My CLK550 Renntech Custom Widebody
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W209 CLK Renntech Widebody, C140 CL600 V12, AP2 S2000, NSX Twin Turbo, R8 V10
My CLK550 Renntech Custom Widebody
I've bean meaning to post this thread for awhile now to answer some questions about the car, so here goes. It is a 2007 CLK550 that was built to focus on power to weight ratio. I believe the only option it has is the Harmon Kardon sound system. No nav, no rear sunshade, no heated seats, etc.- it is spartan. Now onto the mods in its current state:
Weight Reduction:
OEM hood replaced with VIS Carbon Fiber Hood
Spare Tire delete / Toolkit delete
Aluminum Sheet Metal trunk floor
Trunk Lid carpeting/trim removed
Center Console removed
OEM carpet removed and replaced with lightweight carpeting
Exterior:
Custom Widebody Front and Rear w/ Paint
CLK63 Front Bumper
CL63 Rear Bumper
Trunk Lid Spoiler
All chrome painted black
Wheels, Suspension, Brakes:
20" HRE P40s with 255 and 305 width tires
Bilstein PSS9 Coilover Suspension
Renntech GT BBK: 14.2" 6-piston Front, 13" 4-piston Rear
Power Delivery:
ALL NA 5.5L Motor + 7-speed transmission
Renntech Short Tube Headers
Renntech Dual Exhaust (Quad-tip)
Renntech ECU
Interior:
CLK63 Black Series Steering Wheel w/ Shift Paddles
Suede Headliner
Suede Accents
Renntech Badge on Ashtray Door
Estimated Weight: 3400 lbs
Estimated Power Output: 450 HP
The results of the weight reduction, forged wheels, wide tires, 7spd tranny, and big NA motor is incredible. It is easily as fast if not faster than a lot of BMW M and AMG cars, and turns too. I am very happy because it offers a very different experience that those cars don't offer along with it's unique mods and appearance.
Some Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6016473716/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6016473716/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6015921157/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6015921157/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6016476030/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6016476030/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6015922513/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6015922513/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6373993287/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6015923685/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6015923685/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6373993287/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6373991203/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6373991203/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6373911343/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6373911343/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
More Here:
https://mbworld.org/forums/4835204-post1480.html
Weight Reduction:
OEM hood replaced with VIS Carbon Fiber Hood
Spare Tire delete / Toolkit delete
Aluminum Sheet Metal trunk floor
Trunk Lid carpeting/trim removed
Center Console removed
OEM carpet removed and replaced with lightweight carpeting
Exterior:
Custom Widebody Front and Rear w/ Paint
CLK63 Front Bumper
CL63 Rear Bumper
Trunk Lid Spoiler
All chrome painted black
Wheels, Suspension, Brakes:
20" HRE P40s with 255 and 305 width tires
Bilstein PSS9 Coilover Suspension
Renntech GT BBK: 14.2" 6-piston Front, 13" 4-piston Rear
Power Delivery:
ALL NA 5.5L Motor + 7-speed transmission
Renntech Short Tube Headers
Renntech Dual Exhaust (Quad-tip)
Renntech ECU
Interior:
CLK63 Black Series Steering Wheel w/ Shift Paddles
Suede Headliner
Suede Accents
Renntech Badge on Ashtray Door
Estimated Weight: 3400 lbs
Estimated Power Output: 450 HP
The results of the weight reduction, forged wheels, wide tires, 7spd tranny, and big NA motor is incredible. It is easily as fast if not faster than a lot of BMW M and AMG cars, and turns too. I am very happy because it offers a very different experience that those cars don't offer along with it's unique mods and appearance.
Some Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6016473716/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6016473716/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6015921157/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6015921157/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6016476030/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6016476030/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6015922513/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6015922513/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6373993287/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6015923685/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6015923685/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6373993287/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6373991203/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6373991203/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6373911343/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6373911343/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
More Here:
https://mbworld.org/forums/4835204-post1480.html
Last edited by Nero Tenebre; 11-20-2011 at 10:36 PM. Reason: Photos Added
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Jemin (05-03-2019)
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Beautiful car, love everything you've done to it.
It's a nice, subtle flared body. Not quite BS but not quite stock. It's a perfect blend!
How long did it take for them to mold the fenders?
450 hp from only those mods?? I would think exhaust, headers and ECU would give 30-35hp max.
Amazing car nonetheless
It's a nice, subtle flared body. Not quite BS but not quite stock. It's a perfect blend!
How long did it take for them to mold the fenders?
450 hp from only those mods?? I would think exhaust, headers and ECU would give 30-35hp max.
