S-Class (W220) 1999-2006: S 320 CDI, S 320, S430, S 500, S 600

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Old May 28, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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Cool shadowline ?

I ve been thinking of painting the chrome piece on the bottom of the windows so there is no chrome around the windows I believe this is called a shadowline conversion? I may be wrong here but oh well. My car being black I think the only chrome on the bumper and doors breaks up the car from too much black, but all black around the windows I think would clean it up.

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Old May 28, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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Just did a quick sloppy Photoshop and I don't like it...
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Old May 28, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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I did a quickie as well, and I think it would look pretty damn good I would do it.
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Old May 28, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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LOL!

sloppy photoshop! lol
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Old May 28, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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It would look cleaner black.
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Old May 28, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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is that trim easily removed? if so, i would consider black chrome.

here's an example of a set of wheels that've been finished in black chrome.

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Old May 30, 2008 | 02:45 AM
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ok well Im gonna go buy some Trimbrite at Autozone and try it out for a few days to see if I like it.
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Old May 30, 2008 | 03:00 AM
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Originally Posted by westcoast5
ok well Im gonna go buy some Trimbrite at Autozone and try it out for a few days to see if I like it.
yea that would be a good idea imo tho i think the chrome on the car accents your wheels nicely...also if your going to get rid of some chrome you might as well get rid of it all....if your wheels were black i'd do it but i love how your car looks as is
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Old May 30, 2008 | 12:50 PM
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pepboys sells black out tape. It was made for chrome trims. I have used them with good results on a my old BMW 5 series
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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I'd say keep the chrome as It matches your trim and the lip on the VIPs. Car looks pretty clean as is.
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 02:22 AM
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Thanks shakey! but I did get that blackout tape and I put it on Ill to take some pics later but I think it looks ok really subtle.

Btw are those shoes holding the rims by your car? lol
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 03:59 PM
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Thanks shakey! but I did get that blackout tape and I put it on Ill to take some pics later but I think it looks ok really subtle.

Btw are those shoes holding the rims by your car? lol
Haha yeah they are. They won't fit on my car so I have to sell them. The seller sold me them thinking they were 19"s...and I got 20"s
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 02:15 AM
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ok well I did the trim brite tape to see, Im gonna leave it on for a bit to see if I like it. What do you guys think?

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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 04:22 AM
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maybe i'm alone on this but i actually like how the car actually has chrome accents. i'd leave it unpainted...
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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maybe i'm alone on this but i actually like how the car actually has chrome accents. i'd leave it unpainted...
yeah I keep going back and forth in my mind to see if I do like it or not. The good thing is that in 5 min it will back to chrome.
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 08:51 PM
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I love it all black, makes it look more sleek IMO
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Old Jun 25, 2008 | 12:30 PM
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yea, i would have to agree...looks great blacked out like that
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Old Jun 25, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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bro your car looks awesome either way. the chrome strip o the middle of the doors matches your wheels. nice looking car man!

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Wat siZe rimn wheels do u have ?
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