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if batman's batmobile was in the shop, this is definitely what he would drive.
in another words, love it.
with coilovers - do you still have camber adjutments needed or is that a lowered spring thing only?
in another words, love it.
with coilovers - do you still have camber adjutments needed or is that a lowered spring thing only?
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Oh and I think Bruce Wayne would be rocking a lambo LP640, not some mb 203 coupe
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Wats wrong with the caliper now? I thought the shop you used rebuild them for you after they got painted?
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I noticed tears on the exterior rubber seals around the pistons so i sent them back to make sure everything was in working order. As far as im concerned...the guy that autofashion put in charge of my calipers does shotty work...takes forever in doing it...does a good job powder coating but holy damn...pisses me off. If your in SD...do not get any similar work done at autofashion. They are great guys and get custom orders done...but when it comes to this stuff they hire idiots to do the work. Whatever...im stuck with it and i have to wait till they get returned. I waited this long already...
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Loved reading through this thread, still got a few bits to read, really liking some of the mods you've done, in particular that puddle light system, you got a separate thread for that mod ?
Also, i'm assuming those are Brabus front and rear mouldings (bumpers) ? do they just mount to the lower half of the stock units, or are they like their AMG counterparts whereby you replace the whole moulding/panel
Also, i'm assuming those are Brabus front and rear mouldings (bumpers) ? do they just mount to the lower half of the stock units, or are they like their AMG counterparts whereby you replace the whole moulding/panel
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Loved reading through this thread, still got a few bits to read, really liking some of the mods you've done, in particular that puddle light system, you got a separate thread for that mod ?
Also, i'm assuming those are Brabus front and rear mouldings (bumpers) ? do they just mount to the lower half of the stock units, or are they like their AMG counterparts whereby you replace the whole moulding/panel
Also, i'm assuming those are Brabus front and rear mouldings (bumpers) ? do they just mount to the lower half of the stock units, or are they like their AMG counterparts whereby you replace the whole moulding/panel
If you have any questions about the puddle lights just pm me because I don't have a separate thread for that mod. The Brabus lips are just add-ons to the preface lift CL203s, no it isnt a whole new bumper.
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ok, up to my eyeballs with stuff at the moment, but i will take you up on that pm offer in the near future, pictures are of course good ... liked the videos btw.
ah i see, it's unlikely they will fit my facelift model then, thanks for the info
ah i see, it's unlikely they will fit my facelift model then, thanks for the info
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Forgot to ask btw, as it was on my mind whilst reading through your thread and i figured you'd probably looked into it at some point no doubt...... illuminated door sill plates ??
It was when i was considering the puddle light wiring options and seeing that you had opted to wire into the rear ones that these came to mind, mainly because of the combined wiring option!
It was when i was considering the puddle light wiring options and seeing that you had opted to wire into the rear ones that these came to mind, mainly because of the combined wiring option!
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Forgot to ask btw, as it was on my mind whilst reading through your thread and i figured you'd probably looked into it at some point no doubt...... illuminated door sill plates ??
It was when i was considering the puddle light wiring options and seeing that you had opted to wire into the rear ones that these came to mind, mainly because of the combined wiring option!
It was when i was considering the puddle light wiring options and seeing that you had opted to wire into the rear ones that these came to mind, mainly because of the combined wiring option!
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NEW MOD. . . again
C32 4 piston Brakes Powder coated burgundy with gold amg letters, Zimmermann 345mm drilled rotors 
Also on the same day I got them installed someone backed up into my car leaving a nice chip/gash on my front bumper as wells as cracking my mattig grill and smashing the top part of the grille as well
I know who did it too, just waiting for that person to come back to the scene of the hit and run so I can get her plate number. I already filed a police report so justice will get served!
Overall impression of the brakes: They are way better than the single pistons I had before, the bite is quite nice Glad I did the conversion over all . . . I would recommend these to any 203 that wants to upgrade their brakes.
C32 4 piston Brakes
Powder coated burgundy with gold amg letters, Zimmermann 345mm drilled rotors Also on the same day I got them installed someone backed up into my car leaving a nice chip/gash on my front bumper as wells as cracking my mattig grill and smashing the top part of the grille as well
I know who did it too, just waiting for that person to come back to the scene of the hit and run so I can get her plate number. I already filed a police report so justice will get served!Overall impression of the brakes: They are way better than the single pistons I had before, the bite is quite nice
Glad I did the conversion over all . . . I would recommend these to any 203 that wants to upgrade their brakes.
