How do people feel about false M stripes?

[gonomo]

My friend owns an E90 and he’s into the putting M badges on a non M car thing, and he had a couple feet extra of some M stripes that he gave to me. It’s been sitting in my trunk for a couple months and I just washed my car and decided I’d try and see how it’d look. I hate saying it, but as a teenager, I can’t help thinking that it looks kind of cool. I’ll probably take it off before driving the car in fear of coming across a sensible E30 guy on the road and him seeing the false M badge.
What do the people of R3VLimited think about this?



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[2mAn]

///M Stripes with bottlecaps is the only way it looks good. Nice work

[iso_hi]

I think it looks kinda tacky, but at the end of the day it’s your car so do you. I had them on my first e30(now on number 5), not gonna lie.

[TFJR]

It's personally not my thing & I don't think it adds anything postitive to the aesthetics of the car. The stripes however are much better than the actual fake ///M Badges. Those are terrible.

[E30SPDFRK]

Could you take a photo from the front dead on so we can see them better?

[ArtFoodBMW]

M-stripes belong on M cars. If it was s50, s52, s54, s62 swapped with e30 M3 suspension.. I'd feel better about it

[reelizmpro]

Vinyl decals aren't as bad as badging as long as it's not running the entire length of the car or something. BMW has been putting Motorsport decals on non M cars so it's really not a big deal. I see it more as BMW Motorsport pride vs pretending to have an M car. Personally, I like Motorsport colors on white and black/DS. On other E30 colors it just doesn't look quite right to me.

[Danny]

I have a small Mstripe logo on my trunk lid since my car is S50 swapped. You do you boo boo.

[e30davie]

To me the colours represented "bmw motorsport" rather than specifically M series cars. So to be its not blasphemy to put the colours on a non-m car if its involved in Motorsport or just looks like a race car.

If i had a proper track car with all the track car things i would be tempted to put the large stripes across the front quarter/roof. I may even do it if i didn't have an M engine......shock horror gasp!

[Metallated]

I'm planning to m badge on my grills because I have an "S50"

Some might not like it but that's okay.

[Albie325]

It's not my thing but if you like it, own it. It's your car, enjoy it the way you want. Also, shout out to an OP from my hometown

[e30RS]

Kinda torn. With bottle caps it has a retro look, still seems a bit fan boyesque.

[gonomo]

Cool to see all of the different opinions. I like it, so I think it’s staying for at least a couple weeks.


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[325e '87]

Hell, I’m relatively new at this forum so I’m not going to intrude.

I will say, if you’re a teenager and you are into well sorted e30’s, do what you want. It’s nice to see a younger person with a stockish car.

[vtechnik]

Personally ive contemplated getting a tricolor m pinstripe along the sides of my car after i have it painted. I think it might look good