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Old Jul 6, 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 Jul 6, 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 Jul 6, 2009 | 03:21 AM
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im thinking about blacking all the chrome bits/ tires and vent lol
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 09:01 AM
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Ooooo.......no chrome ??.......ooooo ! Yucky....
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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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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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 02:27 PM
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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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02 C32 AMG
third pic: https://mbworld.org/forums/c32-amg-c...-new-look.html
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o shiet, that is pretty slick
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o shiet, that is pretty slick
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I did it

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I did it

I think theres a pic in the thread in my sig
Looks great!
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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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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 02:17 AM
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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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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 02:27 AM
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C230 Kompressor?
Flat black to contrast, or gloss like the paint?
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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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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Originally Posted by shivi1345
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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