W203 dark interior vs light interior?
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My car sports an ash interior, and I find it easy to clean the seats, door panels, and carpets. I have a devil of a time getting the black shoe marks off the cloth weather strip around the doors. Can't see it with the doors closed, but I know it is there!
I know all about those 102ºF days, and since R12 was taken away, the AC just does not work as well in my experience. I have installed a little circuit that measures interior temperature, and when above 120ºF, it cracks open the sunroof, runs the blower motor at full speed for upto a minute. or stops when the temperature drops to within 5ºF of the outside ambient temperature. Ain't technology grand?
As for the question about the three pointed star on the headrest, it could look OK, but could become tacky if special lighting were installed to illumnate them during hours of darkness, and flashing to the music would be out of the question.
I know all about those 102ºF days, and since R12 was taken away, the AC just does not work as well in my experience. I have installed a little circuit that measures interior temperature, and when above 120ºF, it cracks open the sunroof, runs the blower motor at full speed for upto a minute. or stops when the temperature drops to within 5ºF of the outside ambient temperature. Ain't technology grand?
As for the question about the three pointed star on the headrest, it could look OK, but could become tacky if special lighting were installed to illumnate them during hours of darkness, and flashing to the music would be out of the question.
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Originally Posted by Moviela
My car sports an ash interior, and I find it easy to clean the seats, door panels, and carpets. I have a devil of a time getting the black shoe marks off the cloth weather strip around the doors. Can't see it with the doors closed, but I know it is there!
I know all about those 102ºF days, and since R12 was taken away, the AC just does not work as well in my experience. I have installed a little circuit that measures interior temperature, and when above 120ºF, it cracks open the sunroof, runs the blower motor at full speed for upto a minute. or stops when the temperature drops to within 5ºF of the outside ambient temperature. Ain't technology grand?
As for the question about the three pointed star on the headrest, it could look OK, but could become tacky if special lighting were installed to illumnate them during hours of darkness, and flashing to the music would be out of the question.
I know all about those 102ºF days, and since R12 was taken away, the AC just does not work as well in my experience. I have installed a little circuit that measures interior temperature, and when above 120ºF, it cracks open the sunroof, runs the blower motor at full speed for upto a minute. or stops when the temperature drops to within 5ºF of the outside ambient temperature. Ain't technology grand?
As for the question about the three pointed star on the headrest, it could look OK, but could become tacky if special lighting were installed to illumnate them during hours of darkness, and flashing to the music would be out of the question.
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Originally Posted by caliboy
What the hell? lol who do you know has had flashing symbol on the back rests? Or illuminate... very honda-ish aka rice!!!!
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Originally Posted by ctC230K
hmmm now if only someone thought of making their CL-style hood grill star illuminate and also flash to the beat of the music!!!
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actually, there is someone on this forum somewhere that put blue LED lights on their CL-style STAR grill.
Don't feel like searching, but it's in here somewhere.
Don't feel like searching, but it's in here somewhere.
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Cloth seats
Am I the only person left in the world that thinks that cloth seats (or at least alcantara) should be available on cars over $30K? When you get down to it all leather (or MB-Tex) seats will be hot as hell and make you sweat. I literally would have paid an extra $1000 for cloth seats. Likewise, cloth doesn't crack, wear or look loose after a couple of years. Just a thought...
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Originally Posted by Saprissa
actually, there is someone on this forum somewhere that put blue LED lights on their CL-style STAR grill.
Don't feel like searching, but it's in here somewhere.
Don't feel like searching, but it's in here somewhere.
I actually caught a guy taking a picture of my car at night with the grill flashing...... I was pulling up to a wendy's and the guy at the window starts having a titty attack saying his Benz sign is glowing HOLY S H I T!!!! Next thing I know it's a freak show as the manager a BIg MB fan comes running out and two customers stop to ask me questions about it. It only cost me 100 dollars to do the wiring and put the resistor in so that it would work the way it does. Would you guys care to see it or would most of you have a heart attack thinking about how it could be pulled off with led's not showing? lol
BTW the pictures that were already put up were during the day time and from the inside of the hood. IT's IN the LED"S EVERYWHERE thread from about two weeks ago or so.
