What was Nissan thinking when the put the imitation, plastic mesh type grills on the front bumper? That makes the car look cheap!

 

So what is imitation plastic made out of?

 

I wish they could have put real metal mesh grills there instead of black plastic basket weave.

 

I was looking at a pics not five minutes ago thinking the EXACT same thing. I think it kills the sporty/classy look of the car.

Edit: Let me rephrase. The car is sporty/sexy for sure but the fake grill is kind of like ford putting a fake air intake vent on the hood of the 94-04 stangs.

 

imitation plastic? You mean imitation metal, right? If it is imitation plastic then they were really cheap!

 

not if they imitated the plastic with metal!

 

Actually they are metal imitating plastic.

 

actually if it were metal then after about a week they would start chipping and getting dented and look really cheap. Even with it being powder coated it would still wear being in the grill. JMHO

 

Ok, I get the point. It's plastic imitating a metal mesh grill. I didn't notice it until I washed the car. I'm thinking about cutting that part out and putting some real black mesh grills in there.

 

Isn't the C230 etc come with little metal powder coated mesh grills @ the bottom?

 

yeah when i get mine im cutting out those and putting real mesh in

 

All I'm saying is Nissan went through a whole redesign which in my opinion a very good one and skimped out on the front bumper??

 

You might be able to something from here:

http://www.customautomesh.com/store/

It does not mention coupe/sedan/model year, but none of the pictures look like 07's. If enough of us call these guys I would think they would have a product for the 07 sedan in no time!

 

Just my opinion, but I really think that is so trivial. Just think how much this car actually offers in terms of performance and technology up the wazzoo for the price. I am sure you can nit pick things on a $200k car if you looked for it.

 

They were probably thinking of making the car lighter, affordable and attractive.

People that agonize over a minor detail like that on this type of car would likely be inclined to spend the money to get something different.