Not W202 related but I'm done with buying cheap parts...
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Not W202 related but I'm done with buying cheap parts...
to dress the car up. The badge I tried to mount was less than I expected. Would have been nice to have a metal badge with screw mounts instead of plastic. I have a second grill insert on the way too.... Sometime I wonder if I
should leave this stuff alone... Anyone else have these sort of things happening? I need a quality aftermarker source for the W202...
should leave this stuff alone... Anyone else have these sort of things happening? I need a quality aftermarker source for the W202...
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agreed..i was going to buy an aftermarket grill but after reading the a thread on the oem one i will spend the money as i would rather have quality then have to replace every 1-2yrs
tired of hearing horror stories of clear corners, replacement bulbs, & cheap rims/ tires
"a smart man learns from his mistakes, but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others" ~
tired of hearing horror stories of clear corners, replacement bulbs, & cheap rims/ tires
"a smart man learns from his mistakes, but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others" ~
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Cheap equals become often expensive in the long run. That's my experience 
My brother bought a cheap avantguarde grill for his W210. Two weeks later the chrome almost fell off from the plastic. It had to be glued on again. A lot of work but we got an ok result at the end.
My brother bought a cheap avantguarde grill for his W210. Two weeks later the chrome almost fell off from the plastic. It had to be glued on again. A lot of work but we got an ok result at the end.
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Originally Posted by Trond_Erik
Cheap equals become often expensive in the long run. That's my experience
My brother bought a cheap avantguarde grill for his W210. Two weeks later the chrome almost fell off from the plastic. It had to be glued on again. A lot of work but we got an ok result at the end.
My brother bought a cheap avantguarde grill for his W210. Two weeks later the chrome almost fell off from the plastic. It had to be glued on again. A lot of work but we got an ok result at the end.
