O.K. ;
Back to the wretched URO re pop grille I bought that wasn't assewmbled properly not well made ~ to noght after work I took the old original crille apart , sat down and hand polished it back to no rust stains and pretty shiny all things considered .
I then took the metal captive nuts off the old grille insert and put them on the new plastic insert & assembled it to my old German surround
and screwed it to the hood , this took some creative finagling with all the various screws loose but in time I got it and snugged up all the screws then added the Mercedes badge and star , lastly I transferred over my original old stock 200,000 KM badge and managed to bend it a little bit by not paying close attention as I tightened up the locking nuts on the back .
All in all I am well pleased , if anyone wants a brandy new grille surround (the metal part) you can have it for free before I toss it in the scrap bin .
I think I'll give re - painting the original plastic insert a whirl then rustle up some passable aluminum strips and polish another original surround , see how it comes out , if it's not too bad I'll put it in my for sale Coupe or hang it in the garage with the old steering wheels & Packard hub caps etc.
The Coupe sure looks pretty again =8-) .
-Nate
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