yeah I know, I could tear a rear view mirror off a Mercdes if I wanted to but it wouldn't do me any good unless I wanted to put a chain through it and wear it like bling. If that's a problem I would either move to a different marque or move to a different town.....I never heard of anybody ripping off a Ford Escort badge....

So far none of our cars have fallen victim to star-stealing.....but two have been egged so far....and mine was massively keyed a few years ago. (they used a screw driver and gouged all the way to the metal from the front fender all the way along to the middle of the rear door...and made an extra big dent in the fender too) I hope the person that "screwdrivered" my car was (or gets) hit by a bus. People like that.....if I had seen them I'd have gone after them with my 46mm wrench....ok end of rant.

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

idiots exist everywhere but I have found that the community that you reside in means alot...if everyone else cares about their stuff I believe they are much less likely to fool with your stuff...I hate to think like that but it's freakin true...if everyone has a Mercedes why screw with yours? It's a fundamental fact of life. And the damn stigma attached to the ownership of anything of quality that allows morons to be envious and therefore vindictive is even more suckfull...as a result, I endevour to place myself and my possesions in a place where that is less likely to occur...I like to be in areas where I have less then the surrounding denizens, yet can blend....a real game, gives me something to do in my advancing years.... kind of cool I think

I'd think a side-cutter would make pretty quick work of the soft cast-metal stem just below the chrome circle.

That having been said, when I had my first 'benz, a '91, I bought a spare ornament from the dealer thinking it would be stolen and I'd therefore be ready. Sold the car in '96, with the original ornament still standing proud. Six Mercedes later I still have that ornament in the box (knocking on wood).

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

Jesus, I thought they quit stealing mercedes symbols in the early 90's.

A flat badge replacement might look pretty sleek, though...

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Unless stated otherwise, any question I ask is about my greymarket 1985 380SEL.

I don't like the flat badge. There's something about the way lights reflect off the star....

My friend had never had a star on his 76 300D, it was stolen off the car the day before he bought it. We finally put one on this past summer... there's just something special about driving a car with a star on the grille

-Jason

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Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

I had forgotten about this thread, until I stumbled upon it while searching.

The only Mercedes stars that are easy to get off INTACT were discontinued in 1953. They were the ones on top of the radiator cap pof the W187 genration.

I have one on my 52 220.

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6