Refurbishing Black Part of Grill
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Refurbishing Black Part of Grill
Hello,
thinking of breaking down the grill and spraying the black plastic lightly with some matte. It looks quite gray now. Any reason not to do this or alternative ideas?
thinking of breaking down the grill and spraying the black plastic lightly with some matte. It looks quite gray now. Any reason not to do this or alternative ideas?
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12' W204 C63 AMG coupe "T-Rex", 12' W451 Smart Fortwo Pulse (99' W202 C43 AMG sold)
Nothing bad doing this. You can also try and find a avantgarde grille. That sharpens up the front. Plenty of other options available, like a CF insert for example, but please keep away from those which have a big Star in the center
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from what I can tell that plastic part is cheap so I’ll just try to matte black it with some adhesion promoter and a matte clear coat.
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12' W204 C63 AMG coupe "T-Rex", 12' W451 Smart Fortwo Pulse (99' W202 C43 AMG sold)
As PJmak says, go for an avantgarde grill insert. Those from the W210 'E' series fit with a some cutting and adjusting
This is mine as fitted on "Grandma"
Avantgarde grille
This is mine as fitted on "Grandma"
Avantgarde grille
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PJmak (08-08-2022)
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I’ll take a look at the w210 setup. I don’t want to cut the factory car. I assume it’s only cutting the replacement grill down or something?
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They arent but im just saying make sure to get the right version. I believe some w210s come with the avantgarde version so you have to keep an eye out.
Avantgarde insert is 136$ on ebay
Avantgarde insert is 136$ on ebay
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Just measure and recheck 2 or 3 times before cutting anything. You may need a file to finish off the cut edges
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basically, it's easy to cut and mods. the grill fins,
done that several times,,
i used "R230 Avn/6960" grill fins, cut it and put it into W202 frame..
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done that several times,,
i used "R230 Avn/6960" grill fins, cut it and put it into W202 frame..
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Thanks everybody for the support. I had no idea what to do and what to cut and didn’t want to f up the part so just went for it with a dremel and started on the outside in. Came out great. Thanks so much so happy with the results:
before:
after
before:
after
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RogerSausage (08-11-2022)