Amazing car nonetheless
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W209 CLK Renntech Widebody, C140 CL600 V12, AP2 S2000, NSX Twin Turbo, R8 V10
Beautiful car, love everything you've done to it.
It's a nice, subtle flared body. Not quite BS but not quite stock. It's a perfect blend!
How long did it take for them to mold the fenders?
450 hp from only those mods?? I would think exhaust, headers and ECU would give 30-35hp max.
Amazing car nonetheless
It's a nice, subtle flared body. Not quite BS but not quite stock. It's a perfect blend!
How long did it take for them to mold the fenders?
450 hp from only those mods?? I would think exhaust, headers and ECU would give 30-35hp max.
Amazing car nonetheless
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
Very nice finishing on the flare blending, a manufactured bodykit like this would be a strong seller I imagine. Please do let us know what the WHP ends up at, the 273 is quite a beast and some great gains can be made NA.
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I'd buy the kit for sure if they decide to produce it. It looks so good
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They have sure done well with the M113 kits and for sure they are going to do wonderfully with the 63 kits as well.
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2012 Mercedes CL550, 2004 Mercedes CLK500, 2010 Audi S5, 2005 BMW X5, 2009 BMW X6, 1968 Pontiac GTO
Tasteful & aggresive. This is my new favourite CLK on the boards. I actually prefer this "look" to the CLK Black....fenders are not so abrupt as the black series.
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W209 CLK Renntech Widebody, C140 CL600 V12, AP2 S2000, NSX Twin Turbo, R8 V10
THANKS guys! I am glad to be here and participate as I used this site a lot to research the CL suspension problems. I am relieved that car is gone!
NO SUPERCHARGING! It may be odd, but I really don't like superchargers because of the way they make power and the sounds (whine). This car is way more fun than the SL55 and one of the main reasons I bought it over an AMG car is bc it is all NA. I think the bi xenons could be a good add to the car, but I am happy with these bc they WORK. Mercedes makes terrible headlights, I have had problems with the CL, SL55, and the parking light portion of these (anything OEM mercedes). The xenons on these are aftermarket and they work 100% of the time unlike the OEM units so I will save myself some headache there. I love these wheels' mesh design, but I find myself kind of wishing for something with a lip... I may switch it up somewhere down the road.
Hey Lon, we spoke on NSXprime, looks like you found my CLK thread- these are the P40s we discussed.
Hey Lon, we spoke on NSXprime, looks like you found my CLK thread- these are the P40s we discussed.
Last edited by Nero Tenebre; 11-24-2011 at 12:29 PM.
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THANKS guys! I am glad to be here and participate as I used this site a lot to research the CL suspension problems. I am relieved that car is gone!
NO SUPERCHARGING! It may be odd, but I really don't like superchargers because of the way they make power and the sounds (whine). This car is way more fun than the SL55 and one of the main reasons I bought it over an AMG car is bc it is all NA. I think the bi xenons could be a good add to the car, but I am happy with these bc they WORK. Mercedes makes terrible headlights, I have had problems with the CL, SL55, and the parking light portion of these (anything OEM mercedes). The xenons on these are aftermarket and they work 100% of the time unlike the OEM units so I will save myself some headache there. I love these wheels' mesh design, but I find myself kind of wishing for something with a lip... I may switch it up somewhere down the road.
Hey Lon, we spoke on NSXprime, looks like you found my CLK thread- these are the P40s we discussed.
NO SUPERCHARGING! It may be odd, but I really don't like superchargers because of the way they make power and the sounds (whine). This car is way more fun than the SL55 and one of the main reasons I bought it over an AMG car is bc it is all NA. I think the bi xenons could be a good add to the car, but I am happy with these bc they WORK. Mercedes makes terrible headlights, I have had problems with the CL, SL55, and the parking light portion of these (anything OEM mercedes). The xenons on these are aftermarket and they work 100% of the time unlike the OEM units so I will save myself some headache there. I love these wheels' mesh design, but I find myself kind of wishing for something with a lip... I may switch it up somewhere down the road.
Hey Lon, we spoke on NSXprime, looks like you found my CLK thread- these are the P40s we discussed.
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W209 CLK Renntech Widebody, C140 CL600 V12, AP2 S2000, NSX Twin Turbo, R8 V10
The color of the suede always looks weird in photos (console and door panels are the same material) but here you go:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6398829449/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6398829449/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6398753939/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70274025@N00/6398753939/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70274025@N00/, on Flickr
https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...d-img_2862.jpg
Last edited by Nero Tenebre; 11-25-2011 at 12:22 PM.