PSA: Hood logo

[g300d]

Looks like the BMW hood badge is another part that one should go OEM with.

Mine just decided to part ways with me on the highway.



I thought I hit a bird or something...then I remembered I took a chance on a cheap Amazon hood badge.

Oh well.

[TerminatorX5]

happened to me on OE badges... just another consumable

[dkl]

Originally Posted by g300d

Looks like the BMW hood badge is another part that one should go OEM with.

Mine just decided to part ways with me on the highway.

I thought I hit a bird or something...then I remembered I took a chance on a cheap Amazon hood badge.

Oh well.

Agreed. My next one will be OE. Just replaced mine a year ago with an "ebay" version and I had already made a dent on it when I "tap" it back into place. The ebay version is made of a much softer material.

FYI...even the OE version will eventually separate like your picture (mine did) due to the aging glue.

BTW...where did you get your "non-moustache" facelift matte grill? Is it painted or just matte plastic? I've been searching for a painted one for a while without much success

[g300d]

Ah, I didnt know OE does it too..thanks for sharing your experiences!

dkl, those are OE grills, I just plastidipped the chrome surrounds.

[jgold47]

I found a heritage one. It's metal, and has a slightly different font. Go to real oem and pull up a car from the 60's or something.

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by dkl

BTW...where did you get your "non-moustache" facelift matte grill? Is it painted or just matte plastic? I've been searching for a painted one for a while without much success

You don't have a signature that identifies model/model year etc...do you have a pre-facelift model or aftermarket grills?

[dkl]

Originally Posted by Qsilver7

You don't have a signature that identifies model/model year etc...do you have a pre-facelift model or aftermarket grills?

I did say "facelift", did I not?

[dkl]

Originally Posted by g300d

Ah, I didnt know OE does it too..thanks for sharing your experiences!

dkl, those are OE grills, I just plastidipped the chrome surrounds.

Thanks...Plastidip finish does look nice...how does it hold up to chips?

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by dkl

I did say "facelift", did I not?

Yes you did...but not knowing what model/model year/build date you have...I misinterpreted what you wrote. I meant no offense...but I do think it is helpful to others that come (especially new) to the forum...to know what model/model year others have...especially when searching and pulling up old threads.

I know personally, when I came to the forum, it was sometimes frustrating trying to figure out some things when many of the original posters (in the old threads) have no vehicle information. It was unclear if they were facelift, prefacelift, and sometimes it wasn't clear if the had the 6 or 8 cylinder engines.

[g300d]

Originally Posted by dkl

Thanks...Plastidip finish does look nice...how does it hold up to chips?

It's been holding up pretty well!

I used the rattle can dip. Disassembled the grills and sprayed the chrome only. Only prep was an alcohol wipe.

The worst hit I could see wrinkled the dip slightly but did not flake it off.

It's held up to reassembly, road use and pressure washing just fine. I had a tiny bit of flaking at the very inner edges of the grill which I since touched up, and fine so far. It was probably my inexperience and rushing to put them back on the car without checking I sprayed all the edges and corners properly lol!