ivancook

So for my first upgrade, I'm going to swap out the old grill for one of these (with a flat hood star as well) and thought I'd get your opinions...

ForMyMercedes:
Avantgarde Grill Insert
http://www.formymercedes.com/mb_resu...ategory=Grills

ForMyMercedes:
Elegance Grill Insert
http://www.formymercedes.com/mb_resu...ategory=Grills

Bekkers:
Avantgarde Grille (is this the same Schatz as the one at "ForMyMercedes")
http://www.bekkers.com/Merchant2/mer...illaccessories

I'm leaning toward the "Elegance Grill" from ForMyMercedes because I love the way the center large star looks in the grill on CLK's, SL's, etc. but if this part's quality isn't great, I'm afraid it will look very cheap.

It's really imppossible to judge the real quality of a piece like these online, so I'm especially interested in any feedback you all have from first hand encounters.

Thanks in advance....

MBHustla858

60 bux off ebay

Vardar

I love the STAR on the hood, that is a Mercedes' signature, I can't stand the emblem at all. In my opinion, every car has an emblem, only MB has the STAR!

C43AMG

I second the $60.00 ebay one - I have one on my C43 & on the C230K.

ivancook

is thre really no difference in quality with the ones on ebay?

i would assume that the Schatz would be closer to OEM...

no?

C43AMG

Can't tell you....never owned any of the other ones.

ivancook

So I finnally went with the grill off of ebay from redcomet.

All in all, the quality was pretty good for the price. I had to remove a bit of plastic from where the 2 top inside clips fit to get it to work, though.

It had the upper left blocked out like the stock grill, but did not have a place to re-attach the removable factory piece that blocks out the upper right section. Do you guys typically just leave this area un-blocked?

Right behind there are the electrical connections for the fans, so I assume that part was meant to help keep water off of those...

Anyone had any problems as a result of this?

cm60k

Any ideas guys, why MB covered the Right side of the grill,,

i think its good to open it, cause its directly front to the Right air inlet tube, isn’t.....??!!





*Prefer to go with a grill like this:



ZAYED,,

KJI3jflarryfe93

you don't want shiet and other crap flying into the inlets.
these caps are protection caps

cm60k

I see,, but why that protection doesn’t appears to some other models like "W140/R129/R170", and all models after 2000>>>>....!!

ZAYED,,

nd4spd13

Please for god's sake just don't get one with a star in the grille.... They do look good on SL, new C, CL etc... but they just do NOT work on the 202. They look so disproportionate with the rest of the car.

It's indeed to block water and large debris from the air inlet. c43 has two intake tubes, but every other model only has an intake on the left side (facing the grill) which is why there is only a flap on that side

DRBC43AMG

Hey nd4spd13, did you notice that the OP dates from 2006?

nd4spd13

Ha!! I did not.... Thanks for the catch.