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BADGED OR DE-BADGED
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:45 pm
by millsy81
Hi everyone just purchased a new bonnet and wanted to know what the zoners thoughts on de badging my new bonnet were.................
1.GOOODDDD
2.BADDD
Most of the BMW Perforance cars have them de badged
CANT MAKE MY MIND UP

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:47 pm
by oguz327
Not into the de-badge on the bonnet but thats just my my personal taste.
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:50 pm
by fuzzy
id go for a look of carbon fibre bmw roundels.and infact i have

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:59 pm
by dazleeds
fuzzy wrote:id go for a look of carbon fibre bmw roundels.and infact i have


Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:07 pm
by Theo
badged, with the proper badges, none of this other wrongness!
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:22 pm
by Conan
Carbon or black badges are the way forward

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:24 pm
by fuzzy
especially on a white car

i thought id get flamed for that suggestion...mind you its still early

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:05 pm
by hairypete
sorry guys. i do prefer the de baged look, they are too big and just spoil the lovely vastness of the bonnett, as well as those pathetic washer jets, i have removed the badge and mounted the jets to my wipers volvo truck stylee! loads better and they dont spray all over my roof when im going slow!
de badged the boot too, but replaced the 320 badge with an '06 set. looks much better, bit smaller and a bit shinyer!
each to their own of course, but i like my bonett all smooth, the missus dont get her thong caught round the badge.
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:18 pm
by DanThe
hairypete wrote:the missus dont get her thong caught round the badge.
LOL

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:25 pm
by matttouring
Theo325 wrote:badged, with the proper badges, none of this other wrongness!
Agree stick with the badges bud you know it makes sense
Matt
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:27 pm
by stevo
de badge, and black the chrome grill

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:47 am
by Pal318is
Badged of course
Pal
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:10 am
by Giggz
Been thinking about this myself as im getting the car sprayed AGAIN i have made the choice of de-badging the old girl. I like that overall smoothed out look of the front especially.
De-badge it buddy!
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:12 am
by cliffybabe
it depends on the rest of the car i think and how its ben styles I like a debadged bonnet on a mtech but when a standard car im not so sure unless the grill is blacked out and the lights changed
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:53 am
by ed325i
Mine will be debadged
ED
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:21 pm
by Cotty
Im thinking of changing my badges what do you think
These
or these

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:30 pm
by Theo
Paul - don't do it! You should ring Birds though, I think they still have the hartge badges avaiable, they are in their latest catalogue anyway.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:38 pm
by Cotty
Not sure I want Hartge badges, just want to subtly change the badge. I would prefer white & black badges as I dont really like the Carbon Fibre bits in these badges
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:40 pm
by fuzzy
thats the ones i have cotty180, i think theyre well smart on my white touring

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:44 pm
by Cotty
I think the front of my car is starting to look a little evil (in my eyes although I am a little

), I think the Mtec versions look a little soft all being rounded and that
Black grill just been ordered and I want black badges

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:48 pm
by Cotty
fuzzy wrote:thats the ones i have cotty180, i think theyre well smart on my white touring

Which ones?
Badges
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:53 pm
by Frenchy
Boggo,Just gonna get some new ones for mine.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:13 pm
by Bob_S
as it's meant to be mate, standard!
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:34 pm
by jon_pure_british
I had carbon badges on my car until i realsied i had them (came with car) so i got rid of them for some nice little standard badages
i think the blue in the bmw badge looks sweet on the bonnet.. makes it stand out more...
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:50 pm
by m3ben05
Standard all the way mate
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:02 am
by delphini
KEEP DA BADGE !!

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:04 am
by Jhonno
standard for sure
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:27 am
by e30bmlover
when the 320 gets the 325i conversion, im going to get a badge for the back of her... (no one is going to copy this as its my idea and exclusive to the 320! or should i say 325!) the badge is going to be........ b25 m20(or vica versa) its a change from the norm!
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:31 am
by miniblob
How easy is it to change the badges??
I bought the carbon one's but haven't had time to fit them - haven't even looked to see how the standard ones come off!! Do they just pull off somehow??
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:36 am
by Chris-W
Get access to the rear and push on the two spigots on the back of the badge. Just enough to get a bit of a gap, then you can gently pull the badge off.
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:14 pm
by Cotty
jon_pure_british wrote:I had carbon badges on my car until i realsied i had them (came with car) so i got rid of them for some nice little standard badages.
You havent still got them have you

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:31 pm
by ed325i
I got some of these carbon badges off e bay and they a very poor quality they are now in the bin.
ED
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:34 pm
by jon_pure_british
Cotty180 wrote:jon_pure_british wrote:I had carbon badges on my car until i realsied i had them (came with car) so i got rid of them for some nice little standard badages.
You havent still got them have you

sorry mate, i swapped them for standards with someone
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:28 pm
by Sparkysparks
Im in the middle of de-badging my second bonnet as we speak, final spray tomorrow, looks so good on my white car, and cus i got 2 bonnets, i can swap around, depending on how well i do this, ill do the boot aswell, then the wheels, looks fit.
Do it!
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:32 pm
by Simon13
most debadged cars i have seen end up with cracks from the filler, it does looks ok though
but u should be proud of your bimmer badges! keep them