What are peoples thoughts on Debadging?
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 7:51 pm
Didn't notice it was debadged until I got it home . Still I think I prefer the smooth lines. I for one won't be putting them back on.
Didn't notice it was debadged until I got it home . Still I think I prefer the smooth lines. I for one won't be putting them back on.
oldgitdave wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 7:51 pm 20170731_115716.jpg20170805_094611.jpgDidn't notice it was debadged until I got it home . Still I think I prefer the smooth lines. I for one won't be putting them back on.
I guess I'm both sad and like the smoother lookEwazix wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:07 pm I always think de-badging lesser models to hide the fact is a bit sad unless you actually like the smoother look I suppose. But de-badging an ///M is cool and probably reduces tail chasing by wannabes in GTi's, the Beemer Tifosi will know but many others wouldn't realise until you disappear
When I say 'sad' I mean as in it's sad when someone thinks having a 2.0 2.2 2.5 etc is something to hide out of shame, that's not being individual that's bending to perceived peer pressure. You like the look and it suits the individual look you have created then go for itthanatu55 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:25 pmI guess I'm both sad and like the smoother lookEwazix wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:07 pm I always think de-badging lesser models to hide the fact is a bit sad unless you actually like the smoother look I suppose. But de-badging an ///M is cool and probably reduces tail chasing by wannabes in GTi's, the Beemer Tifosi will know but many others wouldn't realise until you disappear
To be fair I would never lie about it being a 2.0i, I've just carried out so much work on it to make it individual I feel like the 2.0i badge spoils it. I'm not trying to be an M, a 3.0, a 2.5 or a 2.2 I just want people to appreciate the look without prejudging the engine first. And I do prefer it without.
No worries whatsoeverEwazix wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:32 pm When I say 'sad' I mean as in it's sad when someone thinks having a 2.0 2.2 2.5 etc is something to hide out of shame, that's not being individual that's bending to perceived peer pressure. You like the look and it suits the individual look you have created then go for it
Your subconscious says otherwise
I never experienced tail chasers in my M3, it looked like a normal car to the uneducated, I got literally hundreds of people that just had to pass me then cut back in, in my 3.0's. Mostly little sh*t boxes , Fireflies etc. but that all stops in my 911, it's badged , so is my M roadster, no-one bothers me in them and I like it that way.Ewazix wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:07 pm I always think de-badging lesser models to hide the fact is a bit sad unless you actually like the smoother look I suppose. But de-badging an ///M is cool and probably reduces tail chasing by wannabes in GTi's, the Beemer Tifosi will know but many others wouldn't realise until you disappear
And you know the feelingEwazix wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:32 pmWhen I say 'sad' I mean as in it's sad when someone thinks having a 2.0 2.2 2.5 etc is something to hide out of shamethanatu55 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:25 pmI guess I'm both sad and like the smoother lookEwazix wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:07 pm I always think de-badging lesser models to hide the fact is a bit sad unless you actually like the smoother look I suppose. But de-badging an ///M is cool and probably reduces tail chasing by wannabes in GTi's, the Beemer Tifosi will know but many others wouldn't realise until you disappear
To be fair I would never lie about it being a 2.0i, I've just carried out so much work on it to make it individual I feel like the 2.0i badge spoils it. I'm not trying to be an M, a 3.0, a 2.5 or a 2.2 I just want people to appreciate the look without prejudging the engine first. And I do prefer it without.