E63 grille installed on 2014 E350
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E63 grille installed on 2014 E350
Finally got my car back from the body shop from my accident. While it was in there I had the Chinese E63 grille trim and center painted gloss black and I wrapped the lower lip in gloss black vinyl (in case I wanted to go back to chrome). As the other threads have mentioned: the bumper had to be removed and factory rivets would need to drilled if you replace the factory piece. Mine was a new bumper so that step was skipped. Body shop pretty much said it was a pain in the ***. Fitment was really good with only a slight gap 1/16" in certain places along the outside. I am happy and it looks totally different IMO.
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Looks good. I was also involved in an accident last week and will be going the same route. The only difference is that I'm painting the stock grill in gloss black.
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HD, how is the grill and vinyl tape holding up? I am thinking about doing the vinyl on my lip as well. Any paint chips on the painted grill? Thanks.
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The vinyl is holding up great even with the crappy weather. Still has a good shine to it. Has had multiple washes. Plus it's cheap and removable. The grill looks great too. I have a 1/8" chip on the grill but that's it. I can touch up with black when I get around to it. It must have been something hard that hit it to do that. Get a good shop to paint yours if you do it. It's worth paying to have a professional do it. I would recommend.
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Looks great ! .. is there anyway to bypass the bumper removal ? .. mine is a 2015.. Thanks