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Old 03-28-2012, 12:58 PM
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My grille fitment was all off. Got it in on Monday and put it on. It sticks out on the sides and doesn't fit to the upper part of the bumper. Took photos and emailed them to the sell. 55tech... he told me that out of the 70 that he's sold, there have been about 3 that have had fitment issues. just my luck. Question anyone else have fit met issues with the grille fitting to the top of the bumper. Also the front of my car isn't uniform anymore if i put the grille on. The vents on the grille are gloss black... the vents on all of our cars are matte black. so id have to get those painted if i decided to get another grille. In sunlight it really stands out the diff between the gloss on the grille and the matte finish in the bumper vents.
Would that be a good application for a plasti-dip spray job? Can anyone who has plastidipped their grille comment on how that matches with the bumper vents?
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plastidip does match the oe plastic color and finish pretty well
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If you plasti dip your grill, I suggest doing at least 3-4 layers. I only did 3 layers and it's starting to chip from rock chips. Other than that, it's a very nice and easy mod for just a few bucks
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Originally Posted by blue00r6
It's not perfect, and this picture definitely shows off where the fitment is lacking, but from a couple feet back you really don't notice it much. Both sides look the same so it isnt quite so glaring
Hmm...Fitment should be better. I also have the black one, but here's the silver one installed on mine. You may need to adjust the T-bar to push the top part of the grille out a bit it seems...
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Hmm...Fitment should be better. I also have the black one, but here's the silver one installed on mine. You may need to adjust the T-bar to push the top part of the grille out a bit it seems...
Oh, yeah. That explains the gaps on the sides on blue00r6's car. I remember reading a post about how on the original C63-style grille, it pokes out all along the top like how it is in your pictures. I guess it's the same with this style, too.

Blue00r6, maybe if you adjust it a little, the gap will be uniform all the way across the top.
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Got the matte black version.
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This and that.
I have been thinking about getting the matte black version above. It will go on a white car so that's why I am a bit hesitant. It looks good on a black car though. Or maybe I've been thinking I should get the glossy one since the roof is all black glossy and it would match that.

Also, I am not sure how it will be trying to install it myself so that's another thing stopping me from ordering it.
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Originally Posted by blue00r6
There we go, I love it now that the car is clean


Hey

What did you do to get your LED mod? What did it all entail? How hard/easy was it to do? Was it a DIY? What needed to be purchased?

Thanks!
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Got the matte black version.
Lovin the look
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Bought the grill last week, had it sprayed matte black yesterday and installed today. It looks great and really changed the look of the front end
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Originally Posted by papashango
I have been thinking about getting the matte black version above. It will go on a white car so that's why I am a bit hesitant. It looks good on a black car though. Or maybe I've been thinking I should get the glossy one since the roof is all black glossy and it would match that.

Also, I am not sure how it will be trying to install it myself so that's another thing stopping me from ordering it.
tbh, i wasn't sure if matte black went well with my car because nothing on my car is matte. Luckily, it looks pretty good imo. I would think that there are a lot more options for a white car, you almost can't go wrong.

Changing the grill is pretty easy. If you do a search, there are guides on how to do it. Let me know if you have any questions on it.
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Lovin the look
Thanks man!
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Originally Posted by papashango
Hey

What did you do to get your LED mod? What did it all entail? How hard/easy was it to do? Was it a DIY? What needed to be purchased?

Thanks!
I had a big thread a while back...

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

there you go, read em and weep
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Originally Posted by blue00r6
It's not perfect, and this picture definitely shows off where the fitment is lacking, but from a couple feet back you really don't notice it much. Both sides look the same so it isnt quite so glaring

I like the look but I don't like the fitment of the grill at the corner of the hood.
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I know its dirty..Just installed the single bar grill. Matte black finish. Debating on changing the star back to the chrome star that was on the OEM grill.

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Old 04-06-2012, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ncglock
I know its dirty..Just installed the single bar grill. Matte black finish. Debating on changing the star back to the chrome star that was on the OEM grill.

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Nice, you actually have the single fin grill though, but looks good nonetheless.
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LoLz i got the exact same one on a silver car
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Blueoor6 what did you end up doing with the grill? Mine looks exactly like yours with the fitment :,(
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Originally Posted by blue00r6
Is yours worse than the pics I posted above?

Here's a word of advice, don't have such high expectations for Taiwanese-made OE knock off parts.
Mine is TW made, fits perfectly and I can parked upside down
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Mine is TW made, fits perfectly and I can parked upside down
Were have you bought this one, Nice fittment
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Mine is TW made, fits perfectly and I can parked upside down
This made me lol'd
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Similar to mine. I like how it stands out from the rest.
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