Which Shadow Emblem?

[BSM 135i]

I got a Black Sapphire coupe and im gonna throw on a shadow emblem rather than debadge the car since i like sporting 135i on the rear so don't suggest "just debadge it" cause i already made up my mind. And if i do choose to debadge it later on, i can. I have shadowline trim and BMW performance grills and those are high gloss, I don't want too much "high gloss black" cosmetics on the car so I was wondering what style would look better, Matte or High Gloss Black? Here's a couple pics from some 3 series...

Matte Black:













High Gloss:

[old bmw]

Matte black for sure.

[larryn]

Hmmm. The gloss black might look really nice on my AW car. Where did you see those for sale?

For your car, they'll blend in too much, if you get the gloss. I would think the matte finish would look better on BSM.

[JKAWB]

i say matte black, with matte black grille, and matte black wheels. of course thats because thats what i want to do.

[BSM 135i]

I got mine from Bimmian.com cause that's the only place that sells ones for the 1 series but you can also get them at jlevisw.com

[Monaco35Dream]

Originally Posted by BSM 135i

I got mine from Bimmian.com cause that's the only place that sells ones for the 1 series but you can also get them at jlevisw.com

i was supposed to be on an email waiting list and they said id be notified when they were availablemy vote is high gloss black

edit: just checked and theyre still on backorder...10% off if you pay them now though (preorder)

[BSM 135i]

yea they're still on backorder..I placed my order almost a month ago and got high gloss black. everytime I call they say, "we're expecting them anytime now" I don't mind the wait. since it still might be a while I was debating on which ones would look better on BSM. All your opinions are helpful, the quicker the better so I can change my order

[nordique14]

here is the Bimman 135i badge on SGM. I ordered it in Aug and it arrived beginning of Jan.

[Johnnyr135]

I really like the matte finish

[BSM 135i]

hey nordique14 is that emblem high gloss or matte?

[2AD Tanker]

The shadow emblems are replacements correct? Not a paint for the silver ones on the auto now?

[randomquickness]

I like em shaved

[BlackjackMulligan]

Whatever you go with, please put the numbers on straight and correctly. I cringe looking at some of those emblems that are so obviously just slapped on without regard to keeping everything aligned. The 335i with the Mississippi plates looks just awful.

[BSM 135i]

turtle...yea they are full replacements that come in either matte or high gloss.

[BSM 135i]

yo randomquickness, did you read my OP? lol...

BlackJackMulligan...trust me they will go on lookin as if they came from factory, now that you pointed out that 335, its really obvious...

[randomquickness]

I did...I stated my preference rather than recommend you shave yours. If you really want to change it I like the high gloss black!

[BSM 135i]

lol..okay okay...

thanks for the input guys I just changed my order to matte.

and FYI the dude told me they will be expecting them within 48 hrs so if you guys want to get yourselves one of these now is the time since they seem to run out quickly!

[nordique14]

Originally Posted by BSM 135i

hey nordique14 is that emblem high gloss or matte?

They are gloss and match the shadowline trim exactly. Since I have the sport package and have the BMW shadowline grills, I figured the badges would complete the look. They also look good with the black top and black interior.

Before I took the original numbers off, I put a piece of painters tape along the top and along the bottom before I took them off. Then I marked on the tape the position of each number. That way when I put the new ones on they were straight and in exactly the same position as the old ones. Good thing too as the 'i' is further away than the numbers. If I was eyeballing it I would have put them all the same distance apart which would have been wrong.

[BSM 135i]

Originally Posted by nordique14

They are gloss and match the shadowline trim exactly. Since I have the sport package and have the BMW shadowline grills, I figured the badges would complete the look. They also look good with the black top and black interior.

Before I took the original numbers off, I put a piece of painters tape along the top and along the bottom before I took them off. Then I marked on the tape the position of each number. That way when I put the new ones on they were straight and in exactly the same position as the old ones. Good thing too as the 'i' is further away than the numbers. If I was eyeballing it I would have put them all the same distance apart which would have been wrong.

that was my original idea about getting high gloss since i have shadowline trim and BMW shadowline grills but since the car is black it'll clash with the color so i went with matte to at least have some contrast. and i am going to use the same method you used to apply them. what did you use to take off the emblem? any goo gone?

[nordique14]

Originally Posted by BSM 135i

what did you use to take off the emblem? any goo gone?

I used a hair dryer (to heat up the glue) and some dental floss to get it off. Then some Goo Gone to get the residual glue off. Then I cleaned the area and installed the new numbers.

[gnpower]

None of them. Make your own. Personalize it.

http://www.beastpower.com/Merchant2/...de=BI-BE87-CBL

[gnpower]

Originally Posted by nordique14

I used a hair dryer (to heat up the glue) and some dental floss to get it off. Then some Goo Gone to get the residual glue off. Then I cleaned the area and installed the new numbers.

Floss works great and some goo gone. I didn't need any heat applied. before you take an of the lettering off, use some masking tape and place it on the bottom of the letters so that you have straight line to work with the new letters. Hope that makes sense.