F80 CONVERSION from F30! FULL as Interior & Exterior :D

RobbyMack · 08-09-2018, 03:24 PM

OP congrats. Looks like a labor of love. Having been a car guy in a non car friendly country in the past I can certainly understand it's not exactly easy or cheap. It's your money. Do what makes you happy.

frankiebones · 08-09-2018, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by awmenard

The quest for more power!!!

If you just want a nice looking car, do you really need 400+ HP?

Not everyone tracks their cars or drives fast.

Haters may not admit it, but if they could have added 5k for a f80 appearence package to their existing car they would probably have jumped all over it.

But because it's not offered by BMW it's a waist of money.

Let's be real now, the f80 looks way nicer than the regular f30's.

Erroneous, and try to avoid using the word hater in an argument. It makes you sound 12 years old.

"haters" in this context is probably defined as people who are "sick of seeing fake M cars on the road" perhaps?

The F80 is defined by performance AND looks, but performance comes first. The heritage of the M3 going back over 30 years is performance.

They make an M package for F30s. BMW still withholds the best styling for the high performance cars.

frankiebones · 08-09-2018, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by awmenard

Lol that's funny! So you liked it until?

not really. i thought it was kinda ricey. but it was unique.

swisstype · 08-09-2018, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Costello1991

Gotta love people who will do anything to make their cars look like what it isn't. Get that m3 badge outta here.

I'm down for whatever floats your boat, but I agree. I took my M5 badge OFF...no need to pose.

khanyam4 · 08-09-2018, 03:40 PM

Do what you gotta do but please omit the M3 badge because it originally wasn’t conceived by bmw as an M3

ReeferCheefer · 08-09-2018, 03:55 PM

Its still a 318i.

F30-XP-DM · 08-09-2018, 04:07 PM

So many haters on this forum, it really blows my mind. Keep the M badge on just to piss off the haters

Looks good dude, nice work

xayjtu · 08-09-2018, 04:07 PM

What is the name of that orange wrap?

mastermav · 08-09-2018, 04:15 PM

Sorry, but that car never was and never can be M car. It doesn't deserve M badge, sorry

Most people wouldn't recognize the meaning of M badge, but whoever can will just laugh. No point to have it on.

///M4ster Yoda · 08-09-2018, 04:24 PM

The car belongs in this thread OP. Plain and Simple

Fake Badges & Such... https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1052983

Costello1991 · 08-09-2018, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by F30-XP-DM

So many haters on this forum, it really blows my mind. Keep the M badge on just to piss off the haters

Looks good dude, nice work

Yea you're right. Keep enjoying you're fake m3.

F80NJM3 · 08-09-2018, 04:33 PM

Çok Guzel

-Genc

Neophyte · 08-09-2018, 04:54 PM

Turned out pretty good. I don't understand why so many are asking him to debadge the car and calling him a poser like if he was going to get fined for that. After all, I would say a lot of M3/M4 owners that I've seen are "posers" since they just buy the car to show off their M car and don't really use it to its limits anyway.

raysspl · 08-09-2018, 05:03 PM

Great crafstmanship. A good exercise in engineering & design

LT · 08-09-2018, 05:08 PM

This is pretty awesome. I'm tempted to put 318i badges on my E90 335i in honor of this dude.

OP.

pruettfan · 08-09-2018, 05:23 PM

I understand the desire to avoid the taxes of an M3 but I don't understand why anyone would want their car to look like an M3 if it wasn't one. What makes that car special is not the looks. For me cars are all about driving but I guess for some its about image.

kdbryce · 08-09-2018, 05:35 PM

Really bad form to put an M3 badge on a 318. REALLY bad form.

MSCD · 08-09-2018, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by frankiebones

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Originally Posted by awmenard

Lol that's funny! So you liked it until?

not really. i thought it was kinda ricey. but it was unique.

: as it has the appearance of an M3 are you saying that the M3 looks ricey? Or just the wrap? Seems like an odd statement. Of course your entitled to you opinion.

JayPichardo · 08-09-2018, 05:47 PM

I don't mind people doing such conversions but going as far as using the M3 competition badge on the rear is a little much.

//M235ixD · 08-09-2018, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by swisstype

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Originally Posted by Costello1991

Gotta love people who will do anything to make their cars look like what it isn't. Get that m3 badge outta here.

I'm down for whatever floats your boat, but I agree. I took my M5 badge OFF...no need to pose.

Like you never floored to pass someone to show what your car can do on ..huh well that makes you //M driver with or without the badge showing.

SDPLV · 08-09-2018, 05:52 PM

Honestly, I think it looks great.

However, I agree, the M3 badge is the one mistake. It actually takes away from all the effort and hard work OP put in.

