The star hood ornament on my '72 w108 280se has met it's demise. Instead of forking out $80 bucks for another fragile star I'm thinking about mounting some other type of bow sprite up there. Maybe something like a naked lady, a swan, a roaring lion, or an elephant. Most of what I have found are huge, ghastly, and not dignified at all. Hopefully I'll find something that looks grand but not too overstated.

Has anyone on the BB changed out their mascot for another? If so please post a picture and note where you found it.

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I believe jcwhitney had the emblems that you just stated on there website cheap and made to be a hood emblem..as for myself i would never replace my crosshairs

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1962 220S
1966 200 Diesel
1981 300TD Wagon
1984 500SL
1989 560SEC Euro

Now lets review! This star is 37 years old! Man it is fragile isn't it. Seriously, just buy a replacement. After all this is a Mercedes not a Ford Granada

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81 300CD (sold) 1972 280 SEL 4.5 (sold) 1966 250 S 4 spd (sold) 1974 450 SL (sold) 86 BMW 325ES (sold), 1973 280C (sold) 1988 300 SE.

I have some horns off of a 1927 Chrysler. How about mounting them up there? They are six volt horns, so they are really loud on 12 volts. They're about two and a half feet long, so there's no room under the hood.
John

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How can you tell them apart???

http://jalopnik.com/362733/can-you-tell-the-1978-granada-from-a-20000-mercedes-280se

the star and only the star will reside on the front of a Mercedes Benz automobile. The star is dignified, properly stated, and will always lead the way on a Mercedes Benz automobile. Never a swan, elephant, bowling trophy, nor the Spirit of Ecstasy from a Rolls.

How about the Death Proof "convoy" Rubber Duck

Oh, where, p[ray tell did that terriffic duck come from?

Sparky

It's only $169.97 at http://deathproofduck.com/

Doesn't say how much it weighs but its 8" long and 5" tall!

Michael

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I have a Chrysler-Pentastar off an '80s Fifth Avenue I was going to mount on my 240D - until Daimler-Chrysler got divorced!

Happy Motoring, Mark

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The "Death Proof" is huge. I was thinking of something more like this 4" high lion.

http://www.carparts.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10618/s-10401/p-100000170053/mediaCode-CP/appId-100000170053/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000170053

Or possibly an eagle

http://www.carparts.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10618/s-10401/p-100000159222/mediaCode-CP/appId-100000159222/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000159222

Though the wife gave me the go ahead for a naked lady, at 7" to 9", the ones that I have found are too big for my taste

http://www.carparts.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10618/s-10401/p-100000159716/mediaCode-CP/appId-100000159716/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000159716

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Put the 3 pointed star back on it man !

If you don't want to shell out for a new one, you could probably get one from a junkyard if you looked long enough.

Why spoil one of the most beautiful front ends in automotive history

Anybody ever attempt to electrify their hood star? That might be interesting...

About 40 years ago ,a guy at school with me showed me his grandfathers 220SE which had a microswitch under the star. Move the star and the horns would go off. There was a relay which was disconnected when the car was started. He never lost a star to thieving scum.