Henry320

Hi guys,

Just picked this up last week, had 6K miles, CPO, NAV/backup cam, keyless go, premium package, DINAMICA package 18inch wheels and peddle shifters, got an awesome deal couldn't resist with all options.

How's everyone liking their cars? Any mods suggestions? Used to have an A4 and there were plenty of options. TIA

Sportstick

Ah, yes.....I well remember my first post......




As for mods, my list is on my signature, and there is lots to read throughout the forum! Congrats, enjoy, and best wishes!


(Sorry for the photo fail....not sure what happened....)

Akhafeez

Welcome ! Nice ride. Love the stitching!

ickdeep

Welcome bud! that car looks awesome. Going to do anything to it yet?

Moonlight_C300

Great pick up!

TheRulesLawyer

Nice. Sort of wish I had the red seat belts, but they are hard to find.

Henry320

Extremely hard to find, I think you have to buy the whole package with the wheels and paddle shifters.

Henry320

Bought this to change the orange bumper lenses to LED, change all interior to LEDs.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/171280458136...84.m1497.l2649


also bought these lights to replace the halogens. These are amazing, better than silverstar or any other ones Ive seen.






Then I'm taking it for a full frontal + hood clear bra protection this weekend.

aznmode

Nice ride. Those seats looks so much better than a 2011 and below. Pre face lift or Pre FL is what we refer to them here. You have a FL or facelift w204 which is 2012 and up. FL has different dash, headlights, front bumper, tail lights, steering wheel, and a few other things but those are the most obvious. But those seats, I'm not so sure. I drove a 2012 one and didn't look like those. Maybe its a 4matic thing.

Henry320

The seats are part of the sport package


https://i.imgur.com/o9pUnyc.png

aznmode

Got it. How much did you get the car for?

Henry320

$33,500

TheRulesLawyer

Right. Just not a popular option. I've seen plenty of cars with AMG wheels, but the other stuff... I think the belts are a bit much for most people. If I could have found a 2013 c300 with both the red belts and lighting package I might have picked it over the 350. It was always one or the other around me.

c350nubie

So slick! Congrats on the nice ride! I really like the red stitches & seat belts. Must be hard to come by such a nice car with full of options, low mileage and CPO. As for mods, my signature has some to start with & lots of resource on forum.
Enjoy!

edgalang

Looks wise true. But the largest difference (which what initially got me looking into the W204) is the M276 vs M272 engine and the 7G+ vs 7G transmission. If it wasn't for the facelift, I would be in a 2013 Infiniti G37 or a freshly redesigned BMW 328i instead (8-speed with a heads up display).

TheRulesLawyer

Agreed. I would have bought a 335 instead if the facelift hadn't happened.

Akhafeez

what bulbs are h11??

JaredP

When I bought my car, a used 2011 pre-FL C300 with 20k km was like $38k, the base price of my 2013 new was $39 + $3k in options. No brainer, lol.

I wish Canadian spec cars had the option of the sport interior with stitching and red belts in 2013. I think they just added it as an option for C350s in 2014.

mflores342

The Canadian sports package option is only on the 2014 C350 with black seatbelts not red.

JaredP

Right. I noticed a C350 on the lot yesterday with red stitching and just assumed the dealer opted out of the red seatbelt option. Seatbelts wouldn't be hard to retrofit, but the stitching is impossible.

aznmode

Interestingly I was looking at the G37 as well when I was looking for a car but I didn't like the interior. I read issues with the G37 transmission not being smooth as well and complains of too much road noise. So in the end I went for the C300. But main reason is I like the look of the C class inside and out. At the time, I wasn't really paying too much attention to FL vs pre FL but more importantly, I was looking for one with the most options for my budget. And engine wasn't a factor in my decision. At least not then haha. But knowing what I know now, I'd probably also have a FL c350.

TheRulesLawyer

Nothing is impossible... just expensive.

FWIW I understand you can opt for black seatbelts with the sport pack. (I seem to remember it as a no cost option when playing with the build a c class on the mbusa site.)

MBSebas87

man...that's some ride you got there! Welcome

Clkboi

Beautiful ride congrats. Love those red seat belts. How hard would it be for the rest of us to get that mod done?

Akhafeez

you could buy red seatbelts. But the stitching would have to be done by an upholstery place could be lotttttts of money