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Restored and official photoshoot!

Old Feb 13, 2014 | 06:42 AM
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Restored and official photoshoot!

So the car was bought brand new back in 1995 and now.. it turned out like this. Had the car fully restored/resprayed last year and did some bits of this and that.. Think I've posted a thread before about the restoration but anyways.. finally a photoshoot!

Many thanks to my buddy Linus who did the shoot for me. (https://www.facebook.com/linuslamphotography)

Enjoy!








Cheers
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 04:16 PM
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Sweet. Any pix of the interior?
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 04:05 AM
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thanks aquinob! actually never had an interior shot perhaps next time!
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Old Feb 18, 2014 | 10:36 PM
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Very nice, clean & subtle as it should be.
Would love some detail on your suspension set up when you have a chance.

Linus takes nice shots as well! Thumbs up.
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Old Feb 19, 2014 | 12:57 PM
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One of the nicest and well done I have seen.
Elegant statement, and a great color.
Congratulations
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Old Feb 20, 2014 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by uncle dave
Very nice, clean & subtle as it should be.
Would love some detail on your suspension set up when you have a chance.

Linus takes nice shots as well! Thumbs up.
Thanks Yea the whole idea of the project was giving it that OEM+ look but keeping it as simple as possible.

No magic on the suspension, running on H&R Cup Kit (no modifications here, straight out of the box).

Cheers !
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Old Feb 20, 2014 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ptcruiser
One of the nicest and well done I have seen.
Elegant statement, and a great color.
Congratulations
thank you
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 06:36 AM
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Awesome!

Originally Posted by yusuke280
Thanks Yea the whole idea of the project was giving it that OEM+ look but keeping it as simple as possible.

No magic on the suspension, running on H&R Cup Kit (no modifications here, straight out of the box).

Cheers !
Well, I move back to the US from Vietnam next month.
Looks like I know which suspension to buy. Love the whole thing, mine is the same color even. Thanks again for the info.
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Looks fantastic! Great job!
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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by uncle dave
Well, I move back to the US from Vietnam next month.
Looks like I know which suspension to buy. Love the whole thing, mine is the same color even. Thanks again for the info.
good luck!!
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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 12:13 PM
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Looks fantastic! Great job!
cheers
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Old Apr 13, 2014 | 10:23 PM
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Nice ride. What rims are those? Are they reps?
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Old Apr 14, 2014 | 12:55 PM
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Wheels

Since I first saw your wheels, I have tried to find them with no luck....
Unless your keeping it a secret, what are the wheels?
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Old Apr 15, 2014 | 03:55 PM
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Lol. He only has 20 posts since he joined in 2005 so don't think he's ignoring the question, he just doesn't come on here. Also he gave us a hint, the rims are replica and you can find a little more about them in previous posts. Also he says the car is in Hong Kong, do very likely jdm or Chinese sourcing. I'd guess they are out of production... I found a machine shop that makes custom rims but I'm not sure it's be worth the cost.
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Old Apr 15, 2014 | 04:03 PM
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I assume he gets a bump every time someone posts. Being a curious guy, I would at least see what some one was saying, but that's me....
The wheels really set the car off, and the lowering, and the paint job, etc. etc. etc.
Anyway, I have WAY too much invested in my C230, but I love the car, so a few more bucks wouldn't kill me if I could find the wheels.
If you manage to stumble on the answer, shoot me an email.
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Old Apr 18, 2014 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by ptcruiser
I assume he gets a bump every time someone posts. Being a curious guy, I would at least see what some one was saying, but that's me....
The wheels really set the car off, and the lowering, and the paint job, etc. etc. etc.
Anyway, I have WAY too much invested in my C230, but I love the car, so a few more bucks wouldn't kill me if I could find the wheels.
If you manage to stumble on the answer, shoot me an email.
Thanks
Sorry guys for the late response.

It really is the same situation with all other US/UK forums that I keep getting the same question. Unfortunately, these wheels were specifically produced only in CN/HK. I would imagine no one in the states would have them.

A guy from the UK kept asking whether or not I could source him the wheels and honestly, I gave him every breakdown of the cost.. (wheel it self, shipping from CN to HK, and shipping from HK to UK) and in the end, it was just say too expensive..
In conclusion, the price is pretty close to actual E55 AMG OEM wheels so in the end he gave up. (I assume that he's referring to a used one though..)

Hope this helps!

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