Krytech

Yeah, I'm liking this mod more and more. I think I'm going to get it done right away.

maxxxpower

This looks amazing! i'm having this done ASAP! how did they match the paint? Is it just a pure black or did you have to give them the paint code from the dealership?

Shake

Just tell them that you have 040 Mercedes black (if that is what you have) and they should match. I'm sure just black would be fine as well.

GPI

Yup. Shake's right about that

rebel_mtc

It's very nice!

I wonder if someone here done the same thing on a ARTIC WHITE.

Wonder how it would look like.

Hope someone can post a picture of a painted grill on ARTIC WHITE.

Thanks

vcruiser

i get my car in a few weeks.
i already have a new sport grille with the grey inserts painted black ready to go on when i get the car. !

but there are pics in the pictures pages.
around page 4-5 i think

maxxxpower

I had an 05 C230 with a white sport grille installed. here are some pics.

Txhurdle

Never have gotten around to posting my pics. So here is my P2-Pano-ipod-Multimedia C350 Arctic White w/Black Grill. In the shop to have the Hoen Xenon-Match license plate lights put in. I didn't want to go though the trouble of adding LED's with resistors and all that. Did add chrome door handle housings, Illuminated door sills, and the black leather shifter from a luxury model (the plastic bugged me). Delivery in mid-November, after several road trips around Texas, (and my 62 mile daily commute) I'm sitting right at 5400 miles.

Oh Cool

Wow the painted black grill slats look great against the white. I wonder though how it would against a black car?? The shift knob looks great too. What model MB is that from?

Stick Girl

Hey Txhurdle. Looks very nice! Where did you get your tint done, what is the percentage, and what did you pay (if you don't mind)? Thanks.

Txhurdle

The shift knob you can get from any dealers parts department. It's the shift knob that comes on any W204 Luxury with the black interior. Part # should be #204-267-15-10-9E-38. That and the Illuminated Door Sills weren't the smartest for the money, but I got what I wanted. ($750-ish for the sills installed, $250-ish for the shift knob). Tint is only 35% all around, but is ceramic. Stopping heat is a bigger thing for me than 'the look'. $355 at Park Place. But darker doesn't cost more.

rebel_mtc

Thanks for the photos it really looks wonderful to have the grill painted black for the white

I would do the same on mine.

Is it hard to remove the grill?

Honestly I think it look better and cleaner compare to the c63 grill which have a chrome in circle aside from what you have done. Your's is cleaner just like the clk.

rebel_mtc

Txhurdle now you only need to change the side marker on the front bumper once they have clear ones out.

Derspeed

Did someone want to see a white grille? I like the black grille on a white car better.

rebel_mtc

I agree black grill is better for the white w204 c-class.

I hope someone can provide instructions on how to remove the grills properly.

syrAMG

thanks for posting the pics GPI & Txhurdle
I cant believe something that minute can make a drastic difference!

and the Black Brabus is using the standard W204 grille
the C63 has chrome ******* the entire grille

INSPIRE

Here's a tip. get your painter to dust the grille with black candy color instead of regular black. once you get the desired color get him to stop and let it dry. the more layers sprayed, the darker it will look.That way you can control the desired color. it's like tinting your windows.

INSPIRE

one thing I really hate when putting up Brabus Bodykit for the new C.
The license plate tilted and there is just no good way to go around it.

Sam268

Can a c63 grill fit the c300?

micropower99

I wanna get the illuminated door sills so bad. Does it look nice at night?

micropower99

No it can't, because of the different hood I believe.

Ron Jr

Thats a great price. The Merc tuner/modder by me wants 400.00 USD to paint mine though he does remove all the chrome before painting then reinstalls it. That must be time consuming.

AMGTestDriverNJ

400 bucks?! Holy **** man. Its PAINT! Got mine painted the same way for $250 plus an entire new sports grill so I can throw the OEM one back in if I want. Find a better shop. BTW mine only has the slats painted. The chrome on the lines and the star is still there. The guy doesn't have to take the chrome off anyway, just tape it off when he paints. Sounds a little shady to me...

Derspeed

I did mine for the cost of masking tape, paint and the time it took to remove the chrome and paint the grille. Took a 200 mile trip Saturday and not one chip in the paint.

Here is a how-to if you want it:

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...098&highlight=

german-anger