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Old 10-09-2008, 07:07 PM
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New to this site... Question for you all (esp. C300 owners)...

I just purchased a Black 2009 MB C300 Sport for my fiancee. I brought my car to the shop for minor customizations. One of these customizations was smoked taillights and mirror turn signal lights. This is actually painted from the inside. It is not cheap film. I thought it looked nice, my fiancee HATES it. She already called the dealership and inquired about light replacements. So, what are your toughts? Anyone want to trade free and clear...LOL?
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Old 10-09-2008, 07:09 PM
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trade the fiancee for a new one....

its only gonna get worse when your married.....
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i did the same thing to my lights.. the guy just went a tiny bit too dark on yours..
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should've left the white part on the tail light.
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If it wasn't so dark I would totally do a trade
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Dude I think it looks great. If my car were black I'd trade in a second.
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If it wasn't so dark I would totally do a trade
Yes, I agree they are dark. I do like the clean look though in the transition between the lights and the deck lid.
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I also had a Sirius aftermarket radio installed where the ashtray was located. The door still closes. You would never know it was there. They did a GREAT job. I can provide pics if anyone is interested.
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Originally Posted by Jamby728
I just purchased a Black 2009 MB C300 Sport for my fiancee. I brought my car to the shop for minor customizations. One of these customizations was smoked taillights and mirror turn signal lights. This is actually painted from the inside. It is not cheap film. I thought it looked nice, my fiancee HATES it. She already called the dealership and inquired about light replacements. So, what are your toughts? Anyone want to trade free and clear...LOL?
It's looks nice and tough, i like it. Tell your GF that's it or take her to Huyndai dealer and pick herself a car. Stop spoiling the GF, it will get worse when you married.
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I just purchased a Black 2009 MB C300 Sport for my fiancee.

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Originally Posted by Jamby728
I just purchased a Black 2009 MB C300 Sport for my fiancee. I brought my car to the shop for minor customizations. One of these customizations was smoked taillights and mirror turn signal lights. This is actually painted from the inside. It is not cheap film. I thought it looked nice, my fiancee HATES it. She already called the dealership and inquired about light replacements. So, what are your toughts? Anyone want to trade free and clear...LOL?
Maybe she has some crazy idea that she would like to be seen after dark by the other cars on the road. What a revolutionary idea!
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The mirrors look great. The tail lights are too dark.
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Agree with Derspeed.
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Originally Posted by Jamby728
This is actually painted from the inside. It is not cheap film. Anyone want to trade free and clear...LOL?
I bet you're wishing you opted for the "cheap film" right now.
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Originally Posted by PHYBENZ
Is that legal?
Tinted taillights are not legal under Fed DOT. But most police officers turn a blind eye to them as some cars in the past have come this way from the factory.
That being said the owner of the Home D where I pick up my beer had his tails tinted and received a fixit ticket while driving back to his business from the tinter. Total time he had it was about 5 minutes. So basically it is at your own risk and how much of a PIA your local police are.
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just keep telling her youll get it done and dont. nice.
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Hmmm how did you paint from inside? But you can take the paint off with goo be gone cleaner...
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Actually, you can see the light at night. It is obviously a bit darker, but still seen from a distance.


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Maybe she has some crazy idea that she would like to be seen after dark by the other cars on the road. What a revolutionary idea!
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Originally Posted by got_thang?
Hmmm how did you paint from inside? But you can take the paint off with goo be gone cleaner...
I am not exactly sure how they did it. I assumed they did it from the inside. Maybe I am wrong, but it is a flawless job. As for the goo gone, I did not want to mess them up in case someone wanted to purchase them from me.
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Originally Posted by Vector02
I bet you're wishing you opted for the "cheap film" right now.
Damn right!!!!

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