Wife and I took a drive this weekend - Photo Op of car
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Wife and I took a drive this weekend - Photo Op of car
Here are a few pics I took this weekend on during our outing. Bonus points if you can guess where they were taken. Yes the car was a bit dirty from the drive. People from Washington don't ruin it. 
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i see you like chrome :P car looks good other than the chrome mirrors and door handle inserts....
as far as were hmmm snoqualmi falls or something or ocean shores i dono lol i lived in Kirkland and i hate Washington and its rain and its overcast
as far as were hmmm snoqualmi falls or something or ocean shores i dono lol i lived in Kirkland and i hate Washington and its rain and its overcast
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I hear you on the chrome mirrors. Left over from the previous owner. I am going to buy some powered black ones or buy the replacements from the dealer. My paint code I guess is an odd one and they are special order and not cheap.
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It's not a weird paint code- it's that pretty much everything from Mercedes is special order and not cheap.
The good news is that the chrome mirror caps and door handle cups are just taped over the factory pieces. You just need some elbow grease to remove them and clean off the residue.
No clue where the photos were taken!
The good news is that the chrome mirror caps and door handle cups are just taped over the factory pieces. You just need some elbow grease to remove them and clean off the residue.
No clue where the photos were taken!
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It's not a weird paint code- it's that pretty much everything from Mercedes is special order and not cheap.
The good news is that the chrome mirror caps and door handle cups are just taped over the factory pieces. You just need some elbow grease to remove them and clean off the residue.
No clue where the photos were taken!
The good news is that the chrome mirror caps and door handle cups are just taped over the factory pieces. You just need some elbow grease to remove them and clean off the residue.
No clue where the photos were taken!
You may be right about the door handle inserts but the mirror caps are not taped over. The previous owner either had the stock ones chromed or bought replacement caps for the car. I am thinking they got the original ones chromed.
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Since they were replacements, if they bother you that much you can just take it to a body shop have them remove it, scuff the chrome up, and then paint it. Should look very similar to factory anyways.
Most likely he bought a replacement mirror piece as it's not very common to just dip plastic auto parts in chrome.
If I were you though, I'd try out something like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-Fiber...1dc6d0&vxp=mtr
Most likely he bought a replacement mirror piece as it's not very common to just dip plastic auto parts in chrome.
If I were you though, I'd try out something like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-Fiber...1dc6d0&vxp=mtr
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If obsidian is the black with the red metallic in it then yes that is what I have.
How hard are they to swap out?
