Had a little time to play

carbon fibre gear surround, i hated the silver! SL65 facelift leather & Burlwood Keyless gearknob.

old vs new



new with carbon


Close up

 

I love that shift knob!

Do you have a part number? I want to get the same exact one.

 

Alps, your car is an amazing example! Gosh it's just perfect!!

I have to ask...I bought an SL55 keyless knob for my car too because I thought the oem one was broken, but that one doesn't work either. Did you have to get yours plugged into STAR in order to get it working?

 

no part number im afraid, german ebay lucky dip
im sure the seller has a few, heres the link drop him a line

http://www.ebay.de/itm/140733845515?...9#ht_500wt_949

 

cheers dude

nope sl55 knob should plug straight in an work, are you sure its pushed down enough for the pins to make contact?

 

Yeah it's definitely pushed all the way down...I've done it with both of them. Maybe I just need to get it on a STAR to have it coded to the key? The guy I bought the car from said that he changed the key batteries before the sale, but my keyless entry still works so I'm pretty confused.

Alps if your gear knob grey or black? I can't tell 100% from the pictures.

 

Gearknob is black, also you do not need to have it re-coded, does your old gearknob start the car ok?

all i can think is that your new gearknob is faulty!

 

Damnit, seems like I need to get this diagnosed then. Thanks for the advice, sir.

I won't say anymore on the subject so not to detract from your great thread

Looking forward to seeing/hearing more as and when it happens.

 

Well i finally found a few hours to carry out my next mod, got hold of a Brand new CLS63 cluster which i installed in the silver surround off my E55 cluster to make it look just like the newer 63 models. Mileage transferred from the car together with all the service settings

after abt 2 hours saving settings and coding the new one in here are the results!

total look


tank info coded


tmps working


Distronic Coded


trip working - ignore the mpg as you can see it hadnt moved but the car was on for about 30 mins


Phone


new menu item battery meter


new menu item oil temp


new menu item Lap timer with gear position displayed


they were some examples, lighting is much better and fades on\off

got some maintenance to do before any more mods but the next few mods have already been purchased and awaiting install :P

 

Whoever ends up buying your car is going to be one very happy person!!

Great work there

 

That shift knob and cluster is awsome.

 

cheers dude!

thanks Marcus

 

Always nice to see updates on this car. Great work!

 

When at a UK GTG, i noticed that another E55 had some extra covers under his engine bay which stopped rainwater getting onto the fuse box, so thanks to Ricky for some initial pointer part numbers i got my local parts guy on the case.

engine bay in its native form


RHS without panel


RHS with panel


LHS without panel


LHS with panel


engine bay with panels


part numbers
LHS panel - a2118320508
RHS Panel - a2118320608
Wide bracket - a2118310014 (x2)
narrow bracket - a2118310114 (x2)
fastners - a0029880542 (x4)

Part number for LHD cars (for you US and EURO dudes)
LHS panel - a2118320308
RHS Panel - a2118320408

 

Nice brotha, I love my panels, cleans things up nicely.

 

Looks.clean am goig to get them too

 

How nice of you to share, thanks Alps

That looks really nice and clean.

 

how much are the panels? group buy ?

 

Fitting of Easypack system option code 942 load compartment package

In my mission to add another option to the car the Easypack kit was next on the list. This is a system MB developed to stop stuff flying around in that huge boot!

To start off with you need to buy the following

- 2 x Floor Rails (L&R) (come with ends and guides)(2118400526/2118400626)
- 6 x screws to fit rails to brackets (000000003396)
- 2 x long brackets (L&R) (2118430514/2118430614)
- 2 x short brackets (L&R)(2118430314/2118430414)
- 6 x screw locks (0049941245)
- 16 x Rivets to fit brackets to floor(0009915532)
- 2 x Bolts for long brackets (000000003853)
- Easypack case with fittings
- Easypack adjustable cross rail

Tools needed
- Drill
- Good self centering metal drill bits (same size as the rivets)
- Stanley knife
- 10mm reverse torq
- Rivet gun (good one)
- 8mm Torq
- 10mm Torq

1. First start off with removing all the boot lining



- Remove the plastic rivets
- Remove the luggage mounts x2 (10mm Torq)



- Secure the hinge plastic
- Remove the lining
- repeat for opp side

2. Then cut the felt on both sides to make room for the long brackets
3. Bolt long bracket to where luggage mount was and use as guide
4. place both brackets in position by screwing rail to them and mark drilling holes
5. double\triple check hole positions
6. Use appropriate size drill bit to drill the x16 holes
7. dab a bit of undercoat or rust treatment on holes
8. Use good rivet gun to mount brackets to car (Air rivitor is best for this)





9. Replace the boot lining
10. Cut holes in lining to access screw holes



11. Line up and screw Rails to car




The rest is in the manual!




Apologies for the state of the carpet, this has since been rectified and is spotless again!

 

Yours is probably the nicest example of a 55k in the UK.

 

I will 2nd that, last two shows I have been to with Alps his car was singled out by the UK modified car press.

 

Cheers guys appreciate the comments!

i see some of the cluster images have dissapeared, here they are again

total look



tank info coded


tmps working


Distronic Coded


trip working - ignore the mpg as you can see it hadnt moved but the car was on for about 30 mins


Phone


new menu item battery meter


new menu item oil temp


new menu item Lap timer with gear position displayed


they were some examples, lighting is much better and fades on\off

 

i wish my car was that clean!!!!

 

Awesome additions! Looking good like always!

 

Thanks for sharing. Definitely nice and well optioned. I'll be having my Indy shop check those part numbers for the fuse box covers next week Damn i need to swap my cluster out for your latest one.

Aaron