RonnieRenaldi

Looking good so far!

slownrusty

Wow...4 pages of positive comments, so here I am being the party turd.

So what is the appeal of flat black anyway, I have seen tons of owners doing flat black paint jobs and vinyl wraps on Rolls Phantoms to Lambos?

Mercedes have the most beautiful paint finishes in the world, especially their metallics, it seems to cover them in vinyl! I love how smooth and liquid the paint feels after a wash and polish.

I could see a rat rod or a car that did not have a sweet paint finish.

Scratching my head!
Yasin

pearlpower

Looking good so far,some nicer pics would be appreciated, post them up on a photo site. This will really allow the car to standout.
thanks

E55Bullet

My car was full of scratches anyways! Ha JK! I know exactly what you mean and saying! Thanks for the comments though!

E55Bullet

Should be finished tonight. Pics will follow completion if it's not dark out.

Thericker

Seems a top notch install (something I def consider doing in the future)

Luke_M

Damn. So $3,500 sounds like a decent estimate on something like this?

zdkdeeier493

Ayeee put the stock grill back on pleaseeeeee!

gts007

looking nice!

speedpeddler

Ok, I don't get the flat black look for high end cars either. Especially vinyl wraps. To me, thats a look more common on Rat Rods and muscle cars. I'd never do it and think it detracts from the car. One of the things I love about my E55 is that it doesn't look like a performance car or much different than every other E350. The stealth aspect is important to me and a flat black Benz with painted calipers, wheels, etc. is anything but stealthy.

That being said, there ain't no rules in Hot Rodding which is what I like about messing with cars in the first place. We all get to do what WE like.

Carry on.

E55Bullet

Yup!

E55Bullet

Great thing about my project is that,
1) it was fun doing
2) its different
3) its not just another silver benz
4) I get kick backs for him doing other cars

Thanks for all the comments!

E55Bullet

Hey guys, here are the finished pics. It was dark out with a foot of snow in the drive way so I could not pull her out of the garage. When the weather turns I will pull it outside and takes better pics with a real camera! Thanks everyone for the positive and negative comments. I enjoyed them all!

-Chad

http://s743.photobucket.com/albums/x...20black%20E55/

Alexbenz

that looks evil

OXOJE55

Sick and Badass

E55Bullet

eh, I bought it as a flat black grill, molded plastic, not painted so i think it will last longer than paint. No one will see it much because its in the front, I just have to figure something out with the tail lights

E55Bullet

It scares me just to look at it!

E55Bullet

Thank you, it was a pain in the *** car to do, but it turned out great, BTW how do I post a large pic in the text like you did?

E55Bullet

How do I hide that pesky H/E?????

Luke_M

I believe you can powdercoat the HE and it won't be a problem. Maybe just do the front only if you were worried about heat.

It looks mean. I think some matte black Forgestar F14's and getting rid of those orange signals up front would make it complete (if that can ever be accomplished).

I like it a lot. Must be nice to have a new "paint job" again too. No more flaws lol

bmontalban

have it anodized black.

E55Bullet

Thanks! Oh, by the way can I borrow your camera and your model?

E55Bullet

Here are more pics of the on-going process//new front CF lip, wheel caps, and rear trunk emblem.

BenzoBoi

NORCAL///AMG

SINISTER Are you gonna tint the tails and clear the sides?