V8power E500

Hi there.
i am happy couse i finally got my 500e fixed. i installed used block and some new parts and it now runs great.

and here are some pics of it, enjoy....... :y

230TErry

That is sweet, love the grille insert

CDP

so true, I like the your 500E. It's pretty nice and clean. How I like it. About the grill...was it custom or did you get it somewhere? That would look sick in black on my car.

zahkunst

yeah great car! I am waiting for a '94 e500 to pop up here in florida or nearby myself. Guess someone old has to croak. They will. Then i go in for the kill.

great color man.

e320newbie

u need chrome rims man , i think with all the chrome, mirrors and such the grill could use some strips like the factory but still looks good man nice work

CDP

No, I don't think he needs chrome wheels. That would definately kill the look of his 500E

Stack_Hardhouse

I like the color, but I say lose the AMG badge. The 500E was Mercedes' answer to AMG (independent back then). It seems contrary to the heritage of the car to have an AMG badge on it.

Unless of course, it was really modified by AMG. But I've yet to see one of those (not that they don't exist).

CDP

I'm still wondering about the grill...lol

V8power E500

the grill is custom.

I just removed the grill and took it apart to take some pictures 4 u. hope they can explain.

V8power E500

instead of the part in pic#07 you will need to use athe metal bar. Can be found somewhere. the one i used is from unwanted birdekage. LOL,,

CDP

V8power E500, thanks for the very helpful pictures! They are very straight foward and I'm pretty confident that I can do it myself.

So the only think holding in the mesh metal if you call it...is the old grill itself. Seems to make sense since those darn clamps hold in tight.

Also, how do you manage to open the hood now without the lever?

Once again, thanks for the picture! It was really appreciated.

ZorroAMG

Nice 500E! I agree that the AMG tags look out of place, but it's your car obviously.

Congrats on joining the W124 Mesh Grille club

1.(extremeE500's)


2.(run.exe's)


3.(mine)


4.(V8powerE500's)

CDP

Zorro...what did you use to paint your grill and also...how do you open your hood now?

e320newbie

do u guys not like hood stars? i notice alot of flat hood stars.

ZorroAMG

My autobody guy painted the grille and chrome grille surround. I use a special device fashioned out of a coat hanger (lol) to reach in carefully and pull the latch once the hood is popped from inside the car. It's really no issue at all.

e320newbie, I replaced my black painted hood star with the carlsson flat badge when my hood star was stolen one night. I love the flat badge and think it makes the car look cleaner and more aggressive.

CDP

Thanks for the info Zorro...You'll be adding me to the mesh grill club soon. I'll probably do it by the end of the month.

Do you suggest or does anyone suggest I primer the mesh grill first and use auto spray paint or just gloss spray paint?

V8power E500

Thanx Zorro... about the ///AMG, i put it on becauce it just fills the space, but i think i'm gonna replace it with the dealer name.

ChrisDPham..... i,ll be waiting for the pics of ur ride, but... with the mesh grill...

V8power E500

You can find mesh in different colors i've chosed silver...

V8power E500

This is the way i open the hood....

Riot Nrrrd

Please don't get mad I'm not trying to be a hater but ... a cheese-grater grille??? It's a Benz not a Bentley ...

sacguy

Agree, the original Mercedes grill is much nicer IMO. But to each their own....

zahkunst

Well it is just my opinion now that when you change the grill you no longer have a car that says "mercedes." They all look too ricey. In fact I had purchased and tried 2 different avantgarde grilles but when I put them in the car no longer said Mercedes to me. This may be attributed to the fact that mine is a weird color and the black inserts were just too much in contrast with the body color but whatever. If anyone wants one I have 2 that are slightly different from each other...Now I won't charge much because I don't think they are worth it. I will list them somewhere in the near future prolly.

h00t.

CaliE320

Flat badge it, it'll definetly look cleaner. I would color match the grill surround and mesh. Right now it looks cheap. Take off the AMG badge all the cheesy $5 dollar chrome accessorries and DO NOT replace with the dealer tag. Just becuz there's space doesn't mean fill it with anything. Buy the MB instrument cluster removal tool from Ebay or the dealer for a couple of bucks. You can use this to reach thru the mesh to hook onto your latch and pop your hood open. This will eliminate that ugly green wire hanging from your grill.

~Cali

ZorroAMG

I would HARDLY call a custom billet aluminum grille a cheese grater. V8power used a different mesh than the other 2 and my car that i posted. Here's the detail:


Different grilles are no more cheesy or ricey than ANY car mod outside of OEM. I mod to be original and to enjoy my car, not to make it look like my grandfathers mercedes or to impress the world. I like it, that's what counts.

Riot Nrrrd

Indeed, it's all a matter of personal taste in the end. Like I said, I wasn't trying to be a hater. In much the same way as you said (in the Pictures thread) you didn't like the chrome and stainless trim on V8power E500's E500, I don't like tight-mesh grilles - they look like a cheese grater to me, no matter what the style (I'm not even sure I like them on Bentleys, for that matter). I also don't like black grille trim either.

On the other hand, I'm not Mr. 100% Stock either - for example, I think the AMG Monoblock wheels (with the fancy blue & silver Mercedes center logos) on ksing44's blue E320 (just above the E500 in the Pictures thread) look fantastic