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My S550 Build Thread S65 Facelift,Vossen Wheels,Painted Headlight Housings.

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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 11:31 AM
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Smile My S550 Build Thread S65 Facelift,Vossen Wheels,Painted Headlight Housings.

So i bought an Artic white S550 4matic,so far mods that are on are facelift front bumper,s65 tips,replica amg wheels, within next month,i am going to vinyl out all the chrome on car to black, put amg sideskirts on, get rid of sidemarkers on s65 bumper,low profile trunk lip,2012 s63 diffuser currently has old style, and i will have headlights taken apart and painted in satin black,22" silver vossen CV3 already on the way just had muffler tips put on yesterday heres a couple pics.

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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 06:33 PM
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Beautiful ride!

Can't wait to see it on CV3s.

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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 05:38 AM
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That's sweet , I like grill a lot . Do not forget to swap the mirrors
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 06:03 AM
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Very nice. Lets see the replica wheels. May be interested.
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 04:44 PM
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Did you do the front bumper installation yourself? How easy is it to remove and install the newer one?
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 05:12 PM
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Looking good.
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 09:47 PM
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Will be updating this thread with some pictures tomorrow, looking forward to working on the project.
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 07:04 AM
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Lights came in yesterday so I thought I should get cracking on them before the snow comes in

out of the box, onto the work bench



lenses off



bezels out



before prep masking



Painted bezels, before final clean







Lights will be finished today, I'll update the thread with finalized pictures later.

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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 07:34 AM
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Thanks @jnc great work headlights look awesome!
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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 06:36 AM
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^^ Thanks, chief. Lights are done and will be heading back tomorrow









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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 11:54 AM
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Looks good! What brand of paint were used on this. And did you use clear?

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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 04:06 PM
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Looks fantastic!

Do you have pics installed on vehicule and

how difficult is it to seperate the lens from the housing ?
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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 09:11 PM
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Nice and very tasteful mods. Great job brother!
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 03:55 PM
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Thanks guys ill post pics when car is back together...I am also going to Vinyl wrap all the chrome trim along doors in Gloss black.

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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 07:28 AM
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Heres my New custom front end guys
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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 10:46 PM
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Lights look great..jnc, is this a service you provide? If so how much is this service?

Any issues with moisture getting into the unit?

Thanks.
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Old Apr 14, 2013 | 09:48 AM
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Very mean looking front end, great mod!!
My car is also artic white and 4matic.
I'll email you for suggestion buddy.
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 07:00 PM
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S500 man..............

How did you get the DRL's to work on the facelift. I would like to do the same setup, but I have heard that the engine light will come on because the fogs are not working.
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 05:38 AM
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S500 man..............

How did you get the DRL's to work on the facelift. I would like to do the same setup, but I have heard that the engine light will come on because the fogs are not working.

That's not true, all you have to do is tap into the side marker lights and you're golden.

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