XJguy

So I bought one of these grills off of ebay that was shipped from Lithuania of all places. First off it got held in customs for 2 weeks and when I finally get it, the quality is crap. The chrome is awful, the metal bars are not even real chrome or polished metal, they are instead covered in some thin metallic foil. The center bar is not long enough and the ends look like they were cut with a hack saw. The plastic part is not aligned with the metal frame, its just a disaster. Good thing the seller is stand up and gave me 100% refund.

But that still leaves me wanting a new grill. I was going to go OEM, but I found out they cost a fortune even wholesale.

So who makes a good quality Avant garde style grill?

ohollenbeck

Save a bunch of money, oem used grills are affordable.. a little fresh paint on the plastic insert (black-grey? and they look great.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1994-1995-MERCEDES-W124-GRILLE-E320-E420-E500-/121303003124?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c3e38eff4&vxp=mtr

Saijin_Naib

I rock a painted stock grille. With the egg-crate painted black and made glossy, it takes years off the look of the car.

XJguy

Yeah I think I will have to go this route, I have not been able to get a reliable source of a good quality grill. Only thing is my frame is aftermarket and has seen better days, the plastic is OEM. They dont sell just the metal frame need to buy the whole setup at about $400 wholesale

tbone55

I've purchased the Avant garde style grill in the past. I had no problems. But that was 6 years ago. I was gonna purchase one from Autohaus in Burbank. But decided to paint my stock grill satin black. Might I suggest color matching your grill. I've done it twice and it makes a world of difference.