Adonis

What do you call it? You know, the one with the Mercedes emblem on it.:p

Mach430

The big Mercedes emblem, or the small one? I have the Expression grill (big), which is part of a new hood/grill combination. Together, they shave off about 50lbs of weight, and dramatically help the looks of the car. You can see pictures in my gallery by clicking on the WWW below.

braincuttermd

I've always loved Mach 430's grill/hood combo. it looks so flawless. How much did you pay for that setup? Is it a metal hood?

Mike

theine

Here's mine.

braincuttermd

I hope Mach 430 doesn't mind me reposting a pic of his car. But that front grill/hood combo is simply flawless. Looks OEM (if Mercedes ever made the CLK with the star grill). Very clean. Plus look at that air dam. It's so nicely matched to the grill. A tremendous improvement over the stock CLK front.

Mach430

Thanks!

We carry the hood/grill, so I got it at our cost. We sell them together for $1895. The hood is fiberglass, which is where you get the weight reduction. It mounts to your stock mounting points.

Mach430

Feel free to compliment my car anytime you want

Adonis

I'd like to find out about both grills small and big. I saw a white 430 today with a big one that resembled yours

Mach430

I can't think of anyone off the top of my head with the same hood/grill as me in Chicago. There are only a handful floating around in the country. What you saw was probably more similiar to this:

Mach430

And here's another of mine:

Adonis

You're right . It's obvious the hood assembly looks much more refined but out of curiosity who makes this other grill?
by the way MACH your CLK is over the top...

Mach430

Over the top good? Or over the top as in too much, looks bad? Hopefully the first.

The other grill is made by Shatz, but Petie refers to it differently. We carry both. The Shatz grill is much less expensive, but I think there is no comparison in looks.

Petie

I refer to it as the ****Z in case yall didnt figure that one out, i just dont like it at all, spend the extra money, its worth it, the Expression hood and grill looks so much better....

Adonis

All things considered, the top of the line is the CLK 55 AMG respectively. It appears your EvoCLK has not only met but exceeded the CLK55 in terms of performance and aerodynamics. So to answer your question , Over the top good!

Mach430

Thanks!!!!!!!

tango

OMG.. i didnt know the grill/hood is so expensive!!

Larry Sonsini

That's quite a tuck you've got going on there...plan on taking it off the track as well? :p

Mach430

Lol, that's turn 4 at the top of Willow. You remember that turn, right? The quicker you turn, the quicker you begin to gain speed downhill, leading to turn 9 and the front stretch.

theine

For people out there that don't wan't to spend a fortune upgrading their cars, for the cost of the Expression hood/grill combo I got:
-H&R Springs (from evo sport) $256
-Koni Sport Shocks $400
-Evo Sport UD Power Pulleys $510
-Installation on all above $950
-Schatz Big Star Grill $259
:p :p

tango

ill certainly follow ur route minus the ****z grill:p

CLK 2001 Cab

I'm interested in the Schatz grille but can't find an www. address . Anyone have one?

ach7ung

I really like the looks of the hood/grill but its made of fiberglass no?
I have a feeling if i get that i'll get into an accident and that'll be the end of my car as it'll crumple like a japanese car

Mach430

If you get in an accident, it will probably break at its weakest points in relationship to the impact. Your stock hood will not break, but will definitely be bent to an unrepairable shape. Your hood is not part of the cars frame or crumble zone. It is designed to absorb as much impact as it can, while folding/bending into a tin can... Basically, if you crash you are going to be replacing the hood, no matter which it is.

Adonis

So Schatz makes two different grills a small & big star. Where did you get the big star grill from?

Mach430

Shatz makes one grill, which is Tom and the burgandy CLK both have.

The Big grill (CL STYLE) is made by Expression. We carry both.