How to: Fit an Avantgard Grill on a w202 (Not the most difficult mod)
Time taken 15-20 Mins
Tools required:
-8mm Socket, Small Philips screwdriver
Parts required:
-Avantgard Grill £68+Vat from KMS , Grav888 or from MB £160ish
Ok, I am writing this guide AFTER I had installed the Avantgard grill, so for the first few shots it includes the Avantgard instead of the old one!
Removing the old grill
1:With the bonnet open, locate the 8 bolts (see Red dots), 2 ether side and 4 along the top - use an 8mm socket to unscrew them.
The 4 side ones are easy to remove (as long as they arent rusted like one of mine which was hell to remove!), the 4 along the top are in groups of 2 which also hold in a pair of plastic covers which will fall down - be ready to catch them!
2: With the bolts removed, gently tug the old grill out, carefully guide the bonnet handle through the vents.
3: Once its all clear of the car, place the grill face down and pull off the old clips and note their postions & keep them safe:
With all the clips off, remove the bottom screw in the centre
4: Pull out old grill from the metal surround - this can be a pain!
5: Now to fit the new grill, again this can be difficult to get the grill part into the metal surround, I recommend sliding it in from one of the sides.
Before you re-attach the clips, screw in the bottom Philips screw to insure the grill is centred correctly. Place clips back on (small on the sides, 4 big ones on the top.
Refitting
6: With the grill all back together, push it gently back onto the bonnet, (make sure to remember to feed to bonnet opening handle through the 2nd strip! - see below)
7: Screw all the bolts back in - remembering to include the 2 plastic covers.
If you cant work out which one goes on which side: (part numbers on them)
Drivers Side:
202 887 01 99
Passenger Side:
202 887 01 98
8: Close the bonnet and admire your much younger looking motor!
Time taken 15-20 Mins
Tools required:
-8mm Socket, Small Philips screwdriver
Parts required:
-Avantgard Grill £68+Vat from KMS , Grav888 or from MB £160ish
Ok, I am writing this guide AFTER I had installed the Avantgard grill, so for the first few shots it includes the Avantgard instead of the old one!
Removing the old grill
1:With the bonnet open, locate the 8 bolts (see Red dots), 2 ether side and 4 along the top - use an 8mm socket to unscrew them.
The 4 side ones are easy to remove (as long as they arent rusted like one of mine which was hell to remove!), the 4 along the top are in groups of 2 which also hold in a pair of plastic covers which will fall down - be ready to catch them!
2: With the bolts removed, gently tug the old grill out, carefully guide the bonnet handle through the vents.
3: Once its all clear of the car, place the grill face down and pull off the old clips and note their postions & keep them safe:
With all the clips off, remove the bottom screw in the centre
4: Pull out old grill from the metal surround - this can be a pain!
5: Now to fit the new grill, again this can be difficult to get the grill part into the metal surround, I recommend sliding it in from one of the sides.
Before you re-attach the clips, screw in the bottom Philips screw to insure the grill is centred correctly. Place clips back on (small on the sides, 4 big ones on the top.
Refitting
6: With the grill all back together, push it gently back onto the bonnet, (make sure to remember to feed to bonnet opening handle through the 2nd strip! - see below)
7: Screw all the bolts back in - remembering to include the 2 plastic covers.
If you cant work out which one goes on which side: (part numbers on them)
Drivers Side:
202 887 01 99
Passenger Side:
202 887 01 98
8: Close the bonnet and admire your much younger looking motor!
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( installation was less than 20 mins )
