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Old 07-06-2009, 01:37 AM
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hood vent?
has anyone ever tried painting their hood vent?
i wanna make mine black.. but not sure how it would look in real life
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Old 07-06-2009, 03:15 AM
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has anyone ever tried painting their hood vent?
i wanna make mine black.. but not sure how it would look in real life
It looks good with a black grille and black roof, i'm not sure if i've seen just a black hood vent...
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Old 07-06-2009, 03:21 AM
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im thinking about blacking all the chrome bits/ tires and vent lol
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Ooooo.......no chrome ??.......ooooo ! Yucky....
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mines got broken and i got a new one from the Dealer it came Black.. and it looked nice when i just layed it on the hood but i painted it Purple... ! be carefull when removing it the clips break easy!
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yes! there are pics of it somewhere in the C32 forum. its not posted in the C32 pics though. its a separate thread. i'll try to find it. looks SICK!
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o shiet, that is pretty slick
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o shiet, that is pretty slick
i'd say so
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I did it

I think theres a pic in the thread in my sig
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I did it

I think theres a pic in the thread in my sig
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post a pic of you car - i`ll photoshop it.
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Originally Posted by chkoo
im thinking about blacking all the chrome bits/ tires and vent lol
im working on doing the same
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im working on doing the same

u gunna do the chrome lining on the impact strips as well?? never seen that done
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Flat black to contrast, or gloss like the paint?
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u gunna do the chrome lining on the impact strips as well?? never seen that done
lol I did that too.....

The only chrome on my car now is the MB Star on the trunk and the MB stars on each of the wheels
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lol I did that too.....

The only chrome on my car now is the MB Star on the trunk and the MB stars on each of the wheels
Thats what I'm going for. I might even black out the star on the trunk and get the wheel stars in CF.

Oh the possibilities
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lol do the back star....tell me how it goes......
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