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Old 10-15-2010, 04:40 PM
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Dave the car looks amazing. Keep up the good work and have fun.

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Nice job Dave but I would stay with the black grill rather than get the CF one.
The hood and tinted tails look amazing.
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I followed your lead on the mirrors and painted them black I'll post some pics this weekend. I also blacked out my foglights with vinyl but the Philips Crystal Vision 4300k bulbs suck bigtime and I have to wait with the install until I find better bulbs. I need some 6000k or 8000k bulbs
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CF including the top part on the hood!



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need some feedback on possible direction - once I will paint the top of the grill black the look would be solid black. This would be one option - the other option i am looking at is getting a CF grill as per attached pics. Any thoughts here as to what direction might look better?
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Looking good, Dave.

BTW, I emailed Carl today about an OEM C/F hood and trunk.
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Originally Posted by Mort
Dave the car looks amazing. Keep up the good work and have fun.

CF Grill

Enjoy
Thanks Mort. Just seems once I get one mod done that another appears and the list never gets smaller. Ah, the madness of it all

[quote=olszowa12;4301944]Nice job Dave but I would stay with the black grill rather than get the CF one.
The hood and tinted tails look amazing.
CF Madness

I followed your lead on the mirrors and painted them black I'll post some pics this weekend. I also blacked out my foglights with vinyl but the Philips Crystal Vision 4300k bulbs suck bigtime and I have to wait with the install until I find better bulbs. I need some 6000k or 8000k bulbs

Matt, thanks man. Yes CF madness rules! Post pics of the mirrors. I actually think this makes the car look great and gets rid of the ugly (IMHO) chrome and clear lens. Get some LEDs from AZN - I used 8000K in them and they work great.

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CF including the top part on the hood!
Thanks for feedback.

Originally Posted by jsc12345
soooo sick!!!!
Thanks for the kind words!

Originally Posted by superlubricity
Looking good, Dave.

BTW, I emailed Carl today about an OEM C/F hood and trunk.
Cool. Got email from Carl this morning and he is still vented hood counter to what was posted before. Product is excellent and I could not be happier with it. Carl is a great guy and has excellent customer support. Go for it and join the CF madness!
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hey mate, whats the size of the emblem for this hood? there are various sizes on ebay thus i dont know which will fit this bonnet.

yes i bought one from stone too !! lol....
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hey mate, whats the size of the emblem for this hood? there are various sizes on ebay thus i dont know which will fit this bonnet.

yes i bought one from stone too !! lol....
They correct size is 57mm but i have yet to find a actual hood emblem that is this size. So I opt'd to get wheel cover sticker and place on hood. The one in the pics is 56mm and there are 57mm ones out there as well in AMG colored fruit salad look. Hopefully someone will make a proper AMG emblem in 57mm in near future.
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nice work
I especially love the blacked out tails
I bet people move over seeing you coming down the road!

CF Trim--you've gone this far, why stop now!
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Have you thought about these?
REAL-CARBON-FIBER-DOOR-PILLAR-PANEL-6PCS-SET

would get these if I am do a Cf roof...that is a ways off. After last few CF mods it is time to focus on LTH (MHP), upgraded LSD, KW, new ECU flash, and other performance mods. The car looks the "part" - now it needs to act the "part"
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[quote=olszowa12;4315981]For the ultimate CF look, I dare you Dave to get a set of these


This could be in the future. Not sure I want cover up the new rims in CF just yet.
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Originally Posted by harrower
This could be in the future. Not sure I want cover up the new rims in CF just yet.
But what I meant were full CF rims like these:
http://www.carbonfibergear.com/weds-...n-fiber-wheel/


The price is insane $10'000 - $12'000
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Originally Posted by olszowa12
But what I meant were full CF rims like these:
http://www.carbonfibergear.com/weds-...n-fiber-wheel/


The price is insane $10'000 - $12'000
Forget it! One turn under power on a track and I can just hear that crackling sound as the CF lets loose. Nice rims but pure "bling" factor.
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Originally Posted by harrower
Cool. Got email from Carl this morning and he is still vented hood counter to what was posted before. Product is excellent and I could not be happier with it. Carl is a great guy and has excellent customer support. Go for it and join the CF madness!
I ordered the OEM-style C/F Hood and Trunk. They'll be coming via DHL.

Should be about 65-lbs in combined weight savings.
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Which trunk has a better weave the VIS or stonecarbon? I know some said the VIS was wavy, but it comes with the CF chrome strip...?
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i like it for 2 month now but problem well come soon harrower. 1 day you well understand what i mean ..
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Dave, your car is looking amazing as always.
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i like it for 2 month now but problem well come soon harrower. 1 day you well understand what i mean ..
care to discuss your experience? Curious as to what the issue might be
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Originally Posted by GHAZAN
Which trunk has a better weave the VIS or stonecarbon? I know some said the VIS was wavy, but it comes with the CF chrome strip...?
I have seen a VIS and indeed the weave is not perfect. Based on my experience with StoneCarbon I would venture to say that his weave will be good. That said, i have never seen his trunk. I think Super just ordered his trunk so he should be able to give feeback on SC trunk. Not a fan of chrome so that makes no difference to me.
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Originally Posted by GHAZAN
Which trunk has a better weave the VIS or stonecarbon? I know some said the VIS was wavy, but it comes with the CF chrome strip...?
Originally Posted by harrower
I have seen a VIS and indeed the weave is not perfect. Based on my experience with StoneCarbon I would venture to say that his weave will be good. That said, i have never seen his trunk. I think Super just ordered his trunk so he should be able to give feeback on SC trunk. Not a fan of chrome so that makes no difference to me.
The chrome strip isn't part of the trunk lid. It is an OEM part that attaches to your stock trunk lid or the Stone Carbon trunk lid. It is the same part that houses the license plate lights, trunk release, back-up cam, etc.



Here are some more great photos of the Stone Carbon trunk lid. Be sure to check out page two for some installed photos. -> https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...ml#post4225200

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Yea I know, but I thought the VIS hood came with the chrome strip in CF which is nice
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Yea I know, but I thought the VIS hood came with the chrome strip in CF which is nice
Gotcha. I guess I'm in the minority. I actually prefer the contrast of the chrome strip against the carbon fiber.


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