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De-badging?
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Busterboo
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De-badging?
Apart from 'Because I like it', are there any other reasons for de-badging?
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Chris_D
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De-badging?
Because you, I and most on this forum live in a democracy. Where our proletariat choices aren't dictated or made for us by a marxist/leninist/communist state system and where we may, if we so choose, exploit the libertarian freedom and right to choose to de-badge at our leisure. We should all be grateful for this.Busterboo wrote:Apart from 'Because I like it', are there any other reasons for de-badging?
Edit. Atrocious spelling. Been at the merlot. *hic*
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VRSteve
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De-badging?
Chris_D wrote:Because you, I and most on this forum live in a democracy. Where our proletariat choices aren't dictated or made for us by a marxist/leninist/communist state system and where we may, if we so choose, exploit the libertarian freedom and right to choose to de-badge at our leisure. We should all be gratedul for this.Busterboo wrote:Apart from 'Because I like it', are there any other reasons for de-badging?
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Marlon
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De-badging?
'Merlot Man' summed it up ( I express my freedom by adding badges
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Ducklakeview
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De-badging?
Only if your engine size is less than 3.0L...Busterboo wrote:Apart from 'Because I like it', are there any other reasons for de-badging?
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Smartbear
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De-badging?
Only if you don't have a turbo...Ducklakeview wrote:Only if your engine size is less than 3.0L...Busterboo wrote:Apart from 'Because I like it', are there any other reasons for de-badging?
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Smartbear
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De-badging?
Because it exposes the grace of the cars lines just as the designers intended, the tawdry, over fussy badging comes later from a different (tasteless) departmentBusterboo wrote:Apart from 'Because I like it', are there any other reasons for de-badging?
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold
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Ducklakeview
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De-badging?
Smartbear wrote:Because it exposes the grace of the cars lines just as the designers intended, the tawdry, over fussy badging comes later from a different (tasteless) departmentBusterboo wrote:Apart from 'Because I like it', are there any other reasons for de-badging?
Rob
Nah, it's just 2.0 owners and the likes that do it when they realise they should have gone for the 3 litre..
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Smartbear
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De-badging?
Been there & moved onDucklakeview wrote:Smartbear wrote:Because it exposes the grace of the cars lines just as the designers intended, the tawdry, over fussy badging comes later from a different (tasteless) departmentBusterboo wrote:Apart from 'Because I like it', are there any other reasons for de-badging?
Rob
Nah, it's just 2.0 owners and the likes that do it when they realise they should have gone for the 3 litre..
Mike
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold
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sammyz
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S DRIVE 35is M 
The worst one of all! BMW should have added 'twin turbo' to really hack us off!
The worst one of all! BMW should have added 'twin turbo' to really hack us off!
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SteveSmith
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De-badging?
It makes polishing and waxing so much easier! Even washing it as you don't have to get inbetween the badges!
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flybobbie
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De-badging?
You have just posted what I was just thinking.SteveSmith wrote:It makes polishing and waxing so much easier! Even washing it as you don't have to get inbetween the badges!
Also if you have the lci side indicators that area now has too much chrome and looks fussy.
Removing the badges lengthens the wing visually.