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I think this would look great if I had an M Sport. Mine is a 2018 Luxury Line, so it has more chrome trim than an M Sport. There's enough of it that I like that I don't want to black any of it out. If I had a black car, I could do that here and there and make it seamless. But it's dark graphite, so it would be too much contrast between remaining chrome, black, and paint. I've even got a chrome strip on the rear bumper.
Off topic but this is my biggest conflict in getting Dinan exhaust. It will fit non M Sport. But the only tip color option for 540 is black tips. I'm afraid it will clash with all the chrome accents on the car.
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You don't have an M so you shouldn't add any M badge. It's not an M5 or a M550.
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You could swap out the grill for a black one to bookend the look. BMW sells many chrome trimmed cars with an all black grill. Just a thought.
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If your car is "tuned" and has updated power, suspension, etc an "M" badge on the trunk won't hurt.
Afterall, the car comes with the M logo on the dash and door sills. If that's the case putting a quad exhaust on a G30 should be frowned upon only it's not. Do what you want. Mod your car the way YOU want it! Last edited by bigscore; 03-04-2023 at 06:01 PM.. |
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It’s your car and your decision but I would advise against it. I also don’t understand people who de-badge everything from their cars. To me it makes it look like it’s stolen lol.
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If you want an M car, buy one. Fake badging is disrespecting the brand and loyal enthusiasts.
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Just because you wouldn't do it doesn't mean it shouldn't be done. Now if he put an M5 badge on it I'd agree with you. Just my opinion of course. |
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I just want make sure I read your post right and that I’m not coming at you because I read it wrong.
You think it’s ok to, for example, buy a luxury line 540 and do a few mods and put M badging on it? I’m honestly not trying to get into anything. This type of thing is clearly a thorn in my side though.
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If someone doesn’t think it’s a problem, fine. The rest of us will be over here judging you. But if your take is that it would be wrong to mislabel a M5, then I don’t see how this is different. There is an M version for almost every BMW model and then there is an “M Lite” model. M Lite models are more than just M Sport trim packages. There is no M330 but there are 330 cars with M Sport trim packages. The M340 is it’s own standalone model. I could put a M badge on my X7 40i with M Sport trim, but it would be a misrepresentation because there is no X7 M40i. Again, I’d you’re cool with misrepresenting what you’re driving, I don’t care. Go for it. I’m just pointing out that your invisible line, between this and putting an M5 badge on it, doesn’t make any sense to me.
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