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85 SD a Color of Choice question
I will be shortly rebuilding an 85SD the fenders I have are slightly differnt color then the car, and definably noticeable. So, The car is silver now, Should I keep it Silver or should I go with a different color, I was hoping the car would go to my sister but she is still under the assumption that Diesel is a stinky Disgusting Dirty Fuel...*sigh*
if you painted a SD, What color would you choose, bear in mind the interior color is a Red.
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hum..... 1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed |
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I'd go with the color code listed on the body plate. Proper color changes are hard to do as they usually require the car to be gutted to look good.
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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later! -German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123. |
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A red interior?
Stick with silver. It's a good color! Do you have any pictures of said vehicle?
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After I finish the sale I'll post some pictures, At the moment I dont have it yet.
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hum..... 1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed |
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Repaint it silver, color changes never turn out that good.
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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon 1979 280CE 225,200 miles 1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles 1976 240D 190,000 miles 1979 300TD 220,000 GONE but not forgotten 1976 300D 195,300 miles 1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg |
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I figured that would be the best route, but while I had it in for paint, I thought I would ask and see if y'all thought it would be a good idea or not.
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hum..... 1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed |
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Actually, any color change can turn out exceptionally well if you're prepared to spend $$,$$$ at a premium highly-reputable auto paint facility. But in this case, I'd stick with the stock color... changing colors may hurt the resale value as well so keep that in mind in case you ever part away from it.
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X5, stay with the original stock color. I would also go with a single stage paint instead of the base coat clear coat.
Clear Coats suck, they always break down, peal and make the car look crapy. Charlie
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there were three HP ratings on the OM616... 1) Not much power 2) Even less power 3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast. 80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works |
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I plan on keeping it to it's true silver.
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hum..... 1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed |
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I have learned to agree with you. But BC/CC are so easy to apply, and they look great--at least for a while, until they break down.
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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags |
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My 85 also has the burgandy interior. I have been contemplating a color change from the original white to a silver finish as the PO was in a minor front end collision and the front fenders and hood are obviously poorly color matched from the body shop.
However, after doing a color change 15 years ago on the mustang from the original yellow to black, I would not want to go through that again! I will probably just go back to the factory color when I do decide to do it.
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I like white cars,trucks,houses, and white women.
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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran |
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