WaveyKat

if he do come to NYC please bring me a Kleemann Supercharger PLEASE PLEASE then i would a scoop of Interior Motion Sensor, Linguatronic,Stationary Heater and top if off with a nice Mercedes TV Tuner thanks you.

ohh ohh i forgot Parktronic

Russell your mods looks nice what are u planing on doing next ?
Russell can u take a pic of your CLK55 REar Brakes please?

MJ50

nice mod!
more pics!

RES

M230K

nice clean install, looks good man

SUNILP

I have some more pics taken during the install which I will post later.

WaveyKat

so russell you have 4-piston Brakes all the way around? does't it work good in stopping the car?

RES

It works great, I will post a video of my favorite road and you can tell why braking is importain. I will be taking it to the track this summer for some light fun driving and the stock brakes get to hot. Some people have posted concerns about to much braking in the rear causing an imbalance but I haven't had a problem. Our Porsche has four piston all around. And with it I removed and replaced the restictor valve to the rear brakes to increase brake force to the rear, it works very well. I could not go with the six piston brakes because of clearence with my snow tires and wheels. Now i did notice that Tire Rack has some 18" snow tires availible so maybe I will upgrade. But the 18" wheel has to be a certain type for the brakes to fit.

WaveyKat

hmm that might be my next mod 4piston Rear brakes..i was kinda scaed just cuz of the imbalance...did you have to change anything else for this mod like the brake fuild Reservoir or anything??? do you have the part number handy for the CLK55 Rear Brakes is it direct bolt on??? .. so the Rotors are the same size as the Front C32 Brakes right?

RES

Contact FrankW, He is the one that sold me the rear brakes. Everything is bolt on exept the rear shield has to be changed or trimmed. If you change it you have to remove all the parking brake and rear hub to get it off. I just trimmed it and filed it smooth. Hit it with a little black paint on the edges, and it's good. No need to change the master cyclinder. I think we checked and it was the same number across the line, c, and clk line.

Saprissa

that's the beauty of W203 and W209 parts.... kinda like twin sisters that share !!

raunen

how does the stationary heater work?

does it draw power from the car battery while the car is off? or does it have its own battery that is recharged when the car is on?

how much heat does it generate (or in other words, how long to warm the car to a comfortable level from say 0 degrees F)?

thanks.

SUNILP

http://web.mac.com/motorwerks/iWeb/Site/STH%20.html

RES

The Webasto Stationary Heater is made for Mercedes Benz and totally integrated into the cars climate system. The unit itself is a gasoline fired heating unit that takes fuel from the fuel tank. The unit is tied into the cooling system with various hoses and valves. It warms the radiator fluid and circulates it around the heating core and engine. This will warm the engine up and start the climate system so the fan runs at low speed. The fan will blow air into the heater core and warm the interior.

There are various ways of activating the system.

1. You can remotely activate it with the remote control unit. (Telestart)
2. You can press the button on the right of the shifter to start it
3. You can activate it with 3 preprogrammed times in the instrument cluster

The unit will not fire if it’s too hot. Instead it will vent the cabin. The running time can be programmed at the dealer. Usually set to 40 minutes. THe cut off time can be set as well. Usually 11.2 volts to prevent battery discharge.

1/4 fuel in the tank is required since the mounting point of the fuel line for the heater is a little high.

Fuel consumption is very minimal. This is one of the nicest features on my car. It’s a must if you live in cold areas. It’s a bit pricey at around 2000 in parts.

For the lazy people

SUNILP

attached are some more pics of the install.

SUNILP

Fist picture shows interior removed to run harnesses in wire channels. Second picture shows muffler of heater unit hanging down from heater bracket. last pictures shows hoses going to heating unit. DIfficult to see. Perhaps Russ can take a better picture of it.

flush

what's the benefit of this heater if your car is kept in a garage every day? only applicable to very cold climates?

RES

And Seattle is very hot this time of year. I like to drive my car places outside of my garage. Snow sking, after work my car is warm already. I don't have a garage at work so it goes outside

SUNILP

1. it preheats the engine before even starting it
2. it heats up the cabin
3. it can run for up to 50 minutes at one time
4. it can be remotely activated
5. it can be manually activated via switch
6. it can be activated to turn on at a preset time via instrument cluster
7. it will defrost the windows via heated cabin
8. it will prolong engine life
9. lower startup emissions
10. you can add a optional telecall feature to activate it with a cell phone
11. it's smart so it won't kill your battery if left on. It will auto shut off
12. it can vent the cabin on summer days
13. it uses minimal fuel to run
14. the pure joy of entering a warmed car

Midnight Koop

does it also throw in a shiatsu massage with a happy ending?

WaveyKat

ohhh i like happy endings

when u say it can vent the cabin on summer days meaning like turn on the AC????

damn i want this mod soon as suman can make it to nyc

SUNILP

I'm sure we can make something happen

SUNILP

I can make it as soon as you want it to happen. It only vents the cabin. Not start the A/c. It makes it pretty comfortable to get in on hot days.

WaveyKat

i don't mind you coming but i would want a few other mods i don't want you to come all the way here just for 1 mod what else can u offer for my 2001 C320????

Parktronic
Stationary Heater
New SAMS

C230 Sport Coup

Thats a very cool mod, for a cold climate.
I love the remote, just click it when you get up in the morning.
From inside the house. No scraping the windshield!
Awesome.

Glad I don't need it though.
I hate the cold...shoveled enough snow when I was a kid...
never goin' back.

SUNILP

Just see my own site and decide what you need. http://web.mac.com/motorwerks