grill replacements for mercedes glc300
09-04-2018, 03:19 PM
#2
Senior Member
You can change the grille yourself or have a body shop do it. Many of us have fitted the "diamond" grille. Not sure if any have purchased a genuine AMG GLC43 or GLC63 grille. My guess is that most owners purchase an aftermarket replacement part as shown in the video here:
https://mbworld.org/forums/glc-class...nd-grille.html
More helpful info here:
https://mbworld.org/forums/glc-class...it-glc300.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/glc-class...nd-grille.html
More helpful info here:
https://mbworld.org/forums/glc-class...it-glc300.html
09-06-2018, 05:32 PM
#7
Member
I purchased a genuine Mercedes "floating diamonds" grille, based on a quote from the dealership coming in at only about $50-75 above the aftermarket cost. I also arranged installation at the dealership based on a quote of "no more than an hour" of labor from my service advisor.
After the order was placed, I got a call from the parts department saying that there would be a delay, as more parts needed to be ordered. I asked if this would increase the quoted price. I was told it would not, so I let things proceed.
When the parts arrived, I drove to the dealership, handed over the keys, and went to the waiting room. After about an hour, my service advisor came to talk to me. The parts were originally quoted to me at around $250, but due to mixups in parts with what they *thought* I was originally quoted, ordered (and required) parts totaled around $650. Also, though originally the labor was quoted at less than one hour, Mercedes procedures for grille replacement dictated removal of the entire front cap and ran to around 4 hours of labor. So instead of buying the aftermarket and installing it myself for around $200, I was looking at close to $1000.
But the dealership stuck by the labor estimate and cut the price on the parts nearly in half, so I ended up paying just $430. Kudos to them for keeping a customer happy! I'm paying for it by having them do all my service, but they've definitely earned some major good will from this.
If I had it to do over again, I'd go aftermarket. The parts look just as good, from what I've seen here and elsewhere, and the YouTube tutorials on replacement look simple enough for me and a buddy to do it one Saturday afternoon.
After the order was placed, I got a call from the parts department saying that there would be a delay, as more parts needed to be ordered. I asked if this would increase the quoted price. I was told it would not, so I let things proceed.
When the parts arrived, I drove to the dealership, handed over the keys, and went to the waiting room. After about an hour, my service advisor came to talk to me. The parts were originally quoted to me at around $250, but due to mixups in parts with what they *thought* I was originally quoted, ordered (and required) parts totaled around $650. Also, though originally the labor was quoted at less than one hour, Mercedes procedures for grille replacement dictated removal of the entire front cap and ran to around 4 hours of labor. So instead of buying the aftermarket and installing it myself for around $200, I was looking at close to $1000.
But the dealership stuck by the labor estimate and cut the price on the parts nearly in half, so I ended up paying just $430. Kudos to them for keeping a customer happy! I'm paying for it by having them do all my service, but they've definitely earned some major good will from this.
If I had it to do over again, I'd go aftermarket. The parts look just as good, from what I've seen here and elsewhere, and the YouTube tutorials on replacement look simple enough for me and a buddy to do it one Saturday afternoon.
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09-06-2018, 07:52 PM
#8
Senior Member
Wow congrats on a great deal. If I could have gotten my aftermarket one bought and installed for less than $500 I would gladly have paid. Mine was $270, which is great. However, it took hours to install. There are air dams on each side that are all but impossible to remove and reinstall properly without removing the entire front clip. Post a picture!
09-07-2018, 08:22 PM
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