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Constructive Criticism Welcome
Greetings All,
I'm a new member as well as MB owner. I feel like I've finally made enough changes to my car worthy enough to post some pictures and get some feed back. Unfortunately, it's all cosmetic, but hope to get to the performance upgrades soon. All opinions and advice are welcome and appriciated.
Thanks, Erin.
You'll have to forgive me, I don't know if the pictures are loaded properly. I tried to insert them directly, but ended up in Manage Attachments. If you can't see them, would someone be kind enough to instruct me how to attach them.
How about this. Amazing what a little research can do.
Forgot this one.
I'm a new member as well as MB owner. I feel like I've finally made enough changes to my car worthy enough to post some pictures and get some feed back. Unfortunately, it's all cosmetic, but hope to get to the performance upgrades soon. All opinions and advice are welcome and appriciated.
Thanks, Erin.
You'll have to forgive me, I don't know if the pictures are loaded properly. I tried to insert them directly, but ended up in Manage Attachments. If you can't see them, would someone be kind enough to instruct me how to attach them.
How about this. Amazing what a little research can do.
Forgot this one.
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i already notice the color matched bumper lens, which i like much better than getting the clear ones. also, the debadge is very clean. the little things count, so next would be flat hood emblem. and if $$$ is an issue get some h&r springs and save for wheels.
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I like the flat hood emblem very much, I'll be changing that next. I feel the same way about the little things, notice the chrome trim under the windows and around the car has been blacked out.
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Not too difficult, just time consuming. I used 5/8" 3M gloss black striping from the local body supply shop. Took about a half day after trimming everything to fit exact. I'm very pleased with the way it turned out, especially for $30.
Plus power coating the tail pipe black is another inexpensive difference.
Plus power coating the tail pipe black is another inexpensive difference.
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Thanks rlee02135, I like the color more after each change I make.
nlpamg, it's hard to notice in these pictures, but I've actually separated the grill and painted the chrome part body color and left the back part black. It was a difficult decision not to paint the entire thing black, but I like the contrast of the two colors better.
nlpamg, it's hard to notice in these pictures, but I've actually separated the grill and painted the chrome part body color and left the back part black. It was a difficult decision not to paint the entire thing black, but I like the contrast of the two colors better.
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One of my golf buddies has a body shop, so I feel like I got a more than fair deal. The grill, marker lights and all engine covers were painted for $100. As far as chipping goes, nothing comes in contact with the parts under the hood and I just had a service B completed and all is still perfect. I wish I could say the same about the grill.
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Very nice looking engine pieces. The price you got for painting everything is a steal of a price (considering how many pieces were done.
Keep it up. Looks very nice.
Keep it up. Looks very nice.
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I'm shopping for rims, black of course, but I live in podunk Texas and the streets are clearly ment for trucks only, so I doubt I'll be lowering the car. That's why I can't decide on 18" or 19" wheels.
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I like the shot under the hood - Looks great.
The black accents are very subtle - pretty unique if ya ask me!
As for everyone's advice of what ya do next - I think ya should just do what ever fancies ya and not what everyone else is thinking. Not to say there suggestions are bad, but It seems that ya have plenty of unique and "untainted" ideas already. Who knows, Ya might create the next trend for us w203 drivers!
Keep up the good work!
-j0hn
The black accents are very subtle - pretty unique if ya ask me!
As for everyone's advice of what ya do next - I think ya should just do what ever fancies ya and not what everyone else is thinking. Not to say there suggestions are bad, but It seems that ya have plenty of unique and "untainted" ideas already. Who knows, Ya might create the next trend for us w203 drivers!
Keep up the good work!
-j0hn
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We have a set of Mandrus Millenium in 18 staggered with a decent size lip that can be powdercoated black.
Pm me if you need some pricing.
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nice i like the black striping...def need black wheels now...if ur not gonna lower then get 18's, or lower with coilovers like the pss9, im sure itll be comfy enuff...ive yet to see black on a granite grey..itll look nice for sure..subtle mods, but very clean and eye catching to a everyday w203 owner. thumbs up.
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