After some damage, and several replacement parts, I've decided to have the full car (1995 E420) repainted.

Should I keep it the original Desert Sand (we call it Goldie), or should I change it to something else, possibly dark green. The beige interior seems to go with either.

I've always pledged to keep the paint color thae same as teh car paint code. But this is a daily driver, which woill never win a concourse.

Your thought Original vs new color.

I will insist that the color I use will remain a valid year appropriate Mercedes color option.

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Thanks for the help
Bill Fisher

'86 560SL (186K) - Now a 'classic' : Registered as an Historic Vehicle
02 E430 in the stable
'14 LS460 (Lexus)
- - - - -
'95 E420 (198K) found a new home
'99 E320 (80K) (gave it's life for me as we hit a bumper)
'95 E420 (231K) Sold to a happy buyer, new to Mercedes
'90 300E (65K) Sold to an Mercedes Lover
'92 190E (215K) - retired to the salvage yard
'93 500SEL (214K) - Moved to another family, still runs like a young pup

It would bother me too much to open the hood and see gold while the rest of my car is green, along with under the trunk and the door sills. I say nay.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Keep it original. Going to another color is a vast undertaking if it is to be done properly.

Thanks for reminding me of the engine bay.

I'll never get that repainted and the color should match.

Goldie will remain Desert Sand.

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Thanks for the help
Bill Fisher

'86 560SL (186K) - Now a 'classic' : Registered as an Historic Vehicle
02 E430 in the stable
'14 LS460 (Lexus)
- - - - -
'95 E420 (198K) found a new home
'99 E320 (80K) (gave it's life for me as we hit a bumper)
'95 E420 (231K) Sold to a happy buyer, new to Mercedes
'90 300E (65K) Sold to an Mercedes Lover
'92 190E (215K) - retired to the salvage yard
'93 500SEL (214K) - Moved to another family, still runs like a young pup

Good choice! Also greeny doesn't sound like a good name to me...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

IMHO I would never change the color of a car unless it was stripped down to its shell and done right. Seeing the different color under the hood and in the jams would bother me.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

and knowing everywhere under the dash, seats, headliner is the original color.

I am still contemplating a color change on the TE.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Well, it stands to reason that if you get a "quality" respray, that it will coast much less it you stay with the same color. Now if I were going with a nice paint on top of the old color, it would drive me nuts to see that old color whenever I opened the door, trunk or hood. I totally couldn't put up with it.

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1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!

Don't do it. Original here.