W212 face-lift classic style front grill

[humzaahmed155]

Hey guys, has anyone ever been able to get hold of the classic style grill for the face-lift W212 in the UK? It's the same ones you see in Germany on the facelift W212 taxis, I think they look much classier (mind the pun) and would definitely get rid of my centre logo style grill for one!

I found one here: E-CLASS W212 GRILL GRILL FACELIFT CLASSIC so the question is, would this actually be a direct swap? And would others be interested in doing something like this?

Cheers!

 

[KillerHERTZ]

I have done the conversion to a W205. It's not just a case of swapping the grill, the entire front bumper needs swapping also as it's different.

I made a video detailing process here:

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And my thead here:

Project W205: RHD Sport Total Front Conversion to 'Classic' Grill | General Discussion

My father has recently purchased a 1 year old W205 C200 Sport which he is over the moon with. While he was looking at getting one he commented that you can no longer get one with an upright bonnet star and the traditional grill. As you may or not know, Mercedes stopped selling the classic...

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It can be done, I can source all the parts but it won't be cheap.

 

[alecmascot]

I found one here: E-CLASS W212 GRILL GRILL FACELIFT CLASSIC so the question is, would this actually be a direct swap? And would others be interested in doing something like this?

Cheers!

From the EPC it looks doable. From what I can see in the W212, the front bumper does not wrap over the top of the grille, unlike the W205, it should be good.