BMW vanity covers poll

[andyborris]

Can't make up my mind, with or without the vanity covers on the engine. Value your opinion.

Without



With

[superbean]

with looks alot tidier!

Could you run a d.a over the BMW badge and silver strips to get rid of them? I wonder how many people would figure out what engine it is immediatly without them?

[composimmonite]

On most cars they are noise dampers rather than vanity covers so I'd keep them. Also the BMW engine looks a bit messy without.

Paul H

[ettorebugatti]

Hunt down some Range-rover v8 ones, they are plain.

[cobblers]

Definitely with, it looks a mess without!

[Bracey]

With. I always remember as a kid thinking how hi-tec the bmw engines looked in magazines compared with their contemporaries, when they started fitting the engine covers.

[mat91]

defiantly with, looks wrong without, sanding the letters of would be a good idea, i cant remember if you can thou not sure if there embossed throu

[mashedpot8er]

I say take the vanity cover off and make your own. Look at other beemer engines for ideas.

If that's too much of a mission, I'd say leave it on as extra protection for the wires etc.

[tomti]

Be careful I took the covers off my e36 325 and after that it used to leak water into the rear 2 plug holes and make it misfire

[Copey]

with gets my vote too, thats a damn ugly looking engine "naked" looks much better with the covers

[mk2cossie]

I'd say with as well, but only the one over the cam cover just to be different

[chairchild]

I'm usually the first to throw engine covers away - but dear god that's an ugly engine! lol

[steveo3002]

id keep it on...how about make up a alloy plate to screw over the bmw bit and then you can stick some retro badge /lettering on or engrave it

[andyborris]

Jul 2, 2013 10:08:30 GMT chairchild said:

I'm usually the first to throw engine covers away - but dear god that's an ugly engine! lol

[markgenesis]

Jul 2, 2013 10:08:30 GMT chairchild said:

I'm usually the first to throw engine covers away - but dear god that's an ugly engine! lol

It's a corker though, i have the M52 in my 728 and it's the smoothest engine i've owned, no cam belts to worry about either

I vote with BTW, as mentioned, ugly and messy without (unfortunately)

[willowandmikey]

Deffo with

[DWDarkWheels]

It does look better with, but that makes us all such a bunch of tarts. It's not really what's important in a car is it?

[omega]

It's a corker though, I have the M52 in my 728 and it's the smoothest engine I've owned, no cam belts to worry about either

I vote with BTW, as mentioned, ugly and messy without (unfortunately) [/quote]

isn't this the engine with the chain at the back of the engine that snaps and its a engine out job and a 5k bill?

[surprisingskoda]

Jul 1, 2013 22:40:38 GMT mk2cossie said:

I'd say with as well, but only the one over the cam cover just to be different

That wouldn;t be different at all, 50% of cars with the M52 are missing that panel lol. It's the first thing that goes missing if anyone works on it.

Jul 3, 2013 21:25:10 GMT omega said:

isn't this the engine with the chain at the back of the engine that snaps and its a engine out job and a 5k bill?

It's not, it has the chain at the front, which is exceedingly rare to give any problems and an entire new engine is the right side of 10% of that figure.
I don;t know of any BMW that has the chain at the back actually. I can't think that that would make a lot of sense either.

[sonus]

With, but with the polished bit painted the same colour as the rest.