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Old 04-26-2006, 07:53 PM
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05' C230 Kompressor SS Mars Red 6speed--1990 300D 5speed
EZ-Tuning Grille

I found a pretty nice looking grille from this company EZ-Tuning so i wanted to share....
what do you guys think




Pretty sure thats unpainted
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I like it. How much is it and where can you get it from?

It looks like a better alternative to the europassion grill...
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'04 C230K SS
Cool!!! How much???

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Do you know what it is made of and how much is the price ?
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I don't see the pics, Adam.
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EZ tuning...looking into it...looking into it...

done looking into it...$22,000NT = $628.57

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frank...was that an Taiwan license plate under the euro plate? haha...i though so..cuz it looks like a Taiwan plate..haha..
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EZ tuning...looking into it...looking into it...

done looking into it...$22,000NT = $628.57
thanks for looking into it Frank... all I have to say is... TOO MUCH!
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done looking into it...$22,000NT = $628.57
Thanks Frank ..
Wat a price !!
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not bad if it was painted to body colour.. but too MUCH!
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It's nice but the price isn't.
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What??? I don't get it. Why that much for a piece of plastic?

Nahhh...I pass this time!!!!
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What??? I don't get it. Why that much for a piece of plastic?

Nahhh...I pass this time!!!!
If that is a molded plastic grill, the mold by itself could cost over $20,000 easy! Then you have to add the cost to manufacture it. How many would you have to sell to make your money back??? For a low quantity run of a part like this, the price is not out of line by the time you figure in all the costs to produce it.

I personally would like it better if it did not have the frame around the outside like the CL grills..........but that's just me.
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not sure where frank got his source from...

This is what I have found and its been posted on this forum before...

http://www.mattig.de/content/index.p...gory_id=&root=

http://www.mattig.de/content/compone...63101000_1.jpg

89.90 Euro

http://www.mattig.de/content/compone...63100000_1.jpg

87.20 Euro




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I went to search for EZ-tuning on google and it'll take you to their site. They're based in Taiwan with a list price of $22,000 NT on their site.

I thought these were Mattig grille as well because it has been posted previously, but different pic.

Seems like EZ-tuning is the large importer in Taiwan for Expression and Mattig. They just call it their own. OR they are the manufacturer for these grille and export them to Mattig and Mattig just under sell them. There are lots of possibilities, but they seem to be the same grille.

If anyone can figure out how much would shipping be from Mattig it would be great. 89 EURO is around $112 USD. Not a bad price.

Originally Posted by mike82y
not sure where frank got his source from...

This is what I have found and its been posted on this forum before...

http://www.mattig.de/content/index.p...gory_id=&root=

http://www.mattig.de/content/compone...63101000_1.jpg

89.90 Euro

http://www.mattig.de/content/compone...63100000_1.jpg

87.20 Euro




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Old 04-29-2006, 05:39 PM
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yeah thats really cheap for a grille it looks like they dont come painted right?
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'04 C230K SS
Originally Posted by SteveL1
If that is a molded plastic grill, the mold by itself could cost over $20,000 easy! Then you have to add the cost to manufacture it. How many would you have to sell to make your money back??? For a low quantity run of a part like this, the price is not out of line by the time you figure in all the costs to produce it.

I personally would like it better if it did not have the frame around the outside like the CL grills..........but that's just me.
I understand about manufacturing costs but at $650.00 it's way too expensive (IMHO). Also, if they bought a $20,000.00 machine, more than likely they will be producing these in mass, alowing for lower costs of material = better pricing. There's two ways of making money....One being charging a lot for a part and having a VERY few customers or selling a bit cheaper and having a bigger volume of customers (more than likely will come back and buy again). My point here is that there's way many other grills (in my opinion) that look better (and BY FAR like the CL grill) than this one and are way cheaper too.

Now...At $120.00, it's not a bad price a all. Actually sounds very cheap.

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