whatisreal7

Excellent all-brass construction (non of that plastic crap), vibrant colors. Cost me an arm and a leg, but the car looks much better.

tokyo0one

This actually look really good!!! So how much is an arm and a leg??

whatisreal7

$160. Now to get that black grille...

jturkel

wow! that is ridiculous! formymercedes.com sells the same one, at least it looks the same, for $39.00. Check it out right here (at bottom of page):

http://formymercedes.com/mb_results....Hood%20Emblems

Saprissa

where did you get it?

whatisreal7

The one on formymercedes is plastic.

I got it from 4-AMG on the forum. It is special ordered in Germany, or so he claims. But it is heavy and not cheap plastic. I figured I don't want to be like everybody else.

jturkel

Thanks for the clarification! Looks good!

FrankW

finally someone paid more for a hood badge than my Carlsson badge. lol

looking good

whatisreal7

The question I have is how many people have the white star badge, the carlsson badge, the brabus badge, and this no-name $160 badge.

FrankW

authentic carlsson badge? probably just me.

white star badge...lots of ppl who bought it

brabus badge...tons of ppl out there real or fake.

this no-name badge...I've seen it on few ppl's car.

///AMG4EVER

At least 5 of us have Mario's badge (this no name badge) just in this room. There is a bunch of them in the W211 E55 section too.

The emblem is extremely nice for a few months. The colors will fade and the layers will cracked. I was thinking in painting mine flat black since I'm not very happy with it.

whatisreal7

Maybe I need to think about putting some kind of sealant over it to keep the color from fading and the seal from cracking.

If this thing fades/cracks, I'm going to have a word w/ Mario.

Saprissa

that's the only reason I didn't buy one back then...



I'll see what the Affalterbach goodie store has there, when I move to Stuttgart next spring.

Carlos

Saprissa

custom100

whatisreal7,

I would love to have one of these emblems for my CLS55. I don't want a cheap plastic one. I tried to find 4-AMG but had no luck. Do you still have his contact info or any info on how to get one of these? Thanks.

cdd

https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...amg-badge.html

Check post #7, his email is there - Mario Donati

I have no idea if he still has them in stock or even if he sells them anymore. I got a quote of $159 back in early 2008.

W203Ramos

it's the sun exposure that causes the fading, hopefully he used good paint.

pww

Not sure why you'd spend $160 when you can get one for $39..

The Godfather

Yo D., that Mario badge it the ****. I had it on my 2000 E55. Nothing like it on eBay. Good luck finding one though!

tw2

Nice badge. I looked at all the expensive options. I decided to get the cheaper one from on the forums, $160 was just way too much for me for a badge. Mine is a metal base with a plastic insert. I chose the black and white one to help avoid fading.

KJI3jflarryfe93

SOLD!

JonMBZ

OEM badges from MB are made of plastic. I am sure plastic will do, maybe even not fade like the others did.