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Old 01-10-2021, 04:26 PM
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Has anyone been able to find an all-black Panemericana grill (and star)? Having trouble locating one.

And can anyone confirm that the hood emblem (the smaller Mercedes Benz disc) pries off?

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Old 01-10-2021, 08:31 PM
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The small hood emblem has two pins on the back, which goes through the bumper and is held on with two circular clips on the back. Yea you can pry it off, but it will leave two holes.
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Originally Posted by NovaOne
The small hood emblem has two pins on the back, which goes through the bumper and is held on with two circular clips on the back. Yea you can pry it off, but it will leave two holes.
Thanks for the reply. The pins go through the bumper?

Understood that it will leave holes—I am trying to replace it with a blackout badge.
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Yes, the pins go through the bumper. The two circular clips on the back have teeth that grab onto the pins. If you pry it up from the front, it's likely that the pins will break instead of the clips working free. Regardless, if you install the new emblem, you'll have to install pins on the back, so you'll have to figure out how to undo some part of the bumper to get access to the back anyway. My recommendation is to figure out how to remove the bumper. You will have to remove the bumper if you replace the grill anyway.
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Got it, thanks for the detail!
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Get the front grill wrapped
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Get the front grill wrapped
This is what I am going with. Thanks!
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I'm curious how your wrap of the grille turned out? I'm looking to do the same and figured I would have to have it painted. Also, did you find a black star for your grill? I haven't been able to find one and thought about covering it with dark window tint film. If you did change it, please post pics. Thanks.
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Turned out really well. See the pic.

I got the ring around the emblem wrapped. Black star not really possible since the emblem houses the distronic assembly. I got a piece of smoke film put over the star and it looks a bit more muted now. Don’t have a pic of that though. Will try to remember to take one.

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Looks great! And you said thats a wrap on the grille, not paint? Have you had any issues with the sensor after putting film on the emblem? Thanks!
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Yes, it's wrapped. No distronic issues with the smoked film

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