anthony02tolson

Hey guys I had a little plasti dip session yesterday..decided to eliminate all my chrome with a matte black look. Just about done..Here are a few pics..Stuff is great to work with..peels off whenever you want.

noodleman

will it melt off the fog lights? the only bits of chrome left on your car!

aamirani

It won't. If it doesnt melt off the exhaust I'm sure it won't melt off the fog lights.

@OP Well, that is true, it's vey murdered now ahha

anthony02tolson

Thanks guys..Fog lights are going to be a pain. probably going to have to take them out to paint them. I ordered new center caps and im going to vinyl wrap my door handle tops.

Dadz63

Looks great! Did you use matte for shine? (I see you said you used matte but if I understand properly you can get matte, semi matte and gloss?) I am doing mine Tuesday and can't decide on matte or shin, though my car is Steele Gray. Will it peel easily off your window moldings or is it strong enough to stay on without too much wear? I was going to wrap mine in vinyl but if it will hold up I may do that instead, certainly easier to do.

Looks nice though, murdered out is a good look. I just wish I could deal with having a black car. My first C63 was black and I kept it for a very short time because I just can't deal with black.

noodleman

i thought the chrome surround is only held in place by one torx bolt at the bottom?

Killswitch747

Grass looks nice and comfy.

jellis102.com

I did my fogs last night, drove around today for a couple hours in the heat and it's still looking good so I don't see why it won't last..

I've done all the chrome except for the window trims, just not sure if I want to tape it all off and spray it or not.

Car looks great BTW, do the tips and it'll be complete.

abcut973

You probably need to remove your front bumper in order to plastidip your foglights properly. I did mine this way and it holds good.

anthony02tolson

Thanks a lot. How did you do your fogs? Window trim is tricky. I had to peel off bottom trim the first time cause there wasn't a clean break. I ended up doing the bottom rubber and trim peice. I would like to eventually paint it all matte black professionally.

anthony02tolson

I used the regular black matte

crazy1eye

Looks good, nicely done!

Nice wheels too

trailrider098

Those chrome rings around the for lights actually pop off very easily. I dipped mine on my old C300 and also thru some yellow film over the fog lens and it looked really good on a black car.

Kirkebjerg

The chrome fog light rings are not the same on yours as on a c63... I tried pulling mine off but they don't seem to pop off. Some one know how to remove them ?

LAMB09

The fog light bezel is not difficult to remove. I took mine off and plastidipped them and then sprayed a semi clearcoat over for longevity and protection.

All you have to do is reach in from behind the wheel well, you can get to the back of the fog light by lifting up the plastic behind the bumper. To remove the bezel there are three tabs that you have to push out, once you get two of the three free you can pretty much wiggle it free. Just be careful as the tabs are easy to brake. If you have the ability to take off your front wheels it would make it much easier, but I was able to get to it without removing the wheel,

Take a flashlight and look for the tabs you will see and feel them, it is just like changing the bulbs but instead you release the tabs. 5-10min per side max.

Kirkebjerg

Great, Thanks for that little guide :-)

jellis102.com

They come off easy, I did it Friday night, I just grabbed them and squeezed and pulled at the same time, came right out.

the "hook tabs" are located approximately at the 10, 2 and 6 o'clock positions.

I found the most useful "DIY" threads in the W204 C class threads (Non AMG) section.

The DIY's here absolutely suck IMO when compared to other forums.

I've read over a lot of them but ended up just using them as a "guideline" rather than following step by step instructions. The hardest part of doing any of these jobs is the "not knowing" part.

trailrider098

Here's one from my C63, sorry I forgot the C300 ones were different.

m3equals333

Pls lemme know how the plastidip holds up...esp on grill...was thinking of doing it too

AMGangster

Based on the title, this post has for sure been marked by the ATF, FBI, and CIA.

SaphGreyC63

I've had plastidip on:

Badges
Grill
LED DRL surround

For about 5 months now. Has seen rain, extreme heat, and car washes (well hand washes by me) and it has held up great. Still looks as good as day one.

acuteperformance

Plasti dip the exhaust tips!

Kirkebjerg

Do you think the plasti dip will come off the exhaust tips again when it has been exposed to the heat from the exhaust ?

anthony02tolson

Lol publicity is publicity haha