I have spent quite a bit on mods probaly like 2K after my new up and comming mods I will probaly spent 4K on modifications by summer. So the question is I plan on keeping my car about another 3 years what do you do with all these mods ? What do you do with the car ? Will some of you trade the car with it all modded up like this ? I know making sales on modded cars are hard plus you lose alot of money also. For those that keep it stock is smart. But me I gotta just have it look the way I want it to look. So how much have you spent in mods alone ?

 

Lets see

C32 Brakes about $900 installed
H&R Cupkit about $900 installed
Pulley $871 installed


Next mods AMG sway bars
exhaust

The feeling of a different car priceless

Never add the costs, you never get the money back

Ed

 

I spent $8 for a set of genuine AMG valve stem caps. Salesman told me they were lighter than the stock caps, reducing my unsprung weight. Improves handling and lowers E.T.'s!

 

proof?

 

welcome back c230_617! lets see how soon the mods ban you again!

 

i swear we had a thread like this before....or is deja vu

 

I didn't count but it's easily over $10,000.

Erik

 

If i was planning on keep my car for 3 years i wouldnt even mod it at all! IMO.
i've had mine for over a year and i have spent over 2K, nothing major (yet).

 

I'll be at 10 G's by the end of the year, no question.

If you're only planning on keeping the car for 3 years, it all depends on how important the "re-sale" value is to you and whether you're willing or able to swap parts when you're going to sell the car.

I don't intend on selling my car or getting rid of my car for at least another 8 years and by that time, I'll be in my mid 30's and will most likely be out of the mood to mod anymore (then again, I should never say never).

No matter what, it all comes down to whether you're willing to dish out money now, lose money later on, and/or have the money to expend. If you're not someone who "mods" cars as a hobby and enjoys it. Do the little things and stop there.

 

Drex, I doubt that! You'll just start with more expensive cars. Hopefully, with a manual tranny in the future.

I'm at about $14k right now or so in mods. A couple of grand short of what an M3 would have cost me in total.

 

LOL...You're right, tommy. I actually have my eye on the Lotus Exige for my next car (manual of course).

 

Convex Mirrors= $300
Illuminated DoorSills = $200
SL E-Brake Pad = $10
W211 Indicators = $100
2003 COMAND = $1500
2004 COMAND with SAT = $1500 (still paying that off)
AMG Sways = $250
AeroWipers = $180
Climatronic = $220
Electronic Folding Mirrors = $600
AMG Brakes = $800
PTS (Full) = $2500
2004 armrest = $200
UHI & Linguatronic = $800
OEM FireExtinguisher = $100
full 2005 front end = insurance deductable
2005 grill and tail lights = $200
IMS w/ CLK switchrow= $400
20mm Spacers = $180
SilverMesh $20
6000k Philips Ultinon = $250
PIAA Ion Yellow Fogs = $80
Euro Impact strips 2003 = $180
Euro Impact strips 2005 w/ PTS=$180


over $10k!! i know there is more but i can't think of anything else right now. alot of these prices i think are lower, i cant remember exactly what i paid for everything ov er a 3year time frame.

 

freak
is there any other w203 owner who could beat you in quantity? lol

 

i remember replying to such a thread when i just join the board (year 2002). In the past 3 years..i spent approx 10k modding my car. i cant say it is money well-spent, but it definitely makes me fonder of my car.

 

Sunman without thinking about it.

Erik

 

For the people I know in the show scene, this cost may range anywhere from $30g's to $50g's easily. Dont ask me why, i guess cuz we are just hardcore fanatics....LOL

I honestly stopped counting after $30g and that was like one year ago.....

 

Almost at 50g's and not even close to being done. Another 30+g's and i'm calling it quits! lol

 

IMS w/ CLK switchrow= $400 <------- i want this where can i get that lol

i don't even wanna a total on how much i spend cuz i still have alot of spending to do. and i am planning to keep my car for couple millions of miles and then i will give it up

 

 

sunman for sure, im close to Saprissa but he has me with the AMG body kit. then again he is modding two 203's at the same time so he definately has me.

 

End, waht do you mean end? there is no end......

 

Bought it in August last year...got a little more than $5k in it so far, and no end in sight.
Then I went and got the wife one so I can start on hers when I get bored!!

 

exactly!

 

Damn, I just went through the #'s and I've already spent at least $8,450. I'm sure I forgot a few things here and there.

For the remainder of the mods I have in mind, it's going to total around $18,200...

 

Oh there is...I'm getting to that point. Another few mods (I already purchased them) and I'm done, unless some sort of bolt-on V-12 surfaces.

Erik