Seattle R63 Build/ Photo Thread
03-09-2014, 11:23 AM
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2010 Mercedes GLK 350, 2001 BMW Z3 3.0 Roadster, 1997 Cherokee XJ
Once again, beautiful execution on your part! The rear diffuser is a work of art. Does it install over the original or replace it? Did you have it made state side or overseas? Looking forward to the additional carbon fibre pieces.
03-09-2014, 11:42 AM
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Thanks!
CF was done locally in Seattle. Amazed that I was able to find someone locally, it was a referral that his name happened to get dropped during a conversation with a detailer. This CF guy is like a whole in the wall that you need to know about to go there.
Edited to add: The CF diffuser is glued on top of the stock diffuser.
CF was done locally in Seattle. Amazed that I was able to find someone locally, it was a referral that his name happened to get dropped during a conversation with a detailer. This CF guy is like a whole in the wall that you need to know about to go there.
Edited to add: The CF diffuser is glued on top of the stock diffuser.
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03-18-2014, 03:13 AM
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I met up with Henry again with his Obsidian Black R63 in Vancouver and I took some solo shots in Stanley Park:
03-18-2014, 09:44 PM
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03-19-2014, 12:00 PM
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Great fun to compare the two. Your upgrades are very tasteful & almost subtle. One has to look carefully to notice the changes. What a great platform to work with. Some of the best improvements are hidden away inside!
03-20-2014, 09:54 PM
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Glad to see you are still active in customizing (tastefully) your magical R63 . . . it looks great! Love the photos . . . and the R63s meeting up.
It has been at least three years since I last saw an R63 in the wild. I wonder if I will ever see one in person again . . .
Glad to see you are still active in customizing (tastefully) your magical R63 . . . it looks great! Love the photos . . . and the R63s meeting up.
It has been at least three years since I last saw an R63 in the wild. I wonder if I will ever see one in person again . . .
03-21-2014, 12:12 AM
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Thanks guys! I have some more updates. Charlie, just visit me in Seattle!
I got three custom CF pieces made for the Wald front bumper: side vents and front lip. I had the lip made with a "bookend" carbon cut where the center part meets up to form a V shape, similar to what they do on high end supercars like the Veyron Supersport or Pagani Huayra. These parts should've been CF from the get go. I've unfortunately got moisture in one of my fog lights. Need to figure out how to fix or replace it.
I got three custom CF pieces made for the Wald front bumper: side vents and front lip. I had the lip made with a "bookend" carbon cut where the center part meets up to form a V shape, similar to what they do on high end supercars like the Veyron Supersport or Pagani Huayra. These parts should've been CF from the get go. I've unfortunately got moisture in one of my fog lights. Need to figure out how to fix or replace it.
04-27-2014, 07:26 PM
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Hey guys,
I have some more updates for you all.
First of all I got some CF mirror covers with the arrow style turn signals. I had it installed by my friends at Eurosport Park Avenue. Overall the mirror covers are pretty good for being only $300 shipped. They come with LED puddle lights. Everything is plug and play with no errors.
The only minor snag I run into in terms of fitment is when I try and lower my driver side mirror to look at the curb, it runs into the top of the puddle light which stops it from tilting as much as it used to. The passenger side does not run into this issue because that glass is more thin due to it not having a heating element. Not a huge deal and surprised that was the only thing that I'd run into.
There's also an unsightly mold line on the black mirror frame on my last uninstalled photo that I had sanded down and repainted it body color.
If you look at the black mirror frame you can see an unsightly mold line right on the top. I had these sanded down by my local body shop and repainted body color.
The next mod that was completed is that I painted the brake calipers the AMG Carbon Ceramic Copper/Gold color. The stock color was simply so ugly. The center of the caliper was silver, which is fine but the outside was like a dirty yellow color. I didn't want to go the traditional red or yellow route and decided that AMG's Carbon Ceramic brake color would look really nice and contrast well with my dark metallic paint. I spent over an hour looking at thousands of paint chips at Queen City Auto Rebuild where we finally settled on Volvo's "Saffran" metallic paint which is a close match to AMG's color for their calipers. The AMG raised letter was retained with some reverse stencils made by my friends at Metropolitan Detail. I'm very pleased with the end results.
My friends over at Eurosport Park Avenue did the remove and reinstall of the brakes. At this time I also did a brake service with EBC Red Stuff ceramic pads on the front, OEM front rotors, OEM rear pads, and new fluid.
