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Old 09-04-2004, 10:40 PM
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I want the same one you guys have because after import taxes this car is going to cost me $44,800 without financing interest so I'm not going to skimp on a few hundred bucks and get something that looks cheap.

Can you tell me if there's any place I can find it right now ? Evosport has no search engine and the webpage sucks and I can't find it & Oberklasse has it listed at $795.00. I've been hearing from you guys saying $500 to $600. Where ?
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Originally Posted by PRHeloPilot
I want the same one you guys have because after import taxes this car is going to cost me $44,800 without financing interest so I'm not going to skimp on a few hundred bucks and get something that looks cheap.

Can you tell me if there's any place I can find it right now ? Evosport has no search engine and the webpage sucks and I can't find it & Oberklasse has it listed at $795.00. I've been hearing from you guys saying $500 to $600. Where ?

Just call up Ben(user name:Mach430)from evosport or PM him, he will help you find it quick
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Thanks, I'll do that right now.
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Ok, so I guess it all comes down to there are really only 2 real good grills out there :

1- Oggle & Lorinser's : MHDezent "CL type" listed at $795.00

2- The one from formymercedes.com. Even though they have 2 different ones, the "Prestige" for $229.00 is the one I just saw this morning on a neighbor's car and it looks great ! Since I haven't seen the MHDezent, I wouldn't dare to compare and I suppose it should be better but at a 247% higher price difference, I'm going to buy the "Prestige" that looks very nice.

Thanks to all that helped.
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Originally Posted by PRHeloPilot
Ok, so I guess it all comes down to there are really only 2 real good grills out there :

1- Oggle & Lorinser's : MHDezent "CL type" listed at $795.00

2- The one from formymercedes.com. Even though they have 2 different ones, the "Prestige" for $229.00 is the one I just saw this morning on a neighbor's car and it looks great ! Since I haven't seen the MHDezent, I wouldn't dare to compare and I suppose it should be better but at a 247% higher price difference, I'm going to buy the "Prestige" that looks very nice.

Thanks to all that helped.
I suggest you wait until the new style that formymercedes.com is having made is finished. It will look very much like the MHDezent grille and is supposed to cost $249. I had the Prestige style grille (bought on ebay for $150) on my car about a month but switched back to stock because the "cool factor" of having a star in my grille wore off and I realized it was just a poorly made imitation of the CL. If you can't wait and think the Prestige is what you want...go for it!
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SORRY, I goofed !!!

I just spoke with my neighbor and he told me he bought it at Performanceproducts.com and that it's called the Sport Grille (C-Class) at $269.00 !!! It might be the same one as formymercedes.com sells. I'm going to ask him to look for his reciept before I order mine and in the meantime I'll email Porformance to find out the name of theirs to see if it's the same as the formymercedes one.

I'm sorry for the confusion. His wife went out in the car so I couldn't get a picture of it, but I saw it this morning and it looks great.

With regards to what Blake P said, you bought it and took it off but it wasn't because it wasn't a nice product. You said you "... switched back to stock because the "cool factor" of having a star in my grille wore off...". That's OK so if it might happen to me too, then I'd rather it happen with a $269 grill than with a $795 grill.

Thanks for your concern though .

Carlos
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Originally Posted by Blake P
I suggest you wait until the new style that formymercedes.com is having made is finished. It will look very much like the MHDezent grille and is supposed to cost $249. I had the Prestige style grille (bought on ebay for $150) on my car about a month but switched back to stock because the "cool factor" of having a star in my grille wore off and I realized it was just a poorly made imitation of the CL. If you can't wait and think the Prestige is what you want...go for it!
I felt the same way. I want to take my ebay grill off but I love the star on the grill look so when the formercedes grill was said to come out in July I was willing to wait. When that plan change I had to go with the Expression grille I couldn't wait anymore. I'm happier with the Expression grille.
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If only I could get an Expression grill for $400 like you did, I'd buy it too !!
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Originally Posted by PRHeloPilot
If only I could get an Expression grill for $400 like you did, I'd buy it too !!
I was about to order it from Performance Products but something to me to look around before I buy it.
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If you see another one, LET ME KNOW !!!
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When does the new grille for formymercedes.com come out????
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When does the new grille for formymercedes.com come out????
about a month.

