New GLK Owner - Grille Black-Out
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New GLK Owner - Grille Black-Out
Well this is my first post on MBWorld Forums but I am no stranger to forums / mods. I notice there isn't a lot of modding going on on this forum but I've thumbed through a lot of helpful threads nonetheless. I picked up a 2011 GLK w/ AMG Apperance Package yesterday and within hours had the grille apart and blacked out. Next up will be blacking out the LED DRL bezels and the center chrome bumper fascia as well as a few other subtle / tasteful mods. I'll try to document / ad pics as they happen since there are not really many mod threads in the forums.
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Every day I don't see a "subtle" or "tasteful" GLK mod on here I'm just that little bit happier. When I see something blackened on a car I think "there's another guy that bought a can of black spray paint." No more, no less - but that's me...
Anything that's not black can be blackened. What's the point? Easy to do, no real challenge. When do you stop? Where do you stop? Someone once wrote they thought about blacking out the headlamp reflectors.... God, I hope they were joking.
Anything that's not black can be blackened. What's the point? Easy to do, no real challenge. When do you stop? Where do you stop? Someone once wrote they thought about blacking out the headlamp reflectors.... God, I hope they were joking.
Well this is my first post on MBWorld Forums but I am no stranger to forums / mods. I notice there isn't a lot of modding going on on this forum but I've thumbed through a lot of helpful threads nonetheless. I picked up a 2011 GLK w/ AMG Apperance Package yesterday and within hours had the grille apart and blacked out. Next up will be blacking out the LED DRL bezels and the center chrome bumper fascia as well as a few other subtle / tasteful mods. I'll try to document / ad pics as they happen since there are not really many mod threads in the forums.
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It's actually called Plastidip, pretty amazing product and completely reversible, you should look into it. Not "just another can of black spray paint"
I understand different strokes for different folks but this forum (x204 specifically) is the most conservative I've ever been a part of. I've modded every vehicle I've ever owned and this one will be by far the most conservative in terms of what I have planned for it, but I understand the majority of this forum will bash and complain that my vehicle doesn't look like every single other one of them on the road.
I understand different strokes for different folks but this forum (x204 specifically) is the most conservative I've ever been a part of. I've modded every vehicle I've ever owned and this one will be by far the most conservative in terms of what I have planned for it, but I understand the majority of this forum will bash and complain that my vehicle doesn't look like every single other one of them on the road.
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I'm familiar with Plastidip. Not really bashing. I just don't get it. There are various ways to blacken things and I can appreciate fine workmanship/painting/coating. Pretty much everything is reversible with respect to painting/coating/plating. Doesn't mean I like it or it makes sense to me. Reminds me of when "everybody" riveted wings on their trunks so their cars didn't look like every other car or when I lived in Colorado and "EVERYONE" went up to the mountains on the weekends "to get away from it all."
I certainly doubt that the majority (or anywhere close) on this forum will complain about or bash your changes.
I certainly doubt that the majority (or anywhere close) on this forum will complain about or bash your changes.
It's actually called Plastidip, pretty amazing product and completely reversible, you should look into it. Not "just another can of black spray paint"
I understand different strokes for different folks but this forum (x204 specifically) is the most conservative I've ever been a part of. I've modded every vehicle I've ever owned and this one will be by far the most conservative in terms of what I have planned for it, but I understand the majority of this forum will bash and complain that my vehicle doesn't look like every single other one of them on the road.
I understand different strokes for different folks but this forum (x204 specifically) is the most conservative I've ever been a part of. I've modded every vehicle I've ever owned and this one will be by far the most conservative in terms of what I have planned for it, but I understand the majority of this forum will bash and complain that my vehicle doesn't look like every single other one of them on the road.
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I'm familiar with Plastidip. Not really bashing. I just don't get it. There are various ways to blacken things and I can appreciate fine workmanship/painting/coating. Pretty much everything is reversible with respect to painting/coating/plating. Doesn't mean I like it or it makes sense to me. Reminds me of when "everybody" riveted wings on their trunks so their cars didn't look like every other car or when I lived in Colorado and "EVERYONE" went up to the mountains on the weekends "to get away from it all."
I certainly doubt that the majority (or anywhere close) on this forum will complain about or bash your changes.
I certainly doubt that the majority (or anywhere close) on this forum will complain about or bash your changes.
I do automotive paint on the side but with the advancements of Plastidip I see no reason in making any paint change permanent when it can look just as good for cheaper and be reversible. The pic below of my Escalade has the hood trim molding (strip along top part of grill attached to the hood) color matched as well as the Cadillac emblem, and that is 100% Plastidip! No way you'd ever know unless I stated it
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Very very slow
check out Mr. JLT's glk
I think he did a very good job.
https://mbworld.org/forums/glk-class...-jlts-glk.html
I think he did a very good job.
https://mbworld.org/forums/glk-class...-jlts-glk.html
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