Jmoley

Hi,

I recently picked up a 2012 C63 wagon w/ PP in Palladium Silver.

** Pics to follow eventually when I'm done with some aesthetic exterior mods.... PROMISE!

Some questions

Does the exhaust get louder as it gets run in?

Does the exhaust get louder after break-in service?


Picked the car last friday with 20miles on the odometer and managed to clock an additional 160miles over the weekend.

Been baby-ing the car... no revs above 4000rpm and no speeding above 75mph... all in C mode

_AMG_

Congrats on getting the beast!
No, it doesn't get louder.

TEKZILLA

I'm at 2k miles and I feel like mine's louder.. It was always loud on cold start and high revs but seems louder through mid range.. I'm slacking as a sound engineer, I should have recorded levels when I got it to know for sure!!

DuaneC63

The stock AMG C63 exhaust is one of the best sounding on the market only rivaled by the really high end exotics.

JimmyR

Have been told the exhaust in the wagons appears louder inside the car compared to the sedans and presumably coupe because the rear of the wagon acts as a sort of resonance chamber.

CoolBDPhenom03

Obviously above 4k rpms the exhaust roars, but it's plenty loud stock. Throw on some headers and a kit and you'll be heard before you're seen

VaclavSV

+1 This! Just drive with your rear seats down... One guy told me this on Friday. All I have to say is just do it and you'll see

ashva

Are you asking because you don't think it is loud enough now?

Just curious ... I've always thought the exhaust on the 2010 I have now isn't as loud (doesn't sound as good) as the 2009 I had previously. Wondering if it changes by model year/car.

ZephyrAMG

Funny....I also think that the 2010 isn't as loud as my 2009....The 2009 cold start was INSANE loud...

rufferto

I've gotten comments that the cold start of my old '09 scared the crap out of them when they were standing about 20 feet behind the car. Course it was a female who told me that so...take that with a grain of salt lol

natman316

X2 when i was moving some stuff with both my seats folded down I realized it got abit louder. I was tempted to go faster even though I was carrying a bunch of stuff lol

padroncubans

+1 sounds better with the rear seats down

Jmoley

Some pictures I took with my crappy iphone last week.

Gone but not forgotten.... Interlagos Blue E90 M3




When I first set my eyes on her....





Collection day..... brokered a deal with the dealer for the multispoke 19' black rims

Jmoley

drove straight from dealer to my preferred tint shop.... 30% all round... front windscreen clear.

next was the vinyl shop to get the chrome bits matte black....half & half shots



other side... half & half....



finally done....



next was the front grill , front gloss black lip and LEDs.... matte black



left the star chrome, rest of the grill matte black....

w202mylove

Jmoley looks great, funny to see you immediatly start doing mods :P

WagsC63

Wow!
Wrapping those chrome bits certainly makes a difference...looks pretty mean!
Thought about doing the roof rails?

rufferto

that looks really nice. congrats!

Jmoley

I did think about the rails.... Sitting on the fence about them

In the mean time...Gonna get the badges darken, possibly get the star matte black with vinyl.

Eventually....More pictures i promise.....

DuaneC63

Badges is a simple DYI with plastidip spray on.

Dome///AMG

Looks pretty good man

Jmoley

farhadahmad

cut resonator if u want it to bark...... i did all my trim vinyl glossy black. damn i like how wheels look on wagon