mainly

i got bored and started playing with a pic of the cls in Photoshop,

djrabbi

That actually looks good without it. Looks more clean. I think if you black chrome the emblems, it will look pure sex

ferrariyellow44

I actually like little chrome details. Without them, I feel a car can look cheap. (just like every stupid M-sport BMW with the black trim) That said, I do think the rear of the CLS is a little busy. Its just too squat with very elongated tailights...

freefall

Pure sex coming up....

djrabbi

That chrome peice in the middle looks like a unibrow now haha.

Vic55

I like it the way it is

freefall

You like the way this looks better?

djrabbi

That looks better or maybe color matched?

freefall

Color match would be ideal but I hear that the paint doesn't stick to the chrome very well and will chip. This is a wrap job and I have been debating which looks better myself. What do you think of the profile of the car with the chrome wrapped?

I am also losing the AMG plate....

Nice to get a women opinion...kinda of rare...

Unibrow....classic...

mainly

yeah i agree about it being more about the rear looking a little too squat,


but i still think chrome on a car is more cheesy than black trim. its a fake suggestion.

if its not real chrome, but a piece of plastic trim, then why should it be the color of chrome.?

only thing is if you start removing chrome, you kinda have to remove it all over the car.
and i wish i could see an example before i go and try it on my own.

mainly

another angle, with the rear band made black, and chrome around windows

mainly

and lowered, still stock wheels

Liquid1

I have considered blacking out the chrome trim as well, but I cannot say I am a huge fan of it on the darker colors. Looks great on white and light silver though. On the black, the chrome tends to help define the car which I actually like.

Vic55

This.

I would consider blacking out the trim, if and I say if, i was gonna completely murder the car (door handles, trim, badges, exhaust, etc) but that was not my end result desire.

Efivehundred

More rare than you think.

mainly

for me, i think just blacking out the chrome on the windows and rear band would be fine, and still leave the chrome badges, i like the name of the car and V8 BITURBO to be seen.

but as a touch of personalization, to remove the chrome which for me is unnecessary

BenzoBoi

+1

Mr. Happy

Nice experiment. But I think I like it the way it is in black. On white though, I find that chrome trims clash with the white colour so colour match trims would look better.

Vic55

Ok so I had a change of heart and my vinyl wrap dude just opened a shop by my house so I took the wagon there first and blacked out the window trim and the silver bar in the back.

Today Ill do the CLS- Ill keep the badges the same for contrast but I want to see the window trim go and the silver bar in the back too. I can always peel it if I dont like it and he doesnt charge that much to do the job.

He is a sponsor here and is located in Orange County--- Don Nguyen

freefall

I just used Don and he did a great job. We tried to do the chrome part of the handles and it just didn't stick well and I peeled it right off...no damage whatsoever.

Saeedg48

you have to sand down the chrome.

freefall

You mean the plastic... You think that would prevent the chipping?

hyperion667

wow, that is clean as hell back there......would love to see what it looks like debadged....

mainly

yeah unfortunately this exact look would prob require a new trunk altogether. but painting the chrome band black would yield almost the same look.

otakki

The darkened exhaust tips look good.