old lefty

Wheels as requested - and close up of grill

Thanks

bjafari84

were did you get those wheels, they look good!

Gotti78

The rims are not hard to find, just search the net.

The main question here is how did you cut all the vinyl to cover the grill?
What steps did you take? What was the difficultly level?

angeloxnet

how bout a source in canada
I cant find one who can get those rims

netsfan549

nice car i wish i had something like that

old lefty

Stickering up the grill to cover the chrome is easy. Just ensure the grill is nice and clean and dry. Cut lengths a little longer and a bit wider than each fin. There's plenty of room to get your fingers inbetween each fin. start at the back towards the engine. You will need to slip the knife in to allow the vinyl either side of the vertical supports. slowly press and smooth vinyl ensuring there are no air bubbles. Press in along the groove where the chrome would be, smooth round and under and trim off excess. Make sure the knife is really sharp. Some og the curved bits are a bit tricker but id you take your time it should be OK. I bought a meter of this stuff for £5 or about €8 or $10 so if you make a mess with a piece just discard it and try again. If you could get a carbon fibre weave pattern it might look good - I just went for gloss black. This was my 1st attempt and I suprised myself how well it turned out.
The wheels I got here locally in Northern Ireland but I suspect they're available elsewhere - I've even seen them on e-bay.

Thanks to those who left complimentry comments.

Gotti78

Looks great, thanks for the write up. good DIY

as for the C63 rims for sale try this link:

http://www.mbfanatics.org/forum/inde...showtopic=4228

CinOttawa

Well, you deserve those compliments...nice lookin' ride

I love the grille, i had to do a 'double read' when you said it was not painted! definitely a good idea...i can't trust myself painting anything.
As for the rims...WOW!!!!

Enjoy your ride.

aansonsit

look so good !! but only black colour C-class

blastit

am i the only one that thinks it looks as good if not better with the chrome. dont take me wrong i am not knocking you. i think that it looks good. i just think that the chrome brings out more definition in the front.

syrAMG

Thanks for the reply old lefty I'll give it a shot!
IMO I think black cars can get away with de-chroming the wings. (make it look more aggressive)
I own a Pal.Silver and I tried photoshopping the car. it looks better leaving the chrome and blackout the brushed silver. or getting the Luxury grille and blacking it out or carbon fiber vinyl.

Derspeed

I like the chrome trim on a black grille. His car looks really good though.

zebra1550

Lefty...your car looks great! I have a question about the rims though.....all of the replica rims I've seen have too low of an offset for the C300. The rims I am talking about are these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...em200204097514



Could you post the offset on your rims please? if These rims do work I'll buy a set tomorrow. Thanks again

benz_addict

I love what you've done with it

blastit

dont take me the wrong way. i am not knocking the grill. i just think that the chrome looks great on the black. by the way is that the obsidian black?

melbourne tim

No, the 3 series diesels are not quieter! I currently drive one, and it is very noticeable especially at idle in enclosed areas like car parks. I drove the C220CDI and the difference is enormous. Even my wife agrees (she gives me hell about my diesel noice!). I drove the C320CDI also and the noic=se is about the same as 220. So I've ordered a C220 CDI to replace the BMW 320d.

Russell2nr

oh,sweet car btw,forgot to mention that in my other post

kahoon

are you running different offsets on the wheels between front and back?

4matic

good lookin' car old L...love the rims too! nice ride

Merc_F1

thanks for the pictures...i'll definitely try the viynl sticker before i paint the grille

rs1985

omg
my photoshop idea on someone else's car
aiii

Petje

Yeah, can you tell us the offset of the rims?
They sell the rims here in The Netherlands, but only with offset 35, anyone know if this will look nice and fit?

About the grill:
Looks nice , i was planning to do the same thing, i have some vinyl left when i made my mirror covers...

AkaSigFreak

That offset is too low. They WON'T fit. Offset must be at least 40 on W204's

angeloxnet

i agree with some previous replies, that those particular rims are hard to source, the "replicas" are for W203 but I am also having trouble finding a proper rim (offset) to fit W204 directly.

erikguti

search in ebay motors!! in the rims area!! "mercedes 18" or "amg 18" they are also the same rings in 19