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  1. 07-01-2013, 02:17 PM #1
    MikeD
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    Grilles

    I finally decide to get an avantgarde grill and went with the strange variant with 4 horizontal fins on it. Any opinions on this one versus the standard 5 fin avantgarde grill everyone seems to have? How is the quality on the other one?




    Please excuse all the bugs and missing corner light lens...
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  2. 07-01-2013, 04:25 PM #2
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    Looks good. Better than my ebay cheapo
    94 C280, 250k miles, 1999-2011 (gone, never forgotten)
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    040 Black 98 C43 AMG, 190k miles, 2013-
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  3. 07-01-2013, 07:38 PM #3
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    Too much gap in my opinion...
    1999 Silver C43 AMG
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  4. 07-02-2013, 07:28 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sulaco View Post
    Looks good. Better than my ebay cheapo
    So the 5 fin ebay ones are low quality?
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  5. 07-02-2013, 08:03 AM #5
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    Very low quality.
    94 C280, 250k miles, 1999-2011 (gone, never forgotten)
    CURRENT:
    744 Silver 99 C43 AMG, 260k miles, 2011-
    040 Black 98 C43 AMG, 190k miles, 2013-
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  6. 07-02-2013, 08:11 AM #6
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    Wow. They really look like they'd be made out of decent materials. The one that I have pictured above feels much lighter than the OEM grille, but as a result it also feels kind of cheap. I wonder if the OEM avantgardes were like this...
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  7. 07-02-2013, 08:27 AM #7
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    I've read the oem avant garde grilles were very high quality.
    94 C280, 250k miles, 1999-2011 (gone, never forgotten)
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    744 Silver 99 C43 AMG, 260k miles, 2011-
    040 Black 98 C43 AMG, 190k miles, 2013-
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  8. 07-02-2013, 10:50 AM #8
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    I like it, it looks good, but I'd be very careful parking next to the beat-up Honda......LOL
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  9. 07-02-2013, 02:45 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sulaco View Post
    I've read the oem avant garde grilles were very high quality.
    Yes. I have heard and seen the same.
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  10. 07-02-2013, 10:08 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sulaco View Post
    Very low quality.
    Very true...
    1999 Silver C43 AMG
    Current Mods:
    Flathood Emblem * Avantgarde Grill * MB Sport Pedals * 18" AMG Monoblock Aero II * JVC KD-AVX77 * 2 10" Rockford Fosgate P2 Subs * Rockford Fosgate Punch 550.2 * Custom Exhaust * H&R Springs * Clear Corners * Carbon Fiber Wrapped Interior * Debadged

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  11. 07-03-2013, 08:09 PM #11
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    Mike D I am digging that grille man, What kind of headlights are those? I've been looking to switch the OEM ones with some projectors. I ordered a set off ebay that said they'd be compatible with my 98 c230 and it was completely wrong and had to return them...Any good sites I can get a legit set for a legit price?
    1998 Mercedes C230 Elegance
    HID kit - 6000k
    H&R Sport Springs
    Bilstein Shocks and Struts
    Black Vinyled Roof
    Tinted Taillights
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  12. 07-03-2013, 08:16 PM #12
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    looks ok... maybe im just used to the 5 slat one....
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  13. 07-04-2013, 07:18 AM #13
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    Thanks for the input everyone!

    Quote Originally Posted by 98Benzo View Post
    Mike D I am digging that grille man, What kind of headlights are those? I've been looking to switch the OEM ones with some projectors. I ordered a set off ebay that said they'd be compatible with my 98 c230 and it was completely wrong and had to return them...Any good sites I can get a legit set for a legit price?
    I purchased mine off of ebay as well. They're made by Option Racing but have been discontinued. Just about every site that claims to have them is lying though. I have too many cancelled transaction emails to prove that...
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  14. 07-04-2013, 08:20 AM #14
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    I gave mine away. They're a piece of crap.
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  15. 07-04-2013, 07:35 PM #15
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    Yeah different headlights for this vehicle seem next to impossible to find. I think I will just smoke my headlights for a different look.
    1998 Mercedes C230 Elegance
    HID kit - 6000k
    H&R Sport Springs
    Bilstein Shocks and Struts
    Black Vinyled Roof
    Tinted Taillights
    12mm Spacers In Rear
    18 Inch VIP Status Rims (18x8 all around)
    Magnaflow 14833 Muffler
    H&R Front & Rear Sway Bars
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  16. 07-25-2013, 07:14 AM #16
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    Looks really cool.
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