Were M badges optional on an LCI E89?
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enuff_zed said:Smartbear said:Ed.Straker said:Well I’m shocked but it appears that post LCI Z4s did have a M badge on the flank if they had M aerodynamics package...
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=LL32-EUR-08-2016-E89-BMW-Z4_20i&diagId=51_7504:thumbsdown:
My lci m-sport didn’t have those fitted, it had the badge delete option from the factory. From memory i think it was listed under the sh*tstorm avoidance section
Rob
So, as a purist you should keep it like that.
Not so sure about the coloured strips on the grille though:wink:
That’s ok, they don’t say “m” anywhere & as a bear i have special privileges
Rob
Smartbear said:enuff_zed said:Smartbear said:My lci m-sport didn’t have those fitted, it had the badge delete option from the factory. From memory i think it was listed under the sh*tstorm avoidance section
Rob
So, as a purist you should keep it like that.
Not so sure about the coloured strips on the grille though
That’s ok, they don’t say “m” anywhere & as a bear i have special privileges
Rob
Mine’s got the badge delete option too, which is handy as the person who ordered the car obviously didn’t want to stand out
Mine’s got the badge delete option too, which is handy as the person who ordered the car obviously didn’t want to stand out
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that's why he left the roof black as well
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that's why he left the roof black as well
Ole gits rule said:Mine’s got the badge delete option too, which is handy as the person who ordered the car obviously didn’t want to stand out
that's why he left the roof black as well
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Yep.... and order a car in Orange Pearl paint with a dirty great orange stripe down the middle of the seats
Blending in
You may lose that thing in the marmalade factory you work in 
Attleborough, Norfolk
Nictrix said:It means standard drive as far as I knowenuff_zed said:Ed.Straker said:what I find amusing is the ‘s-drive’ bit...bringing attention to the fact that the car has only 2 wheel drive
Ah well, you see I like that bit, as unless I'm mistaken it means RWD! Not granny's FWD.
Apologies, I stand corrected. It basically means it drives 2 wheels, to differentiate from X-drive (all four wheels).
Of course I was forgetting that BMW now see fit to build an 'ultimate driving machine' with FWD. What is the world coming to! :roll:
enuff_zed said:Nictrix said:It means standard drive as far as I knowenuff_zed said:Ah well, you see I like that bit, as unless I'm mistaken it means RWD! Not granny's FWD.
Apologies, I stand corrected. It basically means it drives 2 wheels, to differentiate from X-drive (all four wheels).
Of course I was forgetting that BMW now see fit to build an 'average driving machine' with FWD. What is the world coming to! :roll:
There you go, I’ve fixed that for you-no need to thank me
Rob
My 2013 LCI Msport did come with badges, I have removed the ones on the wings and binned the 326 alloys, There are however still M motifs on the steering wheel, gear knob and door sills which I will have to live with....I do therefore have two genuine OEM wing badges going free to a good homeBut I have added Msport accessories such as front grilles and rear lower valance and diffuser but that was done to compliment the Supersprint exhaust and give a better look to the front end and not to portray the car as an M division machine.
But I have added Msport accessories such as front grilles and rear lower valance and diffuser but that was done to compliment the Supersprint exhaust and give a better look to the front end and not to portray the car as an M division machine.
SV8Predator
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It seems that you offend the M-badge police at your peril.
It's the same on the Jaguar forums when you mention fitting a "leaper" to the bonnet. It makes these old women drop a stitch on their knitting, their shrieking indignation is frankly hilarious, they are all so superior.
It's the same on the Jaguar forums when you mention fitting a "leaper" to the bonnet. It makes these old women drop a stitch on their knitting, their shrieking indignation is frankly hilarious, they are all so superior.
North West Surrey
Boltz said:
My first E86 was a Sport model (M-Sport got invented later) but had an M badge on the steering wheel and on each road wheel so BMW have history with random M badges!
I bought a 2002 E46 325ti Sport Compact in 2014 that also had an M badge on each wheel, the steering wheel and gear lever knob.
Im getting a flashback to an old BMW advert that showed the difference between rear wheel drive and front wheel drive by using a bicycle and a unicycle. The bicycle drove with the rear and steered with the front whereas the unicycle drove and steered with the same wheel.enuff_zed said:Nictrix said:It means standard drive as far as I knowenuff_zed said:Ah well, you see I like that bit, as unless I'm mistaken it means RWD! Not granny's FWD.
Apologies, I stand corrected. It basically means it drives 2 wheels, to differentiate from X-drive (all four wheels).
Of course I was forgetting that BMW now see fit to build an 'ultimate driving machine' with FWD. What is the world coming to! :roll:
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