But its daytime so can't see the glow. i'll need to post night pics but how do I resize them no photoshop installed or program on my computer? I do have a digital and I could maybe email them to someone who could post them
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Originally Posted by caliboy
Ok Ok I can't take it anymore that would be me. lol I put the led's on the Cl style grill and at night it looks great!!!! The grill actually looks like the MB symbol is glowing. I get stopped by people everywhere. Incredible! I just have not had the time or intuition to figure out how to resize the pictures to fit the forum demands or else I would show all of you. I specifically asked the guy...... HOW CAN WE PULL THIS OFF WITHOUT SHOWING THE LEDS AND ONLY THE BLUE GLOW SO THAT IT WON'T LOOK LIKE A HONDA LOL. wELL GUYS IT WORKED. mY GRILL NOT ONLY TURNS ON WITH MY FOG LIGHTS, BUT IT FLASHES AS THE CAR IS PARKED LIKE ITS A FACTORY ALARM!! LOL
I actually caught a guy taking a picture of my car at night with the grill flashing...... I was pulling up to a wendy's and the guy at the window starts having a titty attack saying his Benz sign is glowing HOLY S H I T!!!! Next thing I know it's a freak show as the manager a BIg MB fan comes running out and two customers stop to ask me questions about it. It only cost me 100 dollars to do the wiring and put the resistor in so that it would work the way it does. Would you guys care to see it or would most of you have a heart attack thinking about how it could be pulled off with led's not showing? lol
BTW the pictures that were already put up were during the day time and from the inside of the hood. IT's IN the LED"S EVERYWHERE thread from about two weeks ago or so.
But its daytime so can't see the glow. i'll need to post night pics but how do I resize them no photoshop installed or program on my computer? I do have a digital and I could maybe email them to someone who could post them
I actually caught a guy taking a picture of my car at night with the grill flashing...... I was pulling up to a wendy's and the guy at the window starts having a titty attack saying his Benz sign is glowing HOLY S H I T!!!! Next thing I know it's a freak show as the manager a BIg MB fan comes running out and two customers stop to ask me questions about it. It only cost me 100 dollars to do the wiring and put the resistor in so that it would work the way it does. Would you guys care to see it or would most of you have a heart attack thinking about how it could be pulled off with led's not showing? lol
BTW the pictures that were already put up were during the day time and from the inside of the hood. IT's IN the LED"S EVERYWHERE thread from about two weeks ago or so.
But its daytime so can't see the glow. i'll need to post night pics but how do I resize them no photoshop installed or program on my computer? I do have a digital and I could maybe email them to someone who could post them
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you can use this to resize your images:
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Originally Posted by caliboy
Ok Ok I can't take it anymore that would be me. lol I put the led's on the Cl style grill and at night it looks great!!!! The grill actually looks like the MB symbol is glowing. I get stopped by people everywhere. Incredible! I just have not had the time or intuition to figure out how to resize the pictures to fit the forum demands or else I would show all of you. I specifically asked the guy...... HOW CAN WE PULL THIS OFF WITHOUT SHOWING THE LEDS AND ONLY THE BLUE GLOW SO THAT IT WON'T LOOK LIKE A HONDA LOL. wELL GUYS IT WORKED. mY GRILL NOT ONLY TURNS ON WITH MY FOG LIGHTS, BUT IT FLASHES AS THE CAR IS PARKED LIKE ITS A FACTORY ALARM!! LOL
I need to check this out in person. I would like to do the same thing, as long as you can't see the LED lights from the outside. The blue glow would look hot with my Bi-X (specifically, Navigator City Lights). My turn signals have that blue hue, but blink amber, so at night that whole set up would look awesome. We'll talk at the next big LA/OC meet.
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Originally Posted by cklass_balla
dark interior is the hottest
Originally Posted by :
benzset <----
benzset <----
dark interior is hot. ash is hot. Those are my favorites
