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Old 02-16-2007, 03:03 PM
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Im fairly certain thats a TV commercial.

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Old 02-16-2007, 03:09 PM
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That's hilarious; the Germans always make fun of the Dutch: they blog there autobahn pulling "caravans" with there under powered cars underway to there holiday destination.
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Old 02-16-2007, 05:16 PM
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Photoshop TIME!
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Old 02-16-2007, 05:48 PM
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I was about to do some Photoshop.
Looks good without the trim.
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Old 02-16-2007, 06:09 PM
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I was about to do some Photoshop.
Looks good without the trim.
One advantage of working at a web / graphics design company.

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Old 02-16-2007, 06:10 PM
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Brown 280 sedan, with and without trim:
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It appears to be going faster without the trim.

I'm convinced, its getting shaved.
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Old 02-16-2007, 07:20 PM
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Nice. That made me feel a little better about our spiritless friend...the 240D.
I was reading a book today at books a million called The Complete History of Mercedes Benz

I was looking for W123 stuff and found a pic of a W123 wagen the caption read something like this.

"The W123 240TD was Mercedes Slowest cars offered during this time but it was favoured by taxi drivers for its durability"



I prefer the trim...
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Old 02-17-2007, 01:33 AM
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I have surprised myself, but I like the wagon without the trim. For looks only. In real life I need the trim for all the door smashers out there.....
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Old 02-17-2007, 07:31 AM
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Here's a real 123 without the trim. It's been repainted so he also had the trim removed. Only tricky part is the trunk...

Personally, I think it's OK to remove it provided your somewhat modernizing your car. But if you're keeping it original looking, of course the trim has to stay.

The trim actually covers a 3rd crease/line that runs the length of the car. Without the trim the doors would look layered.
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Old 02-17-2007, 07:57 AM
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blacked out ++
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Before pic. I'm not sure I like the silver color. Suggestions?

Little dog don't care for the wheels.

So far all the emblems and trim are off. I'll try to post pics along the way.

Maybe not. I'm having trouble posting a pic. When I resize then upload I get "invalid file" msg. Never had this problem before.

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Old 02-17-2007, 02:26 PM
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Try again, different system.
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Old 02-17-2007, 02:37 PM
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Why not add some suicide doors to the rear.. That would be bad ass
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I'm not that ambitious. Changing color is bad (ass) enough.

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