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Re-Chroming.

dtnorth99

dtnorth99

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Mercedes CLS250 Coupe
<div class="bbWrapper">Looking for advice in re-chroming a 2013 CLS. <br /> <br /> The previous owner turned everything black which included the boot CLS badge and trim, the side window surround trims and the grille badge. Not quite to my taste. <br /> <br /> The only chrome left is the Panamericana Grille and the wheels. <br /> <br /> I've replaced the black pointed star in the grille with a chrome one, and the boot CLS badge, but cant find a chrome trim for the boot. <br /> <br /> Is it possible to replace the window surround trims. Doesn't look as if they are wrapped so a replacement probably needed. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://forums.mbclub.co.uk/attachments/infinity-jpg.163279/" target="_blank"><img src="https://forums.mbclub.co.uk/data/attachments/136/136886-9a8e2fe32e220ddc08caf63f662c9415.jpg?hash=Bo4UR_h2pq" class="bbImage " style="" alt="infinity.jpg" title="infinity.jpg" width="534" height="400" loading="lazy" /></a></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">The window surround can I think be removed from the car and wrapped with chrome wrap, or it's a trip to the dealers for new.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">You can buy them from MB but believe me they are very expensive my c63 was the opposite way around and cost well over a grand (chrome to black)</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Many thanks. <br /> <br /> Not too bothered about the cost. <br /> <br /> All the blackness of it makes it look as though its sucking out all of the light of everything around out. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Coming from a factory chromed wine red XF I find the lack of accentuation of the CLS beauty a bit depressing. mind you chromed comes with its own problems.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Especially on an xf <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🤣" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 156030" data-quote="Spider10" data-source="post: 3434085" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=3434085" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3434085">Spider10 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Especially on an xf <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🤣" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>The XF was a brilliant car. <br /> <br /> Smooth as a button at 150K. Drove like new.<br /> <br /> At 12 years old the car got 64 MPG on long motorway runs out of a 3.0 V6 Diesel. <br /> <br /> Ride was way better than the CLS. <br /> <br /> However I will reconsider that next week when I replace all the tyres on the CLS. Mine are a legal but nearing end of life. We live and learn.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">It's rare to see a CLS with the rear windows not to be tinted more than the front dooe windows.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">Could also do with the centre caps replacing aswell imo</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4276" data-quote="MSG2004" data-source="post: 3434091" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=3434091" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3434091">MSG2004 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> It's rare to see a CLS with the rear windows not to be tinted more than the front dooe windows. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Thought about but I'm hitting 60 and thought it a bit Chavy. I just want a comfy lounge to drive around in.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 156030" data-quote="Spider10" data-source="post: 3434093" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=3434093" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3434093">Spider10 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Could also do with the centre caps replacing aswell imo </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Already have. Silver and Chromed Mercedes logo. Must have been a bloody goth that owned it before me. I had the choice of many CLS for sale but this was was just round the corner from my work.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">As mentioned above, look around for a company (probably one that does car window tinting) that does wrapping and get the offending parts chrome wrapped.<br /> It will be cheaper than buying new parts</div>
 
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