Black on Black Grill

Jan 25, 2009 | 02:52 PM

JCOnizuka

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C350 4matic Obsidian Black

Black on Black Grill

Hi everyone. Im having problem deciding if I should paint my grill black. My car is Obsidian Black. I just want to know ppl who have the black C's painted the grill black has ever regret doing it? I mean does it look better than stock? I haven't seen one in person. Only pics in this forum.. Sometimes I think its wicked but sometimes I think it kind of make the grill look a bit smaller? I donno.. Can anyone who painted the grill black and who owns a black C give me some advice? Thanks alot!

Jan 25, 2009 | 03:21 PM

motana

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c 300 4-matic

i have the a c300 in black and i painted the grill black but left the chrome inserts chrome and i left the star chrome too, looks great , heres a pic

i think u should rly go for it its gonna change the whole front up , and for the better

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Jan 25, 2009 | 03:44 PM

JCOnizuka

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C350 4matic Obsidian Black

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Thx for the response... ur pic looks soooo good. Im gonna go for it. Did u gloss black or flat black the grill?

Jan 25, 2009 | 03:50 PM

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Thx for the response... ur pic looks soooo good. Im gonna go for it. Did u gloss black or flat black the grill?

Gloss.

And it looks soooooo sexy

Jan 25, 2009 | 05:31 PM

Azn_C300

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just do it.

Jan 25, 2009 | 08:42 PM

Spec_Davis

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do it!

Jan 25, 2009 | 09:51 PM

german-anger

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C350 Sport 4M

only question that ever goes across my mind is maybe I should have done it flat black. but otherwise it's aggro treatment for the w204

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Jan 25, 2009 | 09:55 PM

motana

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c 300 4-matic

and get ur reflectors painted black at the same time, that's wut I did and the car looks great from the front

Jan 26, 2009 | 03:16 AM

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ctgilles

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I would say to paint them flat black first and see. You can always put a few more coats of clear on top right?

Jan 26, 2009 | 03:19 AM

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flat black here. haven't thought twice about it.

Jan 26, 2009 | 08:17 AM

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Definitly go for it. Heres mine with CF inserts. Unfortunatly someone decided they wanted the CF more than me and ripped two of the pieces off so the originals are back on till I decide what to do.

Jan 26, 2009 | 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron Jr

Definitly go for it. Heres mine with CF inserts. Unfortunatly someone decided they wanted the CF more than me and ripped two of the pieces off so the originals are back on till I decide what to do.

Did you take the grill off before painting it?

Jan 26, 2009 | 09:48 AM

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Matte black and leave the chrome alone.

This should be enough to get you started:

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...-painting.html

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Jan 26, 2009 | 10:26 AM

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Ron Jr

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Did you take the grill off before painting it?

Yes I did. Also had it resprayed when I had the front bumper painted after a truck scratched it. Bad week that one.

Jan 26, 2009 | 02:54 PM

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I'm about to buy the one off of ebay ($190)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...Q5fAccessories

Anyone have experience with it? I'd just rather keep my original and use this one.

Jan 26, 2009 | 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by killacam7479

I'm about to buy the one off of ebay ($190)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...Q5fAccessories

Anyone have experience with it? I'd just rather keep my original and use this one.

That's the C63 rep a lot of people have on. Personally, I like the styling of the original grille, but to each their own. If you paint it black, you probably wouldn't have too much difficulty finding someone later to swap their original unpainted for your painted if you decide to switch, but trust me, once you go black, you won't go back

Jan 27, 2009 | 06:51 AM

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rs1985

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**** me
hahaha
that's wat i want to do from the beginning, all black other than the star
well
if anyone have anything like that
please let me know

Mar 7, 2012 | 09:00 PM

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Nikkles1200

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Front Benz grill

Ron JR
I just got the 2011 c300 and been looking to get the black grill, I saw your post and your grill looks sick, if you don't mind me asking where did you get the CF inserts from? And what type if paint did you use?
Thanks