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Changing from grey to black exterior trim (99' 320)

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Old Jun 29, 2002 | 03:30 PM
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Changing from grey to black exterior trim (99' 320)

I have a 99 CLK 320 and it has the grey trim around the exterior. I want to change it to black, which is the color of the car. Do you know where I can find the black trim? What are my options? Thanks for the help!
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Old Jun 29, 2002 | 04:22 PM
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You mean the headliner? That pisses me off too- I noticed my friend's new X5 has black headliner to match the interior/exterior , but all CLKs have the lame grey stuff.
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newbie, he means the impact strip. btw all the MB today have grey headliner if your car has grey or charcoal interior. MB use the lighter color headliner because it gives less pressure to the occupants and make them feel bigger inside.

well, entropy i'm sure you can use the impact strip from the newer model year. just order them from the MB dealership. or if you are in LA rowland heights area i can just recommand you to a pretty good bodyshop and have them repainted the strip.
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Old Jun 30, 2002 | 04:46 PM
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newbie, he means the impact strip. btw all the MB today have grey headliner if your car has grey or charcoal interior. MB use the lighter color headliner because it gives less pressure to the occupants and make them feel bigger inside.

Funny, I never seem to "feel bigger" when I'm in my car .
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Funny, I never seem to "feel bigger" when I'm in my car .
that's because our kind of cars are SMALL already. just try one with black headliner you'll see what i'm talking about...
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Old Jun 30, 2002 | 09:40 PM
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that's because our kind of cars are SMALL already. just try one with black headliner you'll see what i'm talking about...
I was laughing at the way you worded it, actually. As if the person were supposed to feel bigger, not the interior.... Never mind.
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I was laughing at the way you worded it, actually. As if the person were supposed to feel bigger, not the interior.... Never mind.
watever...i was talking about the interior.
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Old Jul 1, 2002 | 12:17 AM
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watever...i was talking about the interior.
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