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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:00 AM
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Does steel gray have a hue of blue in it??? Any pics would be appreciated.

Any pics would be appreciated? Does it have a hint of green in it??

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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:34 AM
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Actually I believe it has a hint of blue. Have it on my ML550 and it appears different in different lighting.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 11:26 AM
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Actually I believe it has a hint of blue. Have it on my ML550 and it appears different in different lighting.

Yes, I LOVE that color as it really is not just a gray but has other shades (blue/green) in it. There was just one car on the lot when I ordered and was hoping to see some other pictures of it.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 11:58 AM
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Definitely blue undertones in Steel Grey.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Nica0753
Any pics would be appreciated? Does it have a hint of green in it??

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When I got mine there was Steel Grey in the lot which definitely had Blue in it, not green. I got the "Indium Grey" which is what you might be thinking of - which is definitely more green.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by LRM1
When I got mine there was Steel Grey in the lot which definitely had Blue in it, not green. I got the "Indium Grey" which is what you might be thinking of - which is definitely more green.
You might be right. I LOVE the STeely gray.....they should have called it Steel Blue as it does look much more blue than I had expected.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Nica0753
Any pics would be appreciated? Does it have a hint of green in it??

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Mine is steel grey and I have not noticed any green in it. Definately blue though. I'll try to get a picture or two up in the next day or two.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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Mine is steel grey and I have not noticed any green in it. Definately blue though. I'll try to get a picture or two up in the next day or two.
Thank you. I LOVE that it has blue in it.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Nica0753
Thank you. I LOVE that it has blue in it.
Is this a good depiction of steel gray?

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...-new-e550.html

If so.....I am SO HAPPY I ordered Steel Gray! That really is a wonderful steel blue!
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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I have Steel Gray and don't see any green in it. There are hints of blue in certain lighting, but most of the time it just looks like a nice gray. I am very happy with it.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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Does not look like steel gray. Steel gray does have hints of blue in it but very little blue. The color is gray all the way. I had steel gray on my 2008 CLK 350 convertible. It is a very nice color. I currently have Capri blue on my 2010 E350 4matic sport.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Nica0753
Is this a good depiction of steel gray?

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...-new-e550.html

If so.....I am SO HAPPY I ordered Steel Gray! That really is a wonderful steel blue!

This sure looks like it has blue in it. Unless this is not Steel Gray.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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Does not look like steel gray. Steel gray does have hints of blue in it but very little blue. The color is gray all the way. I had steel gray on my 2008 CLK 350 convertible. It is a very nice color. I currently have Capri blue on my 2010 E350 4matic sport.

LOVED Capri Blue...........we loive on a dirt road and wuld have been too hard to keep clean though.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by vinrun
Does not look like steel gray. Steel gray does have hints of blue in it but very little blue. The color is gray all the way. I had steel gray on my 2008 CLK 350 convertible. It is a very nice color. I currently have Capri blue on my 2010 E350 4matic sport.
I can assure that the pictures he posted are Steel Grey, since they are my pictures haha
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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I have had my Steel Grey E550 since July and I can tell you there is no green whatsoever in the color but there is definitely blue and even some purple in some lights. It's a very nice color, and in bright sunlight it sometimes looks like designo Graphite. Here are several pictures I have taken under different lighting conditions, sorry for all the pictures, I got carried away. Keep in mind the camera affects the way the color shows up too, you really should take a look in person at a Steel Grey car.






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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Nica0753
Is this a good depiction of steel gray?

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...-new-e550.html

If so.....I am SO HAPPY I ordered Steel Gray! That really is a wonderful steel blue!
Yep, that's how it looks. It's a great color!
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 11:23 PM
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Stunning color.
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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by pmb600
I have had my Steel Grey E550 since July and I can tell you there is no green whatsoever in the color but there is definitely blue and even some purple in some lights. It's a very nice color, and in bright sunlight it sometimes looks like designo Graphite. Here are several pictures I have taken under different lighting conditions, sorry for all the pictures, I got carried away. Keep in mind the camera affects the way the color shows up too, you really should take a look in person at a Steel Grey car.







Thank you for posting more. That is an amazing color. So glad I did not go with Capri Blue.
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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 09:43 AM
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That is a really nice color.
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Shameless STEEL GREY Post.. I LOVE THE COLOR (To my defense... picked up car last week!)
Traded in 2008 ML350 Sport and picked up 2013 E350 4Matic - P1 Lux Package
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Originally Posted by UberMB203
Shameless STEEL GREY Post.. I LOVE THE COLOR (To my defense... picked up car last week!)
Traded in 2008 ML350 Sport and picked up 2013 E350 4Matic - P1 Lux Package
My future Plans;

- AMG 660 Replica Wheel Upgrade 19in 245/35/19
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and the pics:
Looking good!
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When I bought my "previously tested" (AKA "lease returned") E550 coupe, I thought it was steel grey. Until I got a copy of the data card with code "041U" - Designo Green Graphite Paintwork.

No way, me thinks. So I go out to the garage and look closely at the paint. Yeah, hard to see but, yes there is a hint of green:



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Originally Posted by pca7ggr
When I bought my "previously tested" (AKA "lease returned") E550 coupe, I thought it was steel grey. Until I got a copy of the data card with code "041U" - Designo Green Graphite Paintwork.
That's a nice color!


Here is my Steel Grey C and my Palladium E

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