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Old 07-24-2018, 12:08 AM
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Anyone know how to remove star on front grille?
I want to remove the star and replace with the distronic star. I don't need the functionality, as my car did not come with distronic plus, but I leaps and bounds like the look of the distronic plate vs. the regular Mercedes star on the front grille.

I watched a video on youtube and they say the modern cars can just twist and they come off, but it does not seem to work. Perhaps this is because it's an AMG? Anyone know how to actually remove it? Is it possible to do so without taking the bumper off?
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nobody?.... if not, I'll probably pay several hundred to have a shop do it for me in my area
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I twisted and twisted and it would never twist no matter how much pressure I put. I think I saw some video where I need to put a trim removal tool on the bottom right of the star and put another pry tool on the top right to unlatch a J hook. Anyone have experience with this?
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Does the Distronic star come out that easy as well?
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As easy, not really, because you can't grab it. But yes it attaches the same way, twist and remove.
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Thank you for your responses guys, but I can guarantee you guys it doesn’t twist off for the e63. You guys can try on your car too, I haven’t been able to take it off even with my full body force. That’s a video of an e350 or 3550. I saw a video that suggest trim removal tools are required and J hooks need to be removed for the AMG variant? It wasn’t an E63 but was an AMG. Anyone can verify with their car?
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Originally Posted by speedydriver
Thank you for your responses guys, but I can guarantee you guys it doesn’t twist off for the e63. You guys can try on your car too, I haven’t been able to take it off even with my full body force. That’s a video of an e350 or 3550. I saw a video that suggest trim removal tools are required and J hooks need to be removed for the AMG variant? It wasn’t an E63 but was an AMG. Anyone can verify with their car?
It usually takes hooks and trim tools, but it has to turn to come off. There's just nothing to grab on the flat distronic star. WIS instructions say to just turn it, but don't specify how. Silly Germans.
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the distronic star removes by “popping” out, the normal star won’t fit in its place if it twists on. Make sense?
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E63 star is clipped in, its not the twist version, bumper off to do it properly and unclip from behind
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E63 star is clipped in, its not the twist version, bumper off to do it properly and unclip from behind
Agree, did mine the same way, unclip 2 tabs from behind location at 4 and 8 o'clock looking at it not that hard, got mine off without removing the grill or special tools.
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Guys I have a 2015 E63S and i removed my illuminated star today, just twist to left and remove.
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I got it off finally, but I basically broke the silver part of the star. It came out in two pieces. It was a combination of prying and twisting left. Probably did it wrong, and I did break the base. But it's okay - the distronic replacement is snap straight in, but needed pry tool to get the hooks in.. again probably manhandled that, but the result is good lol
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I’m looking to remove the illuminated star on the 63s and replace with a distronic Brabus one.
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Where’d you buy the distronic star? And how much?
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