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My next mod has just arrived...

Old Jul 14, 2011 | 02:38 AM
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My next mod has just arrived...

After contemplating over which type of front lip design to get for my W204, I've finally made up my mind to go again with PIECHA DESIGN since my previous experience with PIECHA, the QUADRO exhaust system, was great; after about two weeks waiting time, it arrived today:

My next mod has just arrived...-photo-1.jpg My next mod has just arrived...-photo.jpg

The front lip is now in the shop for some carbon-fiber enhancement and I hope to get the final product installed soon; wish me luck!
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 05:08 AM
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Niceee! I think you're the first among the W204 forum to get the Piecha lip! I wish I could get that one too but sadly it costs a bit too much $$$ to get. Do tell how it turns out!
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 11:15 AM
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good luck, post pics soon!
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 12:46 PM
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 07:44 PM
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Nice,btw what kind of exhaust do you have on?
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by glovemoney
Nice,btw what kind of exhaust do you have on?
PIECHA QUADRO exhausts... Happy with the result so that kind of played a role in my decision making when I was evaluating on a new front lip
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 02:42 PM
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do you have it installed yet?
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 04:21 PM
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You don't have the ability to scan this into a cad program do you?

- I could potentially make a few of these at work (until i get caught or told otherwise)
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 06:54 PM
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Looking forward to seeing this. Good choice.
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by blue00r6
You don't have the ability to scan this into a cad program do you?

- I could potentially make a few of these at work (until i get caught or told otherwise)
Hell I would buy one.
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 09:07 PM
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very cool, cant wait to see it on
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 01:14 AM
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pics soon!
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 03:42 PM
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if someone could make this for less I would buy it right away ( the real version one is well over 600 US dollar)
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 12:46 AM
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if i can get a CAD model I can have some made.
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by wanchu83
do you have it installed yet?
Unfortunately it's still in the shop for carbon fiber treatment... Anxiously awaiting for it to be ready so I can finally slap it on~~
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 03:13 AM
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Originally Posted by blue00r6
You don't have the ability to scan this into a cad program do you?

- I could potentially make a few of these at work (until i get caught or told otherwise)
I wouldn't want Mr. Piecha throwing the law books at me
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 03:35 AM
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I wouldn't want Mr. Piecha throwing the law books at me
true that
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 11:57 AM
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Who's gonna tell?? I'll *tweak* the design and it'll be original. Oh well, regardless, I'm excited for pics with it on. are you color matching or doing black?
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 11:43 PM
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Who's gonna tell?? I'll *tweak* the design and it'll be original. Oh well, regardless, I'm excited for pics with it on. are you color matching or doing black?
Originally, I was gonna go with a silver carbon-fiber finish to get a slight contrast at the lower front bumper area. But then I was told such silver finish gets dirty and turns yellow easily thus, I gave up on that idea.

Then I decided to go with black (not matte-black) carbon-fiber finish as I have black carbon-fiber rear diffuser installed; it can be thought of as an colour scheme extension to the front, like several forum members have done to their white W204.

I hope this turns out OK. If not, I might just go with the simple colour matching scheme...

I guess this is a problem worthing having, ha!
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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yeah, i'm sure the CF finish will look pretty good
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 04:05 AM
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UPDATE: Just got front lip installed!!

Just got back from the shop, the lip has now been installed!

I took a few quick snaps with my iPhone:

- Before installation: Front lip with CF enhancement.
- Shots from the side to show how the lip blends in with the rest of the front bumper.

Personally, I'm really happy with the result as it adds a slight different touch to an already nice looking AMG sport front bumper. I will try to take more pics later on with a real camera.

I'm already planning on my next mod...
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 05:01 AM
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Looks good! Mannnn I want one. :[
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 05:56 AM
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where can i get this lip and how much did you pay for it? thanks
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 11:27 AM
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wow this is a lot more undertstated than the DCTMS one. CF job looks great!
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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yeah that looks really sharp, you should take some more pics at a lower angle, I'd like to see how tall it is, or how much vertical 'meat' it adds to that center section.
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