Freefall's CLS63 TT - Back from painter

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Apr 20, 2012 | 08:10 PM

freefall

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Freefall's CLS63 TT - Back from painter

I got my car back from paint about 3 hours ago and wanted to share a few pictures....will post more later but we painted all the chrome matte black, color matched the back chrome bar and side markers and blacked out the grill but left the circle and star alone. We did a glossy black on the center bar in the grill to better work with the glossy black behind the star. He also did a little custom job on my headlights. I am also going to install Vivid's CF spoiler (Stock spoiler is wrapped right now) and am closing in the the wheels I want. Mean looking SOB huh....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097519607/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097519607/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cerfboy/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097523655/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097523655/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cerfboy/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097536979/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097536979/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cerfboy/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097530655/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097530655/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cerfboy/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097534903/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097534903/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cerfboy/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097528151/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097528151/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cerfboy/, on Flickr

Apr 20, 2012 | 10:02 PM

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Looks fantastic!!
Any plans to lower it?

Apr 20, 2012 | 10:56 PM

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Awesome job. The car is absolutely stunning. Love the mods so far!!

Apr 21, 2012 | 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by _AMG_

Looks fantastic!!
Any plans to lower it?

Thanks man....yea...after I burn through these Continentals I plan on getting new wheels and lowering it. Need to learn more about the options and different vendors though...never dropped a car before.

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Originally Posted by wasupdu

Awesome job. The car is absolutely stunning. Love the mods so far!!

You made my night...

Apr 21, 2012 | 03:40 AM

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Awesome! Any specific wheels your looking into?
KW has a lowering kit for the CLS63's, (Vic55 has this kit on his car)
If your looking to get this beast lowered you should stop by Benzworks in Huntington beach. They do great work and are very knowledgeable.

Btw love the red accents on the exhaust tips. Great touch.

Apr 21, 2012 | 06:57 AM

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Fresh!!! If only I can be that creative with black...

Apr 21, 2012 | 10:03 AM

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Good stuff Jason... looks mean and clean.

Please lower it.

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Apr 21, 2012 | 02:41 PM

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I will def check those guys out...not too far from where I live and didn't know about them. I am really digging the new concave wheels from HRE and will most prop go that way. Here is closer shot of the tips for ya:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/6951455910/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/6951455910/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cerfboy/, on Flickr

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Fresh!!! If only I can be that creative with black...

The painter came up with the scheme and if your in OC I would highly recommend him. I also shot a couple of PMs to Vic to bounce some ideas off of our local guru...

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Good stuff Jason... looks mean and clean.

Please lower it.

Its your world...I'm just playing in it...

PM with your local contacts if you would....

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Originally Posted by Kreuzfeuer

One of my favorite CLS on here... simply stunning. Great work!

Got tons of ideas from this forum...Thanks to all!!!

I didn't mention that Renntech did my ECU. These tires can't even come close to digging if I punch it under 50 but when the car shifts from 3 to 4th in the high 80s you lose nothing and the shift is seamless....

Last edited by freefall; Apr 23, 2012 at 02:24 AM.

Apr 21, 2012 | 03:13 PM

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wow! looking good in all kinds of ways!
color matching is really nice!
think when you take some more pix you
can light up the grill work?

like the headlamps a lot....

so you blackened the exhaust tips too?? and yeah, like the red accents....
looks really great......can't wait to see more pictures!!!

and plus 1 about the hre's....ordered some up just yesterday......

Apr 21, 2012 | 04:12 PM

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NICE! **** n' *** **** n' ***!!! Love the exhaust touch of RED is just perfect...

Apr 21, 2012 | 05:36 PM

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Looks great!

Apr 21, 2012 | 07:03 PM

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hey jason! nice work, looks great. new wheels, front coilovers and computer drop the rear-end and you're set. i have a guy that can do your drop for you when you're ready.

Apr 21, 2012 | 07:36 PM

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Nicely done! Love the headlights, how much tint there?

