'M' Grill Badge but not an 'M'

[Kos]

Bottom line is i couldn't afford a real M so i spent 20 times more monet building my own car so i can have a M badge

class ben, very well said

and you still aint stopped spending have you!!!

[Jhonno]

would this be external badging only ??

also does your wanker theory apply to ACS and Hartge badges as well??

Obviously if you put an M Tech steering wheel on the badge is unavoidable.

But external M badging on a pretty much bog-standard 4-door 320i is a bit wrong, don't you agree?

And yeah the theory applies to all badges on something that doesn't deserve it.

To me it just makes it look like you can't afford the car you wanted (i.e. something deserving of an M badge).

As has been said though it's a matter of personal taste (or lack of it ) - if you like it then it doesn't really matter what others think.

so you are refering to extertnal badging only then??

in that case you are refering to any aplina m-tech AC badge then, were you going to keep the BK racing badges on you fake alpinas ?? (a popular choice on any e30, i had them many years ago)

if a dog of an e30 has a bagde fitted, well you can call him a nob if you want, but their personal choice.

now the issue on not affording the "real thing" is bollocks, my IS ia an example, i spent a long long time hunting down the correct parts to but on the car, and the car deserves it. if i wanted the real thing i'd go out and buy it, but i couldnt fing one, so i built one.

if some one builds a car and its tastefully done, wht the fuck not.

basically you've just called 90% of e30 drivers on this forum wankers

i'd fit an ACS badge to mine.. i like em and i do have ACS suspension,

think i have enough M-tech stuff to put an //M badge on if i wanted (dont tho )

[bootyman]

To be honest i dont think the Wan#ker comment is meant litrally. I hope not anyway. I know i dont have a girlfriend at the mo, but that dont mean i DIY

As said by many. It all comes down to personal taste, but i do agree that a M3 badge on a 316 is not right

[Zayyan]

so you are refering to extertnal badging only then??

in that case you are refering to any aplina m-tech AC badge then, were you going to keep the BK racing badges on you fake alpinas ?? (a popular choice on any e30, i had them many years ago)

I had never intended to keep them so it would be up to whoever bought them.

if a dog of an e30 has a bagde fitted, well you can call him a nob if you want, but their personal choice.

Did I not say this?

now the issue on not affording the "real thing" is bollocks, my IS ia an example, i spent a long long time hunting down the correct parts to but on the car, and the car deserves it. if i wanted the real thing i'd go out and buy it, but i couldnt fing one, so i built one.

Never did I use the phrase "real thing". I'm sure I said a car "deserving" of a certain badge. To be fair though Kos, I'd say your iS is.

basically you've just called 90% of e30 drivers on this forum wankers

I wouldn't say 90% of E30 drivers have badged-up their turds.

The wanker comment was meant to be light-hearted and the person at whom it was aimed took it this way....

What it seems you're saying is that it's fine to put an ///M badge on a 4-door 316 auto if it has an M-Tech steering wheel?

[e30bmlover]

As said by many. It all comes down to personal taste, but i do agree that a M3 badge on a 316 is not right

an m3 badge on a 316i? that is a massive no,no,no,no,no, @ucking NO!
mind you i do prefer schnitzer to m-tec badges(love m-tec bodykits, havent seen many e30 schnitzer bodykits though)

[Jon_Bmw]

Where is the love fellas, come on now, Ben is offering buy one get one free down kings cross, just so he can afford 10 more M badges

[JAMZ]

Il be at the next ACE is someone wants to call me names for having M-Badges on,and my car ISNT a Motorsport..mines better,why? cuz its how i want it to look and thats all what matters..i could of brought a Motorsport anyday of the week with the money spent on the CaB..

Do agree that bog standard e30's with normal trim then 'no' i wouldnt have M badges on it but likes it said already,its taste,your money and its only some people that even know what the bloddy things means anyway..

Lets face it M3 would be a no no in my book on anything outer than that..but the M badge is for trim..seen plenty of e36's with M badges on the side which ARNT aftermarket so dont really see a problem..

