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I painted my foglight mesh... Original color as you all know is black.. I painted mine silver to see how it would look and now that I know how it looks, I'm gonna dip them in chrome instead.. What do you guys think? stick with silver or go back to black... maybe I should ask this question when I get all of the mesh parts dipped in chrome... I only did the foglight mesh not the centre mesh.. I just wanted to get an idea of how it would look...
I didn't want to take a full front end shot because it would of look totally funny being the centre mesh is still black, and the 2 flog mesh are silver..
I didn't want to take a full front end shot because it would of look totally funny being the centre mesh is still black, and the 2 flog mesh are silver..
Last edited by houston; May 26, 2005 at 10:56 PM.
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i like it a LOT! i think when you paint the center mesh, it will look REALLY good. if your grill is silver chrome especially...although chrome might look good too for the mesh...personally, though, i think you can overdo chrome. i'd paint the center mesh silver then post pics after that so we can see it and give feedback 
and your car is hot by the way
and your car is hot by the way
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here are some more pics i just took.... I'll try to take better pics the next day or so when there's better light outside.. I didn't wanna do the centre since this was just a test to see how I liked it. I didn't wanna paint it and then have to remove paint before I dipped it chrome.. Since the paint I tested here is just cheap stuff bought from Home Depot. If I were to paint it silver, I would color match my car's color for sure....
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Kinda looks like chicken wire, I'm afraid. What does it look like with no screens? Black behind fogs might look good.
I have a silver finished grill with a large MB star on my garage wall. I put it on and it made the depth in the front grill disappear which I did not like so I took it off.
I have a silver finished grill with a large MB star on my garage wall. I put it on and it made the depth in the front grill disappear which I did not like so I took it off.
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Exactly like Vetluver said, the lighter color removes depth. You must be careful because too much paint on such a low density piece makes it look kind of cheap. Even if you were using perfectly matched paint, if you painted all your mesh it would be a pretty conspicuous mod and would probably look something like the work of "Pimp My Ride." Chrome, well thats a whole 'nother story. Personally I'm not a fan of chrome unless its used very, very discreetly and in very small amounts. The stock amount of chrome on an E55 is plenty if you ask me. Once you get into chrome headlamp rings and possibly chrome mesh, the car loses taste IMO. If you care what I think, I say stay stock. I've seen some CLK 500's around here that are brilliant silver w/ silver mesh and it looks like a pretty cheap mod. I did, however, consider painting my mesh in the past so I am not totally against it. Just my .02!
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here is a pic of NOTKTS's murc with the mesh painted on his lambo
and here is a murc without it painted..
I guess different cars do it different justice..
I will wait til I get it chrome or polished silver .. Polished silver, chrome.. not quite but almost the same.. I prefer polished silver... I truely don't think it's adding too much bling... I just think with the car being silver and all the chrome already, black is just out of nowhere.. If the car was black then I would definately leave it alone... It just seems the black mesh is just the odd thing there.... But it's true that the black does add dept... I guess we'll find out when I go ahead and do it..
ps. I took another look at it and it doesn't look all that awkward... It looks damn nice the way it is now..I still do prefer the polished silver tho... I guess staring at photos really don't do it justice.
and here is a murc without it painted..
I guess different cars do it different justice..
I will wait til I get it chrome or polished silver .. Polished silver, chrome.. not quite but almost the same.. I prefer polished silver... I truely don't think it's adding too much bling... I just think with the car being silver and all the chrome already, black is just out of nowhere.. If the car was black then I would definately leave it alone... It just seems the black mesh is just the odd thing there.... But it's true that the black does add dept... I guess we'll find out when I go ahead and do it..
ps. I took another look at it and it doesn't look all that awkward... It looks damn nice the way it is now..I still do prefer the polished silver tho... I guess staring at photos really don't do it justice.
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Originally Posted by MB Fanatic
Try a dark gun-metal color. Very much like the SL-65 wheels but a bit darker. That would look awesome on the car.
Great Idea.. I think I'll try that first before going ahead on the chrome...
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Originally Posted by houston
I painted my foglight mesh... Original color as you all know is black.. I painted mine silver to see how it would look and now that I know how it looks, I'm gonna dip them in chrome instead.. What do you guys think? stick with silver or go back to black... maybe I should ask this question when I get all of the mesh parts dipped in chrome... I only did the foglight mesh not the centre mesh.. I just wanted to get an idea of how it would look...
I didn't want to take a full front end shot because it would of look totally funny being the centre mesh is still black, and the 2 flog mesh are silver..
I didn't want to take a full front end shot because it would of look totally funny being the centre mesh is still black, and the 2 flog mesh are silver..
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You should paint all front meshes in bumper silver and rear where it black as well...then it would look NICE...
To paint just Fogs mesh...is not is my taste too ricey...You either paint the whole bunch or dont touch it at all IMHO...
To paint just Fogs mesh...is not is my taste too ricey...You either paint the whole bunch or dont touch it at all IMHO...
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Originally Posted by M5 RUS
You should paint all front meshes in bumper silver and rear where it black as well...then it would look NICE...
To paint just Fogs mesh...is not is my taste too ricey...You either paint the whole bunch or dont touch it at all IMHO...
To paint just Fogs mesh...is not is my taste too ricey...You either paint the whole bunch or dont touch it at all IMHO...
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i don't know houston...i really like the way it is now if you could get it completely matched with the car's silver. it is a rather conspicuous difference if you look at a comparison picture of black vs. silver, but if you don't look at a comparison, i think it's not something that would stand out toooo much. it would stand out, but i think it would look good. i don't think i'd go chrome...as i said earlier and others have echoed....you can really overdo chrome. i agree with you though, the black does come out of nowhere...silver really makes it look well matched. as for gun metal, i think you might be introducing the same problem as you had with the stock black - another color out of nowhere. your wheels are not gunmetal, so i think it would look tacky and would stand out a ton to have the mesh be that color. THAT would be something i noticed first and thought was not a good mod. i'd stick with factory paint-matched silver...it looks GOOD! at least give it a shot, and if that doesn't look good...go back to black :p
at least give it a shot, and if that doesn't look good...go back to black :p
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No no. Go with the dark gun metal look of the 65 series wheels. Clearly a killer combination on a silver car. If not try out the chrome, and if that too doesnt work out well, just go with the stock black. Black gives it that nice aggressive look IMO, but Gun metal would just be something to drool over.
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I've decided so far just to leave it at silver for now. I've looked around and couldn't find a place to chrome it.
All of the places I've checked out said that it's made of some sort of aluminum and that it would melt if they dip it.
There's a place around here somewhere that does some pretty funking stuff, but I haven't contacted them yet.
Their website is www.trickfactory.com
All of the places I've checked out said that it's made of some sort of aluminum and that it would melt if they dip it.
There's a place around here somewhere that does some pretty funking stuff, but I haven't contacted them yet.
Their website is www.trickfactory.com
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Originally Posted by houston
I've decided so far just to leave it at silver for now. I've looked around and couldn't find a place to chrome it.
All of the places I've checked out said that it's made of some sort of aluminum and that it would melt if they dip it.
There's a place around here somewhere that does some pretty funking stuff, but I haven't contacted them yet.
Their website is www.trickfactory.com
All of the places I've checked out said that it's made of some sort of aluminum and that it would melt if they dip it.
There's a place around here somewhere that does some pretty funking stuff, but I haven't contacted them yet.
Their website is www.trickfactory.com
