infected's C230 Coupe
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Another small update.
Painted my side markers and here are a few pics. No light leaks through at night so it's all good. Kind of a cheaper alternative to euro impact strips which I don't have the funds for so this will have to do for now!!
After a long wait, they're finally here!! Flat center caps in black. The caps that came with the wheels stick out by a lot and they're silver so hopefully these will give the wheel a cleaner look. I think Blake will be happy seeing these on my wheels than the BBS caps I have now. Hahaha. Just for you Blake.
Now for fun, a bunch of stickers!! Thank you to Carlos for the part numbers. Just a fancy logo I guess.
For some reason I was missing the front cover in my engine bay so I had the dealer order one in for me. I'll be painting a few of the covers in time but here is a pic of what it looks like. Again, a little cleaner now that the belts aren't exposed anymore.
Lastly, more stickers!! I was looking at a CLS55 at the dealership the other day and noticed one of these babies under the hood.The part number was right there so I copied it down and ordered it along with the front cover. Just for laughs and giggles.
Painted my side markers and here are a few pics. No light leaks through at night so it's all good. Kind of a cheaper alternative to euro impact strips which I don't have the funds for so this will have to do for now!!
After a long wait, they're finally here!! Flat center caps in black. The caps that came with the wheels stick out by a lot and they're silver so hopefully these will give the wheel a cleaner look. I think Blake will be happy seeing these on my wheels than the BBS caps I have now. Hahaha. Just for you Blake.
Now for fun, a bunch of stickers!! Thank you to Carlos for the part numbers. Just a fancy logo I guess.
For some reason I was missing the front cover in my engine bay so I had the dealer order one in for me. I'll be painting a few of the covers in time but here is a pic of what it looks like. Again, a little cleaner now that the belts aren't exposed anymore.
Lastly, more stickers!! I was looking at a CLS55 at the dealership the other day and noticed one of these babies under the hood.The part number was right there so I copied it down and ordered it along with the front cover. Just for laughs and giggles.
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After a long wait, they're finally here!! Flat center caps in black. The caps that came with the wheels stick out by a lot and they're silver so hopefully these will give the wheel a cleaner look. I think Blake will be happy seeing these on my wheels than the BBS caps I have now. Hahaha. Just for you Blake.
Now if only I could get people to stop buying chrome wheels... 
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One of my father's close buddies owns an auto body shop so I'm able to get quality work done in a timely fashion. It's actually pretty simple, just sand, prime, paint, and then clear. He did mention putting on a layer of something special so to keep the paint from flaking off over time but I can't remember what. These guys sprayed my entire car as well as my kit so I thought they may as well spray the side markers too. I'm probably going to spray some of the covers in the engine bay by myself just to see how it will turn out, even if I mess up it won't be as visible. We'll see how it goes.
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So how much did he charge your for the painted SMarkers? I was going to do it myself but paint it black but i wasn't sure. Can you ask your dad's buddy how much would a regular body shop charge for painting it?
nice car btw! looking great
nice car btw! looking great
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c230 Kompressor Coupe
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One of my father's close buddies owns an auto body shop so I'm able to get quality work done in a timely fashion. It's actually pretty simple, just sand, prime, paint, and then clear. He did mention putting on a layer of something special so to keep the paint from flaking off over time but I can't remember what. These guys sprayed my entire car as well as my kit so I thought they may as well spray the side markers too. I'm probably going to spray some of the covers in the engine bay by myself just to see how it will turn out, even if I mess up it won't be as visible. We'll see how it goes.
If you ever find out what that spray is, let me know, sounds like something I might try out when I do my sidemarkers. I've been attempting to do this on my own but haven't found the time.
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Don't tell me each side? Thats alot of money out of my posket if it is just for some markers that i would try to attempt to do. What do you have to sand in this if you just primer it? it would cover the orange part already with it. 
and its already a smooth surface theres no evening out to do anymore.??
and its already a smooth surface theres no evening out to do anymore.??
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Don't tell me each side? Thats alot of money out of my posket if it is just for some markers that i would try to attempt to do. What do you have to sand in this if you just primer it? it would cover the orange part already with it. and its already a smooth surface theres no evening out to do anymore.??
and its already a smooth surface theres no evening out to do anymore.??
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Well, got some more little things done over the weekend. I painted a couple of the covers under the hood, changed the center caps, re-did some of the decals, and went for a cruise!!
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According to the guage, 12 at 6k.
Tein Basic's coming soon and I'm looking for a pipe with the specs you gave me.
I might get it laminated in CF if I can find someone local who can do it.
Tein Basic's coming soon and I'm looking for a pipe with the specs you gave me.
I might get it laminated in CF if I can find someone local who can do it.
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From: Boston
2004 C32 ///AMG
cut 1 of those pipes in half.
I still have 2 red couplers if you need. Just pay shipping and they're yours (if I can still find them)
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heres one of them now: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...spagenameZWDVW
