I'm sick of having my hood ornament snapped off by vandals and was thinking about replacing the star type with the flush type used in later models. Does anyone know which part would work? Appreciate any advice - thanks.
Brad
Vandalised Hood Ornament
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Re: Vandalised Hood Ornament
I feel your pain Brad 
Best option is to fit a new star and then sharpen the inner section of the upper part of the circle to a razor shape edge. :occasion5:
Best option is to fit a new star and then sharpen the inner section of the upper part of the circle to a razor shape edge. :occasion5:Kind regards, / Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
John Green, Member Institute Automotive Mechanical Engineers
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Re: Vandalised Hood Ornament
Yes, just as evil is insulating the ornament and connecting it to a Extra High Tension power supply retrieved from an old CRT TV set - a jolt of around 10,000 to 25,000 volts 
~Christo
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Re: Vandalised Hood Ornament
I like the creativity here ... 
Thomas
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Re: Vandalised Hood Ornament
remember, it needs to be rubber insulated from the bonnet when you connect it to a voltage source.
legal limits are 110V DC and 48V AC if i remember correctly for the potential danger barrier of human skin not being able to protect against....
legal limits are 110V DC and 48V AC if i remember correctly for the potential danger barrier of human skin not being able to protect against....
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Re: Vandalised Hood Ornament
Pish, pash, legalities...
... of course there would be some safety device to detect if the thief was stealing legally.
BTW it is NOT voltage that kills, its CURRENT .... more than around 45mA flowing through your heart will kill at pretty well any voltage.
Remarkably it is possible to survive ultra high voltage shocks (albeit with some pain) when the current is limited or low.
... of course there would be some safety device to detect if the thief was stealing legally.
BTW it is NOT voltage that kills, its CURRENT .... more than around 45mA flowing through your heart will kill at pretty well any voltage.
Remarkably it is possible to survive ultra high voltage shocks (albeit with some pain) when the current is limited or low.
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Re: Vandalised Hood Ornament
One of these should do the trick - easily wired in, legal for street use, wont kill the culprit but will give them something else to think about
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Re: Vandalised Hood Ornament
Ah! The good old electric fencing!
Yes it does not kill you, even if you piss on it.
And I know that from experience
Some come with their own battery.
Bart
Yes it does not kill you, even if you piss on it.
And I know that from experience
Some come with their own battery.
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Re: Vandalised Hood Ornament
Just replace it with one like this. Nobody will bother touching it.
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Re: Vandalised Hood Ornament
well, the 2nd time in a year my ornament has been broken off and stolen :(
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Re: Vandalised Hood Ornament
Sorry to hear about that ... solution: get an R107 or a W126 Coupé :occasion5:
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Re: Vandalised Hood Ornament
Agree with Thomas! Our W126 coupe badge has never been stolen! :dance:
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Re: Vandalised Hood Ornament
I have a friend who had the same problem with his W126 420SE.
He put a little removeable sign at the bottom of the front windscreen each time he parked which said:
"This car is being monitored by hidden on-board CCTV cameras."
He never lost a star after that.
He put a little removeable sign at the bottom of the front windscreen each time he parked which said:
"This car is being monitored by hidden on-board CCTV cameras."
He never lost a star after that.
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