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Jan 12, 2014 | 06:11 PM

w204_Generic

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In your guys' opinions, which grill do you think looks better and cleaner on a black car. Please post below your opinions. I would give picture credit to these photos, but I found these on Google images and am using my phone to post this:

Photo 1:

Photo 2:

Jan 12, 2014 | 06:27 PM

Richard2011

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Photo 1

Photo 2 on an otherwise stock black car looks out of place in my opinion.

Jan 12, 2014 | 07:03 PM

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photo 1!

im not just saying that cause i have it hahaha

Jan 12, 2014 | 08:05 PM

w204_Generic

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Thanks for the opinions so far guys!

Jan 12, 2014 | 08:12 PM

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Both one and two could work , but it depends on what wheels you have to match with it.
I prefer the option 1 and have the wheels blend in with that.

Jan 12, 2014 | 09:14 PM

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#1 , thats how I painted my stock grille and it looked good, ended up changing it for the single fin and star

Jan 12, 2014 | 09:24 PM

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Number two, naturally!

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Jan 13, 2014 | 12:14 AM

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This is the one

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Jan 13, 2014 | 08:46 AM

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w204_Generic

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Okay, so far I will be going with one.

Jan 13, 2014 | 11:20 AM

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#1 ~ no contest. I also like Vic's but with his colour combo.

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Jan 13, 2014 | 11:21 AM

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Get a can of black spray paint for plastic and a flat head screw driver and make it happen. The grill pops out with no tool required in a couple minutes and the chrome strips snap off like Lego pieces. I did mine in a half hr.
Mine was done in satin black to match the wheels at the time
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...-my-grill.html

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Jan 13, 2014 | 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by xaran

Satin black is matte black right? if not, what is the difference, so I can decide which one looks better? The reason why I would only wanna black out the white plastic parts and not the chrome stripes is because on a black car, chrome looks really good. If I had a white car, I would black out all chrome.

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Jan 13, 2014 | 12:12 PM

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I like #2 myself but I do not like chrome.

Jan 13, 2014 | 12:37 PM

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it's like mine but a little different with my gap closed on top and a W203

Jan 13, 2014 | 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by w204_Generic

Yes, satin is flat black. i used it because I had already powder coated my stock wheels satin black to off set the cars black.

MBZ also sells the sports grille in silver (like yours) or gloss black. From the dealer they are about $ 375 but factory parts can also be found on E Bay new for the grille in black at about 275

But it is really so east to remove and paint your self I did not see any reason to buy one. Mine came out great.

Here is a link to the black grille if you dont want to paint yours - $ 10 for a can of paint or 175 for a replacement grille
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-2014-MERCEDES-C-CLASS-W204-SPORT-GRILLE-GRILL-BLACK-C250-C300-C350-10-NEW-/131048690850?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e831c54a2&vxp=mtr
or the one I swapped to
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271205223592...84.m1439.l2649

the pics of my car are the stock grille painted balck with the chrome strips and the single bar grille replacement

I also agree that the chrome against the black car looks good as long as it is kept to minimum IMO. But the occ silver painted stuff is out of place - grille, wheels

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