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Old Jun 17, 2017 | 09:44 PM
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Where's rage love for Palladium?

I see a fair amount of love for Desigo White, understandably so, and of course black. What about fans of Palladium? Let's see them. Here is my '14.






EDIT: meant "the love" NOT "rage"

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Old Jun 17, 2017 | 09:52 PM
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Love the color myself. Funny that it kind of has a stripper name.
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Old Jun 17, 2017 | 10:07 PM
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I hated that color when I was in the market. But, once I sat in the vehicle and had a feel from the inside and looked at the color in person. It was amazing
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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 01:57 AM
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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 02:59 AM
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I wanted white but I ended up with the Palladium Silver. I like how metallic it is and how much it shines in sunlight, it also hides blemishes pretty well.

A bit of an exaggeration on how shiny it is:
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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by baybombers
I see a fair amount of love for Desigo White
Nice, you got the Lighting Pkg and 791 wheels.
And as Key08 would say, that's designo Diamond White Metallic, thank you.
Originally Posted by Peachy
A bit of an exaggeration on how shiny it is:
Nice shot. Which camera/phone did you use? What filter/effects did you use to make it that "shiny"?
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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 09:00 AM
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It really is a great color and yours looks fantastic. I love all the MB metallics and have had my share of metallic silvers. I used to think that silver was the only color for an MB car, but thankfully that changed. Congrats!
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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by tresean1
Nice, you got the Lighting Pkg and 791 wheels.
And as Key08 would say, that's designo Diamond White Metallic, thank you.

Nice shot. Which camera/phone did you use? What filter/effects did you use to make it that "shiny"?
My bad on the Designo, fat finger typing.
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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by tresean1
Nice shot. Which camera/phone did you use? What filter/effects did you use to make it that "shiny"?
I used a Sony Alpha A5. To get that effect I used the highpass filter in photoshop.

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Old Jun 19, 2017 | 03:35 AM
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Its like Cubanite silver, I find it boring.
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Old Jun 19, 2017 | 08:36 AM
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Last 2 MB's have been Palladium Silver. My 2010 Sport Edition had the AMG Package with Black interior and my 2014 Luxury Edition has the Grey interior. Love both cars. Getting ready to start looking at a 2018/19 "Palladium Silver".
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Old Jul 29, 2018 | 03:43 PM
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I'm a bit on the fence on this color. I am in the market for a c207 and went to look at one in palladium and honestly can't tell if I love it or hate it. It is like almost grey but not quite and has a hint of blue to it. Has anyone done any chrome delete or blacking out of anything on this vehicle? I would be interested to see how it looks.
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Old Jul 31, 2018 | 12:16 PM
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Old Jul 31, 2018 | 01:02 PM
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It's a great color that definitely looks better in person than it does in a photo. My C55 was "silver iridium" a very similar color, perhaps a little lighter. You are right, these silver shades hide almost all dirt and other surface imperfections. I have a triple black '14 E350 now with an E63 black leather interior. Love the looks, but it needs to be washed once a week or more -- looks fantastic and in IMHO, better than anything else, for about 10 seconds after a wash/wax.

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Old Jul 31, 2018 | 01:35 PM
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This is the one that I am currently on the fence about. I actually think they photograph really well... with this paint it depends on what time of day, lighting etc. it can range from blueish silver to a more grey. I was wondering if any appearance mods like blacking the chrome trim, badges, grill, etc would look ok on this car, it seems like most keep this particular color stock which does look fantastic.
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Old Jul 31, 2018 | 03:50 PM
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I ditto the comment that it is hard to beat the looks of WASHED AND WAXED black MB, but for practial reasons I tend to seek white models.
Currently our 2008 model is withe and regardless 182k miles it still turns the heads.
The 2014 is black and I have no patience to keep washing it.
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Old Jul 31, 2018 | 07:43 PM
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Tell me more about these SL65-like wheels! Very sharp.
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Old Jul 31, 2018 | 10:24 PM
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They are called Euro 26 wheels. Found them here but they are asking almost twice what I paid... I originally found mine on eBay from a seller in Los Angeles.

http://www.mercwheels.com/wheels-cla...-euro-26-p-771

The spokes are painted and seem to chip easily. The chrome lips scratch and dent really easily, I've never hit a single curb but they're all scratched up on the edges for some reason. Maybe it was the tire installers, no idea. Anyway, I don't recommend these wheels, so much so that I'm already running a different set of rims on my car, but that's because I bent my front rim and was quoted $700 to repair them. No thanks.

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Cool 2014 E350 4Matic Palladium Silver. 40K miles



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Old Aug 2, 2018 | 10:34 AM
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Old Aug 2, 2018 | 12:43 PM
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Here is my 2012 E550 in palladium. I had an iridium silver w211 before it. That color is much lighter and more true silver. The palladium is much warmer in addition to being a little darker. It’s the best color I’ve owned for not showing dirt and salt in the winter. Also had a steel grey C63 that color was darker but beautiful with some blue tones in sunlight. My E63 wagon is black and a pain to keep clean.

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Old Aug 2, 2018 | 02:01 PM
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Looks great what tint did you get? And is the windshield also tinted?
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