C24Owner's cracked out 4MATIC thread
03-14-2008, 07:28 PM
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C24Owner's cracked out 4MATIC thread
I think its about time I had my own thread. And what better way to start it off than a bunch of pictures of the car under the knife.
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You all remember the accident I had a while back. Well this week I decided to fix the broken fenders (fiberglass) and put them back on.
First I had to drive onto some 3/4" MDF so I can put the jack under the car. Then the bumper and headlights came out.
Brought the headlights into the basement and cracked them open and installed the color matched shrouds from my old bix.
Much better
Had to remove the side skirts to gain access to 2 nuts that hold the bottom of the fender.
Removed the fender, and fitted the fixed "lorinser" fender on.
After some adjustments I got it as close to perfect as it will ever be.
Same thing on the other side.
Few pics in the day light
And since I cant stand rock chips, I decided to respray the hood while I am at it.
The hood still needs a 600gritt wet sanding, another coat of primer and a final coat of sealer.
Will probably do the painting on Monday morning.
Lastly, a pic of the front lip. Still have to do another layer of fiberglass mat and then paint it or wrap it in carbon fiber.
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You all remember the accident I had a while back. Well this week I decided to fix the broken fenders (fiberglass) and put them back on.
First I had to drive onto some 3/4" MDF so I can put the jack under the car. Then the bumper and headlights came out.
Brought the headlights into the basement and cracked them open and installed the color matched shrouds from my old bix.
Much better
Had to remove the side skirts to gain access to 2 nuts that hold the bottom of the fender.
Removed the fender, and fitted the fixed "lorinser" fender on.
After some adjustments I got it as close to perfect as it will ever be.
Same thing on the other side.
Few pics in the day light
And since I cant stand rock chips, I decided to respray the hood while I am at it.
The hood still needs a 600gritt wet sanding, another coat of primer and a final coat of sealer.
Will probably do the painting on Monday morning.
Lastly, a pic of the front lip. Still have to do another layer of fiberglass mat and then paint it or wrap it in carbon fiber.
03-14-2008, 07:35 PM
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03-14-2008, 09:03 PM
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Why is it that in the first picture you have the vented fenders, then later when it is up on the ramps the stock ones are on? They are subtle, yet have a great effect on the appearance.
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03-14-2008, 09:23 PM
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The first picture was taken back in September when I was in an accident. The car was fixed and the oem fenders were put back on. I took the old fenders home so I can fix them (you can see the damage on the first pic.) I finally had some free time and decided to fix them.
03-14-2008, 09:26 PM
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03-14-2008, 10:19 PM
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10,000k HID kit but they look more like 8000k
03-14-2008, 11:37 PM
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Keep the pics coming!
03-15-2008, 03:37 AM
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03-15-2008, 09:59 AM
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Mike, I started to fix the fenders last Monday, and finished Thursday. I took everything off the car, replaced the bix shrouds, mounted the fenders and sanded the hood Yesterday.
There will be plenty of pics. I am a picture *****.
Its an H7 bulb. The oem 9006 plug will plug into the ballast directly.
shhh, thats my next mod.
Paint finish is flawless. If you look at the very first pic you can see the finish on the fender, and bumper. I painted those as well.
There will be plenty of pics. I am a picture *****.
shhh, thats my next mod.
Paint finish is flawless. If you look at the very first pic you can see the finish on the fender, and bumper. I painted those as well.
03-15-2008, 10:01 AM
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Thanks Robert.
I wouldn't mind gold wheels but then my car would look like Hersh's CLK. And we cant have two similar cars in the same car club.
I may just paint my current wheels a dark gray, kinda like the SL65 wheels and leave it at that.
