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Please tell me that your hood roundel isnt flaked?
roflmao
I actually have not replaced it for 2 reasons.
1. E36 replacement emblems are not longer metal backed... they are plastic and don't fit properly. There is a physical gap between the roundel the hood.
2. Everytime someone sees it, they tell me I need a roundel. That is the main reason not changed ;)
1. E36 replacement emblems are not longer metal backed... they are plastic and don't fit properly. There is a physical gap between the roundel the hood.
That's a great reason actually. What the hell is up with that? I've installed 10-20 recently on customer cars (and even my own damn cars!) and they pivot on a horizontal axis. Pisses me off. I've got Alpina badges on my E30's right now just because they still provide a badge that fits properly. I've been rolling up electrical tape to go under the top part of the badge to keep it from moving recently, but I hate that. I hate doing anything like that on a customer car.
end. rant.
Edit: And it isnt just E36 replacements. The defect applies to all of the badges that are the same diameter as the E36 one, so most all BMW hood emblems. I've done tons of cars and had the same issue.
That's a great reason actually. What the hell is up with that? I've installed 10-20 recently on customer cars (and even my own damn cars!) and they pivot on a horizontal axis. Pisses me off. I've got Alpina badges on my E30's right now just because they still provide a badge that fits properly. I've been rolling up electrical tape to go under the top part of the badge to keep it from moving recently, but I hate that. I hate doing anything like that on a customer car.
end. rant.
Edit: And it isnt just E36 replacements. The defect applies to all of the badges that are the same diameter as the E36 one, so most all BMW hood emblems. I've done tons of cars and had the same issue.
I didn't realize it affected all of them. I haven't put roundels on anything except E36 in years. Really does suck. Save a quarter per roundel for BMW and now they don't fit!
I need to scrape off the final little bit and just get an overlay off ebay...
That's a great reason actually. What the hell is up with that? I've installed 10-20 recently on customer cars (and even my own damn cars!) and they pivot on a horizontal axis. Pisses me off. I've got Alpina badges on my E30's right now just because they still provide a badge that fits properly. I've been rolling up electrical tape to go under the top part of the badge to keep it from moving recently, but I hate that. I hate doing anything like that on a customer car.
end. rant.
Edit: And it isnt just E36 replacements. The defect applies to all of the badges that are the same diameter as the E36 one, so most all BMW hood emblems. I've done tons of cars and had the same issue.
You have a good point. My rant. Why do they skimp on a quarter a roundell? I know that they make millions of them so it saves a bit but why not add $.50 to the pricetag? they would make money and I don't think the buyer would care about fifty cents tacked on to a 40 grand car.
1985 M10b18. 70maybewhpoffury. Over engineered S50b30 murica BBQ swap in progress.
Originally posted by DEV0 E30
You'd chugg this butt. I know you would. Ain't gotta' lie to kick it brostantinople.
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