lookforjoe
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I bought a pair of the new badges from Henk. They look great at a glance, the emblem is very good. The border though is 3D printed, and not finished cleanly. I have emailed him, in case I just got a bad pair
Bertone Badges from Henk Martens
- Thread starter lookforjoe
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ng_randolph
Bjorn H
That's disappointing. I have a set coming; I wish I had known this before ordering.
lookforjoe
True Classic
Let us know how yours look. Henk said the ones I received were not at the standard he expected. Not sure why they sent them anyway, however he is sending a replacement pair.
DanielForest
True Classic
Since it's usually the centers that are wearing out, maybe it's possible to put your centers into some used badges...
lookforjoe
True Classic
Not possible, they way they are glued in place one would destroy them trying to remove the border.
Henk Martens
True Classic
Hello X 1/9 friends
Unfortunately Hussein received not the correct Bertone emblems as we have a very high standard on the quality of all our products/parts. I will send another set as we want all our clients to be 100% happy with our parts. This set escaped on my control but we have solved the "problem"
This picture shows our new Bertone badge and the quality it has
with kind regards,
Henk Martens
Unfortunately Hussein received not the correct Bertone emblems as we have a very high standard on the quality of all our products/parts. I will send another set as we want all our clients to be 100% happy with our parts. This set escaped on my control but we have solved the "problem"
This picture shows our new Bertone badge and the quality it has
with kind regards,
Henk Martens
ng_randolph
Bjorn H
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Jonohhh
True Classic
Any info on what material they are? Depending on material, acetone vapor bath can probably get the finish very close to factory. Although, if the replacement badge can also not be disassembled without damage that may be a moot point considering the acetone vapor would probably have a negative effect on the (excellent) looking Bertone emblem. There is an effect on the dimensional accuracy, but provided the center emblem fits properly, it shouldn't be impactful provided the bath is done correctly with air circulation.
For those unfamiliar, here's an example of a before-after :
For those unfamiliar, here's an example of a before-after :
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lookforjoe
True Classic
That looks great - but the emblems are securely glued into the 3D printer crap
Jonohhh
True Classic
Somewhat expected, so I guess it's up to the vendor to do that process beforehand if chasing an OEM look.
I will say though, in your original post, the part was definitely defective as Henk said - under extrusion and holes in the printed piece. Could be any number of freak factors to cause that, so glad to hear that's sorted.
In Ng Randolph's, the print quality looks absolutely fantastic- but as with any FDM printed part, angles close to horizontal will always be very obvious. The strange looking top and bottom points aren't a defect in that case, more of a shortcoming of 3D printing. Technically theres methods to help alleviate that, but there's usually going to be a blemish somewhere.
But in terms of getting a factory finish, vapor bath is definitely the way to go- it would probably bring the bezel to OEM quality to match the excellent looking emblem.
lookforjoe
True Classic
To update this - I received the replacement badges from Henk today - the quality is significantly better, I'm happy to say
I'll get a better pic in daylight
I'll get a better pic in daylight
Stuartc
True Classic
I wouldn’t normally complain openly but seeing some of your pics I can see now that the badge Henk sent me are absolutely horrible and I’m deeply disappointed that I believed something was advertised as “good as or better than original” and the reality was completely opposite!
Not only is the frame/base covered in 3D printing layers the actual base isn’t even round with a bulge at the top!
I certainly would expect the vendor to see these and do the correct thing and either offer me a full refund or send me a new badge.
I can tell you this badge will only be going in the bin as that’s all it’s worthy of!
Not only is the frame/base covered in 3D printing layers the actual base isn’t even round with a bulge at the top!
I certainly would expect the vendor to see these and do the correct thing and either offer me a full refund or send me a new badge.
I can tell you this badge will only be going in the bin as that’s all it’s worthy of!
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lookforjoe
True Classic
Email him, Stuart. I would expect he will replace it. It would have been better if they had never shipped in the first place, however he did replace both of mine, but I had to reach out to initiate it.
Kevin Cozzo
True Classic
off subject question: how long is delivery taking from Henks these days for us in the US?
