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.

emericr

I could be in for this.

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

thecutter64

Just buy a new 2018. They come with new grill installed

guynamedsean

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.

Gojirra99

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.

emericr

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

Bossanov

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

- 2017 AMG GT

MalibuScott

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.

emericr

Nice find but looks like an OEM bumper and grill replacement.

MalibuScott

I stand corrected. You are correct. The 2018 is wider at the bottom. So is this grille.

Machuse

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

ZephyrAMG

Pretty nice design! I wonder how it really fits. Is DarwinPro a Chinese company?

Orcbolg

Can't speak to the bumper specifically, but their spoiler is next level quality/fitment.

ZephyrAMG

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.

NoSlipN

Had mine modified!

ronac

How did you do that? Spill the beans!

xbox

Not bad at all on the original bumper.

What parts were used?

themoneyplayer

Looks sick AF. Plz do tell us

Orcbolg

Nice, looks better in all black imo, not into the stock silver grill.

Gojirra99

Looks real good !!

xbox

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.

EcHo714

If you don’t mind sharing what was required to get this done on a 2016 pre facelift?

ZephyrAMG

All black does indeed look real good...

NoSlipN

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.