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I had a shop wrap everything that wasn't black. They said the grill may not hold but it has been through 1,000 auto car washes and no issues at all. I paid like $500 for all of it.
My door handles start peeling every once in a while but I hit them with a blowdryer and they wrap right back up.
The back "eyebrow" is the best part. I also changed all my badges to black ones from Ebay.
Your car looks awesome! Thinking of doing the same to mine. How did you take out the star emblem on the back? Can you share any videos/instructions? Thank you!
I guess I'm a bit late to the party, but my GLC43 just hasn't been logging much mileage the past few years -- otherwise it would have been upgraded by now, so I decided to do the Panamerica Grill upgrade from Amazon for $180.
It took me a while to figure out the disassembly. Day 1, I was baffled on how to remove the old grill and resorted to YouTube videos which were skipping the most important aspects of unfastening the grill. Finally found a few helpful posts and managed to get it done in 3-4 hours on day 2. Hands still recovering from the scrapes before I donned a pair of work gloves, but quite a nice upgrade for those of us who were feeling outdated with the diamond grill. Plus, you can't even get gloss black as an option on a new one.
I guess I'm a bit late to the party, but my GLC43 just hasn't been logging much mileage the past few years -- otherwise it would have been upgraded by now, so I decided to do the Panamerica Grill upgrade from Amazon for $180.
It took me a while to figure out the disassembly. Day 1, I was baffled on how to remove the old grill and resorted to YouTube videos which were skipping the most important aspects of unfastening the grill. Finally found a few helpful posts and managed to get it done in 3-4 hours on day 2. Hands still recovering from the scrapes before I donned a pair of work gloves, but quite a nice upgrade for those of us who were feeling outdated with the diamond grill. Plus, you can't even get gloss black as an option on a new one.
Looks great. I like how the MB star and AMG badge stand out against the black. I have a silver '18 GLC43 and just got the silver/black panamerica grill. What are your tips you learned from the install?
A few tips:
1) Unscrew the 2 bolts holding the top of the bumper. It gives you several inches of slack to remove the air ducts on the side of the grill after you remove the shroud on the top
2) All of the YouTube videos skip the unlatching of the grill - it felt like a conspiracy while I was wondering how. Just push the tabs holding the grill toward the outside (i.e. toward the headlights or the ground depending on which tabs) while pushing the grill in toward the engine. Yes, the grill pushes inward to unlatch. Much easier and less painful if you have work gloves
3) The shroud on top of the grill has a gap between the fastener holes on the arms holding the new grill. They still align, so I just used longer fasteners I found. Some others said they ground down the plastic bits causing the gap. This is not critical unless you lose sleep over a few mm
4) Finally, the 360 camera was not pointed straight after installing it on the new grill. It's held by 2 screws, so I had to insert 2 thin washers in front of one of the screws to make it point straight. I did this adjustment with the car in front of my garage, using the concrete line to ensure the camera was measuring the distance equally on both sides
A few tips:
1) Unscrew the 2 bolts holding the top of the bumper. It gives you several inches of slack to remove the air ducts on the side of the grill after you remove the shroud on the top
2) All of the YouTube videos skip the unlatching of the grill - it felt like a conspiracy while I was wondering how. Just push the tabs holding the grill toward the outside (i.e. toward the headlights or the ground depending on which tabs) while pushing the grill in toward the engine. Yes, the grill pushes inward to unlatch. Much easier and less painful if you have work gloves
3) The shroud on top of the grill has a gap between the fastener holes on the arms holding the new grill. They still align, so I just used longer fasteners I found. Some others said they ground down the plastic bits causing the gap. This is not critical unless you lose sleep over a few mm
4) Finally, the 360 camera was not pointed straight after installing it on the new grill. It's held by 2 screws, so I had to insert 2 thin washers in front of one of the screws to make it point straight. I did this adjustment with the car in front of my garage, using the concrete line to ensure the camera was measuring the distance equally on both sides
Thanks for the tips! Very helpful. When removing the bumper bolts did you completely remove or just loosen to have some play? Thanks again.
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