The inappropriate badging thread

[Blobcat]

Would be nice with the lowering links removed, dodgy wheels removed, original tailpipes....in other words back to what it should be !

Just think how bad it will drive compared to stock

Particularly like the "jigsaw" bumper cutouts

 

[Jimbo1959]

Or idont?

One of my customers always asks the new starts to put his company ID down in the signature section of the clipboard :- id10t (said quickly as "id, ten, t.").

Fortunately I had come across that one before and called him out on it, as a result we get on like a house on fire, those who don't "get it" immediately, are doomed to having the *iss taken out of them for the rest of their time with the company.

 

[SmartAmg]

1D 10T could be a good plate
for a BMW or RANGE ROVER
driver. (Sorry, John.)

 

[John Laidlaw]

1D 10T could be a good plate
for a BMW or RANGE ROVER
driver. (Sorry, John.)

‘‘‘Tis Ok I don’t have a Range Rover

 

[Mikery1985]

Saw one yesterday. A de-badged C300 (probably) with the AMG badge and a single exhaust. Poser!!

 

[dry run]

My son has a new BMW 530e (I know,,,,,,,,,,,,no taste). When I followed him the other morning, I could swear that exhaust fumes were only coming out of the RH exhaust - nothing from the LH exhaust. This led me to ponder whether his car actually has a cosmetic "faux exhaust". So maybe I should start the "innapropriate exhaust thread"

 

[flowrider]

My son has a new BMW 530e (I know,,,,,,,,,,,,no taste). When I followed him the other morning, I could swear that exhaust fumes were only coming out of the RH exhaust - nothing from the LH exhaust. This led me to ponder whether his car actually has a cosmetic "faux exhaust". So maybe I should start the "innapropriate exhaust thread"

Dont go there! MB have been doing inappropriate exhausts for a few years.

 

[Chrishazle]

Saw a lovely red SL last evening at the pub (private plate so no age give-away), 2 large rectangular exhausts and no badges anywhere, just AMG wheels. C shaped repeaters on the wing mirrors so I figured fairly recent, met the owner briefly - it was a V6 400 and sounded very ordinary when he started up and pulled away. Very disappointed!

 

[John Laidlaw]

My son has a new BMW 530e (I know,,,,,,,,,,,,no taste). When I followed him the other morning, I could swear that exhaust fumes were only coming out of the RH exhaust - nothing from the LH exhaust. This led me to ponder whether his car actually has a cosmetic "faux exhaust". So maybe I should start the "innapropriate exhaust thread"

Couple of those in my company car fleet, half decent cars, I’ve driven them a few times. 4 pot 2.0 so probably only a single exhaust but I guess twin is cooler

 

[rorywquin]

Saw a lovely red SL last evening at the pub (private plate so no age give-away), 2 large rectangular exhausts and no badges anywhere, just AMG wheels. C shaped repeaters on the wing mirrors so I figured fairly recent, met the owner briefly - it was a V6 400 and sounded very ordinary when he started up and pulled away. Very disappointed!

Yep - they put exhaust sound modules into the 2017 facelift which sounds nice at startup.......but knowing it is fake does take away from the pleasure. Apparently the modules are quite common in cars these days.....

 

[keefysher]

My son has a new BMW 530e (I know,,,,,,,,,,,,no taste). When I followed him the other morning, I could swear that exhaust fumes were only coming out of the RH exhaust - nothing from the LH exhaust. This led me to ponder whether his car actually has a cosmetic "faux exhaust". So maybe I should start the "innapropriate exhaust thread"

My W166 GLE 350 AMG Line Premium Pack (debadged, although the mats and wheels have AMG badges, there are others but I cant recall where, might be on the instrument panel) has 2 exhaust outlets, both side by side and exit on the nearside just behind the axle in a downward direction. On a cold morning it looks like the rear wheel is steaming like a dog has just peed on it The rear of the car has 2 chrome (shiny plastic actually) edged 'exhaust' ports that make it look like twin rear exhausts. These are very much like my previous W221 S350 that actually had a pipe in both rear valance 'exhausts'.

 

[flowrider]

Yep - they put exhaust sound modules into the 2017 facelift which sounds nice at startup.......but knowing it is fake does take away from the pleasure. Apparently the modules are quite common in cars these days.....

I remember when it came to light that BMW were piping fake exhaust sound through the cars speakers that they were slated on the forums, now Mercedes do it too, sacrilege!

 

[Srdl]

Mine "appears" to have quad exhausts but, behind the trim, there are clearly just two exhaust pipes, admittedly quite chunky ones. At least my AMG badge is genuine!

 

[SmartAmg]

So we've now gone from badges to exhausts What next I wonder?

 

[rorywquin]

I remember when it came to light that BMW were piping fake exhaust sound through the cars speakers that they were slated on the forums, now Mercedes do it too, sacrilege!

Mine is not through the speakers ......

 

[rorywquin]

Peop

Mine "appears" to have quad exhausts but, behind the trim, there are clearly just two exhaust pipes, admittedly quite chunky ones. At least my AMG badge is genuine!
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Yep getting complicated ...My son's AMG E53 Coupe has 4 round pipes sticking out - IMO they look really good.

 

[dry run]

I give it a couple of weeks before SmartAMG is posting about adding a few more tail pipes to his coupe

 

[SmartAmg]

I give it a couple of weeks before SmartAMG is posting about adding a few more tail pipes to his coupe

Not more, but wouldn't mind
a tad different, just to be,
well "different "
Different's good if done right.

 

[LostKiwi]

Both my V8s have twin pipes that make real noise.
Mate has a Skoda with an exhaust synthesiser in it. One of the settings is supposed to sound like a V8 (on a TDi). It doesn't.....

 

[umblecumbuz]

Er ... I've just ordered a Tesla 3 with twin exhausts!
They get rid of tailgaters by blasting them with battery acid.