'91 grille

[jetjock]

Does anyone know if there is a place to get just one slat for the 129's grille. I got into a low speed accident with an SUV and his trailer hitch damaged just one slat of my grille. I found out that a new grille was $850, so I'm hoping I wouldn't have to replace to whole grille just because of one slat.
Thanks

[iwrock]

I have ordered numerous ones for my dads SL600. They are like 150 for one slat. You can order them from the dealer (I got mine from the dealer), but I am sure phil from fastlane can get you one.

[tecqboy]

You can order them one slat at a time from Phil at Fastlane. There is a different part number for each one. They are very easy to change. The last time I bought one it was only about $75, but that was several years ago. All in all, an awful lot of money for a piece of aluminum.

[iwrock]

Oh yes, they looked at me like I was stupid. They happed to be called baffle plates to the MB guys. I was like "A slat on the grille." And they were like "Sir, we cannot find slat on the grille. We can only find baffle plate."

[jetjock]

Thanks for the help. You're all awesome! Even $150 beats $850 for the whole grille. But $75 from Fastlane sounds terrific.

[TheV12pwr]

Dealer sells the fins the price is from $53 to $61
Let me know wich one you need for exact $

[jetjock]

Thanks for all your inputs. I've decided to let the body shop fix everything. He's charging me $80 for each "rail". ($64 + 25%). It seems reasonable considering I'll get everything done at once. (Had a dent on the leading edge of the hood from the accident.)