Just changed car color. Tell me what you think

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Feb 22, 2021 | 01:54 AM
  #1  
My first 2014 cls63 was a silver color. High miles so I traded in for my newer 2014 with 15k miles 3 years ago. Never loved the white. It’s nice but just doesn’t show the lines of the car off imo. Wish I had done this years ago. Well now I’ll keep the car another 2-3 years. Only 47k miles on the clock. Let me know what you think.

Tinted all the windows too. 20% /30%. I went back and forth on blacking out all the chrome. Ended up doing just around the windows. I like the chrome on the rest of the car. Stock Wheels are working pretty well too. Lowered would look even better .....

pics don’t show but it has amazing metallic flakes in it. Color is dark grey satin.













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Feb 22, 2021 | 08:50 AM
  #2  
Car looks great. Would definitely be my first choice if I changed mine.
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Feb 22, 2021 | 09:02 AM
  #3  
Wow, and they did a great job too. normally i can spot a few of the common wrap traits, but yours looks great.
Did they pull the badges to or cut around?
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Feb 22, 2021 | 09:17 AM
  #4  
Looks good. I almost did this with mine in December as I am anticipating adding a bunch of miles over the next couple of years, but the guy ended up just stealing my money and not doing the work. If you are in NOVA and thinking about doing a wrap I can tell you where not to go.

That said, this looks great. I still need to get some protective covering on my car, thanks for the reminder!
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Feb 22, 2021 | 10:41 AM
  #5  
That wrap is amazing -- not only did it change the color, it changed it from a W212 to a CLS63
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Feb 22, 2021 | 10:50 AM
  #6  
Wow, nice job.....very clean look....
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Feb 22, 2021 | 11:18 AM
  #7  
Quote: Looks good. I almost did this with mine in December as I am anticipating adding a bunch of miles over the next couple of years, but the guy ended up just stealing my money and not doing the work. If you are in NOVA and thinking about doing a wrap I can tell you where not to go.

That said, this looks great. I still need to get some protective covering on my car, thanks for the reminder!
Id highly recommend Exotic Vehicle Wraps in Dulles - they do a great job at a fair price.

OP, the car looks great, the color works very well with the CLS body lines! Add some wheel spacers and lower it a little, and it would have some attitude
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Feb 22, 2021 | 01:43 PM
  #8  
I'm not a huge fan of matte colors, but this does it for me. Very Very sweet. As said above, I don't see any imperfections anywhere. Thanks for sharing. I love the CLS.. if I changed out me E63, it would be for a CLS for sure.
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Feb 22, 2021 | 03:16 PM
  #9  
Quote: I'm not a huge fan of matte colors, but this does it for me. Very Very sweet. As said above, I don't see any imperfections anywhere. Thanks for sharing. I love the CLS.. if I changed out me E63, it would be for a CLS for sure.
If only the CLS had five seats.
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Feb 22, 2021 | 03:19 PM
  #10  
looks nice, what was the cost if you don't mind sharing?
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Feb 23, 2021 | 07:35 AM
  #11  
Nice job , but not a fan of this particualr color.
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Feb 24, 2021 | 02:13 AM
  #12  
Quote: Wow, and they did a great job too. normally i can spot a few of the common wrap traits, but yours looks great.
Did they pull the badges to or cut around?
thanks. I was really happy with it. Took him 11 days and he worked weekends. Pulled badges, headlights , front and rear bumpers , mirrors and antenna on roof. Door handles too.

Quote: I'm not a huge fan of matte colors, but this does it for me. Very Very sweet. As said above, I don't see any imperfections anywhere. Thanks for sharing. I love the CLS.. if I changed out me E63, it would be for a CLS for sure.
. I agree. This one is actually a satin so it has decent shine. Really works with this color. The metallic isn’t coming across in the photos like it does in real life. It’s pretty dramatic in the sunlight.

