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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 09:18 PM
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Color crisis - Selenite in the real world?

Anybody have real world pics of any Merc in Selenite ?
i keep going back and forth between Steel Gray and Selenite (shiny not magno)
on a 16 E63 wagon (w/black rims, no Night pkg).
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 12:11 PM
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Congrats on your choice. I have a 2016 E63S Sedan on order.
Here are some examples from the web in selenite:






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I've seen Selenite in person on a GT. It's the same darkness as Steel Grey but more of a true grey and less of the blue hues.
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 04:04 PM
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Nice. Thx - pics and impressions are helpful. Original plan was Palladium Silver, which i thought was just the right darkness to contrast with the silver trim, and contrast with Black rims.

Without that option, if Selenite is darker than Palladium, and about the same darkness as Steel, that the little bit of color in Steel might be a little more lively (but a little less mean). But that first pic is sweet.

Way back, considered the Steel Gray with all sliver wheels, but I really like the way the black rims have a circle of silver around the circumference.

MB colors are really limited, IMHO, and maybe its me, but seem to have less depth, metal flake, something. Audi seems to do better with their stock spread.

Any idea how "sparkle-y" Selenite is?
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The grey or Silver with black wheels is a nice combination. The Selenite is a darker grey than the steel. It is a metalic color but not with large flakes or a high denisity, so not show car "sparkly".
2016_E63S_DOG_v1.1 pg1.pdf
2016_E63S_DOG_v1.1page11.pdf
2016_E63S_DOG_v1.1page12.pdf
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