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Something New: Painted my Moldings !! Photos Enclosed

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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 11:08 PM
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Something New: Painted my Moldings !! Photos Enclosed

If you remember my thread a while back:
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...s-welcome.html


I have now "freshened" up the look of the car.
Painted the moldings (impact strips) all body color - as opposed to black.
I REALLY like the change. What do you all think ?

Can't say that I've seen this done before, with the exception of the front impact strips underneath headlights being the Euro/Body color ones.....
Thanks for looking !
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 11:10 PM
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 11:10 PM
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 11:13 PM
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Tight brother! It's all about the details...job well done!
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 11:32 PM
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Thanks Jon.
Hey will you kindly link me a thread to updated pics of the GTR ?
I remember the start of the build but haven't really followed it. Would love to see finished photos....
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 12:44 AM
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I've never seen it on a Silver E55, but I did this also on my black E55, it definitely makes a difference. One of my favorite cosmetic mods definitely.
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 01:30 AM
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Very sexy, those small details really make a powerful impact.
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 02:01 AM
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Nice, any one have pics of this done to a black e55 ?
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by AMG E Power
Nice, any one have pics of this done to a black e55 ?
On my old E55...

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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 06:11 AM
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looks nice! try a debadge, you'll love it
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 12:16 PM
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I like it, thanks for posting. I'm going to do the same when I have the time to properly remove them, prep, and shoot. An all day project for sure.
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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Love it, Jon is a legend on here
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 01:25 PM
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have you tried clear sidemarkers? seems it would blend a bit more with the mono look

looks great though!
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 04:41 PM
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Amgfan looks amazing ! If I do I'm going to leave my v8 Komp badge on
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 05:16 AM
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Looks good I think I am going to remove the chrome and do the trim in gloss black 040.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 10:06 AM
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I really want to color match all of my trim or do black. What did it cost to get done? I already ordered all black badges.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 02:52 PM
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How hard is it to remove the moldings. Was planning on taking mine off and sending it in to the paint shop.. Have the alabaster white.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TapeWormZ
How hard is it to remove the moldings. Was planning on taking mine off and sending it in to the paint shop.. Have the alabaster white.
Not too bad, when I painted my front end I removed them from the front doors to blend. Should have just painted those then. Also remember the 3 rear bumper pieces. I need to paint the rear bumper center so maybe I will just pop them all off since I'm spraying. Does bring the car to age.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 05:16 PM
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Cool thanks yea i was just worried that when i take them off and get them painted they might not exactly match... looks clean though.. hate the chrome on my car got rid of all of it except for trim and door handles...
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 12:39 AM
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Looks good! Kind of makes me want to go all black on mine.
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