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Old 08-11-2015, 10:06 AM
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Painted OEM grill
I decided to paint my OEM grill, gloss black instead of buying a diamond grill,
I am pretty happy with the results.

A local body shop called SMART Automotive in Milton Ontario painted it for me.





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Old 08-11-2015, 10:20 AM
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Where are the "After" pics? This looks exactly like my car (no mods).
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Where are the "After" pics? This looks exactly like my car (no mods).
these are the after pics, the grill base was silver prior, now its black.
the slats are still chrome

here is the "before"
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DAMN. That looks good. I never even noticed how little I liked the grille until you posted this. Next mod.

What did they charge? I'm no good at painting, will find a shop - or maybe a wrap?
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I'm I blind or something?? I don't see the difference at all....
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Old 08-11-2015, 11:38 AM
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I'm I blind or something?? I don't see the difference at all....
possibly, the grill was silver, with chrome slats
now it is black with chrome slats

It is a very minimal change, as they say. devils in the details.
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Old 08-11-2015, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by l3it3r
DAMN. That looks good. I never even noticed how little I liked the grille until you posted this. Next mod.

What did they charge? I'm no good at painting, will find a shop - or maybe a wrap?
I am working closely with the shop so it's a part of our "project" together, I can't imagine it costing a lot to paint the grill, the only real labour is the removal of the bumper which is also a DIY
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haha I actually saw these pictures on your instagram first before the forums!
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Looks great - a subtle change.

Did i get it right, you had to remove the entire front bumper in order to do this?
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Looks great - a subtle change.

Did i get it right, you had to remove the entire front bumper in order to do this?
yes entire bumper comes off.
not as easy as the 204
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I like it a lot. Very understated.
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Nice wheels

Make and size please

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Very nice, is your car lowered? Airmatic?
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Looks great! The traditional grill also looks much better with the vanes black as on Distronic models.
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You could also order that part with ending part number 9040 to get it gloss black.
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Very nice, is your car lowered? Airmatic?
yes it is lowered, i have airmatic lowered with links and calibrated with STAR
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You could also order that part with ending part number 9040 to get it gloss black.
at the time, the dealer said it was only available in silver.
luckily i have friends at the authorized MB body shop.
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Originally Posted by RTX
Where are the "After" pics? This looks exactly like my car (no mods).
How do you remove the grille without removing the entire bumper?
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