Kenc1103

What's the best way to black out the chrome strip on the trunk right above the licence plate? Is that thing removable?

snarlingchicken

Grabbing some black vinyl from a graphics store and doing it yourself would be the cheapest way to go. Not sure if it's removable, but it seems to be bolted on from what I can guess. You could take off the trunk lid lining and check.

Azn_C300

as Snarling said, just vinyl wrap it. That little piece isn't worth the trouble and effort to take off and paint, risking creasing or snapping the piece on removal.

tanktube67

Vinyl wrap

Petje

We can order the piece in black by the dealer here in Europe.

The basic C-Class here in Europe (called Classic) have this trim in black.

But i think vinyl wrap is cheaper and much easier that replace the trim

Sportstick

Has anyone found vinyl in MB colors? The only alternative to chrome I might try is to wrap it in Palladium.

Kenc1103

Will this work?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/12-x-...#ht_1607wt_786

NJBNZ

Trim Brite works great
http://www.amazon.com/BLACK-OUT-TAPE.../dp/B00029XD62

Sportstick

Thanks, Kenc, but probably not. I don't want to start going down the CF route. I actually had my CF Euroteck diffuser painted Palladium. I did find Downshift Graphics and they said they would look into matching Palladium for vinyl. I will try to do the trunklid chrome bar and work on my original Sport grille, now that I have a C63 style black grille in stalled.

Kenc1103

Hey NJBNZ, is that what you used to black out the chrome strip on your grille? That's exactly what I want to do together with the chrome strip on the trunk. Any tips on applying that?

NJBNZ

Well that's why I HAD bought it originally...I applied it to the chrome strips while they were still on the grill and it looked great...but when I pulled the chrome off to wrap them I realized that the horizontal bars were smooth and finished so I just left them like that. But it does work well for the grill, window trim and that trim over the license plate

Kenc1103

What kind of tools do I need to do the wrapping?

NJBNZ

To wrap the chrome strip above the license plate? Just a blade to cut the tape. You can put the vinyl on while the chrome strip is still on the car

The grill? You'll need a flat screwdriver or something similar to remove the chrome strips from the grill (they were just held on w/ double sided tape)...or you can just lay the tape over them while they are still on the grill (you might get some peeling around the edges doing it this way though because the tape won't go all the way around). My grill is an aftermarket grill I got from EBay...not sure what's involved in taking the chrome strips of an OEM grill.

Sentosa

Again the part is an MB part and comes in black or chrome. But there again maybe not in the States. Try Getmercedesparts.com.

scoonie089

i had mine painted flat black it was a b**** trying to get the trunk apart wish i could go back and do the tape...ill post pics soon ....i also have the benz star flat black that was easier then getting the trunk apart

NJBNZ

Here's a pic of it on my car...used Trim Brite vinyl tape...perfect width. Matte black finish...very durable stuff.

Sentosa

Damn you just gotta love a white "C".

omgitselaine

HHmmm .. looks like a pretty simple mod and will look great getting rid of the chrome strip back there ?? I found the below and was wondering if it was worth the price ??? TIA

http://www.mfestforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4188

NJBNZ

Hmm pretty expensive. Depends how much you are going to use. If ur just using it for the license plate trim then I wouldn't bother ordering all that. You can get Trim Brite from Amazon for like $5

f8al

Anyone try to wrap the satellite antenna to match the car? I'm going to try to find some palladium silver vinyl and see what happens.

Rick Hunter

Holy $#!T girl... that's $$$

Try this instead: http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/

Royce118

Please do let me know if you can actually come up with something.

Ron Jr

Trim Brite is the best and easiest way. I fabbed a piece of CF laminate, unfortunatly I only had a long enough strip to make two. The bonded double sided tape I tried originally didn't hold and I lost the first one so the second that I had promised to someone else went on my car with a different tape.