Supplier for 82mm Hood emblems besides BMW?

[cabriodster87]

I've had two chrome/plastic badge failures in two years. IT SUCKS.

[Cabriolet]

Eric, how exactly did the black ones fail?

sorry, just seeing the reply now.
the black ones peal up after a few years in the sun.

[AndrewBird]

I bought some of the $7 knock-offs from Amazon and twice in a row got damaged ones. The paint of the emblem on the back/inside was scratched, meaning it happened during production. That's when I bought OEM ones and never looked back.

[reelizmpro]

Sounds right to me. You really do see the difference when they are side by side. Otherwise, the knock off looks fine for what it is.

[AndrewBird]

The eBay ones I have seen are a flat printed emblem covered in an epoxy-like coating to give it a deep, domed look. OEM BMW ones are actually a molded (stamped) sheet of aluminum that is painted then mounted to a plastic backer. They are 100% better. Well worth the extra money.

[Nick_S]

That^. My front badge is toast

[mrcheezle19]

Finally, got a current OEM badge in...

Here's the sticker badge and the OEM black back side by side.

$5 china "sticker label" badge vs $20 OE BMW "black back" badge.



The difference in evident when side by side. The OEM black back is thinner, more convex and the lettering and border features are raised for a 3d effect. The outside border is more like brushed aluminum than chrome. It appears to be very high quality. I'm curious how these failed.

Where did you get the black backed badge?

[reelizmpro]

Finally, got a current OEM badge in...

Here's the sticker badge and the OEM black back side by side.

$5 china "sticker label" badge vs $20 OE BMW "black back" badge.





The difference in evident when side by side. The OEM black back is thinner, more convex and the lettering and border features are raised for a 3d effect. The outside border is more like brushed aluminum than chrome. It appears to be very high quality. I'm curious how these failed.

[reelizmpro]

Eric, how exactly did the black ones fail?

[Cabriolet]

There are 2 types made by BMW, same part number but there is a price difference and quality difference. make sure to get the silver backed ones, no the black plastic ones. i've bought maybe 10 or so for my cars over the past few years and the only ones that failed were the cheaper black backed ones.

[YosemiteSam]

A while back I found a cast aluminum front roundell on a Bavaria in pick n pull. Had the whole logo cast in with recesses for the different colored enamels. I need to get it restored, but once I do I will never need to buy another one again.

[reelizmpro]

^this happened to me and to many others on Bimmerforums. That's an adhesive problem. The hot/cold weather weakens the bond and eventually the sticker flies off at highway speed. If this is the case, then if we can improve the bond then we should be able to avoid this problem. On the backside of my aftermarket emblem I put crazy glue in the two holes and clamped the leading edge of the sticker down so that wind can't lift it up. The laminate isn't perfectly seated down behind the edge of the base like it should be.



This aftermarket emblem didn't lift but started cracking. This one lasted 4 years outdoors and cost me $5 so I guess I can't complain too much.




Just ordered up an OE BMW emblem to compare. Stay tuned.

[CW325]

It would be nice but those are probably all long gone by now. I'm afraid we are stuck with the plastic laminated badges. Anyone ever have a new black backed badge fly away/delaminate on them?

I was driving on the parkway in my e90 and saw something fly over my car. Later that day I realized the BMW part of the roundel flew off leaving only the chrome part on the hood! These were what I assume to be the original BMW ones too!

[15Michaeljoseph]

actually, pretty sure even the factory BMW emblems are shit these days. They don't make them out of metal anymore either, they're just chrome plated plastic.

I like how a 2013 newbie talks down to barry like he doesn't know anything about E30s or something. I'd bet whatever you got on Ebay is the same thing you'd get at the dealer for 3x the price.

I picked up a bunch front emblems for $5 a piece or something ridiculously cheap a few years back. Unfortunately I don't have any rear ones, but I replaced my rear when the metal ones were still available.

They definitely used to be metal, and now they are definitely cheap plastic. I can't remember if the emblems I got are metal or plastic, but at least I have enough to last me the rest of my life. :|

Hey, looking back at my post, I see that it comes off as being kind of rude. So I have to say I'm sorry I was kind of a cock before, its been a crappy day for me. So with that said, the TRUNK roundel I bought from my dealer a little over 2 years ago (for around $30 or $35 iirc) was 100% made out of metal. Maybe it was old stock, who knows. I have never bought a new hood roundel before.

I am very strongly against eBay car parts, especially for any BMW. I learned the hard way through an eBay e36 serp belt tensioner fiasco, and again with shock mounts, that 'genuine BMW' on eBay may not really mean 'genuine BMW' and that eBay junk is usually just that- junk. I didn't mean to be so harsh.

I am interested now to see how a cheap ebay roundel holds up compared to a genuine one... To see if the cost is justified by the frequency of replacement. Maybe I'll buy one myself... The 36's hood roundel is chipping.



--Mike

[reelizmpro]

It would be nice but those are probably all long gone by now. I'm afraid we are stuck with the plastic laminated badges. Anyone ever have a new black backed badge fly away/delaminate on them?