Would you fix wrong emblems?

HaiDef · 08-10-2011, 10:47 AM

This morning on the way to work, I saw an interlagos blue M on the freeway. It had a big Z4 emblem on the left and the M emblem on the right of the rear trunk. Maybe the owner put it on?

VinnieAces · 08-10-2011, 11:40 AM

what do you mean would I fix it? As in run up to somebody elses car and remove the wrong badge? if so.... no, never, wtf would i for. its his car let him put a badge that says "dickbutt" on it for all i care lol

Endless619 · 08-10-2011, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by VinnieAces

what do you mean would I fix it? As in run up to somebody elses car and remove the wrong badge? if so.... no, never, wtf would i for. its his car let him put a badge that says "dickbutt" on it for all i care lol

I agree, I wouldn't touch someone elses car at all. What they do with it is there business, not ours.

Now if he is referring to the M being on the right side like all other M cars then thats fine IMO. I run the M emblem on the right side like my M3.

For me it looks out of place on the left side.

HaiDef · 08-10-2011, 12:53 PM

No i didnt mean touch someone elses car. Like OEM look or even remove the emblem completely. I think it just doesnt look right if its not how it looked from the factory

Flying Scotsman · 08-10-2011, 12:56 PM

McEnroe quote me thinks lol.
"Maybe the owner put it on?", i bloody well hope so or maybe a serial badger on the prowl lol.
Their car to do what they want,,, but after all a Z4 badge on a,,,,, i better not go there again lol.

3002 tii · 08-10-2011, 01:02 PM

only emblems that bother me are those that don't belong there. every morning i see one bimmer, from 3 to 7 series that slap "m" badges on n their non-m. there's also this one guy who has AMG slapped on his e350, and ebay chrome all over the pillars...

inTgr8r · 08-10-2011, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by EndlessZ4M

I agree, I wouldn't touch someone elses car at all. What they do with it is there business, not ours.

Now if he is referring to the M being on the right side like all other M cars then thats fine IMO. I run the M emblem on the right side like my M3.

For me it looks out of place on the left side.

+1, The OE position looks completely out of place.

Flying Scotsman · 08-10-2011, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubbedown

only emblems that bother me are those that don't belong there. every morning i see one bimmer, from 3 to 7 series that slap "m" badges on n their non-m. there's also this one guy who has AMG slapped on his e350, and ebay chrome all over the pillars...

Maybe the E36/46 was a M-sport?

Flying Scotsman · 08-10-2011, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by inTgr8r

+1, The OE position looks completely out of place.

///Mmmmm nice.

GrayZ4C · 08-10-2011, 01:57 PM

I have never understood this, putting a "M" or a "AMG" on the back of your car if it is in fact not. In south florida I see it all the time, what do you do when a real one pulls up next to you at a light? I would hang my head down in shame LOL

My car reads just as it should-

Z4 AMG dickbutt 3.0

mjposner · 08-10-2011, 05:21 PM

I love the 7 series cars with M emblems Can't even come close to faking that.

gatorfast · 08-10-2011, 05:24 PM

false badging is always a no no

KevinM · 08-10-2011, 10:33 PM

Doesn't sound like the badge is false, as by report it is an M (hard to miss 4 exhaust pipes!).

Oddly, during my recent (successful!) search for Z4M Coupe #2, I came across what seemed to be a decent example at a BMW dealership in California. Except, the badges were as described above - a Z4 badge on the left, M badge on the right. I really didn't care about about the badges, but what I WAS concerned about the possibility that the car's trunk/hatch was damaged and a used Z4 hatch put on, followed by the M badge. Since I subsequently found my car, I didn't pursue the answer (was going to have a body shop inspect for paint thickness, blending of paint, etc). Strange that another M out there has the same badge configuration.

Endless619 · 08-10-2011, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by inTgr8r

+1, The OE position looks completely out of place.

Nice....

