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Jul 29, 2010 | 04:46 PM

#26

aroonkl

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996tt Protomotive, C63

+1. No red on stripe and star.
Love your wheels though. Awesome.

Jul 29, 2010 | 06:01 PM

#27

blindfold

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C63

also love the wheels, might get a set of SSR SP3 for myself.

Jul 29, 2010 | 07:53 PM

#28

soldier2304

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C63 AMG(sold), 2009 CL550, 2010 S550 Majestic Black, 2010 ML550, 2006 C230, 2009 Venza

What have you done to your car....

Jul 30, 2010 | 11:04 AM

#29

justthebest

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'09 SL Black, '12 ML63, '13 SL63, '14 E63 Wagon, '14 458 Italia

Little too much. I liked what MNL did with blacked out badges and JUST the "63" in red.

EDIT:

This is what I did (I've since just debadged totally):

Last edited by justthebest; Jul 30, 2010 at 11:20 AM. Reason: addition

Jul 30, 2010 | 11:08 AM

#30

KCviper

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13 Lamborghini SL, 20 Porsche 911 (sold), 09 C63(sold), Vipers (sold)

Like it minus the stripe and possibly the MB emblem.....

Jul 30, 2010 | 11:58 AM

#31

SebringSilver

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It's kinda cool. The red star makes it look like you work for the Kremlin. It's a KGB AMG!

Jul 30, 2010 | 04:02 PM

#32

220S

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Quote:

Originally Posted by justthebest

Little too much. I liked what MNL did with blacked out badges and JUST the "63" in red.

EDIT:

This is what I did (I've since just debadged totally):

The 63 is crooked......

never mind, I see you fixed it...... by debadging.

Jul 30, 2010 | 05:38 PM

#33

justthebest

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'09 SL Black, '12 ML63, '13 SL63, '14 E63 Wagon, '14 458 Italia

Quote:

Originally Posted by 220S

The 63 is crooked......

never mind, I see you fixed it...... by debadging.

Actually, that was a visual trick with the camera - I used masking tape to set the bottom line of each badge before I took them off to paint. The red was not a true gloss, so it looked like it was crooked (yada yada yada). Bottom line: they're gone. Haha

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Jul 31, 2010 | 08:53 PM

#34

sjhugh

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From: Sydney & the NSW Central Coast, Australia

C63 AMG, BMW 135i

Simon, in my opinion it’s good to see an owner step away from what is now accepted the norm, a black car with black rims.

Personally I like the look of the red badges and callipers and would also do the 6.3AMG fender badge red as well but lose red strip at the back and keep it in theme with the chrome window surrounds.

It’s a nicely presented car whichever way you look at it.

.

Jul 31, 2010 | 08:57 PM

#35

GBlansten

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I don't really care for this but I honestly just wanted to use a random font for no apparent reason.

Aug 1, 2010 | 08:58 PM

#36

simonlam168

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c63

I met some friends yeterdays, they ALL said the red badges and strip look really nice on black C63, that look is surprisingly aggressive..........oh my god!! They want to do the same on their 63...... Should I change my mind not to change the strip?

Aug 1, 2010 | 09:08 PM

#37

Mort

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Leave it on for a while and when everyone is done copying you.....take it off.

Aug 1, 2010 | 11:15 PM

#38

patboyy

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From: Melbourne, Australia

C63 AMG

just do what you like and what you feel comfortable with....either way it looks good

Aug 2, 2010 | 03:12 AM

#39

joowick

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From: Los Angeles / Hong Kong

08 Evo X PB, 09 C63 OB

If you like it then keep it. Don't need to care about what other people think.

Plus it makes your car stand out amongst the hundreds if not thousands of C63s in Hong Kong.

Look forward to seeing you around town sometime.

Aug 2, 2010 | 02:13 PM

#40

x838nwy

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n/a

Quote:

Originally Posted by simonlam168

Taste/preference has a lot to do with culture, so something that might not look so great somewhere might be the choice somewhere else. Seeing your location, it is totally possible that your friends prefer the red badge and bar.

+1 on joowick's comment. It's YOUR car.