w202 s600 grille
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Merc 95' w202
w202 s600 grille
Hey,
Has anyone purchased this w202 s600 grille insert before?:
http://www.speedstersource.com/REDCO...ILL_W202_A.jpg
Did yours look exactly like that when taken out of the box? I see to be having trouble fitting the 4 pins on the top and the 2 pins on the right and left hand side.
The tip of the grill seems to be giving me a lot of the troulbe when trying to fit it into the chrome surround:
http://www.speedstersource.com/REDCO...ILL_W202_B.jpg
Im asking because I was wondering if the dealer had given me the wrong grille.
Thanks
Has anyone purchased this w202 s600 grille insert before?:
http://www.speedstersource.com/REDCO...ILL_W202_A.jpg
Did yours look exactly like that when taken out of the box? I see to be having trouble fitting the 4 pins on the top and the 2 pins on the right and left hand side.
The tip of the grill seems to be giving me a lot of the troulbe when trying to fit it into the chrome surround:
http://www.speedstersource.com/REDCO...ILL_W202_B.jpg
Im asking because I was wondering if the dealer had given me the wrong grille.
Thanks
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Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Vancouver, B.C.
Merc 95' w202
oh no ive already purchased the grille with the link ontop.
my question is, did your grille insert look like that when purhcased cause it doesnt seem to fit correctly in my stock grille
thanks
my question is, did your grille insert look like that when purhcased cause it doesnt seem to fit correctly in my stock grille
thanks
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Mine came as a complete grille. Your grille insert must fit otherwise they have given you a wrong one. Make sure that model year and everything else is correct.
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Hey, I just installed the grille I bought off ebay this past weekend. Initially the grille fit right into the chrome housing but the original metal clips had a hard time staying on the insert. I took a metal file and just filed down the plastic on the backside of the grille so that the top 4 clips stayed on just fine. To fit the metal clips on the side, I not only had to file down some of the plastic on the grille, but I also had to pinch the clips so they were not as big and they fit on fine. Some other people on the club202 forum used a dremel tool to speed up this process. It's time consuming but well worth it.
In short, if you spend the time to alter the grille a little and do it carefully, the grille will come out just the way you want it to look. I am very pleased with it especially for the price. =) I spent about 40 minutes altering and installing the grille since I had to manually file the plastic off. I also spent another 25 minutes finding the screw I dropped into the engine bay
Good luck with this!
In short, if you spend the time to alter the grille a little and do it carefully, the grille will come out just the way you want it to look. I am very pleased with it especially for the price. =) I spent about 40 minutes altering and installing the grille since I had to manually file the plastic off. I also spent another 25 minutes finding the screw I dropped into the engine bay
Good luck with this!
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Is that direct bolt on? I would hate to file down or cut anything. I got a price quote for that part number and it was $190. If this came on the w202, which model did it come with?
