niceguyftx

Just starting a mod thread guys so I can keep track. Of course the big mods will take some time on a budget but yea.

2004.5 C230K

Date Purchased: May 31,2011


First off was hardwiring the radar. 6/1

Secondly I bought a 6000k hid kit. 6/3

Then I painted my grill flat black and removed the middle stem. 6/7

Next was 25% tint front windows and 20% for the rest. 6/7

Coming in this weekend is my GM25 flat badge from Jbspeed.

Next list would be: front lip then a nice drop. Probably in next few months or so.

Thanks for looking!
Constructive criticism, compliments, or suggestions welcomed!

BayAreaC32

Paint your orange side markers black!

Oh and nice grille

anonymousmoose

Looks nice. With the grill mode you may want to think about removing the star on the hood... it may also look kind of unique if the star was black

W203E35

Grill look great. Can you give us some tips on how we can remove the middle stem? I would like to do this to my car as well. Thanks

Jp's_C230k_W203

Thanks for asking karo. I was wanting to know the same exact same thing.

SicC240

i agree. ^^ it probably takes some custom body work for that grill

phister

most likely he dremeled it off and then maybe did some fiberglass or bondo work, sanded it down and then painted it.

niceguyftx

Yup exactly. I had access to a heat knife so it was easy. Just cut between each row the stem. But after u cut, there will be holes where you cut it off, since the stem is hollow. After u cut, there will be a lot of straight edges on yhe chrome part and i just sanded and rounded it to flush with the rest of the grill. I then filled them with bondo and sanded, primed, and painted.

FrankW

welcome to the forum...

niceguyftx

Updates on the car:

7/11 Flatbadge emblem







8/22/11 - Picked up a used pioneer avic d3 for $200! So installed and voila! I love the way it sits flush and looks oem. will have a better quality picture later




To Do list:
-Amg body kit with lip or a reiger lip for the avantgarde
-Lowering springs just to close the wheel gap.
-18/19's
-HID retrofit with new clear lens

anthonyy

very nice! clear headlights and foglights would look awesome!

niceguyftx

Updates done today 9/7:

Changed out my headlight lens to clear ones and bought a cl grill from a member on here and installed it.

I also tinted my side markers but didn't get a pic of that because it got dark when I finished everything. but heres pics

Before:


After:


A better shot of the navi:




Now I'm still debating on amg bumbers or some lip kit.

Midnight Koop

what kind of phone do you have?

if you have the D3... you should mirror an android screen onto your headunit.. i have the info on my thread (see link my sig)

anthonyy

looks good man I like the modified OEM grill

MBfinatic

Whats next? It looks good so far.

giannidy

I like your original grille better! Looks good anyways.

niceguyftx

If you guys like the modified oem grill and want it, shoot me an offer and get it out of my garage =P
i've like the big star grill since i first looked into getting the car =]

but next mod, I'm thinking of getting the amg front end.

I also modified my stock shifter to make it look more "up to date" bc the all black looked so cheap. here's a pic


Here's how OEM looks without the chrome bottom trim



Here's after: no need to invest a bill in an aftermarket when it can look decent with just a lil paint =]

niceguyftx

Update: Since I have a 2004.5 with amg brakes, I decided to make it look more amg . I bought a used 2006 amg front bumper on ebay for a whopping low $130! Minor cosmetic flaws such as rock chips and license plate holes, but I'm pretty good with detailing so will get those out soon. It's still not complete yet. Already have mesh in the fog light areas but I'm planning on leaving the middle area open.

Soon to come when I get my tax return:
Coilovers
Projector retrofit
and some nice wheels

Enough talk here's a picture.

harrison1277

looking good! i like that cl grill on your car

FrankW

Put the center mesh back on. Larger debries impacting might puncture the radiator.

Also you should look for the round fog lights for the amg bumper instead of using the old one hiding it behind the mesh.

niceguyftx

thanks man! gotten lots of different opinions on it, but I love it.


Yea car's just sitting in the drive way right now until I finish it up so I won't dirty up the intercooler. But I took out the fogs completely, they're not behind the mesh. I've ordered the meshes and fogs, just waiting for them to arrive now.

Peydidy

Cars looking nice, crazy what a difference the new headlights made. Going back to your first post; does your radar actually tell you when your getting near cops adn all? How does it work? I bought one and it would beep when I got to red lights but thats pretty much it.

hcalvarez

looking really good. By the way does your pioneer avic have bluetooth capability? Like it a lot. clean install

niceguyftx

my radar doesn't point out in the direction where the cops are, but it does have 360degree detection.So it just shows when a police speed radar is near.

Thanks! The avicd3 does have bluetooth capability, but it's brain you have to purchase separately.

niceguyftx

Update: Even though there have been some mixed feelings on the e-class drls...I decided to go ahead and try out these $30 ebay drls and see how they look. its obviously not the same direction as the e-class, as I chose to make it contour with the our class bumper. I actually like the way they look. definitely different then the oem amg fogs.

I also got some H&R coils and ready to put them on as soon as my spacers come in!

Well here are pics of the drls. as soon as I can, I'll get some daylight pics.