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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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Painting OEM rear diffusor
Has anyone tried painting the OEM rear diffusor? Does it require sanding? since it's already got rough plastic surface. I wonder what it will look like painted black or dark gray with clear coat.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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nope but im going to paint my keys the color of the car
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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your keys?!!!! u mean, painting the black part? Hope your car color isn't black. that will be a pretty waste of money and time. Just kidding.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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nope the face i seen a pic i think its in the amg forum of a white faced one looked hot...........every thing thats black on the key, will be palladium silver
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nope but im going to paint my keys the color of the car
haha. that's actually a funny idea and I admit the moment I read this, color schemes ran through my head before I dismissed it :p
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 01:40 PM
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HEY!!!!! no key talks!!! back to the rear diffusor!!! give me some advise
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nope the face i seen a pic i think its in the amg forum of a white faced one looked hot...........every thing thats black on the key, will be palladium silver
OH, I have seen that. it's actually not a key. it's a suvernier USP flash card.
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really well i am still thinking about doing it wish i knew how to take apart the key.................. but i would not paint the diffuser it looks good the way it is, what would be hot is a diffuser like the clk63 BS with single tips and a TT behind it.......hint hint
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really well i am still thinking about doing it wish i knew how to take apart the key.................. but i would not paint the diffuser it looks good the way it is, what would be hot is a diffuser like the clk63 BS with single tips and a TT behind it.......hint hint
sorry. what does it look like? what's TT? got a picture?
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isn't that exactly the same as the C63 diffusor? only there is some weird looking box hanging
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not the oem, but if the fit was bad on the cf diffusers i would consider painting the c63 diffuser black.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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I saw a white one on the road with the rear diffuser painted to match, it looked REALLY good. I assumed it was standard on the 09 cause it was some old woman driving it (probably didn't do a "mod" but who knows?)...

Anyway, painting the rear diffuser is definitely something I'm going to do.
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are you sure it's not a luxury model?
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I don't know. Do the luxury models come with painted diffusers? If so, it probably was...
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Yes, i believe the luxury model rear bumper is a whole piece.
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Yes, Lux model is just one color on the entire bumper.
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that's not the same color. just looks like they are the same.
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that's not the same color. just looks like they are the same.
+1.

That's a sport.
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