2011 C300 Luxury Grill Replacement
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2011 C300 Luxury Grill Replacement
My front end was recently damaged and requries a grill replacement, I have ordered a new grill (with no other accesories) but have no knowlage of the pins or bolts required to attach it. Are there any pins or bolts needed to put the new grill in or does it just snap in to place?
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My front end was recently damaged and requries a grill replacement, I have ordered a new grill (with no other accesories) but have no knowlage of the pins or bolts required to attach it. Are there any pins or bolts needed to put the new grill in or does it just snap in to place?
It's easy to take off the grill. On the bottom left and right of the grill, where it meets the bumper, punch the corner (towards the car), and it'll snap out. Then you fiddle around with it a bit and then the grill comes off. No screws, nuts, nothing.
It's really simple. Note, I took off the T bar at the top, the guy in the video did not. I quite frankly think what he did was stupid in case he snaps anything, but w/e, both methods work.
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There's a plastic T bar that attaches from the grill to the radiator. That's the only piece.
It's easy to take off the grill. On the bottom left and right of the grill, where it meets the bumper, punch the corner (towards the car), and it'll snap out. Then you fiddle around with it a bit and then the grill comes off. No screws, nuts, nothing.
It's really simple. Note, I took off the T bar at the top, the guy in the video did not. I quite frankly think what he did was stupid in case he snaps anything, but w/e, both methods work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzM7KfiLZO0
It's easy to take off the grill. On the bottom left and right of the grill, where it meets the bumper, punch the corner (towards the car), and it'll snap out. Then you fiddle around with it a bit and then the grill comes off. No screws, nuts, nothing.
It's really simple. Note, I took off the T bar at the top, the guy in the video did not. I quite frankly think what he did was stupid in case he snaps anything, but w/e, both methods work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzM7KfiLZO0
Thanks so much! do you have any idea what this part is where the yellow arrow is located? I cant seem to find it and its broken aswell.
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Just be careful. Under the plastic trim piece under the green and yellow arrows are some clips on the underside of the trim piece that can break easily. When I changed my grill to a coupe grill I managed to break one of the clips slightly since I didn't take a very good look before man-handling the trim piece out of there. (dark garage and was too lazy to grab a flashlight to have a better look)
I was lucky and the clip was still useable or I would have had to buy a whole new trim piece and I bet that piece is around the $100 mark.
The yellow arrow is just pointing to a quick release rotating locking pin of sorts.
I was lucky and the clip was still useable or I would have had to buy a whole new trim piece and I bet that piece is around the $100 mark.
The yellow arrow is just pointing to a quick release rotating locking pin of sorts.
Last edited by Colin G; Jun 28, 2017 at 04:54 PM.
