HostDime

Hello,

I have been searching for pics on the orion blue the closest I have found is this:

http://www.supercars.net/servlets/PW...eRed/1car1.jpg of course the pic seems great because it was taken professionally I was just wondering if anyone had this car in the orion blue, I can not decide between that and the black one

https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...&postid=176262

the black one looks awesome but I hear it is too dirty, and to get it in orion blue it is special order which is going to cost an extra $1.5 k, which isn't a problem if I see pics of the car and like it!

I am getting it hopefully 1st week in March I already left a deposit and they need to start the Build in a couple of weeks so I need to decide ASAP

thanks in advance for any input or pics!

RJC

I like the classic silver but color is personal. BTW with the new 3.5 to be released for the 04 MY, see if the 04's might be available early...it may be worth another 2-3 months.

RJC

LAMAY123

I saw an orion blue CLK320 at my local dealer recently. It looked much brighter and shinier than the picture that you found. A small glare of purple can be seen at different angles..... Really stands out in the crowd and certainly an eye catching color....

britton

I have seen the orion blue in a 208 style and it is very bright. I think the picture you posted is capri blue I could be wrong. I agree with the person who said it is a brighter color then the picture you posted. There is a capri blue car on the picture thread number 3 check it out. It was a big deal for me to pick out the color of my new 209 I think the car looks better in a darker color. My cars before have always been silver. I chose to go dark and went with the black opal it will be harder to keep clean but the car looks great in the black opal. good luck in picking the color but do some more research on trying to see the color of the car before you order. I think that this orion blue is very bright but if you like that go for it. Have the dealer find any mercedes in that color to see if you like it.

atl2nyc

Host Dime...

hate to tell you this, but if your car is gonna be delivered the first week of March, then you probably have a late January/early February build date.

If that is the case, it is too late to change the color on your car. My build date is Jan. 26, and I called last Thursday to make a change. But the dealer informed me that my car was already loaded in the production system, and it was too late to make any major change.

I hope my dealer was wrong, but I am pretty sure he was telling the truth. Good luck to you on your attempt to make a change.

Oh yeah, if you are a stickler for taking care of you car, black is not that hard to keep clean. Just my 2 cents!!!

vodc4

ur right....we cant chage it anymore...
mine i also built on tha last week of jan to be delivered in march...

btw i choole obsidian black.....i think black is better...just my opinion...

britton

Great looking clk 500 you can keep dark colored cars clean this is a clean car !!!

HostDime

thanks for the replies so far,

I don't think that may be the capri blue compare:

https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...&postid=168957

http://www.supercars.net/servlets/PW...eRed/1car1.jpg

I just wish somone had real pics of the car in that color, I went to the local dealer in Daytona Beach and they do not have any in that color, I may have to drive to orlando dealer and see the color. I talked to the dealer today and the build is still on the safe side, I just need to make up my mind very soon on what I want.

I am just very confused on which if anyone comes across the orion blue pics please let me know thanks

MBcoupe forever

Orion blue looks much to blue in my taste to suit the 209.
The CLK is an elegant car, and i think it should have a more discrete color. Orion blue would look great on a VW Golf GTI or a 4x4 Subaru rally kind of car.

But color choices are personal. Nothing is right or wrong.

Below link have some photos of what I think is an Orion W209.

http://www.germancarfans.com/photos....ID=3020219.001

HostDime

now this looks nice!! can anyone confirm this is orion blue??

http://www.germancarfans.com/photos/...01/1006big.jpg

HostDime

now this looks nice!! can anyone confirm this is orion blue??

http://www.germancarfans.com/photos/...01/1006big.jpg

HostDime

now this looks nice!! can anyone confirm this is orion blue??

http://www.germancarfans.com/photos/...01/1006big.jpg

britton

I still think that is capri blue not orion blue I am not sure. I think the orion blue is lighter and brighter I would keep researching this did you do the search on orion blue on the forums. Know I want to know what the color looks like.

britton

There is a good picture of orion blue 208 clk on the 208 clk picture thread 1. Check it out for the color. It is orion blue hope this helps you out.

HostDime

thanks I will check it out.... I am thinking more into the black now... this is giving me a headache to decide...

britton

I think that the new clk looks great in darker colors like I have stated before. the Odsidian black is a great color to. I really like the black opal thats what I have. When I saw the orion blue
at a dealership in San Francisco I thought personally that is was way to bright for this car I agree with the guy above that the 209 should have more of a discreet color. 2003 clk 320 if you are not going to mod it out.

HostDime

I agree, too but then again look at this CLK, it looks nice....

and the color is way odd!!


https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...=&postid=49982

https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...=&postid=55639


and then now look at this bright red, looks very nice!!

https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...s=&postid=7186

britton

I think that if you mod out your clk 320 or you have the 430 or 500 the brighter colors look ok if thats what style you are looking for. To get a clk 320 and not update it you are best to go with a discreet color just my personally opinion.

HostDime

You know what I think that Orion blue is too bright too now!!

but what do you think about the what seems to be capri blue??

http://www.germancarfans.com/photos/...01/1006big.jpg


oops I do not think that is capri blue,

this is capri blue:

https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...&postid=168957

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...0&pagenumber=3

what color in the world is this then??
http://www.germancarfans.com/photos/...01/1006big.jpg

britton

I think that the capri blue is a great color. I think it is sharp with the stone interior but that is so light. I have the ash interior and i think it is light. I know that the stone interior is real light. Have you even considered the interior color yet?

LAMAY123

That looked more like it.....

vodc4

Capri B;ue

HostDime

thanks VDC

any chance you have a pic somewhere of the orion blue clk 320 2003 ?

vodc4

hi.....

i dont have any pic of orient blue...but i think have seen one on MB of Sf and it looks brighter than capri blue...i think capri blue is better...jut my opinion
get a black one....u wont regret it....

another plat blu...eh is it platinum or capri blue....im getting confused

Chow

capri blue looks more decent than the orion blue imo after i saw them in person, that's why i changed my order from orion to capri, my clk 320 will be here around beginning of March too, hope u can change the order if it's not too late...