A Facelift for the Pre-Facelift
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A Facelift for the Pre-Facelift
I decided to freshen up the 2009 a bit. I had my body shop give the front end the facelift look and chrome delete all around except for the the floating star and the side 6.3 emblems. I removed the front plate holder and repaired the bumper. My dealer actually drilled holes in the bumper to mount that thing. Going with a tow hook plate holder when I need to have the plate on.
The smoked tail lights were obtained from Keith/DadsC63 -literally off of his car before the BS conversion (and crash). A little history here.
What do you think? Better pics later.....
The smoked tail lights were obtained from Keith/DadsC63 -literally off of his car before the BS conversion (and crash). A little history here.
What do you think? Better pics later.....
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'12 C63 Coupe - P31 - LSD - Eurocharged
I decided to freshen up the 2009 a bit. I had my body shop give the front end the facelift look and chrome delete all around except for the the floating star and the side 6.3 emblems. I removed the front plate holder and repaired the bumper. My dealer actually drilled holes in the bumper to mount that thing. Going with a tow hook plate holder when I need to have the plate on.
The smoked tail lights were obtained from Keith/DadsC63 -literally off of his car before the BS conversion (and crash). A little history here.
What do you think? Better pics later.....
The smoked tail lights were obtained from Keith/DadsC63 -literally off of his car before the BS conversion (and crash). A little history here.
What do you think? Better pics later.....
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looks nice, Case. I've seen the center piece below the grilles blacked out in person before and it looked pretty good. I was thinking of just wrapping mine...I assume you painted yours, bc you said you went to your body shop.
also, I notice you have the little CF mirror pieces. where did you get yours, are they matte or glossy, and do you have a better pic of them on the car? I wanted to get those too bc I can't stand the way the stock mirrors look with that huge *** frosted plastic piece, and I didn't want to shell out for full Cf covers. this little piece seemed like a good solution to me.
also, I notice you have the little CF mirror pieces. where did you get yours, are they matte or glossy, and do you have a better pic of them on the car? I wanted to get those too bc I can't stand the way the stock mirrors look with that huge *** frosted plastic piece, and I didn't want to shell out for full Cf covers. this little piece seemed like a good solution to me.
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looks nice, Case. I've seen the center piece below the grilles blacked out in person before and it looked pretty good. I was thinking of just wrapping mine...I assume you painted yours, bc you said you went to your body shop.
also, I notice you have the little CF mirror pieces. where did you get yours, are they matte or glossy, and do you have a better pic of them on the car? I wanted to get those too bc I can't stand the way the stock mirrors look with that huge *** frosted plastic piece, and I didn't want to shell out for full Cf covers. this little piece seemed like a good solution to me.
also, I notice you have the little CF mirror pieces. where did you get yours, are they matte or glossy, and do you have a better pic of them on the car? I wanted to get those too bc I can't stand the way the stock mirrors look with that huge *** frosted plastic piece, and I didn't want to shell out for full Cf covers. this little piece seemed like a good solution to me.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...out-sales.html
Last edited by Case1906; 03-03-2014 at 12:46 PM.
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Correct all the the chrome was stripped and painted. It's a perfect job. The CF mirror pieces are from Suvneer. I just never added the outside pieces. I never liked the plastic pieces either. This is a close look, you could check to see if he still has some of the CF strips: https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...out-sales.html
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personally, I think an all black grille only looks good with black or dark wheels. I also prefer the grille to be one solid color.
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As long as the owner likes the look and is happy, that's what's important!!