installed a new grill from Bekkers on the c280

**LeftCoastBias** · 07-25-2006, 07:27 PM

meg picked out a new grill from bekkers that better matches the sport package trim on her mercedes.

it looks great, i think.

ordered it from tony- real smooth deal, got here in just a few days and we were good to go!

here's some pics of the install (the first time around, my buddy tim and i forgot to place the hood latch the first time, and the second time we put it in the wrong slot!)

pictures courtesy of kim's younger brother (tim's girlfriend).

more pics found here: http://www.leftcoastbias.com/gallery/album22

**sacc230** · 07-25-2006, 07:37 PM

looks pretty good mane

**LeftCoastBias** · 07-25-2006, 07:39 PM

Originally posted by sacc230
looks pretty good mane

thanks! she likes it a lot. i think it looks good, too.

knowing my modding habits, it's only going to get worse for my wallet and better looking for the car.

**jnolte** · 07-25-2006, 07:57 PM

clear corners

**LeftCoastBias** · 07-25-2006, 08:03 PM

Originally posted by jnolte
clear corners

and lowering springs/shocks
sway bars
18" (maybe monoblocks?)

...as a start.

**sacc230** · 07-25-2006, 08:47 PM

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Originally posted by LeftCoastBias
[B]and lowering springs/shocks
sway bars
18" (maybe monoblocks?)
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thats gonna look sick!!

one q how much did the grille cost?

**c55m8o** · 07-25-2006, 08:51 PM

Is that a carbon fibre look? I recall someone wrote once no grill had a carbon fibre look w/o modding. It that a new option or did you mod it?

**sacc230** · 07-25-2006, 09:10 PM

its a new option i think

**EveryDayHustlin** · 07-25-2006, 09:16 PM

You can find the carbon grille at www.bekkers.com it looks really good i'm glad I got to see it up close and personal, great work on the step by step and pics! That grille totally changed the look of the front of the car good job.

P.S. Its listed for $159 on their site Part #202-74223 thats w/o shipping I believe.

**LeftCoastBias** · 07-25-2006, 09:25 PM

Originally posted by EveryDayHustlin
You can find the carbon grille at www.bekkers.com it looks really good i'm glad I got to see it up close and personal, great work on the step by step and pics! That grille totally changed the look of the front of the car good job.

P.S. Its listed for $159 on their site Part #202-74223 thats w/o shipping I believe.

tell them LCB sent you; ask for tony.

i'm sure he'll knock something off the price

yes, it's a CF look grill from bekkers... i can't remember how much i spent on it, it was over a month ago- i just didn't get to installing it for awhile.

**LeftCoastBias** · 07-25-2006, 09:27 PM

this is a long ways off... but i gotta decide if i'm going to go with an amg bumper/side skirts kit or brabus...

or maybe you guys have other suggestions? i should start a seperate thread...

...i like the "understated" look. modded, but not bling.

...a good example is my 190- i want to make the c280 look as nice as the 190 without being over the top.

www.leftcoastbias.com/gallery/190e

**Proven Guilty** · 07-25-2006, 09:49 PM

Originally posted by LeftCoastBias
this is a long ways off... but i gotta decide if i'm going to go with an amg bumper/side skirts kit or brabus...

or maybe you guys have other suggestions? i should start a seperate thread...

...i like the "understated" look. modded, but not bling.

...a good example is my 190- i want to make the c280 look as nice as the 190 without being over the top.

www.leftcoastbias.com/gallery/190e

san diego, ca? you have a PM.. heh

rollinrealbig · 07-25-2006, 09:50 PM

Nice very nice, love the car color!

so its a CF "look" ? I think I may need a new grill soon ... Real CF would be sick.

you guys think its worth trying an over-lay on my "S600 style" ebay grill ? looks the same as bekkers grill.

Im CF hungry and my CF spoiler is about to come in on the 10th.

**Denlasoul** · 07-26-2006, 07:52 AM

Originally posted by LeftCoastBias
tell them LCB sent you; ask for tony.
i'm sure he'll knock something off the price

If you told him I sent you, he would have given you a better price.

**EveryDayHustlin** · 07-26-2006, 10:05 AM

If you told him I sent you, he would have given you a better price.

I'll remember you said that cause i'm bout to call them and order this grille soon

**JRE320** · 07-26-2006, 11:13 AM

Originally posted by LeftCoastBias
thanks! she likes it a lot. i think it looks good, too.

knowing my modding habits, it's only going to get worse for my wallet and better looking for the car.

There's no turning back now. Your hook into modding.
It's worse than a drug on the street when you started modding.

**Proven Guilty** · 07-26-2006, 11:18 AM

that's a great price considering it includes a new grille frame

**LeftCoastBias** · 07-26-2006, 11:25 AM

Originally posted by Denlasoul
If you told him I sent you, he would have given you a better price.

lol i really really doubt i could have gotten a better deal than i did.

i know i'm a n00b as far as club202 is concerned... but you'll be surprised how far my reaches go in other auto worlds

**EveryDayHustlin** · 07-26-2006, 11:36 AM

Ordered mine got a good deal not sure if it was the best I could get but 147.00 shipped and I wasnt complaining I was going to pay full price on the site so anything is better than nothing, Delt with Tony real easy guy to deal with. Now i'm just awaiting the grille, must say i'm pretty stoked after seeing LCB's pics.

**LeftCoastBias** · 07-26-2006, 11:40 AM

Originally posted by EveryDayHustlin
Ordered mine got a good deal not sure if it was the best I could get but 147.00 shipped and I wasnt complaining I was going to pay full price on the site so anything is better than nothing, Delt with Tony real easy guy to deal with. Now i'm just awaiting the grille, must say i'm pretty stoked after seeing LCB's pics.

once installed, it looks great.

if our w202 was a bit more modded, it would be even more noticable, but it is still worlds above the stock grill.

and if you have the stock/oem CF trim from the sport package- it plays off each other perfectly! looks like it was meant to be that way stock.

rollinrealbig · 07-26-2006, 11:46 AM

you guys are lucky you get the frame and the insert, us ebayers just get an insert.

**LeftCoastBias** · 07-26-2006, 11:48 AM

Originally posted by rollinrealbig
you guys are lucky you get the frame and the insert, us ebayers just get an insert.

my w201 is the same way... just because ebay's pretty much the only place to really find mods for a car that old.

**Denlasoul** · 07-26-2006, 12:02 PM

Hey LCB-

Did you use the bekkers screw tab holders when you mounted the grille? For my grille that I ordered, the tab holders were weak so I popped off my OEM ones and used em.

Oh yeah, welcome!

**LeftCoastBias** · 07-26-2006, 12:05 PM

Originally posted by Denlasoul
Hey LCB-

Did you use the bekkers screw tab holders when you mounted the grille? For my grille that I ordered, the tab holders were weak so I popped off my OEM ones and used em.

Oh yeah, welcome!

yeah, i used the holders that came with the grill- they were fine.

if i notice any weirdness, i can go back to the stock ones- and i'll post back to let you know. but so far, i think they're going to hold just fine.

and thanks for the welcome!

**Polestar** · 08-03-2006, 11:31 AM

you guys are lucky you get the frame and the insert, us ebayers just get an insert.

It's not luck, it's paying more to get more. What does an Ebay insert cost-$50-$80? Bekkers charges around $150; there's your frame.

BTW love the pics of the install. Good pics make most posts so much better.

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