Fake Badges

wfdeacon88 · 12-10-2018, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 03BeastCharmer

I saw this at a local Cars and Coffee event. Thought it was a brightly wrapped M4, and things just didn't look right. The seats had separate headrests from seatback. Then I saw the side and a lack of a hood bulge, and the brakes, rotors and it confirmed it. FAKE!! So much effort with the bumpers, to make it look like an M4. Enjoy what you have. Those that would actually care that you have an M4, know it's not an M4. LOL. And don't come to a car meet of all places with a fake badge.

Have any pictures of the full back end? just curious what it looks like. That is a LOT of effort and cost to pull off a bad fake... People are weird.

strokemycocktus · 12-11-2018, 02:10 PM

Has anyone seen a fake badge guy explain their thought proccess on doing all that shit to a 150 hp M-wannabe car?
I'm genuinely curious about the psychology behind it. These make overs must cost a shitload of money.

G80indy · 12-11-2018, 02:30 PM

It's an aspirational tribute

Ummmm
Giving them the benefit of the doubt here

Oh and it adds HP - duh — everybody knows that!

IanMan · 12-11-2018, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bemo

Want fake?
Here you go!
OEM fitment straight from the factory!

Not sure why the exhaust is dirty as it barely handles anything that remotely resembles an acceptable sound!
I bet the stereo knob revs in the cabin are EPIC

SHOTS FIRED!

Orange fever · 12-13-2018, 02:15 PM

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gatorfast · 12-13-2018, 09:46 PM

Check out this beauty

akack79 · 12-13-2018, 10:08 PM

Debadged, but rebadged with a ///M

Free pass for the license frame....

///M4ster Yoda · 12-14-2018, 10:46 AM

Saw another "///M" on my way to work this morning.

Wmf80 · 12-14-2018, 03:23 PM

No self-respect. What a shame

Poiseuille · 12-15-2018, 10:45 AM

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ruley74 · 12-16-2018, 01:26 AM

Sweet!

s0211 · 12-19-2018, 03:42 PM

Saw this S550 scrolling through a popular youtuber's IG.

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jdarwin · 12-19-2018, 04:11 PM

If it were only true....

phantasticphan · 12-19-2018, 07:55 PM

Saw this on IG and made me think of this thread LOL... (click on the pic, its a meme)

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AlpineWhite_SJ · 12-19-2018, 11:27 PM

Ultra rare M850i

THEROK · 12-20-2018, 10:46 AM

Thread is pointless. BMW, the company, is the worst offender of M logo proliferation and dilution of all that it stood for. AMG isn't far behind.

/closethread

SakhirM4 · 12-20-2018, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by THEROK

Thread is pointless. BMW, the company, is the worst offender of M logo proliferation and dilution of all that it stood for. AMG isn't far behind.

/closethread

How can BMW be the worst offender when they are the ones that invented it, define it, and use it where they like? And this is not new at all - my 1987 325iS had ///M logos from the factory.

THEROK · 12-20-2018, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SakhirM4

How can BMW be the worst offender when they are the ones that invented it, define it, and use it where they like? And this is not new at all - my 1987 325iS had ///M logos from the factory.

E30 M3 is the world's most successful road race car. If there's any model where BMW should flaunt M, it's the E30.

In year '18, the latest loaner, lease-friendly, pos 5 series refrigerator white hatch I drove had an M badge staring right back at me on the steering wheel. A super enterprising BMW marketer thought it'd be awesome to whore out the M brand to satiate the hunger of the masses who want a piece of the M pie.

If we're going to make fun of people or try to aggrandize ourselves from ignorant folks who want to be a part of the M crew, then BMW is just as or even more complicit in feeding this idiotic lemming behavior.

Perhaps we're the dumb ones for buying tarted up commuter sedans.

cae93 · 12-21-2018, 12:47 PM

a little off topic, but related, I was confused as hell by this 440 on 101 near mountain view, sorry the picture is so blurry but it's the only one that shows the issue so cleary... can anyone explain this?

M.Power · 12-21-2018, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ItsGary

Funny thing is, the M550i would smoke the F10 M5

+1. The m550i is no joke..

FuzzyPeaches · 12-21-2018, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cae93

a little off topic, but related, I was confused as hell by this 440 on 101 near mountain view, sorry the picture is so blurry but it's the only one that shows the issue so cleary... can anyone explain this?

I assume you're talking about the one clean exhaust pipe... Many newer, dual exhaust cars have a valve in one that only opens up in times of need. Therefore, one pipe constantly gets dirty, while the other stays pristine.

will0621 · 12-23-2018, 09:36 PM

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12-11-2018, 02:30 PM	#2797
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12-13-2018, 10:08 PM	#2801
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12-14-2018, 10:46 AM	#2802
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12-19-2018, 03:42 PM	#2806
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12-20-2018, 10:46 AM	#2810
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12-21-2018, 12:47 PM	#2813
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12-23-2018, 09:36 PM	#2816
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