Thread: Badges and keys and the things i forget to ask when i'm able to get online
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Old 11-11-2018, 04:21 PM
mercifiknow mercifiknow is offline
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Originally Posted by Tomguy View Post
You sure it's the original? It may look old but not be original. The originals were often attempted to be ripped off, just like the hood ornaments. Someone probably just replaced it with the closest one they could find easily. Also, if someone did try to take it off, the "C" might have snapped off the end, leaving the rest. I've seen 280SE/L (missing the SE / SEL) and 300SEL like that.

Yep she's an original. I was thinking it was replacement badge too. I think when I have the body work done I'll have the correct badging put on it and keep the old one for posterity sakes.
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