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Need 82mm Hood Emblem

Old Sep 12, 2016 | 11:33 AM
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Question Need 82mm Hood Emblem

Does anyone know of a good place to get a hood emblem from besides the dealer? I bought one off of eBay one time and it faded not too long afterward. Or maybe someone knows of another seller who sells good ones. Thanks.
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Old Sep 12, 2016 | 12:26 PM
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My experience over the years has been all ebay or even reputable vendors emblems will fade or yellow.

I've since went to OEM and to get the color change I wanted I bought a set of the stickers that go into the quadrants.
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Old Sep 13, 2016 | 07:23 AM
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I read the same... and did a little bit of grunt work. I ordered a decal, glued it on (the decals can/would unstick). Then I clear coated it with UV protectant paint.. sanded it like mad for days.. and it's pretty nuts.

If I were to do it again.. I might just buy an OEM one, but I went with the black/white carbon fiber so that's why I had to do the grunt work on my own.
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