Debadge

[zinengineer]

debadged the sides; changed the roundels to the gloss black from IND as well as the gloss black X5. Sides look so much better with nothing there...

[beachcomberx5]

Nice you should get the black kidney grills and the black fender inserts from auto tecknic

[zinengineer]

Originally Posted by beachcomberx5

Nice you should get the black kidney grills and the black fender inserts from auto tecknic

Kidneys on the list, not sure about the fender inserts. Still also considering the CF mirror caps

[fbuzila]

damn guys, you make me debadge my X5 xline too
also planning to remove/blackout all the chrome if possible
this is a picture of how it looks now and I will post after:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oeH...iHVNBK3C_/view

[M302_imola]

I'd rather see someone debadge than throw an imposter M badge on that back of a non-M model.

I'm ready to get rid of my chrome stock X5 badge on the rear. Best place to purchase a black one is...?

[Violator]

Originally Posted by M302_imola

Best place to purchase a black one is...?

https://ind-distribution.com/product?sku=IND-F15-TB

iND

[M302_imola]

Originally Posted by Violator

https://ind-distribution.com/product?sku=IND-F15-TB

iND

I appreciate it but $95 you've got to be shitting me!?!? People pay that rather than purchasing off ebay for around $15? Yes, I'm a cheap ass

[Russmov]

Originally Posted by M302_imola

I appreciate it but $95 you've got to be shitting me!?!? People pay that rather than purchasing off ebay for around $15? Yes, I'm a cheap ass

I agree man. I'm pretty cheap too lol
Same reason I ordered clips for my side skirt from eBay. Dealership wanted 5.70 EACH. I got 20 for 14 dollars lol

[Violator]

Yes, I’ve ordered many sets/items from them. I would NOT shit you, I promise.

[fbuzila]

Originally Posted by M302_imola

I appreciate it but $95 you've got to be shitting me!?!? People pay that rather than purchasing off ebay for around $15? Yes, I'm a cheap ass

did you find the black roundel on ebay?

[Kzang]

Originally Posted by M302_imola

I appreciate it but $95 you've got to be shitting me!?!? People pay that rather than purchasing off ebay for around $15? Yes, I'm a cheap ass

I purchased a cheap one from amazon and once received the X5 badge was from the E70 model. Not sure if the current one is the same or it has changed. So I ended up going with ind. They use OEM badge and paint it themselves. You can also remove your X5 and paint it gloss black or matte back which ever you prefer.

[fbuzila]

debadge done; well almost done, still need to clean the glue
I'm happy I used the dental floss for something fun

[fbuzila]

and the glue is cleaned!
still a lot of things to do, like removing all the chrome, mppk, mpe... but a good start

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by fbuzila

and the glue is cleaned!
still a lot of things to do, like removing all the chrome, mppk, mpe... but a good start

How are you loading photos that causes them to look so bad? I've seen this every now and again and I've never experienced it when uploading photos from my phone so I'm just curious if there's a fix for those like yourself. It makes your photos almost useless they're so blurry.

[fbuzila]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

How are you loading photos that causes them to look so bad? I've seen this every now and again and I've never experienced it when uploading photos from my phone so I'm just curious if there's a fix for those like yourself. It makes your photos almost useless they're so blurry.

it might be the resolution; my phone takes photos at high resolution (4k ) and I think the website is resizing them automatically...when I use the website to upload photos it doesn't let me do it because are too big so I have to resize them on the laptop; those pictures look good

[fbuzila]

testing my theory

[fbuzila]

and this one is resized more manually on my phone

[fbuzila]

still sucks

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by fbuzila

still sucks

Lol ya that's weird. Here's one just from my iPhone via the app.

[M302_imola]

Originally Posted by Violator

Yes, I’ve ordered many sets/items from them. I would NOT shit you, I promise.

lol thanks for not shitting on me

Originally Posted by fbuzila

did you find the black roundel on ebay?

Black roundel? That's on my list but haven't ordered it yet.

Originally Posted by Kzang

I purchased a cheap one from amazon and once received the X5 badge was from the E70 model. Not sure if the current one is the same or it has changed. So I ended up going with ind. They use OEM badge and paint it themselves. You can also remove your X5 and paint it gloss black or matte back which ever you prefer.

Yeah I saw only one black X5 badge listed on Amazon and reviews said it is not same size as F15 OEM. Good point about painting. I've got some plastidip left over.

[fbuzila]

Originally Posted by M302_imola

lol thanks for not shitting on me

Black roundel? That's on my list but haven't ordered it yet.

Yeah I saw only one black X5 badge listed on Amazon and reviews said it is not same size as F15 OEM. Good point about painting. I've got some plastidip left over.

I would paint it too but how can you make a perfect circle to cover all the chrome?

[M302_imola]

Originally Posted by fbuzila

I would paint it too but how can you make a perfect circle to cover all the chrome?

Perfect circle? I'd remove the badge, plasti it, then re-install with new dbl sided sticky tape. Just tape off the badge location on the car so it will be easy to re-install.