Quote: looks nice, what was the cost if you don't mind sharing?
thank you. Wasn’t cheap. I believe we were at $4200 but then I added ceramic coating and tinted windows too.
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Feb 24, 2021 | 02:16 AM
  #13  
Quote: If only the CLS had five seats.
how often you you really shove three people back there ? 🤔. I almost traded in for a AMG GTR to go next to my C7Z. Figures if we ever really needed more I could just take wife’s X5. Love the CLS though. AWD makes for an amazing DD too.
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Feb 24, 2021 | 02:17 AM
  #14  
Quote: Id highly recommend Exotic Vehicle Wraps in Dulles - they do a great job at a fair price.

OP, the car looks great, the color works very well with the CLS body lines! Add some wheel spacers and lower it a little, and it would have some attitude
Thank you. Spacers too ? I was thinking about lowering a little. Would help a lot. Wouldn’t it rub lowered and spacers ?
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Feb 24, 2021 | 01:23 PM
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Feb 24, 2021 | 01:34 PM
  #16  
Quote: how often you you really shove three people back there ? 🤔. I almost traded in for a AMG GTR to go next to my C7Z. Figures if we ever really needed more I could just take wife’s X5. Love the CLS though. AWD makes for an amazing DD too.
Frequently actually. I got 3 kiddos and I don't wanna drive the wifes car on every family outing
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Feb 24, 2021 | 11:18 PM
  #17  
Quote: Frequently actually. I got 3 kiddos and I don't wanna drive the wifes car on every family outing

maybe put one up for adoption ... 🤷‍♂️

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Feb 25, 2021 | 09:12 AM
  #18  
Quote: maybe put one up for adoption ... 🤷‍♂️

🙃

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Feb 25, 2021 | 11:00 AM
  #19  
Quote: maybe put one up for adoption ... 🤷‍♂️

🙃
It seems like a downgrade to get rid of a kid for a CLS. Even an ugly kid is still more attractive than a CLS.
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Feb 25, 2021 | 04:33 PM
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Quote: It seems like a downgrade to get rid of a kid for a CLS. Even an ugly kid is still more attractive than a CLS.
CLS63 ugly ? I get a lot more compliments than I ever did in my e class AMG 🤷‍♂️ I still like the E63 but they are so much More common. Easily 10-1 vs what i see for cls.

ugly ?




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Feb 25, 2021 | 07:10 PM
  #21  
if you cut the back 1/2 of the car off, it wouldn't be ugly
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Feb 25, 2021 | 07:31 PM
  #22  
Quote: if you cut the back 1/2 of the car off, it wouldn't be ugly

you guys are too funny 😂. The lines are a lot smoother and nicer than e class 🤷‍♂️ Every single person I know in the real world agrees. Had e class amg for years. I easily get five times more compliments on the cls than I did on the E. E63 are nice too but look like every other e class but with quad exhaust and badges. But please feel free to come in here more just to troll the cls. Sounds like someone who couldnt swing the cls.

some People are so bizarre. Got a new corvette and several older gen owners came in bashing it too. Kind of pathetic really.
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Feb 25, 2021 | 10:24 PM
  #23  
Quote: you guys are too funny 😂. The lines are a lot smoother and nicer than e class 🤷‍♂️
Then go post your CLS in the CLS forum, where they give a flying one.

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Every single person I know in the real world agrees. I easily get five times more compliments on the cls than I did on the E. But please feel free to come in here more just to troll the cls.
Oh, so, echo chambers are to be considered fact? Afterall, this *is* the E class forum... Maybe stroll over to the correct forum so you can get all of that attention-seeking you want to feel better about yourself:
https://mbworld.org/forums/cls63-cls...-c218-c257-68/

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Sounds like someone who couldnt swing the cls. Got a new corvette and several older gen owners came in bashing it too. Kind of pathetic really.
There it is. Guy finances a $40k CLS and a $20k Corvette, thinks he's better than everyone.
Kind of pathetic, really.
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Feb 26, 2021 | 12:35 AM
  #24  
That really is an Angry Scotsman.
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Mar 23, 2021 | 04:45 AM
  #25  
Quote: Nice job , but not a fan of this particualr color.
agreed nor the cls model.
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