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Old Dec 1, 2020 | 09:44 PM
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Roof Wrap - Gloss Black - Poll

I like the contrast of the black on white that most of the sedans have. Heck even the suv version of the 63 has a black front portion of the roof. I just need some help in figuring out how much of the roof to wrap. The coupe has a small body panel just above the rear glass before the actual roof starts and I’m wondering if I should blend that in with wrap as well. Let me know what you guys think.

a few pics that I mocked up with my trusty finger paint brush and iPhone.






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Old Dec 1, 2020 | 09:58 PM
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The GLC63 suv version with pano roof has a black front and it transitions to white towards the back.
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if done nicely it'll look great...just don't use that dude on this forum he did a a horrendous job on my old c63...egregious
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Old Dec 2, 2020 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by CPD SLK
if done nicely it'll look great...just don't use that dude on this forum he did a a horrendous job on my old c63...egregious
hoping so as well. I’ve got a guy local to me that has done a few of my previous cars.
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Old Dec 11, 2020 | 09:56 AM
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Thanks all for the advice. Ending up going with the full roof and I think it came out perfectly. First pic is for reference.


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Old Dec 14, 2020 | 06:39 PM
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Did mine as well recently.
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Old Dec 14, 2020 | 07:48 PM
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Can you guys take a picture of the roof, get on a ladder, or from your 2nd story window, taking a picture of your car standing on the ground and 5-20 feet away don’t show us much...of your wrapped roof...

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Old Dec 14, 2020 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by GateKeeper
Can you guys take a picture of the roof, get on a ladder, or from your 2nd story window, taking a picture of your car standing on the ground and 5-20 feet away don’t show us much...of your wrapped roof...

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hahaha I can’t tell if this is serious or sarcasm. No I’m not getting on a ladder. You’re seeing the roof as everyone else sees the roof. If you want to see my roof from a birds perspective come to my house and climb on my roof. Otherwise, this is what you get.
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Did mine as well recently.
Is this out in Anza Borrego?
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Is this out in Anza Borrego?
Yes! Went out there yesterday.
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Old Dec 14, 2020 | 09:11 PM
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Yes! Went out there yesterday.
I was out there on Sat. It's pretty far for me, but I had an awesome drive. I am in the Redlands area, so I went out to Hemet, took the 74 through Mt San Jacinto, then took the 371 to the 79. Took the 79 past Warner Springs, went left on San Felipe Rd to the 78. At this point I was torn about going through Anza Borrego or continuing the direction I was going. I went through Anza, which was so much fun. Took it all the way to Salton Sea. Drove around Salton City a bit (weird place), then it was getting dark so I head up to the 10 and went home. So much of the drive I was not impeded by other cars and it was an amazing drive!
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Didn't know Cliff did color wraps too? He's always done my clear bra work.
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Old Dec 15, 2020 | 11:19 AM
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I was out there on Sat. It's pretty far for me, but I had an awesome drive. I am in the Redlands area, so I went out to Hemet, took the 74 through Mt San Jacinto, then took the 371 to the 79. Took the 79 past Warner Springs, went left on San Felipe Rd to the 78. At this point I was torn about going through Anza Borrego or continuing the direction I was going. I went through Anza, which was so much fun. Took it all the way to Salton Sea. Drove around Salton City a bit (weird place), then it was getting dark so I head up to the 10 and went home. So much of the drive I was not impeded by other cars and it was an amazing drive!
Nice! Some great roads out there. Let me know next time you go; can give you other nearby recommendations. Palomar, Palms to Pines, etc. BTW, not sure if you saw any, but I came within inches of a bighorn on the side of the road! He was massive.
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Nice! Some great roads out there. Let me know next time you go; can give you other nearby recommendations. Palomar, Palms to Pines, etc. BTW, not sure if you saw any, but I came within inches of a bighorn on the side of the road! He was massive.
I didn't see any of the bighorn. Now I need to go back :-). What is Palms to Pines?
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I didn't see any of the bighorn. Now I need to go back :-). What is Palms to Pines?
Palms to Pines is killer! You can search it in Google Maps. Essentially goes from the foothills down into Palm Desert. Great road with lots of turnout/passing areas so in theory, effective to get around slow traffic. Lots of car commercials filmed on this. Once you hit it, you'll see why!
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Didn't know Cliff did color wraps too? He's always done my clear bra work.
He doesn’t as much since there’s less profit margin in wraps. But he will if you ask him and it’s not something crazy. I’ve been going to him for 10yrs or so now and he’s always come through.
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