, but don't add badges that don't apply. Actually, I don't think there is anything wrong with taking a 525, removing the badge and dressing it up.
Anyways, last night driving home from work, I saw the biggest cardinal sin (Sorry no pictures). I saw an M badge on a Ford Explorer! It was a nice Explorer with 20" rims/tires - but to have an M badge - what the f*$K?
I may be wrong, but it looked like a real BMW M badge - they are pretty unique.
I was going to give the driver some flack, but it was a women about 30 and I figured her husband was the one that did it.
Anyways, I had to share and figured everybody would get a kick out of it.
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Originally Posted by daydok' post='331718' date='Sep 6 2006, 08:22 PM
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I do not really mind what badges people put, i can see it from how the respond anyway I have no M badges, except still on the steering wheel and the shoulder pads from ebay (but the BMWs were plain), luckily I do not yet have my wheels, so I have 4 roundels at least otw not even a BMW badge , thou' still respect to blue-white always 
anyway I have no M badges, except still on the steering wheel and the shoulder pads from ebay (but the BMWs were plain), luckily I do not yet have my wheels, so I have 4 roundels at least otw not even a BMW badge , thou' still respect to blue-white always