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Thoughts on the 211 star badge grill? Yes or no?

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flowrider99 said:
Have you never been pulled over by the police for those headlights? They can't be safe or legal.

Fly eye kit is safe and legal...

Looks like it wouldn't be but it is.
 
Yeah major774 that's what I'm slowly thinking and flowrider99 the only law in the UK is to allow more than 50% light but they have 2 dust coats over with lacquer they look dark but they hardly stop any light at all so to awnser your questions yeah there legal and safe :-)
 
Yep, sorry but you've ruined it. There's a reason Mercedes designers didn't do that.

It looks like a knackered shed now. You'll struggle to sell that on. I suppose if you're happy with it, that's all that matters, but don't try proving a point to anyone because you'll lose and most of it is illegal anyway.
 
Yep, sorry but you've ruined it. There's a reason Mercedes designers didn't do that.



It looks like a knackered shed now. You'll struggle to sell that on. I suppose if you're happy with it, that's all that matters, but don't try proving a point to anyone because you'll lose and most of it is illegal anyway.



Agree I'm an OEM champion, subtle improvements or the full hog it's just Halford level styling accessories I'm just not a fan of. Oh and if you are going to do it go big or go home..... that's my motto.... this if my Jeep...

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Modifications: Lift kit, wheels, bumpers, arches, winch, exhaust, intake, ecu, all lights, grill, graphics, interior and personal plate to the car...

Sometimes less is more to get the look right, as above change the altitude to get the right attitude....
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I-CONICA no need to talk to me like a ***** I asked the question which grill should I do, I'm not proving any point the lights ARE NOT Illegal and I'm not selling the car so I dont care about resale I come on this forum to ask for advice not get a cocky awnser by you so if you ain't going to give me an awnser without trying to insult me then dont bother most people just say no not my style or they prefer oem look that's fine but dont try being a dickhead
 
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I-CONICA no need to talk to me like a ***** I asked the question which grill should I do, I'm not proving any point the lights ARE NOT Illegal and I'm not selling the car so I dont care about resale I come on this forum to ask for advice not get a cocky awnser by you so if you ain't going to give me an awnser without trying to insult me then dont bother most people just say no not my style or they prefer oem look that's fine but dont try being a dickhead

Charm down dude!

You ask for opinions and not happy when you get them.

If your happy with the car then good. It's your car, not ours! Don't take everything you read on forums so personally. :thumb:
 
I'm not taking anything personally when I have normal awnsers and look back at my posts how have I disagreed with anyone apart from when someone starts saying my cars basically a pile of **** now how am I not going to people have said yeah oem looks better ect I replied yes I think I'm going to go that way now then someone gets all assy I'm perfectly calm I didn't sign up to this to have cocky awnsers from the odd person
 
I'm not taking anything personally when I have normal awnsers and look back at my posts how have I disagreed with anyone apart from when someone starts saying my cars basically a pile of **** now how am I not going to people have said yeah oem looks better ect I replied yes I think I'm going to go that way now then someone gets all assy I'm perfectly calm I didn't sign up to this to have cocky awnsers from the odd person


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I'm not taking anything personally when I have normal awnsers and look back at my posts how have I disagreed with anyone apart from when someone starts saying my cars basically a pile of **** now how am I not going to people have said yeah oem looks better ect I replied yes I think I'm going to go that way now then someone gets all assy I'm perfectly calm I didn't sign up to this to have cocky awnsers from the odd person

Your car is absolutely not a pile of ****, it just looks like a pile of ****. The difference is subtle, but it is different.
 
Is that because of the grill the lights or both? I will be changing the grill now back to the oem one but it will be painted gloss black I think with the grill that's on now it's to much going on at the front.
 
Is that because of the grill the lights or both? I will be changing the grill now back to the oem one but it will be painted gloss black I think with the grill that's on now it's to much going on at the front.


Imho.. and please don't take it personally you asked for options you need to be open otherwise don't ask.
1. Lights make it look cheap.... I've only seen this done by people on nasty cars like Ladas and Fiats in Turkey so it links them in my view
2. I'm not a fan of black wheels even with what appear to be diamond cut rims, on an 80's Porsche yes!!
3. The wind deflectors, I have them on the jeep and they work, here I'm not sure.
4. The missing plate placed on the dash, on TGEs Ferrari ok (YouTube chap) but here it's tacky.

I'm sure you have spent a fortune and on the right car your ideas could work. With the right options it could look great.


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Imho.. and please don't take it personally you asked for options you need to be open otherwise don't ask.
1. Lights make it look cheap.... I've only seen this done by people on nasty cars like Ladas and Fiats in Turkey so it links them in my view
2. I'm not a fan of black wheels even with what appear to be diamond cut rims, on an 80's Porsche yes!!
3. The wind deflectors, I have them on the jeep and they work, here I'm not sure.
4. The missing plate placed on the dash, on TGEs Ferrari ok (YouTube chap) but here it's tacky.

