Repainting Car
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Repainting Car
Hey Guys,
How is everyone doing? Everyone who contributed to my Turbo thread was absolutely correct. Swapping an engine is more easier than adding a turbo so I decided "Hey what the heck the car is fine with speed and why get myself into a pickle?" so I decided something ever more cooler
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I was looking at some Benz picks when I saw this:
This question might have been covered in the w203 thread but I did not see.
My question is what do you guys think of doing a w203 Matte Black? Also anyone know any drawbacks of this color (maintenance, etc)?
Thanks soo much,
Karo
How is everyone doing? Everyone who contributed to my Turbo thread was absolutely correct. Swapping an engine is more easier than adding a turbo so I decided "Hey what the heck the car is fine with speed and why get myself into a pickle?" so I decided something ever more cooler
.I was looking at some Benz picks when I saw this:
This question might have been covered in the w203 thread but I did not see.
My question is what do you guys think of doing a w203 Matte Black? Also anyone know any drawbacks of this color (maintenance, etc)?
Thanks soo much,
Karo
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I am not sure about a matt black paint on a 10,000$ car... but i have seen matt black vinyled cars and they look great... if you are interested in vinyl you can check advans thread for a matt black bmw & the classified section for a matt black c63 (very old thread)....
personally i have seen a matt black (vinyl) infinity fx and it looked great, the only hard parts to deal with are the bits of chrome (door handles...)...
maintenance of vinyl shoulnd be a problem, after all changing the hoods vinyl for exemple wont cost a fortune....
finally be aware, a matt black car can look AWESOME or very very ugly & cheap... it all depends on the quality of the work
personally i have seen a matt black (vinyl) infinity fx and it looked great, the only hard parts to deal with are the bits of chrome (door handles...)...
maintenance of vinyl shoulnd be a problem, after all changing the hoods vinyl for exemple wont cost a fortune....
finally be aware, a matt black car can look AWESOME or very very ugly & cheap... it all depends on the quality of the work
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Great for drags, but if you ever plan taking a corner at a high speed. Its pretty much out of the question.
Also your mercedes is a CAN car. The 2js is a analog engine, so your oem cluster wouldn't work with the 2jz engine. So your fuel and speedo gauges wouldn't work, maybe the rpm gauge since some CAN cars still use analog signals for rpms.
You would need to retro in a analog cluster or add analog gauges.
To your original point, i agree with vinyle. No point in spending $5k on a paint job to lower the value of your car.
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I thought about doing a 2jz swap too until i researched it some more. The 2jz is 750lbs with the tranny. Its just too heavy of a engine since its iron block compared to our surprisingly really light aluminium blocks.
Great for drags, but if you ever plan taking a corner at a high speed. Its pretty much out of the question.
Also your mercedes is a CAN car. The 2js is a analog engine, so your oem cluster wouldn't work with the 2jz engine. So your fuel and speedo gauges wouldn't work, maybe the rpm gauge since some CAN cars still use analog signals for rpms.
You would need to retro in a analog cluster or add analog gauges.
To your original point, i agree with vinyle. No point in spending $5k on a paint job to lower the value of your car.
Great for drags, but if you ever plan taking a corner at a high speed. Its pretty much out of the question.
Also your mercedes is a CAN car. The 2js is a analog engine, so your oem cluster wouldn't work with the 2jz engine. So your fuel and speedo gauges wouldn't work, maybe the rpm gauge since some CAN cars still use analog signals for rpms.
You would need to retro in a analog cluster or add analog gauges.
To your original point, i agree with vinyle. No point in spending $5k on a paint job to lower the value of your car.
But how bad A$$ would that be
. Maybe when it's time for the 350 to retire. It'll be a good project car, strip it and just go all out.
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well u can buy a 2jz for $2500 and then all you would have to do is pay for custom mounts. Dimensionally the engine should have no problem fitting in the engine bay.
For me, i'm past the point where to have rice aftermarket gauges and pods everywhere. I like to keep my interior stock.
For me, i'm past the point where to have rice aftermarket gauges and pods everywhere. I like to keep my interior stock.
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Karo you could save the money you were going to put into the turbo or Paint/Vinyl. lol who am i kidding i am about to blow 2k on a new computer lol
BTW i love your picture Karo you must have split Vanilla coke on the glass. lol you still owe me pictures.
BTW i love your picture Karo you must have split Vanilla coke on the glass. lol you still owe me pictures.
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most of them are vinyl including the Brabus Bullit.
way cheaper done in Europe then in US
https://mbworld.org/forums/c32-amg-c...d-out-c32.html
way cheaper done in Europe then in US
https://mbworld.org/forums/c32-amg-c...d-out-c32.html
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Im located in Boston and no it is not vinyl; 100% matte black 1 stage paint. anytime you want to check it out, let me know. its always out and about in the city when its not snowing out....
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Oddly enough, I ran into a full matte black 05 c230k today at University Village in Seattle and of course, I didnt have my camera on me...
I think the matte black look is definitely an enthusiast's color and to the rest of the world it just looks really dirty when its just slightly dirty :x Definitely a ++ on uniqueness.
I think the matte black look is definitely an enthusiast's color and to the rest of the world it just looks really dirty when its just slightly dirty :x Definitely a ++ on uniqueness.
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No problem, I already decide on what I am going to do with the car. Thanks everyone for your contributions but i'm going to do this instead.
Forget vinyling a car the new trend is sticking pens on a car. I think i'm going to start a new trend and stick teddy bears on my car
Forget vinyling a car the new trend is sticking pens on a car. I think i'm going to start a new trend and stick teddy bears on my car
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Karo, vynl it before you actually think about paint. Painting it matte black limits you to how you can clean and take care of the car. A girl that went w/ us to SEMA last year wrapped her 650hp S2000 and no one even noticed lol.
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