VinnieAces · 08-11-2011, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by GrayZ4C

I have never understood this, putting a "M" or a "AMG" on the back of your car if it is in fact not. In south florida I see it all the time, what do you do when a real one pulls up next to you at a light? I would hang my head down in shame LOL

My car reads just as it should-

Z4 AMG dickbutt 3.0

omfg im lolling all over the floor

jophish17 · 08-11-2011, 03:04 PM

speaking of wrong badges, I saw this earlier today, and I think someone is confused...

inTgr8r · 08-11-2011, 03:05 PM

^

Saw a poser today as well.
I pulled up beside a red E46 330i on my way back to the office. (in my DD not the coupe)

I was almost going to roll down the window and say what a nice M he had.

At least this guy still had his original badge on the car, so I decided not to yank his chain.

ANUSTART · 08-11-2011, 03:17 PM

Saw a pickup the other day with loads of Pep Boys Chinese chrome and a big GTR sticker on the back window. Pure brilliance.

Skuronen · 08-11-2011, 03:54 PM

Jophish17...

that picture is priceless! It actually seems funny to have M badges on things clearly not...perhaps an Ford Escort or old Yugo or something.

gcochard · 08-11-2011, 07:11 PM

Maybe I'll stick an M badge on my GF's toyota...

08-10-2011, 10:47 AM	#1
HaiDef Lieutenant 24 Rep 416 Posts Drives: M240i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Houston iTrader: (2)	Would you fix wrong emblems? This morning on the way to work, I saw an interlagos blue M on the freeway. It had a big Z4 emblem on the left and the M emblem on the right of the rear trunk. Maybe the owner put it on?
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VinnieAces Lieutenant Colonel 92 Rep 1,603 Posts Drives: Imola Red Z4MC Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ontario, Can iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 Z4 M Coupe [8.00]	what do you mean would I fix it? As in run up to somebody elses car and remove the wrong badge? if so.... no, never, wtf would i for. its his car let him put a badge that says "dickbutt" on it for all i care lol __________________ ///M - Some Mods 'N Stuff
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HaiDef Lieutenant 24 Rep 416 Posts Drives: M240i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Houston iTrader: (2)	No i didnt mean touch someone elses car. Like OEM look or even remove the emblem completely. I think it just doesnt look right if its not how it looked from the factory
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Flying Scotsman Private First Class 3 Rep 146 Posts Drives: BMW Z4 2.5L Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Long Island N.Y. iTrader: (0)	McEnroe quote me thinks lol. "Maybe the owner put it on?", i bloody well hope so or maybe a serial badger on the prowl lol. Their car to do what they want,,, but after all a Z4 badge on a,,,,, i better not go there again lol.
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GrayZ4C Enlisted Member 3 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4 coupe Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: south Florida iTrader: (0)	I have never understood this, putting a "M" or a "AMG" on the back of your car if it is in fact not. In south florida I see it all the time, what do you do when a real one pulls up next to you at a light? I would hang my head down in shame LOL My car reads just as it should- Z4 AMG dickbutt 3.0
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mjposner Brigadier General 898 Rep 3,071 Posts Drives: 2020 Z4 40i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southwest Florida iTrader: (3)	I love the 7 series cars with M emblems Can't even come close to faking that.
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inTgr8r Lieutenant General 2432 Rep 11,667 Posts Drives: M2 Comp Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto iTrader: (10)	^ Saw a poser today as well. I pulled up beside a red E46 330i on my way back to the office. (in my DD not the coupe) I was almost going to roll down the window and say what a nice M he had. At least this guy still had his original badge on the car, so I decided not to yank his chain. __________________ '21 M2C Hockenheim Silver '18 718 Cayman S Lava Orange (sold) '13 E92 M3 Santorini Blue (sold) '07 Z4 M Coupe Alpine White (sold) Last edited by inTgr8r; 08-11-2011 at 03:23 PM..
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