Fake Badges

[MJBO]

Originally Posted by aliiin

This is amazing.

It’s hard to believe there is enough of a market out there to make developing an F10 pov pack to F90 LCI styling kit worthwhile.

[Mr. Jonathan]

Had to snap a pic of this yesterday. As I mentioned in a previous post. It’s bad enough BMW slaps an M badge on models as a marking campaign, worse (in my opinion) when patrons do it themselves.

Buy it, don’t badge it!

[I Luv BMW]

Oops didn’t notice bro was in the car lol

[OiramAvlis]

I dont even know why people just add more badges, I always try to take them all or change to black ones to give a more stealth look

[SnowCover]

Originally Posted by I Luv BMW

Oops didn’t notice bro was in the car lol

what is that big red "P" thing on the windshield for? is that "P" for "pretender"(of M)?

[SnowCover]

Originally Posted by Yuille36

In MBWorld we call these people posers, and we post pictures of their cars on the site.

there was this silver Mercedes C43 AMG in Great Falls. It was obviously a fake.(C320 with AMG bodykit) But I guess the guy could get a pass because he had low number diplomatic license plates.(presumably with full immunity against everything)

[I Luv BMW]

Originally Posted by SnowCover

what is that big red "P" thing on the windshield for? is that "P" for "pretender"(of M)?

LOL. In Australia it stands for “probationary” driver ie newbie driver.

[SnowCover]

Originally Posted by I Luv BMW

LOL. In Australia it stands for “probationary” driver ie newbie driver.

newbie drivers in a BMW???

looks like I should have looked into moving to Australia!

[I Luv BMW]

Originally Posted by SnowCover

newbie drivers in a BMW???

looks like I should have looked into moving to Australia!

Nah, no way. Australia as a ridiculous 'luxury car tax' such that any price over certain price makes the car stupidly expensive. The majority of newbie drivers in BMWs etc are hand-me-downs or parent's vehicle. This young buck probably thought their 3-series coupe is the fastest BMW ever so "hey this should also be an ///M". They will learn soon enough.

[bucketfoot]

Sorry, but when it comes to BMW, they themselves are the one that put M badges on cars that shouldn't have them.

Heck, my 230i with the M-Sport package is every bit as deserving (or undeserving) to have them as the M240, M340 or heaven forbid the abomination that is the M235 Gran Coupe!

In fact mine came from the factory with an M badge in seven, make that 11 different locations (forgot about the calipers). So they may have well just call it an M230i

[rsc1]

No fake badges (yet) but this seller wins the prestigious award for "Most Clapped Out And Ruined F30"! I can't look at the bodykit without laughing.

['Cane]

Originally Posted by rsc1

No fake badges (yet) but this seller wins the prestigious award for "Most Clapped Out And Ruined F30"! I can't look at the bodykit without laughing.

My eyes, they’re bleeding.

[IcewaterPete]

Originally Posted by eman4517

That's pretty ignorant statement and I'll leave it that rather that going back and forth about Chicago and Jersey (knowing the mentality of the source).

There are morons in every state that do this.

LOL! Bless your heart. Wow, ever heard of a joke? Run to your safe space now…

Of course there are clowns in every place, that’s what makes this such a fun thread. We can all find examples locally to share.

[StradaRedlands]

Saw this subtle little placement on a CL posting:

[I Luv BMW]

Ok so this a real C63 AMG but this owner definitely wants people to know it is an AMG. What makes the badge more offensive is the side skirts which had some horrid eBay “AMG” decals. No photos of that as I could not be bothered getting out of my car. Thoughts on this type of badging? Yay or nay? My personal view is fake as it was not factory installed nor is it a factory option, and in any case looks like s**t as badge is way too large for that grille.

[Yuille36]

The manufacturer is the cause of this issue, just like Mercedes slapping AMG stickers on all their cars, BMW does it as well. It's all part of a marketing scheme to sell more cars, to those that don't want to spend the money for the real thing.
So, if you can't afford a true M car or AMG, you can still have ///M or ///AMG parts on it. But as an owner we can spot a fake in a heartbeat. They say imitation is the fondest form of flattery.
And what makes it worse, is that these idiots put the badges in the wrong spots. It irks the hell out of me to see it.

[///MPhatic]

Originally Posted by bucketfoot

Sorry, but when it comes to BMW, they themselves are the one that put M badges on cars that shouldn't have them.

Heck, my 230i with the M-Sport package is every bit as deserving (or undeserving) to have them as the M240, M340 or heaven forbid the abomination that is the M235 Gran Coupe!

In fact mine came from the factory with an M badge in seven different locations. So they may have well just call it an M230i

BMW is a business, and to that end they will do what they think makes the most business sense (and apparently ///M badges make money). The next time you're making more money at your business than BMW is at theirs, you let me know

As for us enthusiasts, we want ///M to MEAN something and have a MINIMUM of performance before it's used, but we don't own the business.

Originally Posted by I Luv BMW

Ok so this a real C63 AMG but this owner definitely wants people to know it is an AMG. What makes the badge more offensive is the side skirts which had some horrid eBay “AMG” decals. No photos of that as I could not be bothered getting out of my car. Thoughts on this type of badging? Yay or nay? My personal view is fake as it was not factory installed nor is it a factory option, and in any case looks like s**t as badge is way too large for that grille.

Looks are subjective, let him be proud. IMO it's not disingenuous.

[rsc1]

Since I'm located not too far from Miami I feel like I'll be posting here a lot...a quick FB search produced some more absolute gems for your enjoyment! Make sure you don't miss the mirror decals on the F10. And the headlights on the blue 135i...oh my.

[I Luv BMW]

Originally Posted by ///MPhatic

Looks are subjective, let him be proud. IMO it's not disingenuous.

Fair point. It’s an actual AMG so I was hesitant to call it out as “fake”. Looks tacky IMO and really the V8 growl in the C63 of that series speaks for itself and is an awesome looking car. In my eyes the eBay add ons cheapen the look

[IcewaterPete]

Originally Posted by rsc1

Since I'm located not too far from Miami I feel like I'll be posting here a lot...:

ROFL! You sure will be...

[Kaizer84]

These X5’s never fail to provide us with content to post to this thread.

[Littlecoupe]

Originally Posted by Kaizer84

These X5’s never fail to provide us with content to post to this thread.

Little does he know, his X5 is now a Miata.