Debadge?...M aero kit?

MDTerps2000 · 05-29-2008, 08:44 AM

Hey
What do you guys think about getting the badges on the bck of the car taken off(example 328xi)....i have been debating on it and have been going back and forth...ALSO can someone explain to me what it means to get a "M Aerodynamic KIT" for your car?
Thanks

Taittinger · 05-29-2008, 08:48 AM

I see no point. The weight saved is minimal and would further bias the weight ratio forward.

noro · 05-29-2008, 09:09 AM

I like the de-badged look personally. I think it's nice to have it, unless you claim that you have the 335, then it's just plain tacky.

KL2DC · 05-29-2008, 09:26 AM

Its a personal preference. Some debadge it for clean looks, or to be different or even be discrete. There is no right or wrong answer to this, just passionate arguments.

There are two OEM body kits for the E92. The Aero kit and the M-tech kit. A simple search will net you plenty of pictures and details. Have fun and welcome to e90post.

andyffer · 05-29-2008, 09:28 AM

It looks great. The ///M aerodynamic kit is a front bumper rear bumper and side skirts that are on the ///M cars. A more sportier look.
I am not sure if they are the exact ones on the ///M cars.

You say you have a 3 it would be the ///M3's styling, if you had a 5 it would be the ///M5's styling, if you had a 6 it would be the ///M6's styling

KL2DC · 05-29-2008, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by andyffer

It looks great. The ///M aerodynamic kit is a front bumper rear bumper and side skirts that are on the ///M cars. A more sportier look.
I am not sure if they are the exact ones on the ///M cars.

You say you have a 3 it would be the ///M3's styling, if you had a 5 it would be the ///M5's styling, if you had a 6 it would be the ///M6's styling

Actually inaccurate information.

The aero kit is an accessory front lip and rear bumper kit available at your dealership (part number and pics aplenty with a simple search). The M-tech kit comprises front bumper, rear bumper and side skirts (found in M-Sport models, global markets).

These kits have nothing to do with the M cars. FYI retrofitting the M3 bumpers on a regular E92 takes work (i.e. not direct fit).

mdmaxxx · 05-29-2008, 09:35 AM

325 or 328's debadged......looks like they are trying to hide that they have lower 3 series

KL2DC · 05-29-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by mdmaxxx

325 or 328's debadged......looks like they are trying to hide that they have lower 3 series

How'd you explain the numerous debadged 325i's in europe where that model is in the middle to upper range?

Its all personal preference.

LI E90 · 05-29-2008, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mdmaxxx

325 or 328's debadged......looks like they are trying to hide that they have lower 3 series

so how do you explain those who debadge 335's ?

typical snob answer from someone who thinks they are better than that of a lower HP 3 series.

to the OP

debadge is a personal choice, if you like the clean look go for it.

e92man · 05-29-2008, 10:59 AM

i debadged my car the day i got it. i have always done that because i just think it looks clean. but for instance, i would never debadge an ///M car because the badging is important to me on //M's

mfstout · 05-29-2008, 11:06 AM

Looks great. No one cares about all that junk on the back. You will love it.

dzenno · 05-29-2008, 11:14 AM

i debadged mine and i have a 335...looks better IMO...i also took off bmw license plate holders that had the name of the dealership i bought my car from...after all i'm not a walking advertising board

fedinand · 05-29-2008, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mdmaxxx

325 or 328's debadged......looks like they are trying to hide that they have lower 3 series

Its about looks more than anything else imho...I debadged my 335 (and don't care if people think it is a 328).

BMdblU · 05-29-2008, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by fedinand

Its about looks more than anything else imho...I debadged my 335 (and don't care if people think it is a 328).

+1

alex2112 · 05-29-2008, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by fedinand

Its about looks more than anything else imho...I debadged my 335 (and don't care if people think it is a 328).

If someone were to mistake your debadged 335 for a 328 then they have no idea what a 335 even is. People who know enough to know what a 335 entails would never mistake one for a 328. Badged or not.

Blizz · 05-29-2008, 12:14 PM

debadge it, its NOT AT ALL about trying to hide what your car is... it just truly gives a nice clean look to the back of the car.

anyone who knows anything about these cars should know what it is by looking at the exhaust and trim around the winows unless they have some mods done to those parts

JSpira · 05-29-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by KL2DC

How'd you explain the numerous debadged 325i's in europe where that model is in the middle to upper range?

