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detroit202
08-04-2003, 05:56 AM
hi im new

awsome site

i have a 98 c230 and i thought this stupid practice went outta style in 1986

well i am visiting a friend go outside and my star is straight up in the air dangling on the streched out spring protruding from my hood :mad:

obviously the work of some punk kids that dont know any better since all i had to do was give the star a little twist and it popped right off.

so now eveything is in tact i have the star and the little ball it sits on and the badge is still in place on the hood.

soooooooooo is it possible just to get the spring and reattach the star or do i have to get the whole assembly ? and where is a good place to get one or the other.

thanks !

JRE320
08-04-2003, 07:03 AM
Welcome!! And sorry for your hood star. Where you from?
Is it Detroit? Email me your full name and address.
I'll mail you the spring you needed. ;)

CKlasse
08-04-2003, 08:19 AM
or you could buy a flat hood emblem that I dont use anymore :)

detroit202
08-04-2003, 11:20 AM
hmmm now im debating if i want to go flat..

how much do flat hood badges go for

thanks !

808benz
08-04-2003, 01:07 PM
Rock the flat hood emblem, that looks real nice! Besides if you get the spring and try to make it the way it was, someone might just rip it off again. If you want the flat hood emblem git at me with your cars info via email! (not all flat emblems are the same)

Aloha,
808benz

davis449
08-04-2003, 02:44 PM
I don't get the flat emblem thing. I don't think I'd care how many times the damn thing got stolen, I wouldn't go to a flat emblem for shit! I guess it's just a preference thing. I don't think I could look down the hood of my car and NOT see the 3 point

CKlasse
08-04-2003, 03:50 PM
Originally posted by detroit202
hmmm now im debating if i want to go flat..

how much do flat hood badges go for

thanks !

http://members.aol.com/denvervw/flathood.jpg

This is the actual picture.... all yours for $20 shipped!

JRE320
08-04-2003, 05:22 PM
Originally posted by CKlasse
http://members.aol.com/denvervw/flathood.jpg

This is the actual picture.... all yours for $20 shipped!

That's cheap. It usually rans like $40.

CKlasse
08-04-2003, 09:12 PM
Originally posted by JRE320
That's cheap. It usually rans like $40.

Shiet... should I change the price?? :) I bought it brand new for $40 plus shipping... I put it on my car for a week and took it off. I might put it back on if I go with the DTM style look - Blacken grill and blackened rims. hmmmmmm

808benz
08-05-2003, 09:39 AM
Yep $20 is a cheap price and hell if i needed one i'd buy it for sure!

:cool:

detroit202
08-05-2003, 09:49 AM
thanks guys .. i think im gonna replace the star first i dident know it was so cheap 15 bucks from bma ... i wanna get the grill before i go flat embliem ... hey theres a question where can i find the grill whats it called ..avantgarde?

sorry im new to the newer mercedes stuff.. i used to have a 77 300d and a 85 190e then had a jeep for 5 years i gotta get my mb connections back ;)

MBATF
08-05-2003, 09:51 AM
www.Ebay.com type in search: W202

www.Bekkers.com

detroit202
08-05-2003, 10:02 AM
ohhhhhh im seeing the grills on ebay for about 80 bucks

its an easy mod?

ill take the flat ornament and go for one of those grills or is the quality super shait-ty compared to the 155$ ones from bekkers

JRE320
08-05-2003, 11:15 AM
Originally posted by detroit202
ohhhhhh im seeing the grills on ebay for about 80 bucks

its an easy mod?

ill take the flat ornament and go for one of those grills or is the quality super shait-ty compared to the 155$ ones from bekkers

Same quality. Unless u wanna go for the stealership....

CKlasse
08-05-2003, 11:29 AM
while we are at the subject. Is there any trick to prevent the chips on these grill' coating? Should I clear coat the black parts? Any info will be appreciated. :)

JRE320
08-05-2003, 10:19 PM
You can try clear coating it. What ya gonna lose for spraying some clear coats.

By the way, How many of you out there are try'in to sell a flat hood badge? Damn Detroit202 was totally confused and thought
that I was the one who's sellin them. I was just try'in to help replaced his missing spring... :rolleyes: ;) :)

detroit202
08-06-2003, 05:54 AM
yeah i got confused bouncing between sites...

i ordered the hood star

ill give it another try ive never had a star stolen and i had an old mercedes during my high school years in the early 90s

i think this was just a freak thing

thanks