I'm sure you have spent a fortune and on the right car your ideas could work. With the right options it could look great.


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Thanks for the advice the wheels are obviously a personal preference and wind deflectors surve a purpose its not for the look and as for the numberplate I'm currently waiting on a smaller stick on one as I don't like the bulky surrounding hiding that front bumper as it completely ruins the sharp agrresiveness it has and the headlights was never on my mind they was dulling off so needed clear coating and I come across a few pictures on Google of 211's with tinted headlights and thought it looked cool and gave it more of an aggressive look and not the old man look some mercs have so had them tinted, I'm mostly concerned about the grille but have already decided it's going back to OEM but painted gloss black and a gloss black splitter to finish off the front, so thanks for your honest opinion I appreciate that and as soon as I can the grille will be getting sorted :thumb:

Im slowly realising that a lot of you are against drastic modifications to these cars but outside of this enthusiast club the car has never had a complaint, everyone has there own opinion on what a car should look like I'm not asking for that I only wanted a bit of help on deciding what looks best on my car which I was struggling to decide on and I've got my awnser now so thanks people much appreciated.
 
I-CONICA no need to talk to me like a ***** I asked the question which grill should I do, I'm not proving any point the lights ARE NOT Illegal and I'm not selling the car so I dont care about resale I come on this forum to ask for advice not get a cocky awnser by you so if you ain't going to give me an awnser without trying to insult me then dont bother most people just say no not my style or they prefer oem look that's fine but dont try being a dickhead

Why would I try to be a dickhead? It's not something that's difficult to do... You're managing it pretty well yourself, and you can't even manage basic spelling and grammar. :thumb:

As has been said, you asked for opinions on a public forum. If everyone just tries not to offend and says "Not my taste", you're not finding out what people really think, and that's what you asked to know. So I gave you an actual honest answer, and you've gotten all butt hurt about it. :doh:

You've gotten all offended because of the sunk cost fallacy. It's a cognitive bias that causes the person who's invested money into something, and is told that it was a bad idea, to try to justify it and defend it. It's an escalation of commitment.

I did the same with my first cars. Added a bit on here, and there, and when I'd done something else to my car, I'd stand back, look at it and think "Yup, looks the biz". When I sold those cars and lost all emotional attachment I realised that I was wrong and it in fact looked ridiculous.
 
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Why would I try to be a dickhead? It's not something that's difficult to do... You're managing it pretty well yourself, and you can't even manage basic spelling and grammar. :thumb:

As has been said, you asked for opinions on a public forum. If everyone just tries not to offend and says "Not my taste", you're not finding out what people really think, and that's what you asked to know. So I gave you an actual honest answer, and you've gotten all butt hurt about it. :doh:

You've gotten all offended because of the sunk cost fallacy. It's a cognitive bias that causes the person who's invested money into something, and is told that it was a bad idea, to try to justify it and defend it. It's an escalation of commitment.

I did the same with my first cars. Added a bit on here, and there, and when I'd done something else to my car, I'd stand back, look at it and think "Yup, looks the biz". When I sold those cars and lost all emotional attachment I realised that I was wrong and it in fact looked ridiculous.

Listen if I met you at one of the local meets and asked for an opinion and you said what you said it wouldn't end up a very good day for you.
 
I guess what guys are saying is don't try to make a slow and boring grandpa estate look modern, fast and aggressive - it doesn't take it very well. I will only add that many on here are very much into drastic modifications but prefer to keep the 'grandpa mobile' skin on our cars or changes are so subtle they are only visible to an enthusiast. That said it's your car and your money so do what you like. :thumb:

Also KillerHertz is the MBClub king of facelifted AMG replicas so he is your best source of knowledge on how to pull this one off. :D
 
Listen if I met you at one of the local meets and asked for an opinion and you said what you said it wouldn't end up a very good day for you.



????? HANDBAGS AT DAWN!!!!!


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Listen if I met you at one of the local meets and asked for an opinion and you said what you said it wouldn't end up a very good day for you.

Make any further threats on here and it won't end up a very good day for you. :ban:

You need to chill, you ask opinions and get wound up very easy. It's your car, not ours, do what you like with it. But don't ask for feedback if your not willing to hear both positive and negative.
 
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Make any further threats on here and it won't end up a very good day for you. :ban:

You need to chill, you ask opinions and get wound up very easy. It's your car, not ours, do what you like with it. But don't ask for feedback if your not willing to hear both positive and negative.

So what lol you think Im going to let someone disrespect me your mad Yeah I asked for opinions not someone to sit and basically abuse what I've done I asked about the grille that's it end of I can pick faults in everyone else's car but I don't out if respect so try sorting your forum out and like I've said a million times I'm NOT taking it offensive when someone says something bad I got ****** off when someone trys being disrespectful you wouldnt say that to my face or anyones for that matter and get a good response you need to read the threads and see I'm perfectly fine with a normal response that's it end of.
 
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