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Old May 12, 2011 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by samaritrey
Are you using the socket that came with he depos?
yes, it's the one that came with the depos. Strangely enough, the one for the passenger side works so I can only assume that those terminals line up. but if i pull the socket from the passenger side and put it in the driver side it doesn't work, so the alignment is definitely messed up with the ring on the actual housing, or that's what i think anyway.
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Old May 12, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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C230 turbo?
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Old May 13, 2011 | 02:23 PM
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C230 turbo?
now that would be sweet
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Old May 13, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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Lets see what we can do to this 230...
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Old May 15, 2011 | 11:48 AM
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You should consider hub centric spacers with those aftermarket wheels. I just put them on mine.
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Old May 15, 2011 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by MBfinatic
You should consider hub centric spacers with those aftermarket wheels. I just put them on mine.
already got them on the front, i dunno if i should put a set on the back to even everything out or not, i have an extra set of 10mm...
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Old May 16, 2011 | 11:45 AM
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does anyone know where i can get an ipod adapter for my car? i don't have command, it's just a normal radio and cd player head unit. the one from CarTronic is $549 and that's super expensive so i was wondering if there's anywhere to get a cheaper one. although not so cheap that it sux
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Old May 16, 2011 | 07:10 PM
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Did you get those DEPOS in? I demand pictures.
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Old May 16, 2011 | 09:35 PM
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Pics are coming soon! I left the working depo at my friends house since he has a good jack and I don't like using the trunk jack since it's only really made for a quick tire change in case you get a flat. Otherwise I would have done it myself! He's getting killed by his company, been working for 36 straight days from like 5am to about 9-10pm, rough! But we're planning on getting together this weekend and getting them in so it'll be soon!
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Old May 17, 2011 | 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted by C230 Mulac
Pics are coming soon! I left the working depo at my friends house since he has a good jack and I don't like using the trunk jack since it's only really made for a quick tire change in case you get a flat. Otherwise I would have done it myself! He's getting killed by his company, been working for 36 straight days from like 5am to about 9-10pm, rough! But we're planning on getting together this weekend and getting them in so it'll be soon!
Diggin the evolution of your c230. Keep them coming! Can wait for the pics.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 09:10 AM
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Diggin the evolution of your c230. Keep them coming! Can wait for the pics.
Thanks man and welcome to the forum!

Your car looks sweet in your sig too dude, you should create your own thread
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Old May 25, 2011 | 11:20 PM
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Depos Finally!!!

Finally got the Depos in and working properly! Man is it a pain in the a$$ to remove and re-install headlights on this car, but it definitely feels accomplishing once complete.

So first I had to remove the wheel and the inner wheel well so I could get to the side screw holding in the headlight(there are 3 total).



Then after loosening the two screws at each end of the grille holding the bumper, i was able to move the bumper just enough to slide the lights out, and voila! the car with no headlights, no front wheels, jacked up, lol



Mounted the ballasts on the bumper support bar on both sides. it fit perfectly underneath the headlights with plenty of room for the wiring to not bend and strain itself.



Connected the ballasts, slid in the headlights and connected them, screwed them in place, put the bumper back in place, put the inner wheel wells back in place and put the wheels back on and...









Current list:

-Eurocharged ECU tune
-CF Front Lip
-CL Black Grille and Flat Hood Badge
-Brabus VI Reps 18x8.5 front, 18x9.5 rear, Continental DWS, Eibach 10mm spacers in front(to clear caliper)
-K&N Filters
-AZN Optics full interior, trunk, and license plate LEDs
-Black Depos
-PIAA Xtreme white "city" lights
-Clear sidemarkers with PIAA Xtreme white bulbs
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Old May 25, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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Looks great!
I did mine with the wheels on, and their 20's no less. Needless to say my arms were a bit cut up from the plastic inners. Hey, why didn't you mount the ballast to the underside of the Depo's where they have a spot molded for them?
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Old May 25, 2011 | 11:47 PM
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Like the car man! Pardon my noob-ness, but that's an AMG front bumper?
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Old May 26, 2011 | 02:41 AM
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The black housings look good.
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Old May 26, 2011 | 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by DAS98A4
Like the car man! Pardon my noob-ness, but that's an AMG front bumper?
Yes.
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Old May 26, 2011 | 10:49 AM
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Your front end looks much better now (IMO) with the new smoked out DEPOs, probably because they match the color of your grille better. Well done
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Old May 26, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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Forgot to mention...it would look even better if you were to just remove that ugly rectangular thing in the middle of the bumper
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Old May 26, 2011 | 11:23 AM
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I love everything you've done but that CL grill.... I don't think that will ever grow on me.
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Old May 26, 2011 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Crna Mechka
Forgot to mention...it would look even better if you were to just remove that ugly rectangular thing in the middle of the bumper
lol
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Old Jun 3, 2011 | 01:38 AM
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The Depo looks very nice! I like the black housing.

BTW, I just picked up an AMG rear bumper for $25. Its a little scratched up and dented, but with a little work and money, I'm going to bring it back to life. It's going to be my first project this month.
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Old Jun 3, 2011 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by SickSpeedMonte
I love everything you've done but that CL grill.... I don't think that will ever grow on me.
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Old Jun 3, 2011 | 09:17 AM
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I really like that black housing. Take some more pics please. I'm still debating if I want to switch over and do that or not.
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Old Jun 3, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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Make sure you get the car programed xenon-present...
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Old Jun 3, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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Why does he need xenon present? I never did that and all my HIDS are fine.
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