I have some detailed pics of the old grill and new. had to use the old dremmel tool again. Thanks Steve! I love it!!!!

Here is my original grill


This picture shows the original grill again which was painted to match my car.


this is a comparison picture. it is an optical illusion. the grills are the same width. my drive way is angled and it looks like the original grill is narrower compared to the 05 grill. i posted another comparison pic further down. notice the side pegs are longer on the original grill than the 2005.

heres another pic for comparison


notice the notches which lock into place on the bumper



here you can see where those notches on the original grill lock into. there is a hole in the center of the original grill where that center pyramid fits into.


here you can see the 3 slots on the 05 grill. the center one must go and the other two narrowed.

 

again here are the notches.


these end slots must be either removed or narrowed. my brother used a dremmel to narrow the end (backside which connects to the grill) of the slot to make a stem which emmulates the one found on the original grill. the the bottom of the slot is left large so it locks into the hole, like the wider bottom attached to the stem on the original grill.


this is what the stem looked like after the dremmel. bad photoshop but i hope you get the idea.



this slot is removed completely.






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Is the 2005 grill really that much wider or is that an optical illusion?

My CLK grill was much wider than the stock grill, spent hours grinding the sides off.


My 2005 grill fm the dealer is DEAP Backordered, code from the dealer that I may not get it for at least a month, so Steve the Euro Pimp is still the best source for these.

 

Details please.

How long did it take?

How much did you have to cut?

You have the only 2005 Citron Coupe right now, so long as they don't look at the dash.

Looks great!!!

 

Are you going to post these at mbklasse?

 

heres another comparison pic.

 

ok i received the grill at work and couldn't wait to get home and put it on. after removing the orginal grill i assessed the situation to see what was required. i sat the new grill into the space to see what needed to be removed or modified. the width is the same as well as the height. the depth seems to be a bit deeper than the stock grill.

first i removed the center slot off the new grill with a dremmel. then i held the two grills up to each other to see where the stems on the original were in comparison to the slots on the 2005. i marked with a sharpie these measurements making a sort of template on the end slots and then began to dremmel. these end slots must be either removed or narrowed. using a dremmel to narrow the end (backside which connects to the grill) of the slot to make a stem which emmulates the one found on the original grill. the the bottom of the slot is left large so it locks into the hole, like the wider bottom attached to the stem on the original grill (see the 3rd pic down in teh second post for an example of the stem i made). i left it a little wide in order to make corrections later rather than make it too thin and over too far where it would have to be removed completely if it didnt fit in the space.

after about 15 min of dremmel time the stems were ready and i went to the front of the car to place it in the hole and see what had to be adjusted. the passenger side was a little wide and adjustments had to be made. i dremmeled to make it thinner and it fit perfectly. the problem i had now were the pegs on the side of the grill weren't thick enough or long enough. with the plastic clasps in place the grill was loose. i went to pep boys to buy double back tape, the type for body moldings made by 3M, cost $5.38. i rolled it up around the pegs to make them thicker and longer. they fit better but required a bit more stuffing. so i rolled some up and shoved in the hole after the grill was in place. then i placed the plastic clasp over the pegs to lock them in place. then i screwed back down the black brace which attaches the top of the grill to the radiator area.

Done! Total time, about 45 mins labor, excluding my drive to pep boys. I took my time because i wanted to make sure i had the slots dremmeled just right. if you have any questions let me know.

 

just did!

http://www.mbklasse.com/forums/showt...&threadid=6839

 

hmm i dont know if i like the painted or the 05 better....

But you did a really good job on putting it in everything fits great

 

thanks. yeah i know. i really liked my painted grill but i like the 05 as well. i have both now so i have choices. im keeping my original in case i want to switch it out for a different look. the grill is really easy to remove. i waould say about 5 min to remove and put the original back in.

 

i was thinking about painting my grill black

How much did it cost to paint yours?

 

I just noticed that the slats on the 05 are much steeper than on the old one.

 

yes they are steeper. it cost me $75 to get my grill painted. about a year ago my car was backed into. very little damaged but required some minor body work and painting. since the bodyshop bought citron paint i asked if he'd paint the grill as well. he just charged me for labor since he already had the paint.

 

Citron, Looks Good, but I think I like the painted grill better.
Jkw

 

Looks Awesome Dude

 

yeah i really like my painted grill as well. right now its in my bedroom ona shelf. maybe ill put it on again, if im in the mood for a change.

 

Can you post the grill part number? It should be visible on the top of the new piece.

 

sure thing. i should get my car back tonight from the body shop and ill post the pics then. im getting my mesh painted to match the 2005 grill.

 

hmm....all I see is little red x's

 

my picture hosting site is down right now. i need to upload the pics again to another hosting site. ill post upload them again tonight when i get off work. also i need to post pics of my mesh after i had it painted.

after the upgrades to mbworld this weekend we should be able to post pics again directly.

 

sorry to bring this thread back from the dead but does anyone have the pics?

 

also bringing this back from the dead but does anybody know the part number?