It’s absurd how many comments and postings there are on this subject. I’ve always been a “debadge” guy because I like the way it looks. especially if you don’t wear a lot of “chrome.”
A whopping 60% of users on this forum appear to believe that debadging a BMW—especially a 328—means you’re trying to “conceal” what you own.
Funny thing is, if you just look at the rear end and exhausts, 95% of the people on here can tell what you have.
I constantly debadge. IMO helps the car appear cleaner. This prevents my rags from getting tangled up when I’m washing the car! The xDrive badges have always seemed to me to be poorly done.
I believe we can all agree that having only BMWs to drive, whether an e46 325 or an F10 M5, is a blessing. I don’t care what the car’s engine, model, or year is.
I enjoy DeBadging and ReBadging. The 335i will presumably be taken off of the right side and “C300” added to the left. want to mix things up a little.
I own two BMWs, one of which has been debadged. As there are chrome accents on the roof and roof cover, it looks great on my vert. The chrome numbers on my wagon look strange to me because it has shadowline trim.
No one in this room can give you an answer. It’s similar to asking whether to go alpine white or jet black.
Additionally, I already have enough going on with my 6pot BBK and HRE wheels. Already, it’s almost too flashy.
De-badging, in my opinion, adds flair in a strange way; essentially, it’s a mod that lets people see what you’ve done. Although I prefer the cleaner look as well, I don’t de-badge my own car for that reason, so whenever I see one that has been done, I constantly wonder what more the owner has planned.
De-badging, in my opinion, adds flair in a strange way; essentially, it’s a mod that lets people see what you’ve done. I don’t de-badge my own for that reason because I also prefer a cleaner look, but I often wonder what else is going on with cars that have been stripped of their markings.
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Some people favor a neat appearance. I don’t think the x3 needs to be debadged. doesn’t actually make things appear better. I did remove the 328i’s badge from the trunk when I got my E90.
Not that I’ve ever debadged any of my cars, but I think it’s an inexpensive way to make a car more unique. Unsure of which is worse, some people like to add badges while others prefer to remove them. I suppose that occasionally a nice badge can improve the automobile’s overall appearance, and in my opinion, debadging a car makes it appear to be less expensive.
Some people want to conceal their lack of power or to keep their under-the-hood horsepower a secret.
Despite the fact that my 30d is devoid of badges, I believe BMW ought to have provided me the unapplied badges as part of the handover in case the subsequent owner desired them.
I’m assuming it will cost PSPSPS or $$$ or something like to get all the badges from the vendor. Any clue what the price is?
De-badging is a matter of taste. Others don’t enjoy it as much. You can order it as an option in some (or all?) of Europe.
It was previously beyond my comprehension. I’m beginning to change my mind. The more I look at it, the more I enjoy how it looks.
presumably manifests variably on cars of various colors. Personalizing makes sense, such as when a Toyota becomes “Toy” or when a car’s insignia is applied to another.
My 911 was debadged. I exchanged it for a 981 that I’ll probably debadge. One of the photographs of the automobiles I have will be blown up and mounted with the badging and text in a shadow box. However, I don’t believe I will debadge the X3. Porsche writing can be challenging to remove, and I believe their badging is a tad excessive. Not so much BMW; they appear to like having 30+ models, each of which has an M, an I an x, a hatch, sans hatch, a 2 door, a 4 door, a 5 door, etc.
Removing the plastic emblems makes it look more sleek and contemporary, which I adore. Who cares what engine or model you drive? Nobody needs to know! BMW makes it.
My copy was sent unbadged. In any case, in my opinion, the “xDrive20d” looks about as horrible as adding “turbo GTI.” Although the “X3” itself didn’t bother me all that much, it does look better without.
To be clear, I also took down the garage advertisement on the back window and everything that even vaguely resembled a label.
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I believe it to be extremely prevalent in Germany, which is why BMW offers it as an option. It doesn’t bother me much, but since I only have a 2.0l, maybe I should do as X Man suggests (LOL!)
I have a 328i that I want to modify extensively, and I wanted to debadge it to give it a cleaner appearance. Anyway, I’m in high school and a lot of people at my school drive BMWs, so I don’t want to appear like a phony who wishes he drove a 335. Really, I shouldn’t care, but I do.
Go for it anyway; the dual exhaust is what really sets the two apart. It’s your car, so if you enjoy the de-badging, by all means, do it.
Your single exhaust will reveal that you have a 328 to the majority of people who give a damn, and that’s nothing to be ashamed of since both vehicles are excellent in their own right.
