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Old 02-06-2004, 09:11 PM
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im thinking about painting all my emblems to match the titanum interior of the 03 cls, anyone tried this or have any opinions?
Old 02-06-2004, 09:15 PM
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do it

Mine were painted black for a long time, then I got rid of them
Old 02-06-2004, 09:59 PM
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Paint 'em, or just get rid of them. post pics of the after effects.
Old 02-07-2004, 01:56 AM
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hmm, maybe I don't understand , but aren't the Emblems already Silver ?
Old 02-07-2004, 05:58 PM
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Originally posted by Chopper
hmm, maybe I don't understand , but aren't the Emblems already Silver ?
I believe they're chrome right now.
Old 02-07-2004, 11:45 PM
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Would probably look pretty good. The trunk looks best with most of the emblems removed though.
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Originally posted by Chaptorial
I believe they're chrome right now.
I see, but don't think they'd look good any other color
Old 02-09-2004, 10:13 AM
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the only emblems i have on there are the a-c-u-r-a and the A symbol, but i would also paint the front emblem and the mouldings that are around it that go like this ----A----
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there is something that just doesnt look right when it is totally debadged....but changing the color might look good.
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Originally posted by Chopper
I see, but don't think they'd look good any other color
I agree. I think Jake should leave them stock looking.
Old 02-09-2004, 04:43 PM
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Look at that interior titanium trim realy closely. It's actually two colors. It is, for lack of a better word, streaked.
Old 02-11-2004, 01:42 AM
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looks more like a sand scratch to me
i can have ppg take a picture of the trim and get a real close color match anyway
Old 02-11-2004, 02:12 AM
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i need help on debadging...I want to debadge the A C U R A...

when i did it on my previous car (which was black) you could FAINTLY see where the letters used to be in the sun...like an outlining....I want to make sure i do it VERY clean. So if anybody has GREAT tips on doing a very clean job, let me know, thanks!
Old 02-11-2004, 09:07 AM
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you just got to hit it with some rubbing compound after you take them off and wax it and you wont see the outlines
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