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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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First C55 with painted black facelift CLK headlights
Hey guys,

I finally got this to work. Facelift 2007/2008 CLK headlights, painted black, on my C55.





reflectors sanded down

then painted 040 black!

















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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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Nice !! how hard was it for you to take out the housing?
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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^I had a problem with it, Leo@Impressiveautocenter helped me take them apart!
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 11:22 PM
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yah, I attended Oktoberfest@GPNY, BMW event
I had to represent my 535xi even though it wasn't there!
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you love that blacked out look

looks great
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I was thinking the samething
perhaps when I come down to get the star diagnostic work done
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lights came out nice.

whens your photo shoot..
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Car keeps looking better and better!! Great job!
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thanks guys!

photoshoot sometime next week???
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looks good Gary...

lmao at the BMBZW badge....
thanks frank,

I was asked "what car is that?"

I told them, MBMW 3-1/2 Series 355 AMG
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Damn! I love it! You should pick up some stealth bulbs for your turn signals! I think It would clean up that part of the light!
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lol eric I'm ahead of the game, installed today
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lol eric I'm ahead of the game, installed today
Perfect!!!
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I know I'm resurrecting this thread, but does the xenon auto-leveling feature still work with this mod? Also, does the headlight turn with the turn of the wheels while driving? I had a feeling these face lifted headlamps from the CLK were the ones with curve illumination.
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