bartola

Sorry, had to leave when I posted the pics.

durability is just like OEM, my CLA is OEM. I am very detail oriented and took a very close look at my grill, no chips, fading or anything that I notice different than my CLA.

My advice, if you like the look get it as an affordable accessory, keep your original one and if you really must have OEM, you can use it as a spare. For me the look compliments the C design and I wanted it right away, cost was minimal ($200).

simon.willis27

Hi guys,
I am about to buy ones of these ... It's for a brilliant blue saloon ...
Do you think the one with the black gloss surround or grey\chrome will go best.
I can't make my mind up .... So any opinions gratefully received.

bartola

Grey will probably look awesome on bright blue, we don't have that color stateside

Master_PiT

Hi. I have brilliant blue , ordered diamond grill black. Think in 1week will have it installed on car,then I make pictures how it looks

simon.willis27

Thanks! The blue is a rarity in the UK as only available on hybrids in saloon and some estates so it will be great to see what yours looks like with the diamond grill

rchangek

Installed diamond grill on my diamond white C300

Before:




After:

inhartwetrust

Looks 100 times better IMO. Nice upgrade!

Gabster21

Would all these grilles fit the C200 (AMG line) even though it's not explicitly stated in the compatibility list? My understanding is that the body is exactly the same as the C250. Not sure about the US models..

Xzer0

anyone know how much the installation costs?

magicman

My dealership quoted 260.00 US. I just received my shipment form China. It looks like good quality. Only time will tell. I'll keep the old one just in case

pointbreak

i just installed the diamond grill on my C300.

it took me and a friend about 3 hours to do. The hardest part for us was mounting the new grill into the bumper. Its a tight fit.

here are some tips for others who may attempt the install:

- jack up the car to remove 2 10mm bolts to the side of intercooler and the 7 ~9 8mm bolts holding the black pan
- not necessary but i removed the wheels to apply the caliper stickers and it made removing the 4 plastic rivets and 2 10mm bolts under the wheel area alot easier.

* i had jackstands but friend didnt want to use them so i told him all the under car stuff was his

vic viper

Final parts for my OE Diamond grill finally arrived, it consists of eight parts excluding the star assy.
All snapped together it looks like this:

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No china crap here


Havnt decided if I am going to fit it just now or wait until spring.

SuperSonic

Looks really cool!
Can we get the part numbers and prices, so that we can order?

vic viper

A2058881260: Main plastic housing.
A20588805609040 central beam black
A20588805609982 central beam silver
A2058880573 chrome trim left
A2058880673 chrome trim right
A2058881960 diamond cover, top left
A2058882060 diamond cover top right
A2058882160 diamond cover bottom left
A2058882260 diamond cover bottom right


The star assembly will fit from your stock grill.

pointbreak

Out of curiousity, whats the retail on these parts?

vic viper

Pretty expensive

Elicalbenz

Did you buy it off from dealer or online? If online, which site? Thanks.

vic viper

I work at a dealer, I dont think it is possible to buy OE parts online.

yigitust

Thanks for the part numbers dear vic viper.
I've got 2 questions for you,
1)what is the difference between the central beams in particular? (is there any visual you can show?)
2)is it only valid only for AMG lines?


Thanks!

vic viper

Not sure I follow you here, there are two central beam numbers listed, the only difference being the color, A20588805609040 is high gloss black and A20588805609982 is flat silver.

Also if you have 360 camera the central beam and main housing are different, but I dont have those part numbers available.

This grille as well as the chinese replicas fit all W205.s with a central star, it will not work on lux models.

Mullerz11

Hi all
Was wondering if the people waiting for the oem solution to the centre grill have checked if the coupe grill fits???

Mullerz11

Also found a seller in uk don't know in regards to quality ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Front-Mesh...cAAOSwIwhWTuyK

donocar

Anyone buy the grille recently and what are your thoughts? eBay seller is selling for 187.XX now.

Also how about those who've had it on their cars for about 6+ plus now? Any thoughts on quality and how its holding up?

And Happy New Year!

Sahaj.c

Ive had the grille since july. Holds up great, no damage what so ever. really good quality, looks great, highly recommend.

Mullerz11

Got mine today... Thought I would go with UK seller than Chinese. Cost £50more. Going to get it fitted tommorow.hope it's a good fit