I also broke one of mine this weekend

 

m5-.8x 16mm socket cap screws at home depot. .60 for a pack of 2. i replaced all 5 of the small torx. the larger torx were fine

 

I'm using a modified NeedsWings dual CAI. Have lots of room for the factory grill but I refuse to put the ugly grill back in place. Rob made up 2- long 3" by 2 3/4 straight reducers for me. Each side of the radiator framing has a 2 3/4 90 degree rubber hose passing thru. I modified by notching out behind the aluminum 90 degree on the drivers side,then welded in a small portion of tubing that I cut in half, length ways, so there would be a curve pertruding into the 2 3/4 tubing. So looking inside the 2 3/4 90 degree elbo for the drivers side, you would see just the partial side or another tubing welded in. Reason being for doing this,We have a A/C service valve keeping us from shoving the 90 degree back because the aluminum pipe and service valve bump. By this partial tubing being cut down length ways then welded in,you can slide the 90 degree back much further. Rob then set me up with two K&N Extreme RX-5090. They are somewhat flattened on the big end to the size of the small round end,so that will give you even more grill clerance. Hope this method would give you plenty of grill room. It does for my car. I'm working on a new style grill now. Squirrel Crusher

 

Well it took an hour but I finally was able to edit in a picture. Squirrel Crusher

 

im not really grasping what you did, but with the supercooler installed my filters stick out at the edge of the lower bumper were the grill mounts. no way it fits and i have the 90* bends right up against the super cooler. it looks like a custom grill may be my only answer

 

32krazy, maybe you could post a picture of what yours looks like with the grill off? Then we can see how it compares to ours.

Are you saying that your filters are parallel to the Supercooler and touching it (such as Squirrel Crusher's) ... or are they angled and touching it?

 

Ill trade my E55 H/E for your SC H/E

 

thanx for the offer jason but i think i have a solution. im having a custom grill made to allow me to keep both the supercooler and the dual cai.

squirrelcrusher am i correct you added a tube to slope the 90* bend from the rad support down just a bit to level evrything out?
billvp ill try to post some pics this week. slammed as usual at work. just got home 16 hr day!
thanx everyone for all the help!

 

How about posting pictures of your custom grill.

 

i will. it may take a couple weeks to get it. oem grill being shipped to me then i need to source the center mesh screen from a e class or sl amg then mail everything to fl to so my buddy can fab it for me.