5.5 AMG badge idea
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On January 23rd I confirmed with Folex (Alex Jones), I paid him within 24hrs and that was confirmed. I emailed him on February 15th asking if they had shipped, and on the 16th he replied that they were in the process of being packed and getting ready to ship. Finally they arrived yesterday, one week after opening a dispute. The usps stamp date indicates that they did not ship them until February 23rd. Im just happy I received them, how these could take as long as a wheel order is beyond me.
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Yes, I got a few samples yesterday and they look 99.99% oem. There was only one difference and it was the feel of the black portion. That should be corrected and they will go into production at the start of the week. They replicated the 6.3 badge with a temp cast mold and it was really identical to the oem outside just the feel of the black was different. Had I not marked the back of the oem I would not have been able to know which was which.
I'm going to have them use the 3M adhesive instead of the regular stuff so they will stick for life. Also, the chrome is electroplated so it will stand up to the test of time. Everything on these will be above or the same as OEM spec.
The 5.5 emblems are the first to be produced and the 3.2's shortly after. I'm hoping to sell some 5.5's to other 55 owners to offset some of the cost of the 3.2 mold.
FYI- The OEM emblems are crazy expensive from the dealer. I purchased 3 and my tab was a bit under $150
I'm going to have them use the 3M adhesive instead of the regular stuff so they will stick for life. Also, the chrome is electroplated so it will stand up to the test of time. Everything on these will be above or the same as OEM spec.
The 5.5 emblems are the first to be produced and the 3.2's shortly after. I'm hoping to sell some 5.5's to other 55 owners to offset some of the cost of the 3.2 mold.
FYI- The OEM emblems are crazy expensive from the dealer. I purchased 3 and my tab was a bit under $150
put me down for 2 sets please!!!
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I think Folex got burned on these... and has stopped the whole deal. just from reading other posts at least.
So everyone new who keeps jumping up saying "Me too, Me too" it might be a wasted effort. If any one does find out that he is still doing them... Then I want to throw my "Me too" in there as well. But it might be better to let this post die as it has in the past.
So everyone new who keeps jumping up saying "Me too, Me too" it might be a wasted effort. If any one does find out that he is still doing them... Then I want to throw my "Me too" in there as well. But it might be better to let this post die as it has in the past.