I previously had a 2006 325 Monaco blue sedan and a 2009 328xi space gray coupe before purchasing my 335. Each one has been enjoyable.
I think go ahead and remove the badges if you’re doing it to make the vehicle look cleaner and make detailing easier (by preventing the buildup of crusty waxy gunk that is impossible to remove).
Never mind what the students at your high school may think. You should debadge it if you wish to. And it doesn’t matter if you don’t own a 335i. The true ballers don’t drive older 3 series models.
On my car, I turned everything to black. Black badges continued my color scheme of black exhaust tips, black window trim, black kidney grille, and black bmw emblems. It was difficult to reattach my black emblems because the vehicle appears so pristine without any insignia, but I think they look terrible.
Though I’m not sure if your car is black, my emblem was plasti-dipped, and I believe it looks fantastic! Simply said, I didn’t want the insignia to protrude too much from the chrome and ruin the look of the blacked-out car.
Before I had my Dinan setup, I tried to plastidip my badge; oh, what a pain in the ass.
I messed it up about three times, tried to remove it by scratching the space between the three and the five, then gave up and threw down the can. I’ll never get those three hours back from two summers ago.
Why does BMW get debadged?
Debadging describes the procedure of removing a vehicle’s manufacturer’s insignia. The manufacturer’s logo and the emblems identifying the car model are frequently removed symbols.
Debadging is frequently done to hide a model with lesser specifications or to compliment a modified car’s smoothed-out appearance. Some people who drive high-end luxury vehicles opt to remove the badge rather than show off how unique their vehicle is compared to others in its class. Customers of high-end brands of vehicles, such as BMW or Mercedes-Benz, etc., frequently ask to have the badges removed, especially in Europe. Debadging a car, in the opinion of many auto enthusiasts, makes it easier to clean. This is due to the fact that manufacturer emblems have a horrible reputation for catching wax, which is challenging to remove from tiny cracks. Additionally, sleepers are occasionally debadged to cover up any minute signs that they are a high performance car.
Removing the car’s commercial advertising is another typical justification for debadging. Since drivers are not compensated for promoting the business, some opt to have the vehicle’s promotional features removed. Similar to this, movie, television, and advertising studios could decide to have cars in their works debadged in order to avoid suggesting product placement or support of a specific car brand.
While the majority of contemporary automobile emblems are affixed with adhesive and easily removable, certain emblems necessitate varied degrees of bodywork to fill in gaps and mounting holes left behind.
Debadging may also refer to the procedure of removing the front grille’s manufacturer’s logo. The grille is frequently changed out for a simple one, one from a different make and model of car, or one with a more subdued branding from an aftermarket manufacturer like ABT, Irmscher, or Kamei. This is a typical modification method used on leadsleds and kustoms that was developed in the 1940s.
Before committing violations ranging from straightforward toll evasion to more serious ones, criminals have been known to debadge a car.
Can a car be debadged?
There isn’t much that could go wrong with the debadging process unless it involved filling up tiny holes for holding badges and emblems in place.
Debadging gives the façade a streamlined, tidy appearance. If you take off the badges and emblems, it can have a little impact on the value of some automobiles. These are often luxury or high-end collector cars, and the badges and emblems serve to distinguish the various manufacturers and models.
If the emblems on your automobile are in mint condition and stand-alone collector’s items, leaving them on the body will increase the value of the car.
Removing a badge or other OEM emblem rarely lowers the value of your car. That is presuming that removing emblems won’t cause any exterior or interior harm, such as scratching up the paint.
What nullifies the BMW warranty?
I want to change a couple things with my BMW. It is still covered under warranty at the moment, but I don’t want to unintentionally void it by performing any of these changes. Do certain modifications or other actions nullify a BMW warranty?
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A modification that results in mistakes or issues with components of the automobile covered by the initial BMW warranty is the only thing that could void the warranty. For instance, if replacing the exhaust system or changing a turbocharger for a supercharger results in the failure of a covered component, the warranty may be nullified.
The guarantee wouldn’t be nullified, though, if you switched to larger wheels or tires, tinted your windows, or covered your taillights in black. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975 provides federal protection for warranties, so as long as you don’t harm other components, you should be fine to go.
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Can a hair dryer be used to debadge a car?
Heat is required to soften the glue on badges that are affixed with adhesive. There are many ways to generate heat, including using a hair dryer. If you decide to use one, you may easily use it to weaken the glue holding the badge to the clothing.