Neil:

Click on 300E in my sig - I have a front view of the matte black grill. When/if you paint it, do consider using the strips from a 98C class instead. they install like the strips that came with the car instead of with the plastic clips MB uses on the 300E replacement strips. I just ordered them for mine, no pics yet on the matte grill, but there are some at the link below on the gray grill.

Replacing W124 Grill

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John

2003 Firemist Red/grey leather SL 500
2015 Palladium Silver/black mbtex GLK 350
1987 Smoke Silver/burgundy mbtex 300E Sportline (SOLD)

Click to see 87 300E