Better pic's of my black grill with no chrome
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c220 cdi sport
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.
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.
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08 C350
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
as for the C63 rims for sale try this link:
http://www.mbfanatics.org/forum/inde...showtopic=4228
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2008 G35x
Sweet rims
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.
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.
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C350 4MATIC Premium Package Obsidian Black
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.
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W212 2011 E-350 4Matic
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.
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.
Last edited by syrAMG; Mar 4, 2008 at 02:18 PM.
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I like the chrome trim on a black grille. His car looks really good though.
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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
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
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C220CDI
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From: The Netherlands - ROTTERDAM
W205 C400
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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.
