Brakes callipers name plate

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Brake calliper front ,Mercedes press on name plate ,E class 2015 Does it serve a porpoise to the brakes or is it only there for show ? Thanks
 

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No, it doesn’t serve a dolphin at all… you can get the stickers, paint the callipers and then put the stickers on If you don’t have them from Mercedes originally.
 
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Hi The whole plate is missing told you can not buy plates separately you need to buy the whole callipers.Can you run without plates or should I insist the whole callipers are replaced ,costly.Bought car from Mercedes’ Thanks
 

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I'm sure I've seen these in the past ..... buggered though if I can now find them ???
 

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Hi The whole plate is missing told you can not buy plates separately you need to buy the whole callipers.Can you run without plates or should I insist the whole callipers are replaced ,costly.Bought car from Mercedes’ Thanks
the anti rattle clip on one of my front callipers was broken and the subsequent ticking and clunking noise drove me to despair!
I’ve recently fixed it and to be honest, I don’t recall if the push in plate was actually relevant to the calliper’s function other than cosmetic finish?
I painted the ‘body’ of the calliper whilst doing the brakes - they are visible through the wheels, and it’s tidied up the appearance a bit.
Given that the vendor is a dealer I’d insist that the callipers (brakes) were complete and therefore ‘safe’ - who knows what has been done prior?
 

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I have a w212 with the single piston caliper on the front if this is the same as yours. The dark, flat metallic plate with Mercedes Benz on is made by TRW and has a TRW part No. stamped on the back, but it's not available separately and if you contact TRW they will act as if you are mad and asking them to explain why the moon is made of cheese.

For the calipers I have, the plate is cosmetic only, and it's either source some plates someone else has had knocked up, get some made yourself, or buy a new caliper.
 

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I am missing the one from my front drivers side calliper, makes no difference at all, purely cosmetic
 
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Hi TRW tells me can’t get name plate callipers are made for them in a factory in France and sent directly to Mercedes Factory.Does anybody know name of factory in France?Or the number stamped on back of plates?Thanks
 

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Thanks for part number will try TRW and Mercedes again
 

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You won't have any luck. I chased this down before. I even mentioned the green aspect of being force down a caliper purchase vs replacement plate and pointed out that this is totally opposite to the Daimler environmental policy that is supposed to be applied internally (I worked for a supplier, and the policy was flowed to us and we had to adhere to it). It seemed like Merc weren't at all interested in taking it seriously and the person I spoke too wasn't even aware of the group policy (that suppliers get smashed for breaching, yet the Daimler group hadn't heard of it).

The best option would be to find a local metal working specialist and get some made up. I'd take a couple for circa £50 the pair if a group buy was organised.
 

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If twas buyin another modern car my 1st question,how much are headlight units.? Likely to be end of my interest in that..
 

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You won't have any luck. I chased this down before. I even mentioned the green aspect of being force down a caliper purchase vs replacement plate and pointed out that this is totally opposite to the Daimler environmental policy that is supposed to be applied internally (I worked for a supplier, and the policy was flowed to us and we had to adhere to it). It seemed like Merc weren't at all interested in taking it seriously and the person I spoke too wasn't even aware of the group policy (that suppliers get smashed for breaching, yet the Daimler group hadn't heard of it).

The best option would be to find a local metal working specialist and get some made up. I'd take a couple for circa £50 the pair if a group buy was organised.
Try these guys…

 
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Does anyone have a spec or a drawing, I think I can have the manufactured painted & vinyled
 

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