//M badges - yes or no?

Get them on! now all you need are the Z3M side mirrors!....I put both on my 3.0 and love the look....99% of people who see it have no idea if they are standard items or not, if you like the look just do it!......the car did get a few admiring glances in the local BMW dealership when they were put on.

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Get them on! now all you need are the Z3M side mirrors!....I put both on my 3.0 and love the look....99% of people who see it have no idea if they are standard items or not, if you like the look just do it!......the car did get a few admiring glances in the local BMW dealership when they were put on.

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Very nice šŸ‘. I might be swinging in that direction.
 
Yeah - I don’t think I’ll go that far. I didn’t know the mirrors were different tbh. I don’t think I’ve yet seen a Z3 ///M since I got my Z3. šŸ‘
 
They're not quite as rare as Rocking Horse sh***, but getting close.=))

Tony.
 
No Mick, he washes it himself ..........................;)

Tony.
 
If it’s not an ā€œMā€ most BMW petrol heads will know it. Personally I would cover the M badges and keep the side gills on cos they represent a touch of quality. Have a sign made up for your window saying I like my Z3 but would love an ā€œMā€ cos at the end of the day thats what putting M badges on non M cars really means, of course this is only IMO. Most ordinary motorists won’t notice or care.

RHA,Roy.
 
M badge on a non M engined car reads "plonker" to me; others will disagree. That said, BMW devalued the M badge years ago for marketing purposes, so it doesn't matter any more.
Ok ok. What about the fake grills though - can I put them on and take the ///M off?
 
If it’s not an ā€œMā€ most BMW petrol heads will know it. Personally I would cover the M badges and keep the side gills on cos they represent a touch of quality. Have a sign made up for your window saying I like my Z3 but would love an ā€œMā€ cos at the end of the day thats what putting M badges on non M cars really means, of course this is only IMO. Most ordinary motorists won’t notice or care.

RHA,Roy.
I just like the grills but don’t want to pretend my car is something it’s not. I also like tinkering so taking the badges off and filling in the recess before painting is a little weekend project that I’d enjoy. So maybe that’s the way to go. Cheers šŸ‘
 
It’s up to you at the end of the day, it’s your car. Personally as a ///M owner I don’t care as been said BMW have devalued the usage anyway and in some circles they don’t class the MRoadster as a true ///M and even had that said which didn’t upset me because I don’t give a sh*** of about Willy waving.

I do like what Stevo has done with his gills quite individual. Nothing wrong with putting///M gills on if you prefer them over the shark ones. At the end of the day it’s your car and what’s makes you happy and they do look more stylish but I’m going to be biased. As a point of interest though to get new ///M badges for my gills and boot BMW require my vin or bring my logbook in to prove ownership or they would not sell me any.
 
It’s up to you at the end of the day, it’s your car. Personally as a ///M owner I don’t care as been said BMW have devalued the usage anyway and in some circles they don’t class the MRoadster as a true ///M and even had that said which didn’t upset me because I don’t give a sh*** of about Willy waving.

I do like what Stevo has done with his gills quite individual. Nothing wrong with putting///M gills on if you prefer them over the shark ones. At the end of the day it’s your car and what’s makes you happy and they do look more stylish but I’m going to be biased. As a point of interest though to get new ///M badges for my gills and boot BMW require my vin or bring my logbook in to prove ownership or they would not sell me any.
That is interesting! There’s lots of iterations of ///M, ///M sport from what I can tell. I once had a 1 series ///M sport as a courtesy car while mine (not the Z3) was in for repair and I was so surprised they would give me an ā€œ///Mā€ till I drove it and realised it wasn’t! I reckon I’ll take them off - I think it’ll look better without them as it’s not the ///M version anyway. Even though I kind if wish it was šŸ˜‰
 
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