New Emblem

It is really annoying to work on a car in the middle of winter. Fortunately, today was only 0C, so to not let myself forget that this is actually a restomodding process, I decided to tackle an issue that rears its head every time I wash the car: the Mercedes-Benz emblem was not as perfect as such a sacred symbol should be! Paint on it was beginning to fade and crack, and the chrome was way past its prime. A new one was only 36 eur at the dealer, after Club discount.

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Good example of how OEM Merc spares are packaged and labeled. Note: "Daimler AG, 70546 Stuttgart, Germany". Little things like that make you appreciate OEM parts. You either get it or you don't ;)

Old and new badges

There is a long metal pin in the back of the badge that goes through the hood, fastened by a rubber donut on the other side. On the rear side of the emblem there is a shorter pin that lines it up perfectly.

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