Bmw M-Tec Badges
The market is flooded with replica BMW accessories bearing the M-Tec logo. Sometimes it is difficult to tell which are originals and which are copies. This is especially true for M-Tec boot and grille badges. Probably the products most copied are M-Tec boot and grille badges. Such replica badges are effectively illegal counterfeits as they are using the M trademark without authorization. This has led to the circulation of numerous misconceptions about what is and is not original BMW. Following are a few facts . The letter M on original M-Tec boot and grille badges is always chromed plastic. BMW never made this part of the badge out of metal like many people believe. The M stripes are always a sticker. BMW never painted these on or made them from enamel. BMW never made an M-Tec grille badge out of the newer style curved M-Tec badge. Those ‘new style’ grille badges on the market are not original, although its not to say that the badge itself isn’t original-As you will have noticed by now, BMW changed the style of the M-Tec logo when the BMW E39 M5 appeared. It now has a curved surface as opposed to the flat surface of the older style badge. It then appeared on the BMW E46 M3 and on all other M Power models since then. The old style badge faded out with the E30, E34 and Z3 models. The perception seems to be that the new style badge is better quality than the older flat style and therefore some believe that because of this, the older style badge is a copy.
August 10th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
BMW creates some of the world’s best cars. It is also a leading car maker with a respectable name to reckon with in the automobile industry.
August 13th, 2010 at 10:03 am
The one car brand that is really admired by one and all is BMW. The range of cars launched by BMW is really fantastic.
August 16th, 2010 at 9:51 am
When any brand becomes famous, people tend to sells things under its name to earn profits. Thus, having replica BMW accessories is common these days.