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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 12:00 AM
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Is this Authentic?
I just got my new grill today and color is weird. The seller claims it's OEM from factory tho. I went to the dealer to check out the 05+ sports sedan and the grills are polished black. It has part number on it but the color is kind of gray and not polished. Can someone confirme this? Thanks.


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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 12:10 AM
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mines off my 06 though...

*EDIT* i see no gloss in your grille.
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 12:13 AM
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you have the luxury grille, the sport grille is black.
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so the A2038800 123 is luxury.
and the A2038800 223 is sport.

cool.

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My original grill is the luxury grill and it's polished silver. This one however is not polished and looks gray to me. That's why I am wondering
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 06c230hwd
so the A2038800 123 is luxury.
and the A2038800 223 is sport.

cool.

I just checked my luxury grill and it's A2038800223
And this weird color one is A2038800123
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 12:26 AM
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hmm my sports grille is '223' with the glossy black finish.
regardless of what yours may be. i totally agree with you in the fact that it has no shine in the finish!
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In both pictures the top one is my OEM luxury grill. The OEM one feels much heavier than the weird gray color one and also has black color behind the gloss silver parts. I started to think this is a scam...
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Originally Posted by andy_meng1024
In both pictures the top one is my OEM luxury grill. The OEM one feels much heavier than the weird gray color one and also has black color behind the gloss silver parts. I started to think this is a scam...
hmm shall i weigh mine for you?

i really hope that its just an updated part! too much bs going around!
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Problem solved. I took off the chrome part and painted the rest of the grill glossed black just now. I'll put it on tomorrow after it's all dried up.
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Originally Posted by andy_meng1024
In both pictures the top one is my OEM luxury grill. The OEM one feels much heavier than the weird gray color one and also has black color behind the gloss silver parts. I started to think this is a scam...
Weight reduction!
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how much did you pay for it? if you didn't pay too much then I wouldn't worry even if it is a replacement part as long as it fits.
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how much did you pay for it? if you didn't pay too much then I wouldn't worry even if it is a replacement part as long as it fits.
$40 and it fits perfectly. Plus, my girlfriend paid for it and ship it to me since she's in Taiwan.
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i'd say, awesome deal. i'm glad you got it painted last night!
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