Ryanr317

I wet sanded the clear and then buffed it. It increased the gloss quite a bit.

Beaver's Benz

Well I attempted to do something with the taillights to be a little different. I'm pleased with the paint, however I wish I would have smoked a bit darker. What do you think?

SirCharles

I would definitely vote to smoke them darker.
it's your personal choice though

gregr09

i give you props for doing the paint, but I'm just not feeling it.

Beaver's Benz

Thanks for the props, hopefully I will be feeling it more once they are smoked darker.

BadAssC230k

+1... points for orignality though

MJ50

221 style?
smoke it in pshop and let's see how it'll look...

Beaver's Benz

My skills in pshop are awful and I can't get the transparent look. I'm sure I'll like it darker, I just didn't want it black like some of the guys on the forum.

gregr09

looks better with it smoked

Beaver's Benz

Thanks gregr09, I'll definitely be smoking them darker this weekend.

Ryanr317

I think that looks pretty cool. I saw someone do something similar on a w220 and it came out pretty good.

Beaver's Benz

Thanks Ryan, I was going for a variation of w221 like MJ50 had questioned, but I didn't want to cover to much of the brake and tail light. Now ebay has the exact w221 tails for a w203.

FrankW

i dunno i would've gone with what I had. while i loved how it looked, I did it too dark which you can't see the turn signal during the day and the reverse is soo dim during the night it's scary.

Blake P

I think that's pretty fawking cool. Bonus points for originality!

Beaver's Benz

I would do so many things differently if my car was black. Some of you long timers have done so many different things to your cars, I can't keep up, I've never seen that pic before, that's very cool.

Beaver's Benz

Thanks Blake, my name isn't on the list yet, but picture my car with Matte Black Wheels you are coordinating a group buy for. Then all of the black accents will come together.

advans

I think you should smoke the white a 20% tint film and the red a 30% tint film, since your getting a matte black grill!

kompressorc230

Darker would be better though. Nice effort anyways!

KleanC

Smoke the red part completely black...on the s class forums they have some sick tail lights that look liek the 08 s class tail lights...kinds looks similar to that...it'd be sick if they came out with something like that for the w203

Beaver's Benz

Have you seen these? I think they look great, if only they weren't LED. I've heard the problems others have had shortly after installing, not these particular lights, but the w220 LED's.

anthuny85

id smoke the clear part too, so you can actually see the painted parts.

Blake P

Those would look great on a black car. Other colors should paint the black part to match their paint just like the W221's.

nlpamg

hmm... I'm not a fan, but props on being original.

Ryanr317

I would get those if they made them for the 203. Maybe they will later on.

Beaver's Benz

They do, that's were I found the picture, but the auction must have ended since I don't see them right now. Here are the same lights with white stripes.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-05...QQcmdZViewItem