I recently had my baby (88 420sel) shipped cross country. In the process she recieved a couple a nasty gouges in the hood. The company agreed to pay for the damages and I'm taking her to a top quality local shop on monday.

The paint overall is in very good shape but 15 years has taken its toll, there are a number of chips, dings and scraches that are only visable under close inspection. They tell me they can touch up these areas and make her look 'very good' for another $800, which I plan to do.

The big question is: Should I repaint the lower moldings? They have really seen the worst of the wear. I was debating if I should paint them to the same midnight blue as the body to give it a more contemporary look, or would a W126 look too massive in a single color? Another option that was suggested by the body guy was to paint them a light silvery metallic color that matched the replic Monoblocks that I just put on? It breaks up the colors and is only a shade or two off of the orignal grey color, but I'm worried it might look too 'big pimpin'.

What does everyone think? I'll try to put some pictures up tomorrow, but I'd love to hear some thoughts.

Thanks!

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1988 420SEL 170K