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Rear and side badges, take them off?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:59 am
by celica
My 3.0sd 58 plate has xdrive 35d on the side, I wander if this was put on after or the beginning of the 35d production but still registered as 3.0sd?
Anyway
Have you guys gone for a clean look and got rid of the rear X5 and the side badges?
Re: Rear and side badges, take them off?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:53 am
by kenniff
Yes. Much nicer imho.
That side 35d xdrive badge is stupidly long as well...
Oh and a 35d is a 3.0 sd....
Re: Rear and side badges, take them off?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:44 am
by celica
[quote="kenniff"]
Yes. Much nicer imho.
That side 35d xdrive badge is stupidly long as well...
Oh and a 35d is a 3.0 sd....
[/quote]
yes, probably will take it all off, especially the added M badge!
I know the 3.0sd is the 35d on same engine etc. but BMW didn't call out Xdrive 35d until later after the 3.0sd
Re: Rear and side badges, take them off?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 1:53 pm
by hertfordshire1
Pre 2010 the range was either
3.0d
35d
Post 2010
3.0d
4.0d
Agree the badges are naff, especially ones like mine that have discoloured over the years.
I would pull them off, but I wouldn't want people thinking I had a lowly 3.0d version
(pulls grenade and runs for cover).
Cheers
Steve
Re: Rear and side badges, take them off?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 4:47 pm
by kenniff
Mine goes much faster now that I've written "MCLAREN TUNED" on the side with a marker pen.....
Re: Rear and side badges, take them off?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:23 pm
by 535dboy
[quote="hertfordshire1"]
Pre 2010 the range was either
3.0d
35d
Post 2010
3.0d
4.0d
[/quote]
No the launch TTs (2008) were 30sd
Re: Rear and side badges, take them off?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:15 pm
by martin33100
I took our side badges off and fitted just the X drive badge.
Re: Rear and side badges, take them off?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:26 pm
by 535dboy
[quote="martin33100"]
I took our side badges off and fitted just the X drive badge.
[/quote]
Which stil look shit!!
Re: Rear and side badges, take them off?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:44 pm
by martin33100
[quote="535dboy"]
[quote="martin33100"]
I took our side badges off and fitted just the X drive badge.
[/quote]
Which stil look shit!!
[/quote]Two L's in still, I thought you were well educated
Re: Rear and side badges, take them off?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:31 pm
by 535dboy
[quote="martin33100"]
[quote="535dboy"]
[quote="martin33100"]
I took our side badges off and fitted just the X drive badge.
[/quote]
Which stil look shit!!
[/quote]Two L's in still, I thought you were well educated
[/quote]
Nah, you have to attend school to be well educated !!
Re: Rear and side badges, take them off?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:04 pm
by The Mechanic
No badges on my 30D M Sport. In fact, not of my BMWs have had any badges.
Re: Rear and side badges, take them off?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:09 pm
by celica
think will take them all off over the weekend if i get a chance
i wander if the xdrive stickers was from factory
Re: Rear and side badges, take them off?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:09 pm
by X5Sport
You can have the car with or without badges. I've always had mine de-badged at build. If you have badges and want them off then a hair dryer is great for warming and softening the glue.
Be careful with the front wings on the E70/71 as they are plastic so no excess heat!!
Richard