Rather than show how much he loves his car it instead says, "I wish I had an M3."

Can't imagine me putting an M5 badge on my actual M3, just because I want an F90 eventually. Or an M3 comp badge just cause I have a tune and carbon fiber slapped on.

YasF80_SLO · 08-09-2018, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Richy Rich

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Originally Posted by ProperBimmer

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Originally Posted by awmenard

Haters have to understand the back story, he can afford a real M3 but taxes, price an renewal fees for an M3 are ridiculous.

It's a project car like any other, slap some body parts and that's all.

Plus with his IG followers and YouTube channel I'm sure he's not paying much parts anymore.

So much hate here! Lol. People acting like in the grand scheme of things an m3 is not just a hopped up 3 series!!!! That's exactly what it is!! We're the idiots that pay 6 figures to drive f80's!!!

Love this guys projects, keep doing your thing brotha!!

It's all about living within your means; people do too much for vanity.

There's zero point to turning a lawn mower into an M body, other than because you want others to think you have an M.

Might as well just burn the cash.

or maybe this is him living in his means. in other countries owning an M isnt as affordable as it is in the states.

and what about putting the m body on it because you like it? it's honestly sad to see people who own m3's saying things like "there's zero point"

or "you want others to think you have an M"

your not the OP, you didnt build his car, you have exactly no place in telling others what hes doing is for vanity. people build replicas all the time not for vanity.

food for thought:

maybe respect other people on the forums, rather than saying hes "burning the cash" when its OBVIOUS he really loves his car. and spent ALOT of time building it and making it his. the same as YOU DID.

if you dont have something helpfull ideally or informative at minimun, maybe keep your comment to yourself. its shitty posts like this that bloat the forum, and turn off other enthusiasts from joining.

I really liked your F80 build. but trashing on other peoples builds or trying to discredit their work... calling their bmw a lawnmower... -Rep in my book.

08-09-2018, 03:24 PM	#67
RobbyMack Captain 739 Rep 696 Posts Drives: '16 F80 Sakhir Join Date: May 2014 Location: The Left Coast iTrader: (0)	OP congrats. Looks like a labor of love. Having been a car guy in a non car friendly country in the past I can certainly understand it's not exactly easy or cheap. It's your money. Do what makes you happy.
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F30-XP-DM Private First Class 48 Rep 125 Posts Drives: 14 335i xDrive Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Ma iTrader: (0)	So many haters on this forum, it really blows my mind. Keep the M badge on just to piss off the haters Looks good dude, nice work
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08-09-2018, 04:15 PM	#75
mastermav Second Lieutenant 75 Rep 214 Posts Drives: '19 F82 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	Sorry, but that car never was and never can be M car. It doesn't deserve M badge, sorry Most people wouldn't recognize the meaning of M badge, but whoever can will just laugh. No point to have it on.
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///M4ster Yoda Banned 4602 Rep 4,265 Posts Drives: '16 F82 M4 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (1)	The car belongs in this thread OP. Plain and Simple Fake Badges & Such... https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1052983
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Neophyte Second Lieutenant 158 Rep 221 Posts Drives: 2022 BMW X4M Comp Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: MI iTrader: (0)	Turned out pretty good. I don't understand why so many are asking him to debadge the car and calling him a poser like if he was going to get fined for that. After all, I would say a lot of M3/M4 owners that I've seen are "posers" since they just buy the car to show off their M car and don't really use it to its limits anyway. __________________ IG: @f98comp
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LT Second Lieutenant 43 Rep 222 Posts Drives: Black 07 e90 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	This is pretty awesome. I'm tempted to put 318i badges on my E90 335i in honor of this dude. OP. __________________ e90 335i pre-LCI, sport, jb3, dci, BMW performance suspension with Swift Spec-R Sport Springs, 19" wheels, two piece slotted/drilled front rotors, ceramic tint...more to come :thump:
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SDPLV Major 493 Rep 1,003 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 DCT Silverstone II Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Las Vegas iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [0.00]	Honestly, I think it looks great. However, I agree, the M3 badge is the one mistake. It actually takes away from all the effort and hard work OP put in. Rather than show how much he loves his car it instead says, "I wish I had an M3." Can't imagine me putting an M5 badge on my actual M3, just because I want an F90 eventually. Or an M3 comp badge just cause I have a tune and carbon fiber slapped on. __________________ Current: 08 E90 M3 DCT SSII w/ BE RB Swap, H8 Lux 180s, MS Drop-in AF, CF spoiler, CF diffuser, OEM CF leather trim, CF DCT paddles, Custom DCT flatbottom wheel, MirrorTap 9500ix, RockAuto rotors, Hawk HPS pads, AMS ECU 93 Oct Map Tune, GTS DCT update, Slambo custom undertray
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