str8ridin

Hello all. I just ordered my flat hood emblem from Performance Products and to my disappointment, it’s plastic! Are they all plastic? It looks really cheap. What’s up with that?

thuged_out

i got mine from evosport. i dont think its plastic. how much did u pay??

str8ridin

I paid $38 which includes shipping! How much did you pay?

thuged_out

its been a while, but i think it was around $50.

MBAMGPWR

My flat hood emblem is an "eBay special" and is metal. I think it was arond $30 or so. Try a search on eBay and you should find one.

Mr. Xristo

ALL OEM Mercedes Flat emblems are made of plastic...

thuged_out

[QUOTE=Mr. Xristo]ALL OEM Mercedes Flat emblems are made of plastic...[/I i guess mine is fake

MBAMGPWR

[QUOTE=thuged_out]Yeah, mine's fake too. I have all replica metal emblems on my 32.

scorchie

That's not true, there are a few models that use metal flat hood emblems. But the ones that people mostly use are the same as what comes OEM on the SL/SLK/CL/ML/W209 CLK and are currently sourced from... the Vito.

It's aluminized plastic, and some people mistake it for metal... but most people can see it for what it really is!

-s-

mmgrad

just to echo the response of Mr. Xristo, they are made of plastic... they just have a painted surface to resemble the look of metal.

scorchie

They aren't all made of plastic. If you drop it and it clinks like a coin, it obviously is not plastic. I have some that are not plastic, so I have emprical evidence that disputes this claim!

The plastic ones definitely aren't painted to look like metal, it is an aluminum layer deposited on the plastic... typically used for "chrome" parts in model kits.

-s-

Chappy

This one is metal

SoCalCLK

Now that looks Tight!

Chappy

Thanks

GLisella

Looks clean, I like it.

danlnyc

did you buy a custom emblem? or the stock star emblem?

SoCalw11w123

Better in Plastic

My ebay METAL flat hood emblem and trunk AMG emblems are pitting and rusting out =(