Facelift C43 grille and star



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Just wanted to comment on the grills. First off great pictures and thank you so much for sharing. I have went back and forth so much on the grill and for a while and was settled on the gloss black panamerica but I've seen this on a C43 in person and think that the facelift and diamond style grills look better. I think it's because of the vertical stripes..those look better on the larger fender bigger models. The more I think about it the more I'm sure that is the idea behind how it was designed as well. Horizontal type grills suit our cars more...a little smaller, more finesse sleek etc. Just my .02. I am going to wrap the chrome middle piece on my diamond grill with gloss black and smoke the diamonds to make my own custom night version.
Is the facelift C43 grill a direct fit on a pre-facelift car? I’m not a big fan of the diamond grill personally so looking to change it soon.
cheers.

How/what exactly is different in the fittment is beyond me, but apparently yes, a facelift grille will not fit a pre-facelift, and vice versa.

How/what exactly is different in the fittment is beyond me, but apparently yes, a facelift grille will not fit a pre-facelift, and vice versa.
facelift c43 grill will fit prefacelift 43 bumper.
I've sourced a genuine facelift grill and a genuine star (non-distronic). The does the star need an additional "holder"? It seems as though it should twist straight on although its pretty tight.
I assume the bigger lugs on the back of the grill behind the star are for mounting of the distronic gubbins if you've got them?
Cheers





