The M Badge on non-M cars debate, a slightly different twist
Discussion
I read with interest the debate on here over the M Badge on non-M cars. Partly because when I picked up my E36 328i recently it had an M badge where the 328i should have been (and an ebay one on the grille 
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So despite M-Tec front and rear bumpers and the retro-fitted M badged trim around the doors etc, they both had to go. Note, not an M3 badge, an M badge. Interestingly enough though on Real OEM, the M-Badge comes under the retro-fittable section.
so today I saw a new twist on this rather opinionated badging... a 318, kitted out in AC Schnitzer parts, mirrors, alloys etc but as it goes past .. on the left hand side of the boot is an AC Schnitzer badge, 318 on the right hand side.
unfortunately no photos but it got me thinking whether an AC Schnitzer badge would be more 'acceptable' to the purists compared to the M badge? I see AC S as more of a styling company these days but i'm still not sold on sticking an AC Schnitzer badge on the back of the boot, much the same as an M-badge.
I was curious if there is as much passion about Alpina and AC S badges as there was with M badges on non-M cars! (I actually did think this AC S kitted 318 did look good though
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)So despite M-Tec front and rear bumpers and the retro-fitted M badged trim around the doors etc, they both had to go. Note, not an M3 badge, an M badge. Interestingly enough though on Real OEM, the M-Badge comes under the retro-fittable section.
so today I saw a new twist on this rather opinionated badging... a 318, kitted out in AC Schnitzer parts, mirrors, alloys etc but as it goes past .. on the left hand side of the boot is an AC Schnitzer badge, 318 on the right hand side.
unfortunately no photos but it got me thinking whether an AC Schnitzer badge would be more 'acceptable' to the purists compared to the M badge? I see AC S as more of a styling company these days but i'm still not sold on sticking an AC Schnitzer badge on the back of the boot, much the same as an M-badge.
I was curious if there is as much passion about Alpina and AC S badges as there was with M badges on non-M cars! (I actually did think this AC S kitted 318 did look good though
)Fox- said:
Isn't it the same thing as an M badge when the car has M parts on?
People seem to forget there is more to 'M' than just the M3. I think M badges stuck on the back look tacky - but only because they look tacky, not because, I dunno, whatever reason you guys hate them for
to an extent yes. There are already M badges on M parts though (e.g. trim). In some ways what do people expect when BMW have just the 'M' Badge available separately as a retro-fittable item, the logical place for it would be on the boot!People seem to forget there is more to 'M' than just the M3. I think M badges stuck on the back look tacky - but only because they look tacky, not because, I dunno, whatever reason you guys hate them for
I just think there is a difference between putting an M badge on compared to a tuning badge .. maybe because putting an M badge on the back of the car is perceived as having a version of the car that you don't really have (ie. M3).
it's a trivial pointless observation I know, but I tend to think less of a BMW owner which just has an M badge on (in replace of say 318) on a non-M car (ie. M3 / M5 etc) than I do with a 318 with an AC Schnitzer bodykit and an AC Schnitzer badge opposite the 318.
Fox- said:
dustystylus said:
I just think there is a difference between putting an M badge on compared to a tuning badge .. maybe because putting an M badge on the back of the car is perceived as having a version of the car that you don't really have (ie. M3).
But an M badge isn't an M3 badge, it's an M badge.
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