Blacked out my grille, debadged.

Jul 26, 2008 | 10:10 PM

Bif powell

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Blacked out my grille, debadged.

Mostly as an experiment (sig has a pic with it unpainted) - this grille is fine, but want something new so I painted it to see if that's the direction I want to go. Criticism/ideas/sample pictures welcome. Going to remove and buff the V6 Kompressor badges tomorrow if I have time. Blacked out tails after that at some point. Tips/write-ups on that, anyone? (yes, we're still moving in, so it's a complete disaster in the garage) Your next question is about the frosty head lights and I'm making another post about that now.

Thanks!

Jul 26, 2008 | 10:25 PM

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I kind of like the blacked out grill. On a black car, it looks sweet.

Jul 26, 2008 | 10:33 PM

Bif powell

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Thinking about blacking out the star now too; knock it down, make it more subtle...anyone have good PS skills

Jul 26, 2008 | 10:39 PM

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I say do it, blk star will loook hawtttt!!!

Jul 26, 2008 | 10:54 PM

redfarsi

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Originally Posted by RedBull

I kind of like the blacked out grill. On a black car, it looks sweet.

What about a blacked out grill on a silver one? anyone got any pics cause i am thinking of doing that....

Jul 26, 2008 | 11:54 PM

Bif powell

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I like that as long as it's black rims on a silver car as well. The black highlights have to be spread around IMHO.

Jul 27, 2008 | 12:34 AM

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The grill looks clean very nice update.
I'd leave the emblems on the back though.

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Jul 27, 2008 | 05:59 AM

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looks much better now

Jul 27, 2008 | 03:48 PM

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Smoke the side markers too, that would blend in well.

Jul 27, 2008 | 04:56 PM

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Smoke the side markers too, that would blend in well.

There is some euro strip or something you can get, right - doesn't have that at all?

Jul 27, 2008 | 05:06 PM

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Bif here is a sample of a blacked out rear mercedes emblem (pic taken from Cannonball55)

I think I am going to do mine in a flat black next week...

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Jul 28, 2008 | 03:13 AM

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I love the look, especially on a black car.

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Jul 28, 2008 | 09:45 AM

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Props,Bif! Veeerrryy Hot!!

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There is some euro strip or something you can get, right - doesn't have that at all?

I was gonna say the same thing...Smoked side markers are killer on our black C's,but yeah,the euro strips dont have markers on them at all. Nicely done, dude! Love that grille!

Jul 28, 2008 | 10:15 AM

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Love the grill but debadging isn't for me, hehe. Planning on doing the same black grill setup to mine. Is that just an ebay grill?

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Jul 28, 2008 | 10:35 AM

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Jul 28, 2008 | 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by redfarsi

What about a blacked out grill on a silver one? anyone got any pics cause i am thinking of doing that....

Here you go.

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Jul 30, 2008 | 12:58 AM

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I like the blacked out grille - very stealthy!

Time to lower it =)

Jul 30, 2008 | 01:44 PM

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what do you guys use to black out the grille? just a spray can? any prep work involved? and does it chip?

Jul 30, 2008 | 03:10 PM

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i've painted grilles in the past with good results. clean it really well, scotch bright pad, clean really well again, then hit it with a spray can. it's worked well for me with other vehicles. naturally, you are going to get a slightly better finish if you took it to a shop- but that's going to cost you.

Jul 30, 2008 | 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dorikin_86

I like the blacked out grille - very stealthy!

Time to lower it =)

It's about as low as I want to go. Maybe it's the angles, but the front and the back are ever so slightly tucked under the wheel wells. Or maybe you mean 'slammed' rather than lower, which I like on other cars, but not on this

Jul 30, 2008 | 06:58 PM

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Here you go.

Wow, that looks WAAAY better than it did in my mind trying to visualize it. I just might go that route after all. Although yours is way more aggressive looking that our W203 AMGs. Love your car!