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Yeah i've seen a few of those illuminated kits, genuine ones, but never any for the C-Class Coupe 
Love the brakes, and the colour - not sure i i need to upgrade mine however, as i have the sports option which has 4 pot callipers i think
although AMG does look better on them than MB
However, i will be changing the rotors for EBC radially vented, cross drilled, grooved and anodised the first time i need to replace them :p .... used those in the past and was very impressed with them, and i think mine are about that size, will try and get some pics of them later when i post up some others, so you can se the size of them in the 17" rims, as it stands though, i have very little clearance between the wheels ad callipers, somewhat restricts the wheel options
Those style of wheels are starting to grow on me (what size btw?) although i have to admit to being tempted by the twin 5 spoke design, all black however i'm not so sure about, the CF centre cap is a good idea, I have seen people that have added like a single coloured pin stripe around the rim to break up the all black look, like this....
(i call it a kerb scrub indicator lol)
Love the brakes, and the colour - not sure i i need to upgrade mine however, as i have the sports option which has 4 pot callipers i think
although AMG does look better on them than MB However, i will be changing the rotors for EBC radially vented, cross drilled, grooved and anodised the first time i need to replace them :p .... used those in the past and was very impressed with them, and i think mine are about that size, will try and get some pics of them later when i post up some others, so you can se the size of them in the 17" rims, as it stands though, i have very little clearance between the wheels ad callipers, somewhat restricts the wheel options
Those style of wheels are starting to grow on me (what size btw?) although i have to admit to being tempted by the twin 5 spoke design, all black however i'm not so sure about, the CF centre cap is a good idea, I have seen people that have added like a single coloured pin stripe around the rim to break up the all black look, like this....
(i call it a kerb scrub indicator lol)
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I would love to get illuminated door sills actually! I would imgine you would have to wire these as well to the dome light trigger. To get these sills I know there are a couple sights where you can get them but I can't think of them off the top of my head at the moment.
http://www.ragtop.org/mbbrochures/2006/int-ccoupe.pdf
Page 49 of the PDF file (46 of the brochure
Also found this accessory one, not sure on country of origin for it though, but love some of the accessories available, i have the shallow boot tray, and things slide too much on it, just bough the luggage net, but the none slip mats look good too, and the under parcel shelf storage thing is cool ! - http://www.mediafire.com/?tuilj2k2zer
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Found the part number for the illuminated sills
B6 689 0064 - door sill panel, illuminated
and this number is for the blue sheeting (illuminating part !) B6 689 0016 (they come in blue green or yellow i think ! 0017 green, 0018 yellow )
available on fleabay in your part of the world, not cheap though .... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-M...-/280524953512
another parts/accessories brochure, which is handy http://sysdoc.doors.ch/MERCEDES/c_class.pdf
These are also available .....
B6 689 0064 - door sill panel, illuminated
and this number is for the blue sheeting (illuminating part !) B6 689 0016 (they come in blue green or yellow i think ! 0017 green, 0018 yellow
)available on fleabay in your part of the world, not cheap though .... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-M...-/280524953512
another parts/accessories brochure, which is handy
http://sysdoc.doors.ch/MERCEDES/c_class.pdfThese are also available .....
B6 797 5430 - sheepskin covers, for left-hand drive, front-seat cover, left, anthracite
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Yeah i've seen a few of those illuminated kits, genuine ones, but never any for the C-Class Coupe
Love the brakes, and the colour - not sure i i need to upgrade mine however, as i have the sports option which has 4 pot callipers i think although AMG does look better on them than MB
However, i will be changing the rotors for EBC radially vented, cross drilled, grooved and anodised the first time i need to replace them :p .... used those in the past and was very impressed with them, and i think mine are about that size, will try and get some pics of them later when i post up some others, so you can se the size of them in the 17" rims, as it stands though, i have very little clearance between the wheels ad callipers, somewhat restricts the wheel options
Those style of wheels are starting to grow on me (what size btw?) although i have to admit to being tempted by the twin 5 spoke design, all black however i'm not so sure about, the CF centre cap is a good idea, I have seen people that have added like a single coloured pin stripe around the rim to break up the all black look, like this....
