Any company out there making a Panamericana grille for our cars?

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Old Sep 6, 2017 | 08:34 PM
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Any company out there making a Panamericana grille for our cars?

Wondering if there are any rumors out there for an aftermarket Panamericana front grille for our cars? Especially now that the new S coupe grille is also going Panamericana I think there is a good market for it.

I know we can order an entire new bumper from the 2018 model but something easier where we could just insert a new Panamericana style grille into the existing bumper would be a great option.
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Old Sep 6, 2017 | 08:48 PM
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I could be in for this.

Originally Posted by sl600fanatic
Wondering if there are any rumors out there for an aftermarket Panamericana front grille for our cars? Especially now that the new S coupe grille is also going Panamericana I think there is a good market for it.

I know we can order an entire new bumper from the 2018 model but something easier where we could just insert a new Panamericana style grille into the existing bumper would be a great option.
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Old Sep 6, 2017 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by emericr
I could be in for this.
NO IMPOSTERS!! Next you'll put a AMG and a S on it.


Be safe down there and put your toys in a enclosed multifloor parking garage where the hard rain can't get to them.

We may have another miss up here in Jax IF the Gulf Stream will pull the eye further off shore. Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach better wtch out....

I would tell you if I knew when the GTR will show up. Maybe by the end of the week.

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Old Sep 7, 2017 | 08:14 AM
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Just buy a new 2018. They come with new grill installed
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Old Sep 7, 2017 | 08:38 AM
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I like both grills. A few years from now a non modified pre facelift will be more desirable than a modified one.

Think about out when you see an older Porsche, looks like crap when someone tries to put newer parts on it.
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Old Sep 7, 2017 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by thecutter64
Just buy a new 2018. They come with new grill installed
I actually think he is referring to a panamericana grille with the inverted shape of the pre-facelift GT S, which is similar to the one in the facelifted S63/S65 coupe and cabriolet, and not the same as a new 2018 GT model.
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 10:25 AM
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I have to find stuff to do on my GT waiting for the BS version.
You right that it would probably not be the right move.
On the other hand, I have to get a hand on those LED AMG projected mirror lights
Originally Posted by JSwan724
NO IMPOSTERS!! Next you'll put a AMG and a S on it.


Be safe down there and put your toys in a enclosed multifloor parking garage where the hard rain can't get to them.

We may have another miss up here in Jax IF the Gulf Stream will pull the eye further off shore. Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach better wtch out....

I would tell you if I knew when the GTR will show up. Maybe by the end of the week.

Best regards
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Old Jan 16, 2018 | 01:15 PM
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Here is a company in Germany that does the upgrade. I have not found a US company that offers this.

http://www.chrome-tec.com/Mercedes-A...is8s12stke6ed3

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Old Jan 16, 2018 | 02:22 PM
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Looks pretty good. € 3,900. And that's apparently before shipping and installation. But it fits the space perfectly. The new Panamericana grille is shaped differently so this is clearly custom.
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Old Jan 16, 2018 | 03:33 PM
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Nice find but looks like an OEM bumper and grill replacement.
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Old Jan 16, 2018 | 03:53 PM
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I stand corrected. You are correct. The 2018 is wider at the bottom. So is this grille.
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Old Jun 25, 2019 | 10:53 AM
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Has anyone looked at this DarinPro front bumper - somewhere I saw that it was for the older models - but looking now no year is listed

https://www.ebay.com/itm/DarwinPRO-M....c100005.m1851
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Old Jun 25, 2019 | 01:06 PM
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Pretty nice design! I wonder how it really fits. Is DarwinPro a Chinese company?
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Old Jun 25, 2019 | 01:13 PM
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Pretty nice design! I wonder how it really fits. Is DarwinPro a Chinese company?
Can't speak to the bumper specifically, but their spoiler is next level quality/fitment.
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Old Jun 25, 2019 | 01:37 PM
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I bet. It looks phenomenal. I really think they are a cut above some of the carbon products such as what we see advertised here...
Glad to know these products and tech are just getting better and more cost efficient.
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Old Jun 25, 2019 | 08:13 PM
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Had mine modified!
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Old Jun 25, 2019 | 11:46 PM
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How did you do that? Spill the beans!
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 03:13 AM
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Not bad at all on the original bumper.

What parts were used?
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 05:26 AM
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Looks sick AF. Plz do tell us
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by NoSlipN

Had mine modified!
Nice, looks better in all black imo, not into the stock silver grill.
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 09:13 AM
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Looks real good !!
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 09:18 AM
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Would like to see that with a silver star.

Also, I wonder how close the FL grill is to fitting pre-FL by simply inverting it. Did go from smile to frown after all.
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 06:05 PM
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Had mine modified!
If you don’t mind sharing what was required to get this done on a 2016 pre facelift?
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 06:19 PM
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Old Jun 26, 2019 | 09:57 PM
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I don't know all the specifics that was involved. I had my bro at Tint World Chamblee, GA purchase and install it for me. He has done several grill upgrades in the past on other models as well. His instagram is tintworldatl
I do know he had to trim the grill to make it fit to opening of the original bumper, paint the frame behind the grill that was exposed once the original grill was removed and use screws and high strength epoxy to attach the new grill to the original bumper. I hope this helps as we know this possible without changing our bumpers.
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