installed Schatz tips, question for you guys -

spchaser · 02-10-2003, 07:31 PM

Just put on the Shatz tips, and i love em. I was wondering if you guys do anything to protect them from getting stolen. I mean..these are over a hundred dollars in value...quite a big ebay payoff for some small time thieves. When i used to have an integra...stuff got jacked all the time. ...lights, exhaust tips, emblems, you name it.

Or maybe perhaps the mercedes owners are a different clientelle to begin with so that in itself is protection enough from stuff getting stolen. Thoughts anyone?

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antonio · 02-10-2003, 07:45 PM

i think you should be okay...the most jacking i heard of was the clear bumper lenses. if your really concerned, put a thin bead of weld on the bottom of the tips. then they won't move.

ViKTORiOUS · 02-10-2003, 08:05 PM

I agree, if you want to be super safe, you might wanna weld them. Safest way to ensure it wont fall off during driving and to prevent thieves from stealing them.

Tai230K · 02-10-2003, 08:05 PM

Pics please :p

oggle · 02-11-2003, 03:26 AM

Where did you buy it?

FrankW · 02-11-2003, 04:37 AM

agree with anto and vik...

if you're not going to take it off again u might as well just weld them so you don't have to worry about getting stolen.

mrkrichie · 02-11-2003, 09:22 PM

where did you get the tips and for how much?

Thanks.

spchaser · 02-12-2003, 12:28 AM

i got them from formymercedes.com
Jerry shipped them within 2 days. Look like he upd the price a little from last year. I got them for 145.00 shipped.

great product. I must admit i keep checkin them out to make sure they dont look too ricey.

Drew_ML · 02-12-2003, 03:58 AM

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Originally posted by spchaser
i got them from formymercedes.com
Jerry shipped them within 2 days. Look like he upd the price a little from last year. I got them for 145.00 shipped.

great product. I must admit i keep checkin them out to make sure they dont look too ricey.

I think that you'll find that most products that come from Europe have been upped at most stores due to the rise in the strength of the Euro and the fall of the US dollar. Even Performance Products has had to shift its prices upwards (quite a bit in some cases).

bagwell · 02-12-2003, 12:08 PM

just keep checking the bolts...make sure they're tight.

I've had mine for almost a year and they haven't fallen off or been ripped off.

20FHK02 · 02-13-2003, 01:38 AM

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Originally posted by bagwell
just keep checking the bolts...make sure they're tight.

I've had mine for almost a year and they haven't fallen off or been ripped off.

No need to weld, just use some red locktite!

Aaron318iS · 02-13-2003, 06:04 AM

have you got any pics?
have never seen Schatz tips before

bagwell · 02-13-2003, 08:46 AM

tips

Jorel C320 · 02-13-2003, 04:25 PM

LOOKING GOOD BAGWELL!

amgme · 02-13-2003, 04:50 PM

looks good from the back but the doesn't it look funny from the side? i've seen one and it looks weird. it angles down then straightens out.

mrkrichie · 02-13-2003, 05:31 PM

Perhaps a side view pic would help? Anyone care to indulge?

Thanks.

bagwell · 02-14-2003, 07:40 AM

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Originally posted by amgme
looks good from the back but the doesn't it look funny from the side? i've seen one and it looks weird. it angles down then straightens out.

agreed but still much better than stock...I'll try to get a pic from the side.

LorinserCClass · 02-14-2003, 08:31 AM

I got a picture from the side for you...

02-10-2003, 07:45 PM	#2
antonio Super Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 549 Drives: 2002 C240 Classic	i think you should be okay...the most jacking i heard of was the clear bumper lenses. if your really concerned, put a thin bead of weld on the bottom of the tips. then they won't move. __________________ 2002 C240 Classic Black/Black Leather, 6 Spd, Rain Sensor Wipers MODS: ROH Modena 18" Rims, Sport Front Bumper w/ Custom Rieger Lip, Elegance Grill, European Bumperstrips, AMG Side Skirts, Bi-Xenon, Clear Fogs, H&R Cup Kit, AMG Front Brakes, Zimmermann Cross-Drilled Rear Rotors, Porterfield R4-S Pads, Goodrich Stainless Steel Brake Lines, AMG Rear Sway Bar, Weltmeister Dual Exhaust, Climatronic, Sound System w/ Custom Trunk, Evolution (C7) Pedals, White Lights FUTURE: Rear Skirt, CF trim and gauge pillar FOR SALE: w203 sedan oem side skirts (factory black), oem sport side skirts (new, unpainted), oem front bumper (painted black), oem muffler, amg replica side skirts

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bagwell MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Houston,TX-moving to The Woodlands,TX SOON!!! Posts: 2,037 Drives: Toyota Tacoma & Lexus IS250	just keep checking the bolts...make sure they're tight. I've had mine for almost a year and they haven't fallen off or been ripped off. __________________ 2006 Lexus IS250 2002 Toyota Tacoma 2004 Corvette coupe-SOLD! 2001 MB C320 BIX/Euro COMAND/C32 wheels-SOLD!

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Tai230K MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York Posts: 2,184 Drives: 2011 E550 Sedan	Pics please :p

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mrkrichie Almost a Member! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: LA Posts: 61 Drives: C240	where did you get the tips and for how much? Thanks.

02-12-2003, 12:28 AM	#8
spchaser Almost a Member! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 51	i got them from formymercedes.com Jerry shipped them within 2 days. Look like he upd the price a little from last year. I got them for 145.00 shipped. great product. I must admit i keep checkin them out to make sure they dont look too ricey.

02-13-2003, 06:04 AM	#12
Aaron318iS Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 36 Drives: BMW 318iS	have you got any pics? have never seen Schatz tips before

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bagwell MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Houston,TX-moving to The Woodlands,TX SOON!!! Posts: 2,037 Drives: Toyota Tacoma & Lexus IS250	tips __________________ 2006 Lexus IS250 2002 Toyota Tacoma 2004 Corvette coupe-SOLD! 2001 MB C320 BIX/Euro COMAND/C32 wheels-SOLD!

02-13-2003, 04:25 PM	#14
Jorel C320 MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 3,436 Drives: 2001 C320	LOOKING GOOD BAGWELL! __________________ Sold the C320 for a 2011 Sienna. No more benzie for me. :(

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amgme Super Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bay Area Posts: 718 Drives: 07 SL550; C32 (sold)	looks good from the back but the doesn't it look funny from the side? i've seen one and it looks weird. it angles down then straightens out.

02-13-2003, 05:31 PM	#16
mrkrichie Almost a Member! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: LA Posts: 61 Drives: C240	Perhaps a side view pic would help? Anyone care to indulge? Thanks.

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