Supplier for 82mm Hood emblems besides BMW?

[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.

[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?

[Nick_S]

That^. My front badge is toast

[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.

[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]

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.

[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.

[cabriodster87]

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