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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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Someone said Chrome was too much Bling on a car...


But what about Diamonds?



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Pics credits to Superstreet.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 09:31 AM
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that Benz is the Garson DAD car. those are Swarovski crystals. Not sure why a company that is soooo into the VIP aftermarket would use a coupe as their model car...not to mention a german coupe.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 09:59 AM
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Even disregarding the bling factor, an all-chrome car like that would be not only impractical but dangerous to drive on the street...especially on a bright sunny day. It would blind not only other drivers but its own as well.

Just out of curiosity, are those pictures from SEMA? That's the kind of stuff you're most likely to see at the SEMA show.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 10:00 AM
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interesting...

i've had brief thoughts (keyword: brief) about covering my entire car with the same reflective foil that people use to make stickers.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 10:59 AM
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sl looks ****ing sickkk
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by ebruce2
that Benz is the Garson DAD car. those are Swarovski crystals. Not sure why a company that is soooo into the VIP aftermarket would use a coupe as their model car...not to mention a german coupe.
Yea I read their article in an old DUB Magazine with that cute *** Persian girl with the pink and white Range on the front cover.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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so, i think its kinda cool ... but ... how do u wash it?
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 11:20 AM
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I had to show the Mercedes to my wife... she had this done to the badge on her track car.

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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by DaveGS4
I had to show the Mercedes to my wife... she had this done to the badge on her track car.

Looks pretty good, Dave......IMO, better than a lot of the stuff that's come out of the BMW plants themselves lately.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Looks pretty good, Dave......IMO, better than a lot of the stuff that's come out of the BMW plants themselves lately.
LMAO, that took all of 5 minutes MMarshall, start to slip a lil eh???
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 02:17 PM
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It's to match the GRILLZ, BABY!!!

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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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I like that chrome paint job.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 08:43 PM
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The silvia was in Superstreet... but it was a "quickie" feature so there's not much info on it. And the Benz was at Sema... stated as one of the hot 100... again from Superstreet.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Faymester
so, i think its kinda cool ... but ... how do u wash it?
jewelry cleaner??? haha
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by oohpapi44
LMAO, that took all of 5 minutes MMarshall, start to slip a lil eh???
Well, I don't have eyes in the back of my head. I can't monitor all of the threads at once.

And you can?
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