Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:22:18 -0400 From: Ben <jimnospamcom> Subject: Re: Best price on replacement hood badge for 02 9.5?
Michael Hudson wrote: > Ben wrote: > >>Michael Hudson wrote: >> >> >>>I've a new-to-me 2002 9.5 with a disfigured hood badge. What's a good, >>>cheap source for a replacement, please? >>> >>>Thanks, >>> >>>M >>> >> >>http://www.swedishmotors.com/parts/emblem/ >> >>Best $5 I ever spent. Withstands Canadian winters, where the orig. is >>chipping away quite easily. >> >>Bonus: you don't have to finagle with taking the badge off the hood and >>glue it back = more time for Miller! >> >>Ben > > > Miller? In Canada? Okay, whatever, never mind about that... what, you > just stick these stickers right o'er top of the quasi-embossed deal > that's already on the car? sounds like it would look, well, cheesy. > No? > > M > Hey, I was just trying to speak american ;) - I just cleaned the chipped paint, wiped the badge with acetone to degrease the surface, made sure it's dry and applied the sticker. It looks like the original and I'm pretty demanding at how my wheels look like...of course, if you're in the business of putting your hard earned $s in the dealers' pocket, there's always that route. Ben ('99 9-3)
