W219 CLS Gets a Sporty Facelift
A few changes inside, outside and under this Mercedes-Benz CLS make the sleek sedan far sportier.
The Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class is a fastback sedan with a naturally sporty design, but an owner in Portugal has given his car a far more aggressive design with a few unique changes. The mod list is short, but there is no question that this W219 CLS has a far more aggressive look and stance than it did when new.
The Introduction
This Mercedes-Benz CLS W219 build thread was posted to the forum by “a3 german”, who began customizing his fastback sedan after selling his W203 project car.
Hello MB world, after the W203 (sold), I decided to create one topic from my w219.
Well, its old my passion for Mercedes. Now I have bought the car that I always want, w219 CLS.
I will leave here the pictures from the beginning until now, and post future upgrades.
Engine: 320cdi, 224cv
Suspension: Airmatic
Outside: Pack AMG
Jantes: 19″ AMG OEMHow I bought it:
As we can see, this was a sharp-looking sedan to begin with, but the OP had visions of a far sportier sedan, so it didn’t take long for him to begin making changes.
CLS Gets Aggressive
The first modifications made by the OP to his W219 CLS were on the inside, where he replaced all of the wood trim with high gloss carbon fiber along with wrapping the shift knob in Alcantara.
Next, the CLS was lowered and murdered out a bit, which made a big difference in the overall look of the car. He then replaced the dark AMG wheels that came on the car with a set of custom BBS rollers.
The project then headed back inside, where the OP added a set of E-Class front bucket seats and the steering wheel from a W203. He also replaced the wood-trimmed rear center console with one in black with silver trim.
Unique Changes
The changes made to this W219 CLS over the first few months of the project were fairly routine, but they made a big difference in giving this sleek sedan a unique look. However, the next step of this build is where it really gets interesting.
The OP couldn’t find a grille or a lower rear valance for his CLS that he really liked, so he took to creating his own. By using parts from an A-Class front end and an E63 rear end, the owner of this CLS was able to design a truly unique look up front and out back. He had to make the rear bumper, but when completed, the AMG quad-tip design looks wicked on the back of this W219.
Once these new body bits were fabricated, the OP took the car to a local paint shop for a full respray, bringing everything together and completing the unique exterior design of this CLS.
Finally, the most recent update explaining that the factory suspension had failed, so the OP purchased a new coilover suspension setup, along with another set of new wheels for his CLS.
While we have included a spread of pictures of this W219 CLS build here, the OP has included dozens of high resolution pictures showing the entire process. Click here to head into the forum to see all of the pictures of this fastback Mercedes-Benz sedan as it went through its sporty facelift.
