Midcont

I'm halfway through blacking out the trim.
Plastidipped the rear and side emblems (which turned out suprisingly well and easy to do), vinyl'd the window trim which proved too difficult for me to plastidip and have the black front grill on order.
I need to black out the star and I don't like the flat hood badges. I want to keep it stock look but in black.

I think I'll buy a replacement (leased car) and paint it black. Too tough to vinyl and I don't think plastidip will work on it (but I may try)

Question: Not sure how this part is constructed. Do I just get the star and the escutcheon and the base inside the hood stays as is or is the entire unit swapped?

I'm seeing some stars on ebay for $40 or so, which say they fit w212 in the header, but not when I select my model from their drop down boxes.

Anybody have a recomendation where I can get this, intending to paint it?

Will post some pics when I get this finsihed.

aboutros

I found quite a few but none except an amg was close to appealing so I did the plastic dip to the star, grill and the chin of the front spoiler

juliana21

I have a hood star emblem if you still need. My car is blacked out too and went with the flat badge so i dont have a use for it. Give me $20 for it if you want. Im in E. Hanover.

Just my 2 cents - Once you put the plasti dip and the vinyl wrap to work its a wrap!!! your car is no longer stock...You should go with the flat hood badge, 10 extra hp lol. I just took this beast for a spin today and I must say its definitely stock. You mentioned that you need something painted? A good friend of mine knows a thing or two about blacking a car out.



Just notice ^^^ what's up aboutros? I told him to go with the flat badge as well...WOW

aboutros

Consider it done! Flat badge all the way especially since we can add 10 more HPs. LOL. By the way Julian, I am not a big fan of all black cars but your car is sick. I love the look and the stance on your car. Is it lowered? Mine is going to be dropped next week. I just also blacked out the badge on the star on the back.

otakki

The flat emblem looks good and brings out the sporty nature of this series. However, there is something with a blacked out star-mean looking in a different kind of way.

Midcont

I wound up platsi dipping the star too...turned out great and is reversible. For some reason I don't lke the flat badge look

aboutros

I did the same thing and this weekend I plasti dipped the numbers and the star and the trunk. They came out great.

aboutros

Here is a pic of the rear end and just got the tail lights done with Lamin-x

juliana21

Thank you. I wish it was lowered!!! Thats one thing I couldn't do and miss because I have a
4MATIC. I just went with a really aggressive offset in the rear. I think Im going back to rwd.

Heres a shot of the rear. Lights are painted and debadge it.

juliana21

Nice aboutros...few more to go lol. BTW where did you get your trunk spoiler?

aboutros

I purchased on eBay it was 110 carbon fiber and an easy DIY.

By the way who painted your tail lights the look great. I am going back to the tint guy as it is already coming off.

bigigg

You can still get lowering springs even tho your 4matic..

aboutros

Just got the car lowered today with H&R sport springs and have some before and after shots. The car is a dirty since it has been raining cats and dogs but nevertheless, Tell me what you think

juliana21

Nice!!!

clmulli

Looks good bro. I'm still debating but I'm begining to get that itch. Eibach Sports. Let us know how your tires hold up.

SLEPER

Extremely Murdered OUT !!!

Datz DEATH ROW.

aboutros

Cimulli, go for it. The look is complete with a lowering. If roads are rough be careful but the roads is sfla are great and I am not far from my work.

aboutros

Also get rid of those side markers. The LEDs that I installed look awesome at night

otakki

The black star looks good.

drop997stop

Any pics of the plasti dip grill. My car is palladium also and have blacked out most of everything but the grill. Used Plasti on emblems and wrapped everything else . Plasti is a wonderful product. Just not sure what it will look like with such a large piece and that textured finish

aboutros

It looks awesome. I took some more pics this morning for your reference.

clmulli

Oh yea, love the grill. Are you going to remove the chrome side trim?

aboutros

Thanks Clmulli, I am not sure yet. Next week I will wrap the trim around the windows and then see. The trim matches the polished lip on the rims and adds depth to the doors and its lines.

I will post pictures of the wrapping and then make a determination on the side chrome.

Are you still thinking about the drop. I washed the car last night and the car looked so much meaner with the drop as compared to before.

adam.ent.222

Did you have to drop your palladium grey e350 to fit the 20's in that photo?

adam.ent.222

Which ones are the ones without the drop