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Old 12-27-2008, 02:53 PM
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I've been thinking about painting the front grill including the trim with a flat or matte black finish. Below is stock and a mock-up done with tape. Any thoughts?





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Old 12-27-2008, 02:59 PM
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i think it look good on red, i like the rim. did you have a body shop do them and if so how much they charge you?
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i think it looks really good
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I still think you should Paint the AMG logo on your rims red
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The wheels were painted by our "adopted" body shop ( 2 kids 4 wrecks ) for $500. I would like the AMG logos painted red as well but I don't have that kind of talent.
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hey you should smoke the front side marker lights that will look nice >>>the black grill looks nice
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The grill looks really good. How many pieces would need to be removed and painted? I'm thinking about doing this myself. Thanks.
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looks good. Dont waste your time, go to your local body shop and have them painted it now
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yeah, black it out!!
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yeah, black it out!!
That front end treatment looks real good on your white car, not so sure how it would play with a bright red though.

hhughes, keep posting pics of yours - helps keep me sane *L*
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nicely done, i like it
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The grill looks really good. How many pieces would need to be removed and painted? I'm thinking about doing this myself. Thanks.
Top and bottom trim, 4 horizontal slats and of course the pointy star emblem. I'll have a price by Monday morning and the work will be done ASAP with pics to follow.
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i say black out the grill but leave the star unpainted - rims look great
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PATSC23 beat me to it. IMO, I would black out the grill but leave the star chrome.
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Looks good in Black You should also paint the chrome fog light rings in black
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I think it looks great; I usually don't go for the black grill but this looks appropriate. Can you imagine how amazing in red the letters "AMG" would look on your rims????
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I would leave it chromed out. I like people to see the Benzo Emblem comin in they're rear view mirror from far away. IMO. Either way your cars sick!
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Finally did it along with smoking the head lights, tail lights and side markers. Car recieved a nice dent in the door by a gracious Wally Mart customer who drove out to the end of the parking lot so he could hop out and bless my car with his knee(on video but no tag #) So I had the work done while in the shop.


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That is one nice looking C63 you've got there. Have you thought about painting the chrome around the windows? An perhaps the front fog light surrounds?
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She's looking good. What bodyshop did the work for you?

Everything works..the blacked out grill, the smoked out lights and the tint. I'm normally not a fan of tint but it all comes together nice on your car.
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why these rims look darker than others
i think these rims look AWESOME
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why these rims look darker than others
i think these rims look AWESOME
Factory wheels with the gray painted black
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Originally Posted by RM-6302
That is one nice looking C63 you've got there. Have you thought about painting the chrome around the windows? An perhaps the front fog light surrounds?
Given the way my wheels turned out and the black/chrome look of the C63 emblems next to the front tires; I want to leave a few chrome pieces in the mix. However as soon as my tint/invisi-bra guy gets a pattern for the clear lights on the side mirrors they will be smoked to black.
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