tmf2004

iTrader: (15)

looking good Tim. any side shots of the GS to get a better view of the wheels and drop. thought you posted that before but not sure. thanks

GSGenesis

Lol was gonna say the same thing but hey, to each there own! Looks good! What gun did you use? What's ur set up like?

SaiyanGS3

iTrader: (8)

Are people doing this solely to copy the Benz?? It looks knockoff-ish to me

NorthStyle

iTrader: (16)

When I did it, it had nothing to do with copying the Benz; and I doubt Mercedes was the first company to do it either way but who knows... lt looks awesome to me and that's all that matters; and yeah, paint over vinyl.

tmf2004

iTrader: (15)

people have been doing black roofs for years... its nothing new... Looks good on many colors...

repugnante

I kinda agree with you on that one. Either a Benz or trying to get the "panoramic" roof effect like a Kia Optima. Not really into the identity borrowing/copying thing. Like the Benz grill on the GS. Let it have its own identity.

With that stated, OP you did a great job and do you. Just my opinion.

Lutkis

Agree on that but I can't get that GS look like Benz no matter how I look at it. Not to mention KIA. I guess I've seen too few black roofed MB's to get the connection between the two.

TimWalker

Since I painted it myself it didn't cost me a lot, all together I think I have about $1000 in paint mainly due to the high cost of diamond white but I think I did a better job and took more care than a paint shop would have.
The black paint is a standard jet black basecoat with clear coat on top so nothing really special, any automotive paint store could sell you some.
I used a sata 3000 spray gun that I've had for years from when I used to paint cars for a living. I was able to use a friends paint booth so that helped a lot.
I had no intention of copying a Benz and definitely not a kia but I understand what you're saying about it looking similar. I personally think it makes the car and the main color stand out more so that's why I did it.
I have nothing against vinyl but I have no intention of changing it back and black paint costs less than vinyl anyway.

TimWalker

I would like to lower the front more but that's all I can go for now while having my alignment still be correct.

SaiyanGS3

iTrader: (8)

In H-Town, they are a dime a dozen...that's why I made the initial statement. It looks good on the OP's car, but IMO it looks like it's trying to identify with another manufacture. Repugnante sum it up well

6t6

iTrader: (4)

I like it!! I have Pearl white and with a black roof spoiler think it should look great.

RainyGS

iTrader: (1)

Looks amazing. Thought about doing the black vinyl wrap on my silver gs. The finished product you have makes the car look really classy. Nice work.

czr73

Ohhhhh, is that how you do it ?!?! i've seen GS's with black roofs before but I always thought it was either a special custom cover or something similar. Looks aight, maybe bcuz to shinny compared to the rest of the car. Keep modding !!

C