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Old 12-12-2017, 12:54 PM
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Sorry it’s upside down. Not sure why that happened. These are the parts for the black grille.
I like the glossy type finish of these diamonds. After I wash the car I will post some pictures.
MB installed for free so overall I’m pretty happy. Had them install the AMG rear flics at the same time. Then had to buy the all weather matts at the same time. Someone get me out of here before I buy something else.
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looks really good mr meth!! so you do not have radar in star and it still works no issue? I do not have radar either and was unsure if it would work. if this works if you have the normal star with no radar or camera this mod i will do in the spring!
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Correct. The grill is 4 pieces of mesh that click into place. Doesn’t matter what package you have.
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If anyone wants to buy my old grill to work on I’ll sell it for $100 plus shipping. As I mentioned above the for mesh pieces can be removed. Seems like they’d be really easy to paint if wrap now that they’re off the vehicle.
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Bought this grille from kunzmann and just finished fitting it to my car.



Also painted the centre bars in gloss black
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Rim blades

Bought these primarily to black out the chrome, looks good with the performance studio package in my opinion.
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How'd you paint/coat the rims of the wheels like that?
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I didnt paint it, i bought some “rim blades,” they just adhere to that lip. They happen to cover it perfectly though.
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@Tomwaits21, which version of Rim Blades did you get for this application? There are 4 different kinds.
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I bought the rimsavers from rimbladesusa.com
I dont know how much they will prevent scuffing. They seem pretty solid, took me 20 minutes to install, and if anything happens only out $70.
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Found some vinyl in the garage. Used gloss black for the chrome fins on the grille. It took about 10 mins. Cost was less than $5.
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This is the one I just got.
Hi there, I just picked up my 2018 C43 (Toronto). I've read some of your messages - very informative. I'm also looking to change my grill. How did your C63 grill turn out? Cheers, Felix
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Thanks - that is gorgeous!! Did you have any issues with the fitment of the grill? And where did you get the grill wrapped/painted?
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Thanks. Fitment was perfect, I had to dremmel a little piece off to get the OEM star to clip in properly but was easy fix. My detail guy does all my wrap, he did the circle around the star. That's all that had to be wrapped, the grill comes gloss black like that from Mars performance.
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Did you buy directly from the Mars website? No issues with Distronic or with the camera?

Are you in/near Toronto? Would you mind sharing where you went for the installation?

Thanks for being so helpful!
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Yes directly from Mars. No problems at all with distronic or camera. I'm not in Toronto, just have your dealership do the install, that's who did mine. It's easy but the bumper does need to come off.
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Ok great. Thanks again!
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Originally Posted by MrMeth90
Correct. The grill is 4 pieces of mesh that click into place. Doesn’t matter what package you have.
I assume you can replace the mesh without having to remove the front bumper is that correct?
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I assume you can replace the mesh without having to remove the front bumper is that correct?
yea we didn’t have to remove the bumper. The bottom pieces were kinda harder to get out but it worked.

Lil pissed that i already got a rock chip on the black vinyl fin. Next time I may buy that protected film
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Where did you by this one from? Searching but can't find it. Love the car but really dislike the diamond grill and want to change it out.

Thanks so much for your help.

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This is the one I just got.
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Mars performance in Australia. Just email them, they will ship here.
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Thank you for that!!

Were you able to put the AMG badge on it afterwards?


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Mars performance in Australia. Just email them, they will ship here.
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Yes, they work with distronic and camera.


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