Chrome or Body coloured Vent / Grill

Bubba · 07-04-2007

hello all, my first post on here and I have searched hi and low but I want to find either some chrome hood lattices and radiator grill but cannot see them anywhere. I think the black plastic looks cheap for such a fine car,
looked at the piecha site but cannot find a picture that shows them in chrome?????

help!!!

MarkR171 · 07-04-2007

Try http://www.formymercedes.com

They have the pieces you are looking for.

Banned · 07-05-2007

If you´re looking for that, you find it here:

http://www.piecha.com/02b77898be08b6...ed47/index.php

BTW: Do you know Doug?

**alroumi** · 07-05-2007

performanceproducts.com has some parts if I am not mistaken.

Bubba · 07-05-2007

thanks guys, performanceproducts have the radiator grill strips but I cannt see anyone that does the bonnet vents in chrome they all just seem to be the SLR fins that you put on top of the black plastic?????

Banned · 07-05-2007

Ah, here we are:
http://www.piecha.com/02b77898be08b6...8be09ed63f.php

Bubba · 07-05-2007

Sorry guys its the black plastic lattice work that I want to replace in chrome or silver the black plastic looks so cheap!

Banned · 07-05-2007

Now I got it. You´ve to build it for your own - there´s no provider.

Bubba · 07-05-2007

Many thanks I will have to buy some spare ones then and get them sprayed then.

how strange as I wouldnt have thought I was the first to not like them

**Duo-Art** · 07-11-2007

I remember seeing a picture of the chrome hood honeycomb grills several years ago. I think they were on a Lorinser equiped car. I remember thinking how nice they looked and that I hadn't seen them anywhere else.

**etyu** · 07-11-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubba

Many thanks I will have to buy some spare ones then and get them sprayed then.

how strange as I wouldnt have thought I was the first to not like them

Perhaps you can have a shop chrome the honeycomb vents for you instead of spraying chrome type paint on it.

cyberdrakon · 07-11-2007

it is very expensive and difficult to chrome over plastic. the best choice is to spray with chrome paint and a thick layer of gloss over it.

**etyu** · 07-11-2007

I was just going to say that cyberdrakon would be the expert on having the part chromed versus spray.

bjj007 · 09-11-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banned

Ah, here we are:
http://www.piecha.com/02b77898be08b6...8be09ed63f.php

that link doesnt seem to work, are these same as the genuine ones?

**UK-C200** · 09-11-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjj007

that link doesnt seem to work, are these same as the genuine ones?

They are close, but not exact matches - evidently there are copyright issues. You can get the originals with the grills for ~ $109 each from discount parts houses...

MikeWales · 09-12-2008

I just fitted chrome fins to my Tellurite Silver SLK and they look great. Great view from the drivers seat. I got them from Marcus at Piecha. He answered my email straight away and it was 9.30pm in the UK! They are great quality and easy to fit.

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Bubba SLK World Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bucks Vehicle: 06 280 Posts: 41 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Chrome or Body coloured Vent / Grill hello all, my first post on here and I have searched hi and low but I want to find either some chrome hood lattices and radiator grill but cannot see them anywhere. I think the black plastic looks cheap for such a fine car, looked at the piecha site but cannot find a picture that shows them in chrome????? help!!!

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MarkR171 Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Vehicle: '07 SLK280 Posts: 210 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Try http://www.formymercedes.com They have the pieces you are looking for.

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Bubba SLK World Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bucks Vehicle: 06 280 Posts: 41 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks guys, performanceproducts have the radiator grill strips but I cannt see anyone that does the bonnet vents in chrome they all just seem to be the SLR fins that you put on top of the black plastic?????

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Bubba SLK World Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bucks Vehicle: 06 280 Posts: 41 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sorry guys its the black plastic lattice work that I want to replace in chrome or silver the black plastic looks so cheap!

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Bubba SLK World Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bucks Vehicle: 06 280 Posts: 41 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Many thanks I will have to buy some spare ones then and get them sprayed then. how strange as I wouldnt have thought I was the first to not like them

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Duo-Art Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 544 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	I remember seeing a picture of the chrome hood honeycomb grills several years ago. I think they were on a Lorinser equiped car. I remember thinking how nice they looked and that I hadn't seen them anywhere else.

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