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Old 12-26-06, 12:18 PM
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Have anyone had the gold package (emblems, logos...) on their IS? Is it a worthy add-on? I asked the dealer and it's priced at $895. If you have it, how much did you pay and how do you like it.

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Old 12-26-06, 12:22 PM
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$900 bucks for gold emblems??? Insane, at best!
Old 12-26-06, 12:25 PM
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search on ebay, they sell for like around $200
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Most dealerships don't replace the emblems, they have someone who comes to the lot and plates them right on the car. I watched a guy work on a Maxima a couple years ago. They hook up the emblem to a special machine with alligator clips, then brush on the plating solutions. Took him less than 10 minutes per emblem. I don't know what they guy charges the dealer, but I suspect the markup is huge.
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really not worth it since others could steal it right off your car.
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Originally Posted by Bichon
Most dealerships don't replace the emblems, they have someone who comes to the lot and plates them right on the car. I watched a guy work on a Maxima a couple years ago. They hook up the emblem to a special machine with alligator clips, then brush on the plating solutions. Took him less than 10 minutes per emblem. I don't know what they guy charges the dealer, but I suspect the markup is huge.
if they plate it on the spot then it might just wear off in a year or so.

Is i hard to REMOVE the chrome emblems then install the aftermarket gold ones (since the previous poster mentioned a $200 set on eBay)?

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not hard at all.. theres alot of people who have already taken them off.

i think all you do is heatgun it and use like fishing line and slowly remove the adhesive from the back.
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just get some gold spray paint. i spray painted mine glossy black, they should make gold too
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car dealerships make such markups on everything, you re better off getting them on ebay.
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