tiga88

for the new year lets do change, a reborn actually

im rockin this bad boy again, with a different attitude...
sets of 19 carlsson 1/16. stance is a little bit fuggly now,
it's on et 32 and 37 in the back
but im startin to diggin this single tuner look, hopefully it'll last long :P

dj_rzn

Lookin' good but it looks like your windows tint is different from front to rear and also the little window from the back door looks different tint.

You should consider in changing those orange lights on the side of the front bumper to some clean ones, white.

Good job with the stance, the wheels are looking best on this setup.

MiKeSSw203

Just came across this thread searching google images. Sweet w203 man
You can run more aggressive offsets on the carlssons. I run 16mm and 12mm rear carlsson adapters on mine puttin me at +24 and +33

tiga88

thanksss
yep notice that, plan to peel those tint and going rogue by no tint at all
also i like... no i love those orange usdm light, because its OEM
not crappy taiwan sh#t.. sorry

tiga88

thanks dude!!
as we speak, already order my 40mm spacer hahaaa
hopefully it'll fit #fingercross

also what's urs carlsson original offset, is it same lame 40 and 45 in the rear, or smaller because of what, urs brilliant ed?

FrankW

Carlsson's original offset for the 1/16 BE 19 were 8.5 et40 and 10 et45 For 203 they give you 12mm for the front and 10mm for the rear. Actual offset comes out to et28 and et35. Offset's all the same so they can use it for different cars.

Mikey has the UL.

TruTaing

I genuinely never liked this carlsson lip kit. Until you added those skirts and dumped it on those 1/16s Looks awesome dude!

tiga88

finally.. a proper sit for my baby, a 10 offset on the rear
still on progress though

tiga88

and the fitment done
running on offset 20 in the front and 10 in the rear.. yay!
update later with some photos

tiga88

now running 20 offset in the front and 10 offset in the rear
used to think bigger is better, but for now this 19 setup doesnt going for too long, cause its too high..:P
im dying to try 17 to go lower and see how it looks, or maybe 18 again.
i had to be lower and wider

a3 german

love to see that 10" rear wheels

phister

17s is going to close to how 18s sit becaue you'll have a taller sidewall. when I had my 17s i ran 215/45 and 245/40 tires. its difficult to find a good 215/40 tire for the fronts. only ones i found that were good were the Yokohama S.drive but they wore out really fast.

a3 german

after have one 9" and 10" 17" wheels..and also 18"..I think 18" is better because with 17" its really really hard to reduce wheel gap...only with bags it will look really low...

tiga88

yep.. 10 is minimum good for us right? hahaa
my friend already fit a 17, but on his 202, with a 205/45 and 235/40.. so i guess i can just copy the same set up for my 203.. but just see whats gonna happen, i still trying to get rid of my 18 vogue

about wheel gap, simple.. just cut more already, luckily we got a lot of professional shop here. hehe
for now i really wanna tuck in the rear more, because it still not "symmetrical" imho i guess.. but the consequence is to reduce the spacer and i dont want to do that x_x hahaaa

phister

you dont have to be a professional to cut coil springs. IMHO opinion thats a last resort thing to get the look you want because it hinders performance. cut springs makes your ride a lot stiffer and bumpier, the ride gets uncomfortable. If you want to lower right I say just go for coilovers or air suspension to get it dialed in the way you want but thats me. I've had friends that cut coils and later end up regretting it and then just eventually get coilovers. plus the struts wont go out faster since coilver struts/springs are designed for the lower springs. if you're driving on oem struts/springs, i say get some koni or bilstein since they're designed for lowered cars plus they actually lower the car a bit more.

tiga88

coilovers or air suspension are no fun. read: too poor to have one, so budget build hahahaa
the thing is i've been on H&R cut coils (not std coils) for almost 4,5years until this sec.. since i know that eibach and h&r not low enough for our car
and i dont regret it, in fact i enjoyed driving it all the time, except of course driving in a bad roads and speed bumps hahaa
i dont know about other brand. but for me mercedes still gives u comfort whatsoever, even it slammed like hell hehee :P

just for fun, got a lil shoot from my friend the other nite

tiga88

teaser of the last stance

FreshVibes

Wow! Car looks great tiga!
I just got a few questions to ask! Are you running on the same H&R springs that you had on the C200 on the C240? If so, how much have you cut on both front and the rear springs? I'm currently sitting on 18's but the non-sport preface lift w203's just sit too high! It's such an eye sore to me! I know it would be a smarter/safer route of simply going CO's, but as a student, money is an issue too! So if you'd be kind enough to let me know that would be great! Once again, you car looks great! I'm jelly.

a3 german

cool!

tiga88

thanks a3.. just try a new stance.. lil bit lower more.

thanks fresh. yes, i just use my old stuff from c200, even for the springs.
i forgot how much i cut it, now in the front only 2 thread left and 3/4 coils left in the back i think.
i dunno the exact number to cut the H&R. but for safety reason and comforts, if u running 18's at least the gap between tires and fender are 1 finger in the front and a lil bit tucked tires in the back (for example, it's somewhere like my 18inch set up)

but u can use a std H&R, it looks better than original. but still it's 2 finger gap in the front and a finger gap in the back between ur tires and fenders.
hope it helps man

and this is my set up now

a3 german

omg..thats cut springs? if so, i have to cut mine

tiga88

yep, that's cut. i suggest to search higher spring rate than eibach or HnR, if u wanna do extreme cut like mine:P
rides will be better and i already fu#ck my lip twice

tiga88

lemme know which one do u prefer? flat symmetrical or a lil rake like before?
still deciding whether stay symmetrical or rake like before, please help me to chose

now

then

a3 german

rake..a lot more. just dont know how you can lower so much

tiga88

is it retarded? with that so much down in the back and not in the front?
still with cuts, now im using custom crv springs for front and ML springs in the back (even stiffer than a w211)