Its all personal preference.

Actually, that's not correct. Few cars are debadged in Europe. The cars are ordered with the badge delete option so they aren't delivered with a badge (and hence cannot be debadged).

JSpira · 05-29-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mdmaxxx

325 or 328's debadged......looks like they are trying to hide that they have lower 3 series

No, at least in Europe, many cars with the badge-delete option are higher versions and the owners do not want their neighbors to see that they have ordered engines which waste petrol unnecessarily.

x986 · 05-29-2008, 01:48 PM

I'm debaddged - - - But I do have Dinan license plate frames. (Complete w. software.)

rubber_ducky · 05-29-2008, 02:31 PM

I'd take off the roundels if it weren't for the indentations in the sheet metal below them.

PaulBailey@ltbmw · 05-29-2008, 08:37 PM

^I wouldn't go that far but i am debadged.
And i sure do like the Mtech

halB · 05-29-2008, 11:22 PM

A real life example of both in the same car:

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noro Colonel 90 Rep 2,707 Posts Drives: '91 M3, '04 E46 ZHP, '72 2002 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	I like the de-badged look personally. I think it's nice to have it, unless you claim that you have the 335, then it's just plain tacky. __________________ zhpregistry.net - ZHP stats and free classifieds.
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andyffer Banned 152 Rep 563 Posts Drives: 700hp M3 - Interlagos E92 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Paradise Valley, Arizona iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 Bugatti Veyron [0.00]	It looks great. The ///M aerodynamic kit is a front bumper rear bumper and side skirts that are on the ///M cars. A more sportier look. I am not sure if they are the exact ones on the ///M cars. You say you have a 3 it would be the ///M3's styling, if you had a 5 it would be the ///M5's styling, if you had a 6 it would be the ///M6's styling
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mdmaxxx Captain 26 Rep 826 Posts Drives: 2007 335i AW Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (2)	325 or 328's debadged......looks like they are trying to hide that they have lower 3 series
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e92man Lieutenant Colonel 60 Rep 1,719 Posts Drives: modded e92 335i coupe Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: north florida iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 e92 335i coupe [0.00]	i debadged my car the day i got it. i have always done that because i just think it looks clean. but for instance, i would never debadge an ///M car because the badging is important to me on //M's __________________ e92 335i jet black, coral red, aluminum, sport, step, paddles, heated seats, pdc, bmw aluminum pedals, oem aero kit front lip, 19' miro type 366 hamann race edition reps, H&R sport springs, 15% tints, vorsteiner rear deck spoiler, custom front pdc "The only cars that should be yellow are taxi cabs and school busses."
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mfstout Lieutenant 22 Rep 429 Posts Drives: e92 328i Coupe Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Looks great. No one cares about all that junk on the back. You will love it.
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dzenno Banned 286 Rep 5,876 Posts Drives: Join Date: Feb 2006 iTrader: (1)	i debadged mine and i have a 335...looks better IMO...i also took off bmw license plate holders that had the name of the dealership i bought my car from...after all i'm not a walking advertising board
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Blizz Private 4 Rep 94 Posts Drives: '07 Audi A4 2.0T Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, FL iTrader: (0)	debadge it, its NOT AT ALL about trying to hide what your car is... it just truly gives a nice clean look to the back of the car. anyone who knows anything about these cars should know what it is by looking at the exhaust and trim around the winows unless they have some mods done to those parts
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rubber_ducky Colonel 387 Rep 2,993 Posts Drives: roach coach Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: boston-ish iTrader: (21)	I'd take off the roundels if it weren't for the indentations in the sheet metal below them.
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halB Colonel 55 Rep 2,384 Posts Drives: W211 E350 4M MkV GTI 987.2 S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Just north of Toronto iTrader: (0)	A real life example of both in the same car: Attached Images __________________ 07 E93 335i - Returned at lease end 09 W211 E350 4Matic Avant Garde - Blk/Blk, AMG pkg w/18". Sport Susp. F1 Asym. Debadged. 09 MkV GTI w/Leather & 18" Huffs. F1 Asym 10 987.2 S w/Leather sport seat, Sport Chrono, 19" Carrera S II wheels
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