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09-07-2006, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='332171' date='Sep 7 2006, 09:53 PM

I saw a Toyota Corolla once with full gold plated Lexus badging. It had Lexus on the left, the L in the middle and LS400 on the right. Awesome!!

Hey, some of you might remember they used to make "BMW" conversion kits for the old Nissan Sentras complete with the kidney grills. Remember those????

Showing your age... I don't remember, unless it was a Cali thing.

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09-07-2006, 09:07 PM

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09-09-2006, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by jsal' post='331635' date='Sep 7 2006, 05:51 AM

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.

Speaking of M badge on a Ford Explorer, check this out..haha. Hmm....aren't these cars from the same parent company? What an identity crisis