OK, I bought a nice shiny hood star to replace the pitted nicked up one on my car. I managed to get the base and star off the grill, but how the heck do you seperate the star from the base?

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1970 280SE Coupe W111
Chassis Number: 111 024 12
Engine Number: 130 980 12
Exterior Color: 180 - Silver Grey Metallic
Interior Color: 243 - Leather Light Red
Transmission # 004470

Last time I did this, I made a hook tool from a bit of wire. Or you could try vise-grip pliers to release the spring. Grab the bottom of the spring where it's attached under the base and pull/rotate. Probably will need a wire hook to pull the spring back into place. Might be easier if the mount is attached to something, like the grill.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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DrDKW