I noticed that the grille star on my SL appears to have been carefully glued in place at each of the three points. It is only noticeable up close, but I heard from someone who deals in parts from broken up classics that these broken grille stars are very common.
While I can see that the three points of the star are going to be inherently weak bits of metal, are broken ones really that common? I can't see how they could break other than in a collision, someone trying to force the emblem off, or plain old corrosion.
It's no big deal, but if i come across an original intact star and surround I will probably replace it. Just curious that's all.
David