BMW back badging advice please....
BMW back badging advice please....
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C8H18Head

Original Poster:

446 posts

201 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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F10 520d, previous owner didn't tick the "debadge" option. I plan to remove the "520d". However...

What would be an interesting alternative that looks genuine but is utterly ridiculous? I'd purchase new genuine numbers and have them professionally applied.

I don't to pretend it's better (eg. 540).

Best I've come up with is creating a Four Series - eg. "430"

I don't suppose little numbers exist so I can have a 527 2/3 (527 and two-thirds)?

carreauchompeur

18,323 posts

234 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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rofl You, I like you.

E30M3SE

8,493 posts

226 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Que?

hornetrider

63,161 posts

235 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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114i

Gruber

6,313 posts

244 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Can you turn the "d" upside down and have P005?

james_tigerwoods

16,347 posts

227 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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nono 514i

jon-

16,534 posts

246 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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520D RS Turbo?

Grenoble

59,609 posts

185 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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666i?

6969i?

Leins

10,457 posts

178 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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I got lost after the bit about the previous owner leaving the badge on his 520d I'm afraid confused

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

220 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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C8H18Head said:
F10 520d, previous owner didn't tick the "debadge" option. I plan to remove the "520d". However...

What would be an interesting alternative that looks genuine but is utterly ridiculous? I'd purchase new genuine numbers and have them professionally applied.

I don't to pretend it's better (eg. 540).

Best I've come up with is creating a Four Series - eg. "430"

I don't suppose little numbers exist so I can have a 527 2/3 (527 and two-thirds)?
???

Why?

mk1matt

405 posts

195 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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80085

Melman Giraffe

6,794 posts

248 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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T001

Actus Reus

4,312 posts

185 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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mk1matt said:
80085
55378008

Only any good if the OP rolls it though.

I'd be popping down my local scrap merchant and looking for old Rovers - maybe a 214i or a 620d?

C8H18Head

Original Poster:

446 posts

201 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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300bhp/ton said:
C8H18Head said:
F10 520d, previous owner didn't tick the "debadge" option. I plan to remove the "520d". However...

What would be an interesting alternative that looks genuine but is utterly ridiculous? I'd purchase new genuine numbers and have them professionally applied.

I don't to pretend it's better (eg. 540).

Best I've come up with is creating a Four Series - eg. "430"

I don't suppose little numbers exist so I can have a 527 2/3 (527 and two-thirds)?
???

Why?
Why not?

I'm mildly amused at a potential discussion in the car behind, "What's a BMW 440?", "Dunno, must be a new one", "Didn't know they did a 4 series, looks nice though". Leading to a confused main dealer, "I'm sorry Madam, a 440 doesn't exist. Perhaps a Volvo you saw?", replied with "Well I saw it! It looked lovely, I was going to buy one, you know nothing and I'm complaining!" (customer storms out).

Or just a fellow driver thinking "Knob" and laughing. The world needs more laughter.

Or just to make it a little different, which is why I have a registration with my name on it. Held on by ultra-expensive impact tape. Because I think screw heads look ugly.

Photos will follow in due course, if a decent suggestion is made.





SlimJim16v

8,121 posts

173 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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520POS

BluePurpleRed

1,138 posts

256 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Thinking about the numbers available and the BMW font being almost calculator-esque I'd say if you didn't want to leave it on then go for something :

8008i35 or 8008135


Why not if you are going to mess about with it anyway.

Should have been concentrating harder in GCSE maths. smile

Edit. You could also have some //MMMM action before it?


<homer> MMMM Boobies. </homer.

Edited by BluePurpleRed on Monday 3rd December 17:28

Xpander

4,485 posts

205 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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C8H18Head said:
Why not?

I'm mildly amused at a potential discussion in the car behind, "What's a 440?", "Dunno, must be a new one", "Didn't know they did a 4 series, looks nice though". Leading to a confused main dealer, "I'm sorry Madam, a 440 doesn't exist. Perhaps a Volvo you saw?", replied with "Well I saw it! It looked lovely, I was going to buy one, you know nothing and I'm complaining!" (customer storms out).

Or just a fellow driver thinking "Knob" and laughing. The world needs more laughter.

Or just to make it a little different, which is why I have a registration with my name on it. Held on by ultra-expensive impact tape. Because I think screw heads look ugly.

Photos will follow in due course, if a decent suggestion is made.

anonymous-user

84 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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REP 1

ruff'n'smov

1,092 posts

179 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Hahaha...you're brill

Leins

10,457 posts

178 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Each to their own I suppose, but the only type of rebadging I'd find appealing is in putting a 520d badge on a 550i. The previous owner had the right idea IMO, but you go for it if that's your thing