bodykit and custom grilles

[allanayling]

hi all, i am new to the forum and currently own a 1996 cl500 coupe. i want to buy the custom chrome grille for the cl500 but can only find it in the US and these companies dont seem to ship to the UK

for example

http://www.eurobzparts.com/cgi-bin/...cat=7&year=1996&make=MERCEDES BENZ&model=S500

has anyone any ideas where i can find one in the UK or a company elsewhere that will ship to the UK or does anyone have one they want to sell

also can anyone recommend a good bodykit for this car?

PS this is the best car i have ever owned and come close in the smile factor to my Aston Martin Lagonda

thank you all in advance

allan ayling
Portsmouth UK

 

[television]

I can tell you one to avoid, its the Guy on Ebay Chrome grills from the US. they are only bits of plastic you stick on

Malcolm

 

[jibcl500]

Allan

You could do what I did. I removed the grill. Drilled out the rivets and then removed the blades. I then soaked the blades in caustic soda untill the finished on the alloy had disolved. The using a very fine grade of wet and dry removed all blemishes from the blade until full smooth and clean, then with some good metal polish I polished them to a mirror finish. Then just rivet them back on.
I now use a brillo pads to clean the blades and it also leaves a slighly brushed finish.
mail me for a picture jib@carrera2.co.uk

jib

 

[fwb44]

I can tell you one to avoid, its the Guy on Ebay Chrome grills from the US. they are only bits of plastic you stick on

and another one to avoid is the eBay seller from Germany - bits of plastic you can't stick on because they don't fit

 

[Balal]

This website has body kits for mercedes

http://www.psgbodystyling.co.uk/mercedes_models.html

 

[jibcl500]

CL500 Grill

Also to replace the CL500 grill with a new one is about £500

jib