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Old 09-10-2008, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by tilolite
How wide are those tires? They look PHAT.

Everything looks great except for the plenum cover where I would keep the Benz lettering & sign in black so they stick out. Otherwise, great looking car.
thanks tires are 245-35-20F back is 275-30-20.
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Nice color! And nice pearl effect!
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Nice color! And nice pearl effect!
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Old 09-18-2008, 04:56 PM
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I don't like the wheels but the rest of the car looks great!

You should paint the MB lettering, star and "rivets" on the engine cover either gunmetal or black, that would look amazing!
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here are more.
Nice Job..

What is that silver box just in front of your washer fluid reservoir?
Old 09-18-2008, 07:29 PM
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Nice Job..

What is that silver box just in front of your washer fluid reservoir?
that is the ballast for the HID ...I assume
Old 09-18-2008, 08:28 PM
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Nice Job..

What is that silver box just in front of your washer fluid reservoir?
Yeah thats for hid. My car came with xenon headlights but i bought these aftermarket ones to umpgrade. Thanks
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Yeah thats for hid. My car came with xenon headlights but i bought these aftermarket ones to umpgrade. Thanks
Oh okay.. My OEM Bi-Xenon setup doesn't have that. I was just wondering..
But your car looks real good.I did my Airbox in Red.. and left the logo's silver
Old 09-18-2008, 11:13 PM
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Thanks. i just got these lowenharts ld5 yesterday i had asanti before. I always like the five spoke.
Old 09-23-2008, 11:42 PM
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Thanks, the original color was stock white, i used lowering links to lower it. Its a really brite color in person and in the sun you can really see the pearl. When i bought the car few years back it came with the side skirts and roof spoiler.
Dude your whip is nice. I have a white s430 and I want to my ride to be like yours when it grows up! Where did you buy your lowering links from? How long have you had them and do you any problems?
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thanks bro i got the lowering links from sonic motorsports in mountain view and they lowered it as well. No problems what so ever.
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switch rims much?!?!?!?!? lol thats like the 6th set?.....i love the 5 spokes as welll so i say good move just curious....do you drive at that height without any problems?...i think i might adjust my links to have the fronts tuck like yours
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switch rims much?!?!?!?!? lol thats like the 6th set?.....i love the 5 spokes as welll so i say good move just curious....do you drive at that height without any problems?...i think i might adjust my links to have the fronts tuck like yours
Thanks, yeah no problems the ride is fine. The back tucks in too just in the picture the cars is in a angle on the other side. Yeah i love the five spoke so im sticking with these for a while. I like to try different thing thats all.
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Originally Posted by da boss
Thanks, yeah no problems the ride is fine. The back tucks in too just in the picture the cars is in a angle on the other side. Yeah i love the five spoke so im sticking with these for a while. I like to try different thing thats all.
So how much $$$$$$$ did you shell out and who painted the car?
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Damn DA BOSS... there goes my "One-of-A-Kind" S500. Wow, yours looks nice. I would get the LD-5s on there though. I had mine painted a pearl color (White Crystal Gold -- color code came from the Lexus Coupe) a while back and always thought no one else would ever be stupid enuff to spend $8K on a paint job, but I guess I have met my match. Here are a couple pics. The pearl color is difficult to see thru a camera but the first pic should show it pretty well. In person it is pearl of white color but has a touch of gold and real faint metallic blue as well...hard to explain. Thanks for raining on my parade Also, I had some crazy LEDs put on (and under) mine as well. It looks good with the pearl and I will post a couple pics (the last two pics). Congrats. Now you can go out and find the perfect parking places at your favorite restaurants that will allow your car to "glow" at nite -- its a beautiful site...
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Oh, and I forgot to mention...you can also see the pearl white/gold color on the last nite time pic. Just look in between the front tire and the drivers side headlight. Also the chrome door pillars are long gone...there were a little too cheezy.
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Damn DA BOSS... there goes my "One-of-A-Kind" S500. Wow, yours looks nice. I would get the LD-5s on there though. I had mine painted a pearl color (White Crystal Gold -- color code came from the Lexus Coupe) a while back and always thought no one else would ever be stupid enuff to spend $8K on a paint job, but I guess I have met my match. Here are a couple pics. The pearl color is difficult to see thru a camera but the first pic should show it pretty well. In person it is pearl of white color but has a touch of gold and real faint metallic blue as well...hard to explain. Thanks for raining on my parade Also, I had some crazy LEDs put on (and under) mine as well. It looks good with the pearl and I will post a couple pics (the last two pics). Congrats. Now you can go out and find the perfect parking places at your favorite restaurants that will allow your car to "glow" at nite -- its a beautiful site...
Thanks yours looks good to. I dont think you can put any price on fixing up a car it priceless. I here you i have built a couple of show cars and people and friends are like why do you spend so much fro me is fun and ive been in to cars since i was 17. Here a couple of pics of other cars i have.
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here is one more of my expedition this one came out in a couple magazines. this one i sold a while ago.
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nice ride, that Pearl white is looking good
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that looks nice man!!
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A Mercedes obviously!
I like the colour but the distronic panel sticks out like a sore thumb against the white grille!
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I like the colour but the distronic panel sticks out like a sore thumb against the white grille!
I was going to paint it but the guy at mercedes told me u couldnt because of the sensor for the distronic.


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