Restore "Download" folder icon

Hi,
I moved my Download folder to another partition and created a sym link in my HOME dir to that location.
The problem is that now in Finder, I see the Download folder with a "link" icon. Is there a way of restoring the previous icon ?
I tried dragging the icns file from
System ▸ Library ▸ CoreServices ▸ CoreTypes.bundle ▸ (control-click) Show Package Contents ▸ Contents ▸ Resources
to the icon which is shown when I open the Info of the folder but instead os seing the original icon, I see a white icon with ".icns" written on it.
Thanks,
Tex

No it doesn't work.
I Googled and found this page http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=83832
So there is a info.plist file which says which maps icons to elements placed in the Finder's sidebar (/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents )
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeIconFile</key>
<string>ToolbarDownloadsFolderIcon.icns</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>Toolbar Downloads Folder</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeOSTypes</key>
<array>
<string>tDwn</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>None</string>
<key>LSTypeIsPackage</key>
<false/>
<key>NSPersistentStoreTypeKey</key>
<string>Binary</string>
</dict>
I think what my system is now missing is the
<string>Toolbar Downloads Folder</string>
and doesn't know what is my Download folder.

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Exclamation point and folder and nothing else
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Exclamation point and folder and nothing else
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Strange error on iPod (probably death)
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Sad Face on iPod for no apparent reason
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Meeting the Sad iPod icon
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