[NChristensen]

Does anyone have a resource other than IND for good quality black badges? I've looked everywhere and the only thing I've found are this set on ebay for $25. I ordered them and they are good quality, however they are about 25% too small.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gloss-Black...53.m1438.l2649

[suby01]

Just check other re sellers like Ebay or Amazon and ask for the seller to confirm the size. Someone will have them. I paid $50 for mine I think. So maybe the higher priced ones a little bit more accurate to OEM?

[cipher5]

Personally I would buy from IND, Ryan@IND or Cat@IND could help you out, they use OEM emblems.

[NChristensen]

Originally Posted by suby01

Just check other re sellers like Ebay or Amazon and ask for the seller to confirm the size. Someone will have them. I paid $50 for mine I think. So maybe the higher priced ones a little bit more accurate to OEM?

Do you have a link to the ones you bought?

[NChristensen]

Originally Posted by cipher5

Personally I would buy from IND, Ryan@IND or Cat@IND could help you out, they use OEM emblems.

I'd love to buy from IND, but theirs are $183!

[suby01]

Originally Posted by cipher5

Personally I would buy from IND, Ryan@IND or Cat@IND could help you out, they use OEM emblems.

LOL you're nuts. And I mean that in a nice way. Quality products do not mean price gauging. Of course it is going to be subjective as to what is too expensive. But their prices are just jokes.

[suby01]

Originally Posted by NChristensen

I'd love to buy from IND, but theirs are $183!

Exactly.....

Originally Posted by NChristensen

Do you have a link to the ones you bought?

No I dont. I bought mine even before I took delivery of my car. My Ebay history only goes back 90 days.

Like I said make sure you ask for the dimensions of the emblems prior to purchase and you should be fine, dont just go off of a picture.

[chicagofan00]

Originally Posted by cipher5

Personally I would buy from IND, Ryan@IND or Cat@IND could help you out, they use OEM emblems.

+100. IND does fantastic work and everything from them is top notch quality. Customer service is on point and their packing of items for shipping is great as well. 👍🏻

[cipher5]

Originally Posted by suby01

LOL you're nuts. And I mean that in a nice way. Quality products do not mean price gauging. Of course it is going to be subjective as to what is too expensive. But their prices are just jokes.

OEM parts don't come cheap

[NChristensen]

Originally Posted by cipher5

OEM parts don't come cheap

The cerium OEM badges are $37 unpainted. That means ING charges ~$150 to paint about 8 inches. That's insane.

[KevinT5862]

I bought these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GLOSS-BLA...item2633c26492
The two small badges replaced the silver fender badges and the larger badge went on the grill.

This went on the rear https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-M-Spo...sAAOSwAqhdrswm

[NChristensen]

Originally Posted by KevinT5862

I bought these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GLOSS-BLA...item2633c26492
The two small badges replaced the silver fender badges and the larger badge went on the grill.

This went on the rear https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-M-Spo...sAAOSwAqhdrswm

Thanks. How closely does the size match OEM?

[KevinT5862]

Originally Posted by NChristensen

Thanks. How closely does the size match OEM?

They are OEM genuine BMW.

Gently heat the emblem adhesive and where you are going to apply them and they really stick!

[smanji]

Originally Posted by KevinT5862

They are OEM genuine BMW.

Gently heat the emblem adhesive and where you are going to apply them and they really stick!

Hi guys,

do you know if the M 40i badge would be the same size on the 140i and x3 m40i. im hoping i can use the following badge without the "1". looks like a similar part to your M235i item

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GLOSS-BLA...k/264630782683

[Dutch1576]

I agree with Cipher that you should go for the IND ones. I know they're a bit more expensive, but you get what you pay for, their badges are great quality. Reach out to Ryan@IND and see what he can do for you. He's very helpful.

[KevinT5862]

Originally Posted by smanji

Hi guys,

do you know if the M 40i badge would be the same size on the 140i and x3 m40i. im hoping i can use the following badge without the "1". looks like a similar part to your M235i item

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GLOSS-BLA...k/264630782683

I bought the M 235i badge only for the emblems. The larger "M" and numbers are no more than a quarter larger than the fender badges too small for the boot I'd say.

Have you tried AliExpress?

[suby01]

I scratch my head when I read the OP posting.
Hi I am looking for alternatives to IND.

OP gets multiple replies.
Hi you should buy IND.

[NChristensen]

Originally Posted by suby01

I scratch my head when I read the OP posting.
Hi I am looking for alternatives to IND.

OP gets multiple replies.
Hi you should buy IND.

Yeah. It's like some people are getting paid to push IND or something.

[chicagofan00]

Originally Posted by NChristensen

Yeah. It's like some people are getting paid to push IND or something.

Not getting paid to recommend them, however, in today's age where customer service is often times an afterthought or completely nonexistent, I am happy chime in and say that while IND is on the high end of pricing it's one of those instances where you get what you pay for. You get top notch high quality products and top notch customer service to go along with it. Ryan@IND was amazing in answering any of my questions regarding the products I ordered, provided install assistance, and would quickly reply if during their business hours.

[dmicah]

I don't think people have an agenda. I think the problem is that there aren't that many vendors providing these types of parts. There's OEM stuff that you can grab at getbmwparts.com, there's IND, there's alieexpress.com and then there's a bunch of people on ebay.

Remember always to check out our Vendor Classifieds when exploring these types of options. These vendors support our board and provide lots of cool stuff for us to play with as well.

[IND-Distribution]

Originally Posted by chicagofan00

+100. IND does fantastic work and everything from them is top notch quality. Customer service is on point and their packing of items for shipping is great as well. 👍🏻

Originally Posted by cipher5

OEM parts don't come cheap

Originally Posted by NChristensen

The cerium OEM badges are $37 unpainted. That means ING charges ~$150 to paint about 8 inches. That's insane.

X3 / Cerium Grey 51 14 8 072 216
$54.91 BMW MSRP

M40i / Cerium Grey 51 14 8 089 576
$39.88 BMW MSRP

You're correct in stating that it doesn't cost $150 for just paint on one emblem. Here's what that cost covers, all of which we think is fair and reasonable.

- Pre-paint prep work
- Paint
- Waste - a percentage of emblems won't pass quality control and are discarded
- Full time staff member that buffs and polishes every single painted item before packing / shipping
- Small amount of profit

[cipher5]

Originally Posted by NChristensen

Yeah. It's like some people are getting paid to push IND or something.

No one has an agenda, we are genuinely extremely satisfied customers that want to support businesses that go above and beyond to serve their customers. Trust me I've made my fair share of purchases from other sites, vendors, some replica parts, etc, which I've had to either pay extra to fix or trash all together. I have had 0 issues with anything I've purchased through IND, the value and look I wanted to achieve was always accomplished using their parts, the fit and finish is perfect. I don't know if you've bought anything from them, but I can guarantee that even beyond the manufacturing or finishing standpoint, the parts are packed with the utmost care as well.

The OP purchased from eBay and experienced issues with the parts. I don't have an alternative that I would trust recommending beyond IND for what he needs, otherwise I would have posted it.