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Old 07-15-2015, 03:11 PM
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Roof Wrap: Has anyone done it?

Hey guys,

Thinking about wrapping my roof gloss black and doing a 35% tint. I have a white '12 C300. Any thoughts? Here's what my car looks like now.




I've seen several '08-'11s with a black wrap but wasn't too, too, crazy about it. I hope someone on here has some betters photos.

Do you think 35% would work well with the black, or would it be too light?
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Hey guys,

Thinking about wrapping my roof gloss black and doing a 35% tint. I have a white '12 C300. Any thoughts? Here's what my car looks like now.




I've seen several '08-'11s with a black wrap but wasn't too, too, crazy about it. I hope someone on here has some betters photos.

Do you think 35% would work well with the black, or would it be too light?
i think 35% is good It's all on personal preference i was looking to get my windows tinted and looking at 35% as well. as for the roof wrap i think it looks cheep or a cover up for not getting the pano roof lol even though i hate the pano roof. I've seen 2011 and below with it like you and wasn't impressed but again its all personal preference. (if you go on google and search you can find some pictures not the best quality but i found a few by searching w204 roof wrap.)

I think the car in white looks sweet with tinted windows and carbon fibre accents

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Hey guys, Thinking about wrapping my roof gloss black and doing a 35% tint. I have a white '12 C300. Any thoughts? Here's what my car looks like now. I've seen several '08-'11s with a black wrap but wasn't too, too, crazy about it. I hope someone on here has some betters photos. Do you think 35% would work well with the black, or would it be too light?
Roof wrapped in gloss black and 35% tint
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i think 35% is good It's all on personal preference i was looking to get my windows tinted and looking at 35% as well. as for the roof wrap i think it looks cheep or a cover up for not getting the pano roof lol even though i hate the pano roof. I've seen 2011 and below with it like you and wasn't impressed but again its all personal preference. (if you go on google and search you can find some pictures not the best quality but i found a few by searching w204 roof wrap.)

I think the car in white looks sweet with tinted windows and carbon fibre accents
Yes, with the roof I will have to add some carbon fibre... hmm... This is starting to turn expensive! Then if it looks good, it might as well sound good, so an x-pipe would become a necessity that would probably compliment the tune and filters... the cycle continues.

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Roof wrapped in gloss black and 35% tint
Ahh, very nice. Do you have any other photos?

So I scheduled the roof and the tint for this upcoming Monday. I'm going with 35%. If I don't like it I guess I can always take off the wrap.
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Yes, with the roof I will have to add some carbon fibre... hmm... This is starting to turn expensive! Then if it looks good, it might as well sound good, so an x-pipe would become a necessity that would probably compliment the tune and filters... the cycle continues. Ahh, very nice. Do you have any other photos? So I scheduled the roof and the tint for this upcoming Monday. I'm going with 35%. If I don't like it I guess I can always take off the wrap.
Is this better
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This isn't a roof wrap, but reflects your end result. This is my wife's C350 coupe with the panoramic roof and 30% window tint.








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No roof wrap but 25% all around.
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Wow, so there are a lot of good-looking white W204's in here...

I'll post updated pics after the wrap and the tint.
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Wrap it and get some darker rims. That's my opinion on it anyways. Here's mine but silver.

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I actually want to get mine redone. It was a painful experience the first time and I made them redo it. Saw them using a torch rather than a heat gun in the process. Nothing was tucked in to the crevasses and just looked like crap.
It seems to have dulled a bit...but it's been great protection against paint dripping down from my parking garage :s
I will be going with gloss black for sure on this one.
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An update for all: Nothing got done today.

The shop has not yet received their refill of gloss black for the roof, and I switched tint places. Now the tints will be done next Thursday AM, and hopefully the wrap will be ready before then. So disappointing.
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The roof wrap is now scheduled for tomorrow, stay tuned for pics, and the tints are still slated for Thursday.
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Ask and you shall receive!

This looks so damn good with the wrap. The tints will really make it perfect. The car screams for the AMG 18s.

Depending on how it looks after the tints, black mirror covers may be a necessity as well.


Getting worked on:





This looks different:












Before:



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Looks good. Did you work around the shark-fin antenna or remove it?
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Looks good. Did you work around the shark-fin antenna or remove it?
Looking at the first pic, seems the installer is trying to get to the antenna.

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I believe he did. Thankfully it was black from the factory.
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nice. how much was the wrap? i have my old 08 amg 18'' rims if you are interested.
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nice. how much was the wrap? i have my old 08 amg 18'' rims if you are interested.
Wrap was $225! In terms of the wheels, not yet, but in the future for sure. Mine have brand new tires, and I want to get my money's worth. I also just bought some new center caps and a few other things for the car.

After this round of mods, I'll be done for a little. I've done tune, filters, roof wrap, tints, wheel caps, front badge, all-weather mats, clear corners, cargo net, and tranny service in about 4 weeks time. That's enough, lol.
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Alright guys, here's an update after the tints, new center caps, and a new plate insert for the front.

I did 35% on the side windows and 20% on the back per the installer's recommendation. In CT, 35% is legal for the sides and there's no restriction on the back window. Please excuse the dirty car. This was a quick set of snaps.










There are the new wheels caps. They don't have the blue detailing around the perimeter; it was an eBay purchase as my stock caps were quite corroded. The front plate insert was just the closest thing I could find to a clean black design.







I also have a set of somewhat worn Brabus center caps. I'll try the look when the black Brabus badge comes in. I'm on the fence because the car doesn't have any Brabus parts, so we'll see what happens, but I do want a black hood badge that's not something AMG related.
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Hood looks great. Where in CT was this done? Looks like they know what they are doing...

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