SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Potential Group Buy: Carbon Fiber 3 Slats Grill for 03-05
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Potential Group Buy: Carbon Fiber 3 Slats Grill for 03-05
One of the sponsor on this forum, DCTMOTORSPORTS, is willing to make a carbon fiber grill for our cars (03-05 which has the 4 slats silver grill). The price will be $400 if we have 10 people ordering. I'm still deciding either to keep the distronic star or have it starless like the Brabus one. Let me know what you guys think or if you're interested. 
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Here's how they look without the star for W211. link. Seems like good quality and the price ends up ~$250 since so many people ordered them. The 3 slats one with the distronic star will look exactly like the 06+ ones but fit 03-05 cars. The starless one will be like the Brabus K8 in the picture I attach. Both versions will be in carbon fiber. Maybe we can start a list of people who want the star one and people who want the starless one.
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Here's how they look without the star for W211. link. Seems like good quality and the price ends up ~$250 since so many people ordered them. The 3 slats one with the distronic star will look exactly like the 06+ ones but fit 03-05 cars. The starless one will be like the Brabus K8 in the picture I attach. Both versions will be in carbon fiber. Maybe we can start a list of people who want the star one and people who want the starless one.
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I think I'm gonna choose the star one just because I might get the distronic retrofitted later on. So here's the list right now:
No Star:
1.Thericker
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Distronic Star:
1.andy_meng1024
2.Sunir
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No Star:
1.Thericker
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Distronic Star:
1.andy_meng1024
2.Sunir
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What is distronic star? the grill should have a cutout for the factory star to go onto correct? I don't have the distronic option in my car, I just have the regular/standard star on the front grille. I'd like to stay with that instead of the distronic version (convex star decal with sensor behind it) of the star which was not on my car to begin with...
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What is distronic star? the grill should have a cutout for the factory star to go onto correct? I don't have the distronic option in my car, I just have the regular/standard star on the front grille. I'd like to stay with that instead of the distronic version (convex star decal with sensor behind it) of the star which was not on my car to begin with...
It'd something like this. The distronic star has the mirror like finish instead of mesh.
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I like the Mesh non mirror distronic look, which came on my car originally...I don't have the distronic option so was hoping I could transfer my existing star over to this new grille? Is this possible...
otherwise maybe I'd consider the distronic grill, would have to see the final product on a car to decide though...still don't know if I like the mirror picture distronic Star.
Kamil...I thought you were selling your car??
otherwise maybe I'd consider the distronic grill, would have to see the final product on a car to decide though...still don't know if I like the mirror picture distronic Star.
Kamil...I thought you were selling your car??
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I like the Mesh non mirror distronic look, which came on my car originally...I don't have the distronic option so was hoping I could transfer my existing star over to this new grille? Is this possible...
otherwise maybe I'd consider the distronic grill, would have to see the final product on a car to decide though...still don't know if I like the mirror picture distronic Star.
Kamil...I thought you were selling your car??
otherwise maybe I'd consider the distronic grill, would have to see the final product on a car to decide though...still don't know if I like the mirror picture distronic Star.
Kamil...I thought you were selling your car??
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there are many more cars with non distronic Stars that this should be standard - distronic was an option on these cars, not many cars had that option...
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Update
Here's a little update for the grill:
1. 06 cars don't have the updated grill either so this group buy is for all 03-06 R230.
2. The vendor prefers to have only one kind of grill right now so it'd be 3 slats CF with distronic star since it's the most interested.
1. 06 cars don't have the updated grill either so this group buy is for all 03-06 R230.
2. The vendor prefers to have only one kind of grill right now so it'd be 3 slats CF with distronic star since it's the most interested.
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