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      11-06-2017, 08:20 PM   #1
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M badging above the side breathers for M40i

Is the US the only area that does not have the M badge above the side breathers? I thought maybe it was a North American thing that didn't have it but then I see this video from a dealer in Canada and it clearly has it. I haven't seen any M40i in the US that has this badging. Was there a shortage of these badges too?

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Is the US the only area that does not have the M badge above the side breathers? I thought maybe it was a North American thing that didn't have it but then I see this video from a dealer in Canada and it clearly has it. I haven't seen any M40i in the US that has this badging. Was there a shortage of these badges too?
Thanks for posting the video. It is odd that the badging is different between US and Canada, though I'm not going to miss it on mine! There are plenty of badges in other spots!
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Is the US the only area that does not have the M badge above the side breathers? I thought maybe it was a North American thing that didn't have it but then I see this video from a dealer in Canada and it clearly has it. I haven't seen any M40i in the US that has this badging. Was there a shortage of these badges too?
Thanks for posting the video. It is odd that the badging is different between US and Canada, though I'm not going to miss it on mine! There are plenty of badges in other spots!
My thoughts were "thank God!"

A bit tired of the M whoring going on at BMW and that side badge is just goofy
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Is the US the only area that does not have the M badge above the side breathers? I thought maybe it was a North American thing that didn't have it but then I see this video from a dealer in Canada and it clearly has it. I haven't seen any M40i in the US that has this badging. Was there a shortage of these badges too?
I believe vehicles in the US all have the standard option of 3DZ which removes the M fender Badges. Maybe do a VIN check on the Canadian ones and see if they have the same option? If not, they're getting the badges.
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on the bright side, is better to get fake emblems and vents than fake exhausts like Audi
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My thoughts were "thank God!"

A bit tired of the M whoring going on at BMW and that side badge is just goofy
Completely agree. Nothing more pathetic than someone driving what is clearly not a M car with fake M badging on their trunklid.
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All badges will be coming off our car. There won't be any X3 M40i badges on the back.
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All badges will be coming off our car. There won't be any X3 M40i badges on the back.
Do you not have a debadge option in US so it comes from the factory like that
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I don't care either way as long as that's how it left the factory which is pretty much how I prefer it to look. Nothing added, nothing removed. But it's obvious that BMW believes the M badging sells cars and options ever since they started offering M Sport anything in non M cars. That M logo means a lot to some people and BMW is delivering what people want there.

Anyway, my point was this, being merely a minor cosmetic difference, was a strange thing to have one country differ from the others for no discernible reason.
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Do you not have a debadge option in US so it comes from the factory like that
USA does not have a "Model Designation Delete" option. So I use the dental floss option on my BMW's!!
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Do you not have a debadge option in US so it comes from the factory like that
I do not see the delete badging as an option on either the US or Canadian Price lists or ordering guide. I know that it is a no cost option in Europe. So here it would be possible, but there would probably be a fee for special order.
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