How do you guys feel about ///M stuff on non-M cars?

[Joey Link]

I'm thinking of purchasing a genuine BMW ///M shift knob for my 325i E30, I like the way it looks and it appears it'd perform well. Asking a few people they generally agree with me but I wanted to know how others in the BMW community felt about M logo'd stuff on a non-M car.

The way I see it, it doesn't matter much to me as long as the owner isn't claiming to have an actual M car. From what I've read it's my understanding the M stands for Motorsports, so wouldn't it be fitting on any BMW that was used for Motorsports? I think the M logo would be right at home on a modified BMW, M* or not.

What do you guys think?

[asubimmer]

I bought a m lighted shift knob two days ago for my 318is :) I am turboing it but even if I wasn't doing a big mod like that I still would have bought that shift knob. I think you have to be carefull of it (ie like not putting a mbadge on the back of your car) but it can be fine. I say go for the knob you were lookin at...it looked good and its leather.

[e30sd]

i have an e36 m3 illuminated shift knob on my car, bought it for 10 bucks from a dude that upgraded to a sparco shift knob. works great and looks cool, i'm thinking of writing 42 next to M so it makes sense.

[hamann318is]

M stuff on non-M cars is super weak. Oh wait...

[fretburnr]

i love my mtech 1 wheel, the stripes are hawt

[Digitalwave]

I'm thinking of purchasing a genuine BMW ///M shift knob for my 325i E30, I like the way it looks and it appears it'd perform well. Asking a few people they generally agree with me but I wanted to know how others in the BMW community felt about M logo'd stuff on a non-M car.

The way I see it, it doesn't matter much to me as long as the owner isn't claiming to have an actual M car. From what I've read it's my understanding the M stands for Motorsports, so wouldn't it be fitting on any BMW that was used for Motorsports? I think the M logo would be right at home on a modified BMW, M* or not.

What do you guys think?

Your car wasn't used for motorsports. Not by BMW anyways.

[asubimmer]

i love my mtech 1 wheel, the stripes are hawt

he has a great point...bmw put mtech crap on non m cars...ie like the mtech II kits on some cabbies

i don't think bmw used cabbies in their motorsports

[Charlie]

I'm thinking of purchasing a genuine BMW ///M shift knob for my 325i E30, I like the way it looks and it appears it'd perform well. Asking a few people they generally agree with me but I wanted to know how others in the BMW community felt about M logo'd stuff on a non-M car.

The way I see it, it doesn't matter much to me as long as the owner isn't claiming to have an actual M car. From what I've read it's my understanding the M stands for Motorsports, so wouldn't it be fitting on any BMW that was used for Motorsports? I think the M logo would be right at home on a modified BMW, M* or not.

What do you guys think?

Do you carry a roll of nickels in your pocket?

-Charlie

[James Crivellone]

I have a good amount of M Parts on my car, I have no issues with it.

[Ryan Stewart]

I have an M valvecover.

[hamann318is]

I have a good amount of M Parts on my car, I have no issues with it.

I have no real M-parts on my car, but I rock the badge. That's because I'm a ricer who drives a 4-cylinder BMW. I mean, who does that?

[Jand3rson]

I have ///M badges and colors in my interior (M-Tech II wheel, M colored ebrake and shift boots), but I won't put the ///M badges on the outside of the car. The actual ///M badge should be reserved for M cars, but something like the smaller M-Technic badge is not a big deal.

[ping65810]

I agree, since my 325iS came stock with M stripes on the steering wheel, I would put M stuff on tastefully. Just my 2 cents... But any M3 badge on a non M car is a big NO-No

[Avus E30]

m on the outside is not acceptable. However the interior accents or so on tastefully done are fine by me. Just don't have a set of stripes on every surface.

[James Crivellone]

I have no real M-parts on my car, but I rock the badge. That's because I'm a ricer who drives a 4-cylinder BMW. I mean, who does that?

haha.

Lets see I have

E36 M3 Lighted Shift Knob
E30 M3 Steering Rack
E30 M3 Instrument Cluster
E30 M3 Rear Sway
E30 M3 ABS Computer
E30 M3 4.10LSD (well its out of one at least)
E30 M3 Control Arm Bushings
M Roadster Shift Lever
M Roadster Differential Cover

I cannot think of anything else, I have a few e30 m3 parts not listed, but they are the same as a regular e30.