Love the brakes, and the colour - not sure i i need to upgrade mine however, as i have the sports option which has 4 pot callipers i think
although AMG does look better on them than MB However, i will be changing the rotors for EBC radially vented, cross drilled, grooved and anodised the first time i need to replace them :p .... used those in the past and was very impressed with them, and i think mine are about that size, will try and get some pics of them later when i post up some others, so you can se the size of them in the 17" rims, as it stands though, i have very little clearance between the wheels ad callipers, somewhat restricts the wheel options
Those style of wheels are starting to grow on me (what size btw?) although i have to admit to being tempted by the twin 5 spoke design, all black however i'm not so sure about, the CF centre cap is a good idea, I have seen people that have added like a single coloured pin stripe around the rim to break up the all black look, like this....
Really bummed me the hell out at first but it will give me the chance to run stretched tires and really stance out the VS-XX's or get new wheels I was actually thinking of getting Enkei RPF-1's in gold haha. Here is a Photochop of them on my ride:
What do you guys think?
Oh as for the size of the AMG's, they are the same offsets and sizes as the wheels that you using right now actually
And the pinstripe is actually called a time attack ring You should look at Advans coupe thread to get a better idea of how it would look on a coupe 
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I knew i had seen it somewhere....
http://www.ragtop.org/mbbrochures/2006/int-ccoupe.pdf
Page 49 of the PDF file (46 of the brochure
Also found this accessory one, not sure on country of origin for it though, but love some of the accessories available, i have the shallow boot tray, and things slide too much on it, just bough the luggage net, but the none slip mats look good too, and the under parcel shelf storage thing is cool ! - http://www.mediafire.com/?tuilj2k2zer
http://www.ragtop.org/mbbrochures/2006/int-ccoupe.pdf
Page 49 of the PDF file (46 of the brochure
Also found this accessory one, not sure on country of origin for it though, but love some of the accessories available, i have the shallow boot tray, and things slide too much on it, just bough the luggage net, but the none slip mats look good too, and the under parcel shelf storage thing is cool ! - http://www.mediafire.com/?tuilj2k2zer
Thanks for that post!Those accessories you mentioned would be pretty nice
Found the part number for the illuminated sills
B6 689 0064 - door sill panel, illuminated
and this number is for the blue sheeting (illuminating part !) B6 689 0016 (they come in blue green or yellow i think ! 0017 green, 0018 yellow )
available on fleabay in your part of the world, not cheap though .... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-M...-/280524953512
another parts/accessories brochure, which is handy http://sysdoc.doors.ch/MERCEDES/c_class.pdf
These are also available .....
B6 689 0064 - door sill panel, illuminated
and this number is for the blue sheeting (illuminating part !) B6 689 0016 (they come in blue green or yellow i think ! 0017 green, 0018 yellow
)available on fleabay in your part of the world, not cheap though .... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-M...-/280524953512
another parts/accessories brochure, which is handy
http://sysdoc.doors.ch/MERCEDES/c_class.pdfThese are also available .....
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The pin-stripe thing never really interested me, i just found that if presented with all black wheels and tyres i thought it was too much, and needed breaking up - but i will go have a look at those you suggested
I've picked up a selection of brochures pictures and general garbage i thought might be handy at some point !
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Ah ok, thanks
they look good for 17's .... i'm considering swapping mine out for 18's - not sure on the design yet, because i feel the 17's look ust a tiny bit too small at the back end, in comparison to the back end of the car, not quite in proportion if that makes sense, i would like some Brabus mono-block VI's but can't afford to loose an arm and a leg right now !I find this site quite handy for wheel info
http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/mer..._cl203_alloys/and their fitting chart is very useful - http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/inf.../mercedes-benz
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hmmm, hard to explain if you can't see the difference, the VS-XX's you have, whilst are gold, are tempered with the silver/polished rim, the all gold one's just look wrong and seem oto be trying too hard to be flashy, sometimes understanded and subtle makes more of a statement
Ah ok, thanks they look good for 17's .... i'm considering swapping mine out for 18's - not sure on the design yet, because i feel the 17's look ust a tiny bit too small at the back end, in comparison to the back end of the car, not quite in proportion if that makes sense, i would like some Brabus mono-block VI's but can't afford to loose an arm and a leg right now !
I find this site quite handy for wheel info http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/mer..._cl203_alloys/
and their fitting chart is very useful - http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/inf.../mercedes-benz
Ah ok, thanks
they look good for 17's .... i'm considering swapping mine out for 18's - not sure on the design yet, because i feel the 17's look ust a tiny bit too small at the back end, in comparison to the back end of the car, not quite in proportion if that makes sense, i would like some Brabus mono-block VI's but can't afford to loose an arm and a leg right now !I find this site quite handy for wheel info
http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/mer..._cl203_alloys/and their fitting chart is very useful - http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/inf.../mercedes-benz