This is what calipers look like after over 59,000 miles of driving. The silver AMG plates were chipping.
My car sitting on the lift awaiting the freshly repainted calipers.
And finally installed:
I've still got a few more mods up my sleeve before I've run out of ideas for this car.
I have some more updates for you all.
First of all I got some CF mirror covers with the arrow style turn signals. I had it installed by my friends at Eurosport Park Avenue. Overall the mirror covers are pretty good for being only $300 shipped. They come with LED puddle lights. Everything is plug and play with no errors.
The only minor snag I run into in terms of fitment is when I try and lower my driver side mirror to look at the curb, it runs into the top of the puddle light which stops it from tilting as much as it used to. The passenger side does not run into this issue because that glass is more thin due to it not having a heating element. Not a huge deal and surprised that was the only thing that I'd run into.
There's also an unsightly mold line on the black mirror frame on my last uninstalled photo that I had sanded down and repainted it body color.
If you look at the black mirror frame you can see an unsightly mold line right on the top. I had these sanded down by my local body shop and repainted body color.
The next mod that was completed is that I painted the brake calipers the AMG Carbon Ceramic Copper/Gold color. The stock color was simply so ugly. The center of the caliper was silver, which is fine but the outside was like a dirty yellow color. I didn't want to go the traditional red or yellow route and decided that AMG's Carbon Ceramic brake color would look really nice and contrast well with my dark metallic paint. I spent over an hour looking at thousands of paint chips at Queen City Auto Rebuild where we finally settled on Volvo's "Saffran" metallic paint which is a close match to AMG's color for their calipers. The AMG raised letter was retained with some reverse stencils made by my friends at Metropolitan Detail. I'm very pleased with the end results.
My friends over at Eurosport Park Avenue did the remove and reinstall of the brakes. At this time I also did a brake service with EBC Red Stuff ceramic pads on the front, OEM front rotors, OEM rear pads, and new fluid.
This is what calipers look like after over 59,000 miles of driving. The silver AMG plates were chipping.
My car sitting on the lift awaiting the freshly repainted calipers.
And finally installed:
I've still got a few more mods up my sleeve before I've run out of ideas for this car.
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04-27-2014, 11:50 PM
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@AMGOneDay- Just a few more mods then this car is about done- one of them is a small power mod. I've got another project that I'm planning out right now. Won't be executed until the very end of this year though, but I will tell you that that car does have ceramics which makes putting them on the R less appealing.
@bensitto- Thank you! It was painted Saffran, then they put the stencil mask on to paint the black AMG lettering, then they cleared the whole thing.
@bensitto- Thank you! It was painted Saffran, then they put the stencil mask on to paint the black AMG lettering, then they cleared the whole thing.
05-28-2014, 07:00 PM
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Thank you. Yes this car is quite a sleeper, it's overlooked most of the time, especially when around exotics. That's perfectly fine with me since it's like a wolf in very bulky sheep's clothing.
06-19-2014, 01:23 AM
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Wow! Nathan, the car looks amazing. I just LOVE that you post so many quality pictures and so committed. Love everything you have done to the car, love the color of the calipers. Keep it up, keep posting pics.
06-19-2014, 01:26 AM
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Im also in Seattle/Bellevue area. Im planning to purchase a G500 and completely re-upholster interior to Brabus style, face lift interior and exterior and other mod's. Not sure when it will start but hopefully in the next 6 months but started purchasing some parts already.
06-22-2014, 11:34 PM
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xxGenericSNXX:
I haven't checked up on you for a while and it is great to see that you still have a few nice surprises up your sleeve. Love the CF mirrors and painted calipers. You have a remarkable ride.
I was reminded to see what you have been up to after a trip to Seattle (my first) last weekend (not too far from your stomping grounds) where I had a very nice afternoon tour in a Black R350. I was reminded how nice the "standard" R350 is to be whisked around in. I liked the fact that it seemed much more car like from a ride height perspective than my GL.
Kind regards
I haven't checked up on you for a while and it is great to see that you still have a few nice surprises up your sleeve. Love the CF mirrors and painted calipers. You have a remarkable ride.
I was reminded to see what you have been up to after a trip to Seattle (my first) last weekend (not too far from your stomping grounds) where I had a very nice afternoon tour in a Black R350. I was reminded how nice the "standard" R350 is to be whisked around in. I liked the fact that it seemed much more car like from a ride height perspective than my GL.
Kind regards
