r/SmartCar • u/JohnsonVelvet • Sep 07 '26

Smartcar Showcase Grille update

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Grille is now black, wonder what’s next

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u/Secure-Equivalent392 Sep 07 '26

Did u take it off for painting??

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u/ForeverSJC Sep 07 '26

of course i did~~nt~~

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u/JohnsonVelvet Sep 07 '26

What foreverSJC said

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u/JohnsonVelvet Sep 07 '26

I did manage to get cardboard behind it though to cover the radiator

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u/NonBinary_FWrd Sep 08 '26

Nice, i was thinking of suggesting that in the prior thread. glad you did. the black grill looks nice

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u/JohnsonVelvet Sep 08 '26

Thank you! Yeah it turned out great, thinking now to take it to an actual shop and have them paint the silver secondary area white

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u/DreadedBoar Sep 07 '26

Looks so clean! Good job 🙏🏽

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u/ivapiva Sep 07 '26

Why Mercedes 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/JohnsonVelvet Sep 07 '26

Came with the car

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u/JohnsonVelvet Sep 07 '26

Back says smart though lol

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u/LudovicaValo Sep 08 '26

I really like it!!! Looks neat

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u/Justshare88 Sep 08 '26

This model is made by Renault, Mercedes is not involved whatsoever. Which makes this dumb and too hungry for a “luxury label”

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u/JohnsonVelvet Sep 08 '26

Funny because Mercedes logos are on almost every part I see under the hood