suggestions and thoughts?
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suggestions and thoughts?
Got my nice new shiny alloys fitted yesterday and so far it's looking good!
I have a few more small projects I wish to do on my car, any suggestions or thoughts?
Wheel centres; I was thinking of renewing the old dull wheel centres with some of the MB wreath type as fitted to the SLK. Do these fit?http://www.amazing.com/david/portfol...slk-wheel.html
Side indicators; I want to replace these with either the clear or smoked type. Do you have to remove the plastic inner wings to remove them?
Sport grill; A couple of the chrome strips on my grill are dented and I'm considering getting a S600 style grill. Does anyone know where in the UK sells these and for how much? Else I might try getting some strips from a breakers and spraying my grill insert black.
Exhaust; I want a nice chromed back box but don't want a 'boy racer' noisy type. I wouldn't mind a bit of a growl on idle but I don't want one which is going to make the car noisy, any suggestions on one?
Debadging; Not sure about this one. I was thinking of replacing the E220 badge with one which says "coupe" or just leaving the plain other than the MB star. How easy is it to remove the E220 badge, is it just a case of pulling it off and removing the glue/pad with some kind of T-cut or do you have to repaint the boot? Any suggestions on getting a "coupe" badge in the MB style script?
And lastly (for now)
; I’ve got a rattle coming from my interior light, it’s the type with the red seat belt light. How do you remove this? It seems rather reluctant to leave its territory. Do you remove the whole unit or just the lens to replace the bulb?
I have a few more small projects I wish to do on my car, any suggestions or thoughts?
Wheel centres; I was thinking of renewing the old dull wheel centres with some of the MB wreath type as fitted to the SLK. Do these fit?http://www.amazing.com/david/portfol...slk-wheel.html
Side indicators; I want to replace these with either the clear or smoked type. Do you have to remove the plastic inner wings to remove them?
Sport grill; A couple of the chrome strips on my grill are dented and I'm considering getting a S600 style grill. Does anyone know where in the UK sells these and for how much? Else I might try getting some strips from a breakers and spraying my grill insert black.
Exhaust; I want a nice chromed back box but don't want a 'boy racer' noisy type. I wouldn't mind a bit of a growl on idle but I don't want one which is going to make the car noisy, any suggestions on one?
Debadging; Not sure about this one. I was thinking of replacing the E220 badge with one which says "coupe" or just leaving the plain other than the MB star. How easy is it to remove the E220 badge, is it just a case of pulling it off and removing the glue/pad with some kind of T-cut or do you have to repaint the boot? Any suggestions on getting a "coupe" badge in the MB style script?
And lastly (for now)
; I’ve got a rattle coming from my interior light, it’s the type with the red seat belt light. How do you remove this? It seems rather reluctant to leave its territory. Do you remove the whole unit or just the lens to replace the bulb?
Last edited by heckflosse; Mar 23, 2003 at 06:48 AM.
