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Hello,

My detailer was a bit too aggressive under the hood and the brittle plastic trim ring around the mesh emblem on the plastic engine cover broke apart. I have the mesh Mercedes logo, which is still in perfect shape, but from what I have read on here, the emblem and trim ring cannot be purchased separately and to be replaced you must purchase the entire engine cover.

I am looking into something to replace it, as the empty hole looks horrible, and it looks like wheel center caps are about the same size (~3"). I figure that the mounting piece from the cap can be removed and the remaining emblem be affixed with double-sided tape.

Has anyone done this, replaced the stock mesh emblem with a wheel cap, and what were the results? Should the fact the wheel cap is solid be a concern, while the mesh cap allows airflow through the engine cover?

I am considering something like this as a low-cost alternative:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4PCS-...item4cf7641435

Any advice or feedback would be helpful. As a sidenote, if you happen to have the part number for that entire engine cover piece including the emblem, can you pass it along just in case.

Thanks!

Steve

Forrest Gump 9

Look on ebay. It's the 8.5cm emblem.

lkirchner

Good luck with the wheel cap, it is a little too small and the contour is not correct. As said do eBay with the 8.5 cm cover.

Worth the wait

That^

4A motorsorts on bay. Cheap and fast.

timeToy

http://myworld.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4amotors

ownersite

Thanks, everyone!

Should there be heat concerns given the replacement will be solid while the original is mesh?

timeToy

I don't think so, there is no airflow here that can be impeded by the emblem.