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Damaged the front grill on my 2006 C230 Sport Coupe but can't find replacement. Googled and also searched Ebay and Amazon and there are a lot available but none look like mine (see picture that I found on line). Would any front grill that is advertised for a 2006 c230 coupe fit?
Damaged the front grill on my 2006 C230 Sport Coupe but can't find replacement. Googled and also searched Ebay and Amazon and there are a lot available but none look like mine (see picture that I found on line). Would any front grill that is advertised for a 2006 c230 coupe fit?
So, you're not in America?
I didn't think that there was an American 2006 or 2007 C230 Coupe.
Fwiw, one reason for the above, is the poor sales of the Coupe.
Therefore, Coupe specific parts can be hard to find.
From looking online, it looks like the 2006 and 2007 C230 V6 Coupes have the same front grille as my 2005 C230K.
My 2005 C230K Coupe:
If that is the case, you'll find it very hard to find that grill. When that front grille came out, it became desirable for other coupe owners.
OP sounds Canadian, eh? Since 2006 C230 Sport Coupe is also known as "06 CL230".
Konstaner, if you're in GTA, I have a mint condition used plain slant fin grille as in your picture,.... I also have a used scratched bullet holes Evolution grille as in RedGray's photo.
Last edited by SunnyRayToronto; Dec 31, 2016 at 10:50 PM.
They also have Canadian salvage yards. But, be careful with the grille. When I just checked, some salvage yards listed the sedan and coupe at the same time. And hence, the grill is listed in the Coupe section, even though it's a sedan grille.
So, if you order, make sure you know if the car is a sedan or a coupe.
Btw, every place listed also ships. But, not all will ship out of their own country.
If you put a post-facelift grille on pre-facelift bumper, you'll need some minor dremel work to trim off a plastic tab,.... otherwise, putting a pre-facelift grille on post-facelift bumper should be fine with no modification.
OP sounds Canadian, eh? Since 2006 C230 Sport Coupe is also known as "06 CL230".
Konstaner, if you're in GTA, I have a mint condition used plain slant fin grille as in your picture,.... I also have a used scratched bullet holes Evolution grille as in RedGray's photo.
Finally someone acknowledges that my car is a CL230. - not even my local dealer has this right.
What happened to your grille? They tend to be quite durable.
Well,... your CL203 is really a C-class, not technically a CL-class (CL/CLS are coupe version of S-class). I think they just put CL on some of the Canadian CL203 as a marketing thing. I guess your CL230 have the "CL230" badge on the rear? Which makes it quite rare.
The slant grille as you have pictured is $100. Your photo has bracket behind the star - that's not included. Do you need that bracket? I have 2 of these (pre-facelift A203-880-03-83) slant grille, the other one I'm keeping since it's on my car with the Schatz chrome grille strips inserts.
For you, fitting a pre-facelift grille onto a post-facelift bumper might require some minor dremel work on rubber/plastic tabs on a non-visible part of the bumper.
I've decided not to sell the Evolution bullet hole grille (A203-880-12-83 (9744)) since it was such a pain to get it.
I also have a Mark Cummins starless fiberglass grille, very similar to Mattig grille but fiberglass - it looks like this: https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...l-c-coupe.html
I got it used and it cracked on the previous owner who epoxy it and then sprayed it with rocker-panel paint,... it'll need a lot of elbow grease to return it to shiny fibreglass condition.
BTW, part numbers are:
A203-880-03-83 - plain slant grille (without bracket) - pre-facelift
A203-880-12-83 (9744) - Grille assembly (post-facelift 2005+ C-coupe, with perforated holes - Evolution)
A203-880-02-83 - Panel, hood front (chrome "top" piece of the grille, attached to the hood)
A108-987-05-40 x 2 "Grille tab adapter" (for putting post-facelift 2005+ grille on pre-facelift bumper - still need to dremel middle part)
Last edited by SunnyRayToronto; Jan 1, 2017 at 08:43 PM.
A 203 880 10 83 is likely plain slant grille - post-facelift 2005+ coupe
I have,....
A203-880-12-83 (9744) - Grille assembly (post-facelift 2005+ C-coupe, with perforated holes - Evolution) - pictured top
A203-880-03-83 - plain slant grille (without bracket) - pre-facelift - pictured bottom
These are pictured below to give you an idea of how different to bottoms are,... there's A108-987-05-40 x 2 "Grille tab adapter" for putting post-facelift 2005+ grille on pre-facelift bumper (still need to dremel middle part) as this was a popular mod for those with pre-facelift coupe. But there's no similar adapter for putting pre-facelift grille on post-facelift bumper (what you'd be doing here),... thus, you're better off looking for a post-facelift grille.
Depending on how damaged your grille is, I would suggest epoxy glue from the inside/back. Also, the plain grille are always good candidate for (usually carbon fiber) wrapping.
Last edited by SunnyRayToronto; Jan 1, 2017 at 09:08 PM.
The post 2005 with the holes seemed to be the match - Would you sell it to me? Please send me a private message/email with address and best time for me to swing by.
Happy New Year!
Sorry but the A203-880-12-83 (9744) - Grille assembly (post-facelift 2005+ C-coupe, with perforated holes - Evolution) isn't for sale,.... I haven't even put it on my car yet!
The 2005+ grilles are harder to come by since there's fewer of those cars sold and there wasn't 2006+ coupe in USA
These grilles should still be available from your local Mercedes STEALERship since they usually stock parts for 15 years after the model finish. 10 years is required by law but they do 15 years.
BTW, someone already PM me about the Mark Cummins starless fiberglass grille (so I'll answer here) which in a previous life looked like this: https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...tml#post910271
But I got it used and the previous owner epoxy the cracks and then sprayed it with rocker-panel paint,... it's in really rough shape,.... it'll need soo much elbow grease to return it any half decent condition that I'll feel guilty selling it in the condition it's currently in,.... thus, that won't be for sale.
Ok I understand -- Parts of the two ribs at the top left and right of the star are actually broken off and missing -- Have neatly trimmed them and wondering if I should use epoxy or "Gorilla crazy glue" to glue parts of the lower ribs that separated.
Ok I understand -- Parts of the two ribs at the top left and right of the star are actually broken off and missing -- Have neatly trimmed them and wondering if I should use epoxy or "Gorilla crazy glue" to glue parts of the lower ribs that separated.
Use a good name-brand (Loctite, 3M, etc) two-part epoxy. The 5-min stuff is more than strong/good enough for the grille.
You do not want to use a "Super Glue". That bond is too ridged and the thermal coefficient of expansion of "Super Glue" isn't a good match for a plastic grille that is exposed to outside temperatures between -7F and 102F (and those ~10 year temperature extremes are just in Central/Southern New England!).
In fact, the front grill could be exposed to even higher temperatures in hot Summer sunny rush hour traffic.
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