SL/R231: Replace Hood Emblem
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2014 SL 550 Sport Package
Replace Hood Emblem
Has anyone managed to replace the Mercedes Badge/Emblem on the top in front of the hood? Mine is blue/silver and I would really like to replace it with the black/silver but don't know how to replace it without taking the front of the car apart. I belive it is just pushed into two gromets and can just be pryed out but I'm not sure and don't want to do anything irreversible.
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Has anyone managed to replace the Mercedes Badge/Emblem on the top in front of the hood? Mine is blue/silver and I would really like to replace it with the black/silver but don't know how to replace it without taking the front of the car apart. I belive it is just pushed into two gromets and can just be pryed out but I'm not sure and don't want to do anything irreversible.
They can be easy or they can be REALLY on there!
I think some shops must put them on before the paint is dry
I’ve had some luck slightly lifting one end with a small wood or plastic pry bar, and slipping dental floss just to lift it enough to slip fishing line in there. It can be a pain and fishing wire can dig into your paint so be careful. Tape all around the area.
Here’s a thread with some images of how it clips into the bumper, should give you an idea of what’s involved.
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...31-part-2.html
Good Luck!
Last edited by crconsulting; Dec 16, 2024 at 07:49 PM.
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They can be easy or they can be REALLY on there!
I think some shops must put them on before the paint is dry
I’ve had some luck slightly lifting one end with a small wood or plastic pry bar, and slipping dental floss just to lift it enough to slip fishing line in there. It can be a pain and fishing wire can dig into your paint so be careful. Tape all around the area.
Here’s a thread with some images of how it clips into the bumper, should give you an idea of what’s involved.
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...31-part-2.html
Good Luck!
I think some shops must put them on before the paint is dry
I’ve had some luck slightly lifting one end with a small wood or plastic pry bar, and slipping dental floss just to lift it enough to slip fishing line in there. It can be a pain and fishing wire can dig into your paint so be careful. Tape all around the area.
Here’s a thread with some images of how it clips into the bumper, should give you an idea of what’s involved.
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...31-part-2.html
Good Luck!
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I posted the same question on the W166 forum in November. I couldn't budge the existing badge! Broke a trim removal tool trying! I tried the method shown in the video below*, also with no success. I could not get the tip of a razor blade under the badge of the ML, but I was successful with the SL but the new badge I had purchased was the wrong size** and by the time the correct one arrived the SL was already under a car cover for the winter. I'm looking forward to the swap come spring.
*just a warning, this guy struggles for over 7 minutes in this 8-1/2 minute video, but he succeeds in the end.
**I bought a couple of cheap (but good looking) emblems on Alibaba. It was pretty simple to remove the spring-loaded clip off the back and that leaves the badge with two pins like the OEM but they don't align the same and the emblem itself is smaller and curves differently. With some double-sided tape it fit here instead:
Here's the proper fit hood badge I'll install in the spring:
As an aside, when I was shopping for the SL badge I swore up and down that it went in the hood on my car, not on the bumper. Not sure how I messed that up.
*just a warning, this guy struggles for over 7 minutes in this 8-1/2 minute video, but he succeeds in the end.
**I bought a couple of cheap (but good looking) emblems on Alibaba. It was pretty simple to remove the spring-loaded clip off the back and that leaves the badge with two pins like the OEM but they don't align the same and the emblem itself is smaller and curves differently. With some double-sided tape it fit here instead:
Here's the proper fit hood badge I'll install in the spring:
As an aside, when I was shopping for the SL badge I swore up and down that it went in the hood on my car, not on the bumper. Not sure how I messed that up.
Last edited by eddieo45; Jan 15, 2025 at 07:48 AM.
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It came off fairly easy. Once you get something underneath you can gradually work it out. Getting the new one on was more of a challenge. The piece your mounting it on flexes which works against the effort to click it in place. I ended up using sandpaper to witless down the posts a bit then used small strips of 3M VHB tape just to add a little more security.
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