I got ALPINA stickers which are hardly noticible on my exaust pipes..but i aint taking them off..cuz the exaust is Alpina..get it!

[bmwe30mtech]

..i could of brought a Motorsport anyday of the week with the money spent on the CaB..

I thought i was the only one who had done this, and was kicking myself for it. With what i have spent on my 1.8 (hardtop), i could have bought a mint genuine sport . But would i be as proud of the sport knowing i hadn't made it what it is? Probably not.

If people want to m badge their cars, we are nobody to stop them .

Paul

[fuzzy]

put whatever badges you want on your car mate, i have little cosworth badges on my rear pillars and its not even a ford

[Jay07]

Can, open, worms.......... everywhere!

Yep you said it James!!!

The wanker comment was meant to be light-hearted and the person at whom it was aimed took it this way....

This is true people...Zay was the first to reply to my question!

All said and done i reckon i'll go through stages! Badge/no badge - This is my first e30 and i dont think it'll be my last. I dont think shes a dogg though. Rather a damn fine lass!! (no lass-ie jokes please!) That has been looked after all these year and now its my turn to do the same. I come from a design background so when i see an e30 it just stands out for visual presents and all that goes with it. This included the BMW badge, kidney grill, distinctive lines, the M badge which is a great symbol, alps + many more...Not to mention all the personal touches that i've see in the zone which makes this one great car to own.

I was talking to my bro about wanting a cab, sport, bla bla - he simply said why are you stressing - for now you already have one outside. - And its true. Owning an e30 is great fun! Mods big or small are pure joy!!!! I'm proud of my e30, all the more since i was introduced to the zone - Looking forward to meeting some of you ladz at Aces!!

[bootyman]

This is all light hareted fun at the end of the day so no need for individuals to take any comment personally or feel insulted in anyway. I've always said it and i will always say it "As Long as it's Your Hard Earned Money You are Spending, Then Mod Your Car the Way You Like it"

Now i'm off to Kings Cross as said earlier. I must have me that 750BHP M3

[ad318i]

been if your having the m3 can i have one of your cars?? lol

[bootyman]

Let me get the car 1st Ad and we'll talk about it

[ad318i]

lol good luck

[Morat]

Right! I'm going to hammer ebay for enough badges to fill my grill, then start on the tailgate! I've got MTech suspension, right?

[mrLEE30]

stick what you want on there, sod em!!!

Alpina bonnet badge on the boot of my cab? I've seen ya!

[Kos]

What it seems you're saying is that it's fine to put an ///M badge on a 4-door 316 auto if it has an M-Tech steering wheel?

not quite my words, however i'll ask a question. does any one remember the italian white 4 door 320is sold on e-bay recently????
it came with bottle caps and basically looked like a bog standard e30 4 door, that car deserves an M badge because it is special and just for the fun factor too beacause small minded, opinionated, ignorant people will think "wanker", "he a dreamer" before they get blown away !!!!

you cannot say if some thing deserves a badge or not, its down to personal taste if you want to do it for looks, or for the fun factor!

another example would be the turbo touring dips used to have, it had a 320i badge on it and an m badge front and rear and boy oh boy that car desreved it, and people were fucking shocked when i raced around in it and blew them away from lights and thru the gears down the motorways

on to my IS, thanks for the compliment, i've tried to create somthing which is worthy of the badging, i've hunted down the correct parts for over 3 years to build it.
occasionally i get few funny glances from other raod users who simply cannot understand why and what its got the badges for and a hell of a lot of compliments from the drivers who can tell what i've done. its not the fastest motor in the world, but the focus being on a fun sweet handling car for daily use and to be good on the track, which is something ACS aim for with a most of their cars.

as most have said its down to personal taste and reasoning for having a badge of any sort

next time you are sat at the lights and a shity bmw (or any other badge up car) pulls up to you, think twice as they may show you up, and i've been caught out myself and caught out a few as well.

question for dips... i have a merc kompressor badge, shall we put it on your tourer, and a V12 badge on the other one!!!!
we wont mention the M3 convertable as that can have all sorts of badges !!