New 16" AMG GT-S owner... Blown radiator

Old Aug 1, 2020 | 11:39 PM
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It happened to me! The radiator got hit by a stone and I had to fork out 2600$ to get the radiator fixed and the front mesh for it. I asked them about the mesh for the side intercoolers and they said they dont have anything like that with them. I am hoping I will be able to find them using the part numbers you have mentioned. A0995030200 x2 side intercooller protection for GTS 2016

There should be a class action lawsuit against them! This is an obvious design fault yet Mercedes doesnt want to compensate or show some good will to the customers. It costed 1350$ for the parts and 1200$ for labor !


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Old Aug 3, 2020 | 03:31 PM
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Started looking into adding these protective grills.....

On the center radiator grill towards the drivers side, there is a small sensor attached to the grill. Is that the outside air temperature sensor or something else?
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Old Aug 4, 2020 | 01:10 PM
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This is what im seeing trying to buy the radiator protection grille from the part numbers given here:
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Old Aug 4, 2020 | 10:28 PM
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At least Mercedes has fixed this with the 2018MY and is retrofitting older cars, often at no cost. Porsche, on the other hand, has done nothing to protect the radiators. It’s a similar design. Even the 992 has no protection. Only the GT cars have mesh grills.
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Old Aug 4, 2020 | 10:44 PM
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Anyone know where to get the parts for a 2016? Part numbers are showing as discontinued
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Old Aug 18, 2020 | 10:22 AM
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has anyone claimed this through insurance or paid out of pocket? I have Geico, I paid out of the pocket at that time but was wondering maybe insurance does cover these sort of things.
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Old Aug 18, 2020 | 10:25 AM
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You can see the part number in the image I linked in my comment above for the radiator grill. 099 503 00 00
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Old Aug 18, 2020 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Vincent Maddela
has anyone claimed this through insurance or paid out of pocket? I have Geico, I paid out of the pocket at that time but was wondering maybe insurance does cover these sort of things.
Comprehensive should cover this, just like a rock breaking the windshield
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Originally Posted by Vincent Maddela
You can see the part number in the image I linked in my comment above for the radiator grill. 099 503 00 00
Thanks, part number different from previously reported in the thread
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