Steve van hool 272 Report post Posted February 5 How easy can you remove the M5 badge on the E39 boot lid without damaging the paint. I'm not remotely interested in showing off in my car, and tire of every man and his dog wanting to challenge when I take it out for a drive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gbrownings 56 Report post Posted February 5 Quote I removed mine quite easily using dental floss. You are not replacing the badge so will need to be a bit more thorough cleaning away the old adhesive (it was just a sticky pad). Pros and cons discussed here: Removing rear "m" badge | BMW M5 Forum and M6 Forums (m5board.com) Won't these "challengers" still spot the quad exhausts?! 1 Mark Wooder reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve van hool 272 Report post Posted February 5 Ta for the link, yes those that know, will know it's an M5 even without looking at the exhaust, but there are alot more run of the mill, even diesel cars now with quad pipes at the back, I might just stay under the radar a little, if the badge is taken off. Only one way to find out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisCooper 820 Report post Posted February 6 Hi, As per above to remove the bootlid badge. Will you also be changing the front door external trims to the plain ones without the M5 badge too? a small number of M5's were specified with the badge delete and I think that also included the door side trims leaving just the Mirrors and Exhaust as the main visual giveaways of an M5. Cheers, Dennis! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB 63 Report post Posted February 7 I’m happy to take m5 mirrors off your hands to save you the traffic light Grand Prix. 1 JonJon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve van hool 272 Report post Posted February 7 The M5 door trims, and mirrors are far less conspicuous, than the boot badge, and will remain on the car. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DepthHoar 183 Report post Posted April 6 I have to say, there is something very cool and understated about a de-badged M5. I considered it a few times after a few traffic lights grand prix challenges in England, as well as much more dangerous manoeuvres by idiots in fast moving traffic in Italy. But back home in the Highlands the car gets largely ignored by other road users and I guess just considered as another old BMW. The only exceptions are a couple of local yoofs in their fart-can exhaust Corsas who always give me the thumbs up and an appreciative honk on the horn! If I lived in England I'd seriously consider de-badging the car to circumvent the nuisance and aggro. 1 d_a_n1979 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seesure 410 Report post Posted April 13 On 06/04/2021 at 21:31, DepthHoar said: If I lived in England I'd seriously consider de-badging the car to circumvent the nuisance and aggro. Maybe it's a regional thing, but I've not experienced any aggro or nuisance, occasionally, very occasionally I'll get a thumbs up and a smile usually due to the exhaust sound. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kobayashi 457 Report post Posted April 16 Heat it with a hair dryer and then use fishing line to saw through the sticky tape behind the badge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardP 1,239 Report post Posted April 20 On 06/02/2021 at 20:50, DennisCooper said: Hi, As per above to remove the bootlid badge. Will you also be changing the front door external trims to the plain ones without the M5 badge too? a small number of M5's were specified with the badge delete and I think that also included the door side trims leaving just the Mirrors and Exhaust as the main visual giveaways of an M5. Cheers, Dennis! Correct! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
