Which grey to change into?
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Which grey to change into?
Contemplating to changing the S into a darker grey, but there are just so many grey's to choose from...flint grey, steel grey, designo graphite...which one should i do???
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I'm leaning towards the designo paint also...yes it's a repaint job and yes my dad prefers grey. But I just can't find a good reference for how it looks in real life since the configurator on mb's website shows a really light grey instead of dark grey.
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Here are pics of my 2007 Graphite Designo. I thinks it is pretty. Others do, as well, as Honda now has the combo, as does Hyundai, Nissan and others. I have put in an interior pic, too.
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I'm also a Designo graphite driver. I'll say that I believe it is really hard to capture this paint in a photo. Seeing in real life is so much better. But, this was the bottom line for me, I liked how it looked in pics but was thrilled when I saw it @ delivery. I don't see how you could be disappointed by this color. It's great, and has so much depth and complexity.
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Anybody know the paint code for designo graphite? I searched and it's supposed to be 041 but it says it's graphite green?
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Most stealerships won't even ask you your VIN 'till getting your credit card number for billing.
This is off my Datacard.
SA Code:
041U Designo Graphite Paintwork
Good luck.
This is off my Datacard.
SA Code:
041U Designo Graphite Paintwork
Good luck.
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I "almost" bought meaning I did the paperwork and had to come back the next day on a palladium grey, I wanted flint as I don't like the silvers (boring outdone color to me) but it was sold while I was at my dealer. Came home and stressed all night li=ooking at pics convincing myself palladium was a real grey but it just wasn't. Then after staring at it a while I thought the rim colr was off on the sport pack, so I thought about color match to the paint the wheels or black as the silver wheels look good on a darker color but on a colr that is in the same silver/grey shades it was just off. Meaning the sport wheels to me look good on a black car or an iridium car but I don't like iridium. So after all night stressing I went in and got an 11' black even though I was giving my wife an 07' black one. Just my seriously stresful dilema about grey... Anyway love mine, pano, radar, night vision, sport plus one, the works.. and even though I was a hater at first.. love the lights. Wife's 07 is boring.
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I "almost" bought meaning I did the paperwork and had to come back the next day on a palladium grey, I wanted flint as I don't like the silvers (boring outdone color to me) but it was sold while I was at my dealer. Came home and stressed all night li=ooking at pics convincing myself palladium was a real grey but it just wasn't. Then after staring at it a while I thought the rim colr was off on the sport pack, so I thought about color match to the paint the wheels or black as the silver wheels look good on a darker color but on a colr that is in the same silver/grey shades it was just off. Meaning the sport wheels to me look good on a black car or an iridium car but I don't like iridium. So after all night stressing I went in and got an 11' black even though I was giving my wife an 07' black one. Just my seriously stresful dilema about grey... Anyway love mine, pano, radar, night vision, sport plus one, the works.. and even though I was a hater at first.. love the lights. Wife's 07 is boring.
