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Old 06-28-2018, 12:49 PM
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Chrometec just released the grill for pre facelift models.

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However, there’s a catch....


‘Today we have prepared for you a small world premiere, as the first company (Worldwide) we can now introduce the coveted panamericana style grille for all c63 amg models of the pre-Facelift Series, the pictures speak for themselves...

The conversion is unfortunately not plug & play and must be made mandatory with us in the house!”




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Originally Posted by Jeff Whitten
Chrometec just released the grill for pre facelift models.

Chrometec Grill

However, there’s a catch....


‘Today we have prepared for you a small world premiere, as the first company (Worldwide) we can now introduce the coveted panamericana style grille for all c63 amg models of the pre-Facelift Series, the pictures speak for themselves...

The conversion is unfortunately not plug & play and must be made mandatory with us in the house!”


Actually looks pretty good, but I still prefer the OEM pre-face lift grille.
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more chrome? no thanks. If the car didn't have a night package, it may be too much chrome, but this prototype car actually has night package, so its even worse. Lets see a night version of the same thing
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Originally Posted by Jeff Whitten
Chrometec just released the grill for pre facelift models.

Chrometec Grill

However, there’s a catch....


‘Today we have prepared for you a small world premiere, as the first company (Worldwide) we can now introduce the coveted panamericana style grille for all c63 amg models of the pre-Facelift Series, the pictures speak for themselves...

The conversion is unfortunately not plug & play and must be made mandatory with us in the house!”



looks pretty awesome with the pre facelift headlights. The new headlights give the car a more vertical appearance and that paired with the new grille is the issue. Everything is vertical making the car look less wide and therefor less aggressive.
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more chrome? no thanks. If the car didn't have a night package, it may be too much chrome, but this prototype car actually has night package, so its even worse. Lets see a night version of the same thing
Agree 100%.

Personally, the Night Package and Carbon Fiber dash were 2 must have items for me.
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anyone has instruction on how to change out the grill? looks like a pain to do it. I also see black ones, it seems to be the only black one you can find. I think I might try it out if this is easy to do yourself.
also are regular c class grills interchangeable with the c63(s) amg?
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It's growing on me. Do I have to send my car to Germany to get it done?
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It's growing on me. Do I have to send my car to Germany to get it done?
LMAO, no you would not need to send your car to Germany to get this done.

I'm sure you can do it yourself, or get any bodyshop to help you.
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LMAO, no you would not need to send your car to Germany to get this done.

I'm sure you can do it yourself, or get any bodyshop to help you.
LOL, I stopped working on cars many years ago and don't trust local body shops. Maybe a dealer install.
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Originally Posted by spence88mph
Reminds me so much of Audi grills, it's just different, not better or worse. If the panamerica grill was the first version, the current version would look new and different too...


LOL!!!!
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Is Chrometec using the new OEM grill or is this another aftermarket version? I must say the grill looks much better on the pre-facelift cars with the original headlights.
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LOL!!!!
Yes, those headlights look great with the grill.
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Side by side for comparison.... after looking at it for a week I’m still not sure which I like more.
+1 for the old. I think the new one looks more SUV than sports car. On the plus side the vertical bars look like a cage for the engine! 😄
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I feel that grill would look great on many different models.
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Any update on if there’s a panamericana grill that can just be switched with the previous style? Without doing a full bumper just grill.
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Any update on if there’s a panamericana grill that can just be switched with the previous style? Without doing a full bumper just grill.
yeah i bought mine from cksperformance.com
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yeah i bought mine from cksperformance.com

Thank you for the recommendation. I tried looking I couldn’t find it on their site so I emailed them. Do you have a pic of how it looks on your car? I’d greatly appreciate if you could post one.
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Thank you for the recommendation. I tried looking I couldn’t find it on their site so I emailed them. Do you have a pic of how it looks on your car? I’d greatly appreciate if you could post one.
They have two options and as you can see I went with the blacked out one.

They do have it on their website:

OEM chrome: https://global.cksperformance.com/pr...5&type=grilles

OEM gloss black: https://global.cksperformance.com/pr...5&type=grilles

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They have two options and as you can see I went with the blacked out one.

They do have it on their website:

OEM chrome: https://global.cksperformance.com/pr...5&type=grilles

OEM gloss black: https://global.cksperformance.com/pr...5&type=grilles
Is this plug and play? Possible to do it your self?
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Is this plug and play? Possible to do it your self?
Yes its plug n play. Im sure you could do it yourself but the bumper does need to come off.
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My personal opinion. I don’t think it look good if you only swapped out the grill. You need to also swap out the other 3 pcs. Lower grill too to match.
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Good morning fellas,

what is the latest on this? I have been looking into swapping the grill on my 17.

Has anyone found a plug a play version that works with distronic?
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Good morning fellas,

what is the latest on this? I have been looking into swapping the grill on my 17.

Has anyone found a plug a play version that works with distronic?
Yes, there are both variations for those with and without it from places posted in the forum. I did the swap on my non-disc car and love it.
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Before and After

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