Chrome Hood Vent Strakes
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'05 C230K SS
Chrome Hood Vent Strakes
Been thinking about a mod to add chrome strakes over the hood vent. It would look similar to the hood vent strakes on the SLK shown in pictures in this thread:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...hlight=strakes
The SL has similar strakes. I'm assuming on the SLK and SL the strakes are not separate pieces, but are part of the vent grilles, and therefore not detachable and graftable onto a W203.
Anyone else ever consider this, and anyone have any bright ideas on how to accomplish such a mod?
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...hlight=strakes
The SL has similar strakes. I'm assuming on the SLK and SL the strakes are not separate pieces, but are part of the vent grilles, and therefore not detachable and graftable onto a W203.
Anyone else ever consider this, and anyone have any bright ideas on how to accomplish such a mod?
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'05 C230K SS
Originally Posted by LorinserCClass
Nice idea, I did it on my other hood w/SL type ones...you gotta have it custom made though.
Did you just tell them "make me some strakes" like the SL has?
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Originally Posted by DiamondNoir2K5
Cool. What car was it that you put them on?
Did you just tell them "make me some strakes" like the SL has?
Did you just tell them "make me some strakes" like the SL has?
lol on my car
Yeah just tell them to make them 'work' lol Make sure you have a nice competent shop, cuz mines kinda half assed mine(thus why I sold that hood).
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2002 C230 Coupe(M111)
Originally Posted by DiamondNoir2K5
Been thinking about a mod to add chrome strakes over the hood vent. It would look similar to the hood vent strakes on the SLK shown in pictures in this thread:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...hlight=strakes
The SL has similar strakes. I'm assuming on the SLK and SL the strakes are not separate pieces, but are part of the vent grilles, and therefore not detachable and graftable onto a W203.
Anyone else ever consider this, and anyone have any bright ideas on how to accomplish such a mod?
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...hlight=strakes
The SL has similar strakes. I'm assuming on the SLK and SL the strakes are not separate pieces, but are part of the vent grilles, and therefore not detachable and graftable onto a W203.
Anyone else ever consider this, and anyone have any bright ideas on how to accomplish such a mod?
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Originally Posted by LorinserCClass
lol on my car Yeah just tell them to make them 'work' lol Make sure you have a nice competent shop, cuz mines kinda half assed mine(thus why I sold that hood).
Yeah just tell them to make them 'work' lol Make sure you have a nice competent shop, cuz mines kinda half assed mine(thus why I sold that hood).
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Originally Posted by Outland
Just buy the grille inserts and disassemble them to get the chrome strakes. I agree it would look cool.
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2002 C230 Coupe(M111)
Originally Posted by DiamondNoir2K5
See that's what I don't know yet at this point. Whether the strakes are separate pieces, or whether the grille and strakes are all one piece of metal.
I'd love to get involved and help, but with a newborn child right now, my mod time is Zero. Let me know how you make out, I'd like to do the same thing.
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