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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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te new look


custom emblem


boot wing and black emblems


bleck fins


matt red under the hood


getting a new camera so will post better pix and car will be clean, pix were taken with my iphone
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 11:10 PM
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Interesting....

Gonna need to digest this one for a bit. I think I like the badges and grills, but not so sure about the two-tone lower dam and red star.
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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i could do without the red star
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 12:41 AM
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the grill is temporary im looking for one just like urs gfear
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 01:37 AM
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I can handle everything but the red star.
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Brent72
I can handle everything but the red star.
+1 cool to see you thinking out of the box though, go all gloss w/matte blk star
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 11:51 AM
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me personaly im not big fan of it, but in person i seem to be cracking lot of necks nd gettin tons of compliments. im waitng for my carbon lip nd grill like Gfears to come in, also some lowering links n redoing my wheels
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A cool license plate for you could be "RedSled" that would fit the whole Red image of the car with the big red star popping out!
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Originally Posted by Sunir
A cool license plate for you could be "RedSled" that would fit the whole Red image of the car with the big red star popping out!
LOL if you're goin in that direction why not go all the way & get "SANTAS 55"
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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LMAO i like that one Santas 55 haha, mine right now actually says "TPLS AMG" (topless amg) i dont like it very much tho
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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ouuffff the red star .... but as long as the owner likes it ...
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SANTAS 55 sounds great!!! also how bout REDROCKET
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Looks good keep the red star , who wants to be like everyone else????
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I like the red cover under the hood! Been wanting to do this to my CLK63 BS; how did you paint it?

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I like everything but the red star
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thanx guys, the red star is kinda wearing on me i have yet to hear it doesnt look good in person, everyone loves it.

the engine cover is the SL 586 w/o clear
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I guess I'll side with everyone, it all looks good but the star, and I would probably go for a glossy finish on the engine covers....just my .02
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