itzjonjon69

Got my 55tech single fin grille delivered today, and i'm impressed by the quality of it however once i took it out of the box and bag i was met by 3 broken tabs






i emailed them, so hopefully they'll make it right. I ordered the grille wednesday night and it was delivered today from Taiwan... Pretty fast shipping!

CPD SLK

Hopefully they take care of you bud. Can you send me a link for the grile? I wanna get one. Thanks!

papashango

Jason will take care of you, not to worry. I've bought a couple of grille's from him now and he's a stand up guy.

ZephyrAMG

Just so you know, those 2 upper tabs need to be broken and will be broken off with the closing of your hood! All of them will have a broken tab and tabs will break on install. Especially those 2...

itzjonjon69

Wait so are they all supposed to be broken? I noticed right off the bat they're all very flimsy and wiggle back and fourth.

itzjonjon69

http://www.55tech.com/products/w204-...ille-2008-2011

There ya go

CPD SLK

Thank you sir!! Subscribed so I can figure out what the deal is with these tabs haha.

itzjonjon69

Just got an email from Jason apologizing and saying he will get another sent out ASAP. I emailed him asking about the tabs.

t4orce

Mine broke off too as they seemed to need to be broken off.Could be part of the manufacturing mold and not required for installation.

itzjonjon69

how many were broken? all of them or just some of them?

Roswell

Don't you need those 2 tabs to attached the grill securely? I say it's not normal.

Autosport7

Well this sucks to hear, but Im not surprised. I broke one when I removed my original Gloss Black Grille that I sold.
I super-glued it back on and is strong as can be.
The issue is, once they paint the grille, they become very fragile.

itzjonjon69

i think the tabs are supposed to be broken, because if you look at the official pictures the tabs are all missing/gone

ZephyrAMG

There are 2 tabs on top that simply don't work in the fit, they are extra actually if you compare it to your OEM grill. Those break off immediately.

Jason has great customer service. He will replace your unit if its damaged or any of the other tabs are broken.

When you get it and install it, you will understand.

Anybody liking the OEM look more now?! I am thinking of switching back to the double bar

ZephyrAMG

This is correct

itzjonjon69

installed the grille myself today and i'm very happy with the outcome! As the other's have said don't even worry about the upper tabs

Roswell

The grill is looking great! So is the seller still sending you a replacement grill? LOL

rentzington

sorry i'm a little confused, are these not the tabs that must attach to the radiator shroud?
when i tried to replace my oem one i know it was very wiggly as soon as i removed those pins.

itzjonjon69

they do, but even once they're installed it's still wiggly. What holds the grille in on the car are the very bottom tabs that meet up the actual bumper.

Autosport7

So it is currently installed without utilizing the (2) top tabs where the push pins are used to hold it in place?
Looks sweet btw! Wish I had gone matte when I originally bought the gloss black. Now I have the oem colored (chrome/black) 507 style and love it.

itzjonjon69

Correct! my stock grille was using the two push pins but the grille was still wiggly, therefore i saw them as being useless considering the grille is mainly held in place by the bottom and side tabs.