Leaving the VAG fold

SRGTD

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No idea why but window is signed

Also appears to be internal

No idea how you would even do that
The signature is G Daimler (Gottlieb Daimler) who, with Wilhelm Maybach founded Daimler Motorengesellschaft, the company that is now Daimler AG. Daimler AG owns the Mercedes brand.

I believe the signature is on all OEM Mercedes car windscreens.
 

BigJase88

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Spent a few hours on it yesterday. Was covered in tar spots. So de-tarred it

Also leather cleaned and conditioned the interior. Some amount of cows are inside that Mercedes what with the dash and doocards

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Looks good; red and black work well together. Have you had the Mercedes badge and the horizontal chrome strip in the front grill done in black too, or is that for another day?
 
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BigJase88

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Looks good; red and black work well together. Have you had the Mercedes badge and the horizontal chrome strip in the front grill done in black too, or is that for another day?
They do a grill called a panamerica grill. I fancy that but its a bumper off job

Job for summer me thinks

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Hit a pothole today. Was not even bad. The wheel is now like an old banana now though

Must be soft rims
 

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2nd hand rim (refurbed)

Tyre and valve change

£231.40 all in

The tyre was unmarked suprisingly. Will just keep an eye on it
 
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2nd hand rim (refurbed)

Tyre and valve change

£231.40 all in

The tyre was unmarked suprisingly. Will just keep an eye on it
The car looks wicked in red. I’ve been looking at c63 coupes for the last few months thinking If I sold the old smokers I have have I’d be able to buy one but I like my old cars too much. I would honestly love a nice merc to drive about it. Fair play mate.
 
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BigJase88

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The car looks wicked in red. I’ve been looking at c63 coupes for the last few months thinking If I sold the old smokers I have have I’d be able to buy one but I like my old cars too much. I would honestly love a nice merc to drive about it. Fair play mate.
Seems to be a marmite colour

The missus and the in laws don't like it because it is red. My pals don't like red cars. However thats why i picked it. I had the choice of a black one but in estate trim i couldn't help think it looked somewhat like a hearse.

Nice to have a splash of colour on a car as most things are mono-tone uninspiring whites blacks greys silvers (apologies if you have any of the mentioned colours)

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Seems to be a marmite colour

The missus and the in laws don't like it because it is red. My pals don't like red cars. However thats why i picked it. I had the choice of a black one but in estate trim i couldn't help think it looked somewhat like a hearse.

Nice to have a splash of colour on a car as most things are mono-tone uninspiring whites blacks greys silvers (apologies if you have any of the mentioned colours)

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My mk1 Octavia was red everyone hated and told me all the time how they hate red cars but I’d just change the conversation to what they drive and that seems to shut them up. I know exactly what your saying about car colours it’s very uniform on the roads these days. Red always looks good when clean in the summer. I think it’s a good choice as Gray and black are boring. Even tho I have 2 black cars and it is my favourite colour but it’s a very boring and safe colour. Red it bright and as long as you love it that’s all that matters mate.
 

BigJase88

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Things that have happened.

Wheels gloss black
Some free ebc red stuff pads from a competition on here.
CLA45 splitter and canards
15mm spacers all round
Engine remap to circa 170-180bhp
Michelin Pilot Sport 5's


Thats about it
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