W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 02:55 AM
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Wsup guys, been searching for a matte black wheel...
dont know where to get them, or whitch to get...


theres a few on ebay, but i dont know if i can trust the fit...has anybody purchased a matte black grill form ebay recentley and been satisfied?
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 05:58 AM
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I would get the grill from the dealer, as they are not too expensive and cost close to e-bay prices
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 06:17 AM
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REALLLYY? I didnt know the dealers offer the matte black grills? you mean MBZ dealers right? Are you sure?
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 06:37 AM
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these any good? anybody know?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GRILL...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FRONT...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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I bought this one, and have it on my car now. Good fit and finish. No problems so far after about three months.

http://tinyurl.com/285mny
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 10:53 AM
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The dealer does not sell flat black or even shiny black grills.

I got one through Stealthauto (forum sponsor), but it warped after about 6 months. It would have been cool, except they act all shocked and say this is an anomoly. My car must be a true beast.

I say give Ebay a shot and let me know, cause I need a new one too.
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by kompressed55
I bought this one, and have it on my car now. Good fit and finish. No problems so far after about three months.

http://tinyurl.com/285mny

got any pics of it on your car?
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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i asked this question a while back and one of the guys on here suggested getting the stock grill painted. that way you know the fit/finish will work.
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Originally Posted by PerisanGodFatha
REALLLYY? I didnt know the dealers offer the matte black grills? you mean MBZ dealers right? Are you sure?
Sorry, I thought you were talking about the lower mesh grill

No the dealers don't sell painted front grills, but like jangy mentioned a couple of sponsors here do
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by PerisanGodFatha

got any pics of it on your car?
Will post one on Tuesday.
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Originally Posted by inocnt1
i asked this question a while back and one of the guys on here suggested getting the stock grill painted. that way you know the fit/finish will work.
Thats what I did, just took it to a body shop and told them to paint it.
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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Here's a shot of the grille I linked to earlier as installed on my car:


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Looks pretty good, but I think would look even better on a white or silver car
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MB_Forever
Looks pretty good, but I think would look even better on a white or silver car
Wifey says it "looks sinister" on a black car. I'd agree it would probably look best on a white car. Not so sure about silver.
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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I think glossy black would look better on balck car...

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wow looks like it has a GREAT FIT...
alot of people that have painted an OEM Chrome grill black say it chips after awhile unless you sand down the chrome and all that stuff, then paint it...

Matte black looks cool, and later on you can get it painted for that glossy black finish...

are any of the ones i Posted any good, Im thinking all those grills come form the same manufacture just being sold by diffrent people....

Any sponsors on here with available Matte black w211 grills?
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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Here's where to buy the one in the picture:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UNIQU...spagenameZWD1V
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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that looks really good...
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by kompressed55
Here's where to buy the one in the picture:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UNIQU...spagenameZWD1V
$155? THERES A SELLER SELLING THE MATTE BLACK W211 GRILLS, FOR $122 SHIPPED...IS IT WORTH THE $33 EXTRA? OR JUST GET THE CHEAPER 1....

122$.....http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FRONT...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by PerisanGodFatha
$155? THERES A SELLER SELLING THE MATTE BLACK W211 GRILLS, FOR $122 SHIPPED...IS IT WORTH THE $33 EXTRA? OR JUST GET THE CHEAPER 1....

122$.....http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FRONT...QQcmdZViewItem
PersianGodFatha, check out these two threads....

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/186166-jlevi-sw-matte-black-starless-grills-now-available.html

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/163914-black-grill-w211.html
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by PerisanGodFatha
$155? THERES A SELLER SELLING THE MATTE BLACK W211 GRILLS, FOR $122 SHIPPED...IS IT WORTH THE $33 EXTRA? OR JUST GET THE CHEAPER 1....

122$

When I bought mine, it was the only one available in matte black for the W211 at the time. Looks like there are other choices now, but I don't know if the others are of the same fit and quality.
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We had the black grills available for many months but production ceased about 6-months ago. We're hoping to have a few hundred W211 matte black grills arriving in the near future.

-Aaron
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Originally Posted by StealthAuto
We had the black grills available for many months but production ceased about 6-months ago. We're hoping to have a few hundred W211 matte black grills arriving in the near future.

-Aaron
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Yo Jangy...is that from yer car? That definitely doesn't look right....
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