Thought the E had too much chrome.

Aug 13, 2014 | 05:16 AM

cleankutazn

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Thought the E had too much chrome.

Decided to tone it down a little

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Aug 13, 2014 | 06:19 AM

Munich77

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That looks great - what did you use to black out the car?

Aug 13, 2014 | 06:47 AM

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Thanks...for the grille I used black plasti dip. The grille took me 3 hours to do. It was a pain to mask everything. It better last long because i'm not doing that again. The front lip spoiler and trunk part I used gun metal grey plasti dip. The muffler area I used blackout tape.

Aug 13, 2014 | 12:40 PM

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Looks good just may have to do it again every year or so because the grille will chip when rocks hit it.

Aug 14, 2014 | 01:23 AM

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I will probably try to touch it up instead of doing it all over again.

Aug 14, 2014 | 09:18 AM

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looks really good!!

Aug 14, 2014 | 09:48 AM

cleankutazn

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Thanks...it was my first time messing with plasti dip. Watched youtube videos which helped a lot.

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Aug 16, 2014 | 10:31 PM

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I'm not a huge fan of chrome, but I think what comes on '14 is very tastefully done. I wouldn't change anything about it. But it is your car, so do what you like.

Aug 16, 2014 | 11:24 PM

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Chrome looks OK to me. Actually it is very nice.

Aug 16, 2014 | 11:56 PM

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I agree...here's mine.

Aug 17, 2014 | 03:19 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by El Cid

Gee, you should get a '58 Buick or a '59 Dodge.

lol...that would be a nightmare.

Aug 17, 2014 | 09:31 AM

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Actually I prefer some chrome (or brightwork since most of it is stainless steel or plastic). One thing that attracted me to the 2010 E Luxury version was the chrome grille. It looks like an M-B sedan should look.
Wonder what this does to resale or lease turn-in values. Would imagine it will be harder to sell and therefore resale is lower.
But its your car, so should look like you want it to.