pic request: custom SL fender vents

i am looking for more cars with custom SL fender vents.  any high def images would be great.  

similar to these 
[img]http://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data//500/2136.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data//500/3116.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data//500/1173.JPG[/img]


thanks in advance guys!

Why do you need hi-res?

Where can you buy these, ive been looking for them for sometime to include the hood gills

[QUOTE=elpresidente;242495]Why do you need hi-res?[/QUOTE]

just need them for a better look at the custom work.. any pictures would suffice but hi-res would be best

they actually don't require much custom work at all.  The only thing you'd need to do is possibly work the mettle a little to where they actually connect to the body.  Other than that, there's nothing special in the shape of them other than the trailing edge if you get the "factory" Mercedes versions.  And if you do that, the best bet is to buy the stock fenders as well so you can get the indention as well.  Then you'd cut and weld what you need into position on your fenders to meet up with the front section of the doors.  And body work the rest.  That's how my fender vents were done.  So that way the natural curves that meet the vents are still in tact:

[IMG]http://image.automotive.com/f/features/9895270/caep_0805_11_z+Mercedes_Benz_SL500_Ai_Design+side_view.jpg[/IMG]

Other than that, there's aftermarket versions which are not contoured like the facory ones and are easier to pretty much "bolt on".  The brown car above in your post has the after market versions.

ive seen some companies selling some online but they all look so cheap and bling bling ish..

does anyone have any other photos of these fender vents on a car?  i would love to see it someone could find a 2GS thanks

You can buy the insert at a benz dealer. I THINK they are $67.50 a side but that might be for the W163 hood inserts. It's been a while since I priced it out.

The fake cheesy stick on SL vents look like shit in person. The real SL vents look much nicer. Here they are on a GS:

[img]http://img301.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/3/9/9/9/lastyle4u-img570x360-1234252863wj4ddu83807.jpg[/img]

My problem with SL vents on lexus's is that some people already say the GS looks too much like a benz already. Now i'm not one to care what people say (at all) but there is some validity in that statement. You could make some VERY clean fenders like the ones below for ~$20

[img]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j161/_hyperboy_/omglexxus.jpg[/img]

If you need help I will gladly do a DIY.

[IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/2hmgglc.jpg[/IMG]

Man I am glad I did not get those vents. That guy added the chrome parts to it (which I would have stayed away from) the grill and hoodbadge don't help it either.

I did see a white GS a few weeks ago with the chrome version of that grill and in the second to bottom left slot he had the "LEXUS" badge and I thought it really took any benzness away from it. I gave him the thumbs up but he gave me a shitty look :(

I think those are my favorite to date. Perhaps just a notch below the magnifique.

the 2nd pic with the rootbeer brown crown  has the stick on kind and it looks hideous. i want to use a pocket knife and pry it off.

looks like you can probably get one customized for you....a local body shop?

thanks for the input guys i really appreciate it.. i want to do some sort of fender mod but havent quite decided the route i want to go yet.. i do like those vents and i understand that the GS already looks kinda like a Benz but then again i also looked at the JP fender vents and it reminded me of a Z3 so yah ill just see what else i can find.. however if anyone else has any photos of fender mods please post them up thanks!!

price from mercedes for the fender gill itself is 113 each and price for the hood gill inserts is 306 each..

Just make a smaller vent on the lower cladding instead.
Easier to remove and play with off the car and install right back when done.

This is like three sets of wheels ago, but...
[IMG]http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/96/l_2cdefb02e84f4bfdb0c8b62d8a1a8eb8.jpg[/IMG]

These are all metal with a metal mesh.
Fenders were pulled and lips trimmed off before paint.

Not exactly "SL vents," but I wanted something a bit unique.

[quote=SoCalSC4;243489] but...
 
 
Not exactly "SL vents," but I wanted something a bit unique.[/quote]
 
yep this is nice...
 
If I did something to fenders it would have to be as clean and simple as that^^

why dont you just get the grills from Benzo ?