Why are the same questions asked over and over again? And in the same thread no less!
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about a month.

Why are the same questions asked over and over again? And in the same thread no less!
Might be because if you read from the begining they say July, then August , and it's already September.....let's chill.
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I actually wasn't upset, just wondering out loud. However, since you asked me to chill.....go back to page 14 and look at the posts. post 139 actually:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showpost....&postcount=139

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Is this the Expression/MHDezent Grill ? If not, is this the star the Expression/MHDezent Grill uses ? I think this is from an actual CL, but I'm not sure. It was sent to me by a friend that thinks I'm going crazy with this issue and wants to help me before I jump from the helicopter !!
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Originally Posted by PRHeloPilot
Is this the Expression/MHDezent Grill ? If not, is this the star the Expression/MHDezent Grill uses ? I think this is from an actual CL, but I'm not sure. It was sent to me by a friend that thinks I'm going crazy with this issue and wants to help me before I jump from the helicopter !!
No thats the Ebay grill I just took off my car. The star is 3D not hollow like the Expression grill plus it's made cheap. Look at the grill in my sig the look at the picture I posted you will see the difference.
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I copied your picture and tried to expand it but I still couldn't get a clear look at your star.

OK so 1st picture is out also ?

We need to find one that has the type of "ribs" or "slats" of the 1st picture and uses the hollow star like in the 2nd picture ?
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Originally Posted by PRHeloPilot
I copied your picture and tried to expand it but I still couldn't get a clear look at your star.

OK so 1st picture is out also ?

We need to find one that has the type of "ribs" or "slats" of the 1st picture and uses the hollow star like in the 2nd picture ?
The CL-Grill formymerecedes is coming out with will have the hollow star and the 4 slats.
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OK, then wait it is, thanks !!
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THE LATEST :

I just emailed Jerry at Formymercedes.com and here is his reply. I told him I'd post it so that everbody wouldn't be sending him emails about the same thing :

----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Jones
To: Carlos
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: Status ?


I have 40 of the CL style grills on order, and paid for, for W203.

The grills are part of an $18,000 order, but I've asked the mfg to ship the W203 grills by air as soon as they are ready - 20 in Brilliant Silver and 20 in Black - with chrome edges and 6.5" Mercedes factory star. It will happen and I don't think it will be more than 2 weeks. There are 8 mounting points. That's about all I know for now.

Jerry

So there you have it, I hope to see mine pretty soon then.
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Originally Posted by PRHeloPilot
THE LATEST :

I just emailed Jerry at Formymercedes.com and here is his reply. I told him I'd post it so that everbody wouldn't be sending him emails about the same thing :

----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Jones
To: Carlos
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: Status ?


I have 40 of the CL style grills on order, and paid for, for W203.

The grills are part of an $18,000 order, but I've asked the mfg to ship the W203 grills by air as soon as they are ready - 20 in Brilliant Silver and 20 in Black - with chrome edges and 6.5" Mercedes factory star. It will happen and I don't think it will be more than 2 weeks. There are 8 mounting points. That's about all I know for now.

Jerry

So there you have it, I hope to see mine pretty soon then.

Unforunately, I got the exact same reply 2 months ago when I emailed him
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Unforunately, I got the exact same reply 2 months ago when I emailed him
I'm not in a REAL hurry so I guess I can give him a few more weeks and if by then there's nothing new, then I'll research some other alternative.
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Whats up people,

How about setting up a group buy with evosport? I know its a little bit more, but hopefully they can cut us a deal instead of waiting for formymercedes.com. If they're still producing it, and no one owns one yet, how do we know the quality of it. We at least know the Expression grill is good, cause LorinserCClass, Oogle has it on their car. I've had bad experiences with cutting corners so I'd feel more comforable getting the Expression Grille.

Anyone interested in doing group buy with me from evosport?
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