Happy Friday everyone.
I completed my first cosmetic mod to my W123 over a couple of evenings this week. I'm not the first to have done this and I think there are some similar posts on here where others have done something similar to other models.
I felt the standard grey plastic in the grille and inside the headlights was a bit boring, so I pulled them all apart and painted them matt black. 2 coats from a rattle can after a good scrub with sugar soap.
I personally think it looks excellent. Quite subtle, but gives the car a more sinister air. A W123 isn't the toughest looking vehicle on the road, but I think this helps toughen it up a bit.
I've always liked the rounder headlights from the earlier W123 when compared to the post 1980 models that look more square.
What do you think?
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/drthm14u7mw8 ... cMgUa?dl=0
W123 grille & headlight blackout
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W123 grille & headlight blackout
3DB
1976 W123 300D (weekend warrior on biodiesel)
1995 Holden Rodeo 2.8 factory turbo diesel ute (daily driver...also on biodiesel)
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1976 W123 300D (weekend warrior on biodiesel)
1995 Holden Rodeo 2.8 factory turbo diesel ute (daily driver...also on biodiesel)
(@thirddegreeburns on Instagram)
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Re: W123 grille & headlight blackout
Looks good! I think after all the years in the sun the plastic goes light and the originally they were a lot darker or closer to black as well.
David
1967 W111 230S - Horizonblau
1965 W110 190c - Mittelrot
1967 W110 200D - Weiss (work in progress)
+ other classics
1967 W111 230S - Horizonblau
1965 W110 190c - Mittelrot
1967 W110 200D - Weiss (work in progress)
+ other classics