Taking W124 Grille off? Anyone?

[imbck666]

Hi all,
I have a Merc W124 230E 1990 .

I want to refurbish the front grille as a whole.. inside and out, so i want to take it off.. Ive undone the 2 hex nuts on the side but the top part where the star emblem is still stuck on.. i bend the grill to take it off but it wont come off?

Does anyone know how to take the whole grille off? Or give me any help.

Thanks

 

[Howard]

Have you taken the clips off that hold the surround on ?

Think they are on the corners , you need to lever them off with a screwdriver

 

[Ian B Walker]

There are a further 4 bolts hidden under the bonnet front lip that need to be undone before the grill will come off.

 

[imbck666]

Any pictures of where the 4 hidden bolts are?? Sorry im being a pain but cant seem to see them..

 

[andy_k]

Their position should correspond to the holes in the bonnet lip which allow you to get a socket through

 

[imbck666]

hmmm.. i will go to the car now and take a look.
So all together i should undo 6 hex bolts then.. and 4 clips that hold the plastic grille inside.?

 

[KillerHERTZ]

If its a facelift it should be virtually the same as my W202 How to, check the HOWTO section...

 

[andy_k]

looking at his avatar, it's pre-facelift

 

[imbck666]

its a pre facelift...

 

[Will]

Did you get it off yet? As said there's 4 small bolts/screws that you might need a small torch or something to see.

BTW, the laurel wreath emblem will snap when you remove it, so you might want to order a spare if you're refurbishing it.

Also - MB do a repair kit which comes complete with all of the new clips etc if you're keen

Will

 

[imbck666]

do i need to remove the mercedes star emblem on top?

 

[nick mercedes]

do i need to remove the mercedes star emblem on top?

That can stay where it is.

Although they're easy to get off anyway.

 

[imbck666]

thanks mate, will try to tomorrow...
if i need anymore help i will get back to you, i already look like an idiot for asking such a easy DIY job, but im good at service jobs etc... just body parts im not good at, scared of breaking things

 

[nick mercedes]

thanks mate, will try to tomorrow...
if i need anymore help i will get back to you, i already look like an idiot for asking such a easy DIY job, but im good at service jobs etc... just body parts im not good at, scared of breaking things

Use a qtr drive socket set, the bolts in the middle are a bit tight for anything else, other than that it's an easy job.