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Originally Posted by Gullwing  look for the screws holding on the grill and remove them, pretty straight forward. Hardest part would be the hood star. Remove it with pliers, should be half turn to line it up and pull straight up through the hood. |
I changed the grill in my C300 in about ten minutes, once I figured it out. It's held in by a series of snapover (for lack of a better term) clips across the bottom. They are released by sliding a plastic putty knife (non-scratching) under the grille and pulling forward carefully. It pivots out at the bottom.
Unfortunately I can't recall whether the upper panel has to be removed or not since it was six months ago but it's easy to remove also.
When you remove the hood star to install the medallion, be sure to spread a large cloth across the front of the engine compartment so that when you drop some of the tiny parts holding it in place (oh yes, you will) they don't disappear below.
I still miss the view out the front with the star in place.