C63 matt black star deleted grill
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C63 AMG(sold), 2009 CL550, 2010 S550 Majestic Black, 2010 ML550, 2006 C230, 2009 Venza
It was $300.15 (my original guesstimate) for the whole assembly on parts.com and $345 shipped ground. S&H is 45$ but if you've purchased from parts.com you will know how well they ship items. Parts come in big boxes with good protection and no chance of damage unless a 18 wheeler drives over it. I think it's a small fee to pay considering you're getting factory pieces >30% less than any stealership in your town.
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It's not about being real. It's about the fact that your asking our CORE grill sent to you + on top of that is like a 2-3 weeks turn around time and on top of this is $800? I seriously dont understand. I repeat there's a a LOT of people interested in this grill and with a much better price you will get a lot of buyers and make much more profit
Core exchange means we will invest 5 grills first and make the grill then ship to custoemrs, we just need customers send the OEM grill back to us AFTER customers receive the new grills, after that, we just make another 5 from the returned grills! simple like that! that is also what we do for custom steering wheels!
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i like the grille but $800 is not worth the price of admission
From my understanding all of your offerings are premium in looks and in price.
I love that grille though. I would love to see one for a E63
From my understanding all of your offerings are premium in looks and in price.
I love that grille though. I would love to see one for a E63
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C63 AMG
I went down the rabbit hole on this. It kind of made me sad how little aftermarket attention is left for the w204..
The only place I could find actively selling something like this is here. But "actively" is a bit misleading. They seem to have last been a vendor on the site in 2013? But it might not hurt to hit that contact button and roll the dice.
Even then, unfortunately, looks like you need to buy a few spares, or organize a group buy to get the minimum order of 5. Oh, and I believe you'll still have to source & build the behind-the-grill honeycomb if you want road hazard protection or a true replica...
Now, PRL C63 grills being such an old concept in 2023, the only other routes I could find are as follows:
1) Look for a brabus bullit grill. something like this. (doesn't really work though, they built the car on a c300 sized hood).
1a) There is a another company that still makes the kit for the C300/c350 crowd, it's best found under Autotecknic, but there are others sellers even.
2) Look for a used Kicherer grill. Pic here. Thread here. But they went bust around 2012, thread here, so this also seems a bit unlikely.
As far as this goes, the differences between the C63 and C300 front end are well documented, so be aware of the fitment issues, but if you're really set on removing the star it's possible, I guess...
Good luck!
The only place I could find actively selling something like this is here. But "actively" is a bit misleading. They seem to have last been a vendor on the site in 2013? But it might not hurt to hit that contact button and roll the dice.
Even then, unfortunately, looks like you need to buy a few spares, or organize a group buy to get the minimum order of 5. Oh, and I believe you'll still have to source & build the behind-the-grill honeycomb if you want road hazard protection or a true replica...
Now, PRL C63 grills being such an old concept in 2023, the only other routes I could find are as follows:
1) Look for a brabus bullit grill. something like this. (doesn't really work though, they built the car on a c300 sized hood).
1a) There is a another company that still makes the kit for the C300/c350 crowd, it's best found under Autotecknic, but there are others sellers even.
2) Look for a used Kicherer grill. Pic here. Thread here. But they went bust around 2012, thread here, so this also seems a bit unlikely.
As far as this goes, the differences between the C63 and C300 front end are well documented, so be aware of the fitment issues, but if you're really set on removing the star it's possible, I guess...
Good luck!
Last edited by BHimself; Jun 28, 2023 at 03:38 AM.
