Black Tailight Ring
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Black Tailight Ring
Hey Guys,
I'm looking for a black taillight ring to put on my car. I know ron jr. has one, and a couple others. I was wondering where did you buy them or did you buy the chrome ones and then painted them black? If so, where did you get the paint from?
Looking for something like this:
https://mbworld.org/forums/2707936-post46.html
p.s. I'd be willing to pay someone a little extra to have it done for me and ship it out.
Thanks!
Daniel
I'm looking for a black taillight ring to put on my car. I know ron jr. has one, and a couple others. I was wondering where did you buy them or did you buy the chrome ones and then painted them black? If so, where did you get the paint from?
Looking for something like this:
https://mbworld.org/forums/2707936-post46.html
p.s. I'd be willing to pay someone a little extra to have it done for me and ship it out.
Thanks!
Daniel
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I just purchased the chrome trim sanded the chrome off primed and painted it black later I added the CF.
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yo darth vader wanabee why dont you paint ALL your benz emblems black including both trunk and hood stars.
i saw darth vader today and he has NOT A SINGLE piece of chrome on his uniform. unless you totally black it out, remove the darth name because vader would disapprove of it
i saw darth vader today and he has NOT A SINGLE piece of chrome on his uniform. unless you totally black it out, remove the darth name because vader would disapprove of it
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yo darth vader wanabee why dont you paint ALL your benz emblems black including both trunk and hood stars.
i saw darth vader today and he has NOT A SINGLE piece of chrome on his uniform. unless you totally black it out, remove the darth name because vader would disapprove of it
i saw darth vader today and he has NOT A SINGLE piece of chrome on his uniform. unless you totally black it out, remove the darth name because vader would disapprove of it
(No offense Ron, I find it a little weird to "name" your car and actually refer to it by that name as if it's an actual person. But don't get me wrong, I love star wars and always will. 
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yo darth vader wanabee why dont you paint ALL your benz emblems black including both trunk and hood stars.
i saw darth vader today and he has NOT A SINGLE piece of chrome on his uniform. unless you totally black it out, remove the darth name because vader would disapprove of it
i saw darth vader today and he has NOT A SINGLE piece of chrome on his uniform. unless you totally black it out, remove the darth name because vader would disapprove of it
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Actually I didn't name it someone else here or one one of the other MB forums siad it looked like Darth Vaders car and I liked that so had the Darth name plate made. I used regular automotive spraypaint, I should have used a clearcoat also but was a bit lazy. I might be repainting them in the spring.
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carbon fiber gone wrong...I think he was being sarcastic
in case you dunno what FUBAR means, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fubar
hehe
in case you dunno what FUBAR means, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fubar
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carbon fiber gone wrong...I think he was being sarcastic
in case you dunno what FUBAR means, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fubar
hehe
in case you dunno what FUBAR means, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fubar
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Actually I didn't name it someone else here or one one of the other MB forums siad it looked like Darth Vaders car and I liked that so had the Darth name plate made. I used regular automotive spraypaint, I should have used a clearcoat also but was a bit lazy. I might be repainting them in the spring.
Yea I might buy some actual metallic mercedes paint to paint mine but have to figure out where to get it or will just send it in to the shop to have it done.
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Any Auto parts store should have spray touch up paint that is close. Very important get the chrome off, paint does not adhere to it for long. I used some fine grit sandpaper but I recently read of someone using rubbing alcohol and the results looked amazing no chrome left at all, though a light sanding to help the primer grab is a good idea. And if you are not happy with the color then you could go to the bodyshop and have it done. 20.00 USD or so in paint is cheap next to a bodyshop doing it.
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cf vinyl's not cf. i think that's what the banned guy was saying. too much negativity recently...
did you buy one of those really thin sheet of pre-made CF sheet btw? I've seen them a few time, but they came in sheets that are really small and expensive as hell and you can't really bend them to form.
did you buy one of those really thin sheet of pre-made CF sheet btw? I've seen them a few time, but they came in sheets that are really small and expensive as hell and you can't really bend them to form.
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personally i like CF if it is used in a functional way for reducing weight while retaining/increasing strength, im not a big fan of piecemealing CF all over the car because then it just looks... well, piecemealed...
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Yea same, that's why I tend to buy real CF pieces (spoiler, diffuser, lip) because it's lightweight and looks damn good. I was going to go with CF vinyl but honestly it's just not the same and might be "too much" CF.
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if you are going to do the tail light covers, get them sprayed at a paint shop. However, in the interest of having different mods than others I'd suggest to you that maybe you try something a little different. For example, I considered color matching the covers to give it the S550 color strip effect. Why don't you try that? Whatever you do, make sure you get it painted and clear coated at a paint shop.
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if you are going to do the tail light covers, get them sprayed at a paint shop. However, in the interest of having different mods than others I'd suggest to you that maybe you try something a little different. For example, I considered color matching the covers to give it the S550 color strip effect. Why don't you try that? Whatever you do, make sure you get it painted and clear coated at a paint shop.
