Who has the most rock chipped beat up front end?
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Originally Posted by jan ken po
Sweet, thanks for the pics Wingless. I have Brillant Silver so hopefully will have same effect..how much did that run you?
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im waiting for my black car to turn a nice bare metal with the amount of so many freakin chips in the hood and then i wont have to worry about the swirl marks ....or i ll just get a CF hood... :o
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Originally Posted by Sauceboy01
I still dont think it's worth the money unless you have a dark/black car!
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Hrm i've had my black mb for almost 3 years now and the rock chips have never really bothered me. I mean there are some, mostly on the hood, otherwise i can't really notice em unless i'm waxing/polishing the car and looking pretty close at the paint. But i also live in LA so bumper to bumper traffic doesn't get you too many rock chips.
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Hey guys
I bought my c230 last weekend and they had it on a black car it's a lot more noticeable than a light color car like silver. I was going to get it because here in Oregon, they throw gravel in the winter time and it really beats up your car. But they were asking about 900 bucks and I say "WTF" and
away!
I bought my c230 last weekend and they had it on a black car it's a lot more noticeable than a light color car like silver. I was going to get it because here in Oregon, they throw gravel in the winter time and it really beats up your car. But they were asking about 900 bucks and I say "WTF" and
away!
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rock chips have never been too much of a problem for me either until i got my house in florida. drove my bmw down there once and it got killed w/ rock chips. mostly the front bumper. so bad i had it resprayed a few weeks after getting back. now i have the colgan leather bra just for long road trips and it works great, although looks horrible. other than the long trips however, their really not too bad. clear bra will work, but i hate the lines it leaves. i can always spot them out. especially on darker cars that do the film by the rear wheel wells. i see alot of M coupes and roadsters with that.
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From: Gadsden, Alabama
'06 C350 4MATIC
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Ok, so the film protectors look better on cars that are not white or black.
The car I have on order is metallic orion black, what choices do I have? I definitely do not want a vinyl bra on the car, I just don't like the look.
Has anyone compared what film looks best on black?
I am not going to do a part of a body panel, to avoid the line between covered and uncovered.
The car I have on order is metallic orion black, what choices do I have? I definitely do not want a vinyl bra on the car, I just don't like the look.
Has anyone compared what film looks best on black?
I am not going to do a part of a body panel, to avoid the line between covered and uncovered.
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Originally Posted by pookie
just repaint the hood and spoiler every 4 yrs or before you sell the car. it is not the end of the world.
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i think its safe to say that bigtire had the most front end rock chips and he manned up and did something about it, lol:
https://mbworld.org/forums/off-topic/84417-i-m-so-fed-up-rock-chips-front-my-car.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/off-topic/84417-i-m-so-fed-up-rock-chips-front-my-car.html
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08' BMW E92 Coupe
Originally Posted by BklynBenz
i think its safe to say that bigtire had the most front end rock chips and he manned up and did something about it, lol:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=84417
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=84417
and I can get the bumper and hood painted for $600. This guy obvious did not know how to find a good quality shop that doesn't rip you off.