Apr 21, 2012 | 09:23 PM

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ewwwwwww! looks amazing! comeover and give me a ride

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Apr 21, 2012 | 10:46 PM

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You took some risks in doing the front as you are certainly among the first to go there with the cls63 tt...and it paid off!!! Although your rims look nice, they have almost become the weak point of your "creation". You new HRE will make her a killer...congrats!

Apr 21, 2012 | 11:03 PM

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IMG_5983 by Cerfboy, on Flickr

Ohh man that looks awesome!!
I love the new conical HRE's, they would look killer on your CLS.

Apr 22, 2012 | 04:22 AM

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Quote:

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Nicely done! Love the headlights, how much tint there?

Here is picture in production and a closer shot after. We tried to follow the LED line to create some contrast but to leave the really cool intricate part clear. I also have a smoke film on the white part of the tail lights.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/6949195198/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/6949195198/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cerfboy/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/6951460456/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/6951460456/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cerfboy/, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by hyperion667

think when you take some more pix you
can light up the grill work?
so you blackened the exhaust tips too?? and yeah, like the red accents....
looks really great......can't wait to see more pictures!!!

and plus 1 about the hre's....ordered some up just yesterday......

You got it. Tomorrow I am going to see if I can bring it inside and take some shots so I don't have to deal with the glare. Thanks for the comments!!!

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Looks great!

Thanks brother!!!

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Originally Posted by Thericker

NICE! **** n' *** **** n' ***!!! Love the exhaust touch of RED is just perfect...

Told my wife it I did it for the Chicago Bulls as she is a Chi-towner....

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Originally Posted by jsc1234

ewwwwwww! looks amazing! comeover and give me a ride

I'm not in a Ram truck rental anymore nieghbor
...next time I see you punching it were going to dance...

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Originally Posted by Saeedg48

hey jason! nice work, looks great. new wheels, front coilovers and computer drop the rear-end and you're set. i have a guy that can do your drop for you when you're ready.

Dude - Show me the way...

...learning a lot from you man. Thank you!

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I have to give props to Ajag as his front had a huge influence on mine. It was already in my head...but on his car first and it looks sick so how could I go wrong...

.

And your right...I wheels suck now and am work on shredding the current tires everyday...

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Ohh man that looks awesome!!
I love the new conical HRE's, they would look killer on your CLS.

Thanks again man...got to get on ordering those this week!

And remember....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097527855/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerfboy/7097527855/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cerfboy/, on Flickr

Apr 22, 2012 | 03:48 PM

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That front has to be the best I've seen yet on a CLS. The contrast in the lights really works, it looks extraordinary! Love the rims as well.

Apr 22, 2012 | 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by freefall

Thanks again man...got to get on ordering those this week!

And remember....

IMG_5991 by Cerfboy, on Flickr

LOL that's the truth right there!

Apr 22, 2012 | 08:19 PM

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yeah, really been daydreaming about this today.....might have to do it man!!
really good little touch there!

Apr 23, 2012 | 01:28 PM

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I'm going to give the Freefall treatment to my head and taillights, looks phenomenal.

That, painting the roof rack strip and side mirror lowers and I think I'll be done (for now).

Apr 23, 2012 | 08:17 PM

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You can email me directly at LonM@hrewheels.com

Apr 23, 2012 | 10:11 PM

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I'm going to give the Freefall treatment to my head and taillights, looks phenomenal.

That, painting the roof rack strip and side mirror lowers and I think I'll be done (for now).

Love it. The back lights are so subtle but make the red pop off this car and it would do the same on white. The front, IMO, just says get the F out of my way...

I'm torn on doing the roof because on one hand I love this color and so far I haven't touched it...but on the other hand, the sun-roof makes what...25%+ of the roof glossy black anyway and that clean look from front to back look really good. When I get board I will most likely paint it...in a week or two...

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Loves of HRE talk in here

If you need any assistance, please let me know.

Appreciate that Lon. Dreaming of black P44SCs....