Another 2005 C230K SS Thread...

Jul 13, 2011 | 07:29 PM

jtwillia2

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2005 C230K

Another 2005 C230K SS Thread...

Figured I'd start a thread of my own on here to track my mods, as everyone seems to do.

Enjoy, questions are welcomed, and thanks for stopping by.

EDIT: Added pictures to this thread instead of linking externally.

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Jul 14, 2011 | 09:57 PM

OneOfaKindTrini

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why don't you put everything in here?

Jul 14, 2011 | 11:53 PM

2nice

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^^ ya post em we like big pics :]

whered you get the lisence plate bulbs? i got some"error free" ones off ebay which give me errors.... #lame

Jul 14, 2011 | 11:56 PM

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I'm planning to post future pics here in this thread. Maybe I'll take the time one day soon to go ahead and put them all in here.

Jul 14, 2011 | 11:58 PM

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^^ ya post em we like big pics :]

whered you get the lisence plate bulbs? i got some"error free" ones off ebay which give me errors.... #lame

Mine are error free ones from eBay and they're actually error-free, work great. Not quite bright enough in my opinion but definitely great for 10 bucks or so.

Jul 15, 2011 | 09:32 AM

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Nice ride, JT!

I thought it was pretty **** to paint the disc hat, but I'm considering getting chromed wheel lugs because they are so butt ugly when I get them out (of course, I never see them otherwise)!

What color is your car?

I think it's interesting that (so far) you've opted for a flat badge but not a star grille. I like the star grilles, but I also like the standard star ornament and having both seems a bit much - so I haven't done anything there yet!

Keep those pictures coming!

Jul 15, 2011 | 11:15 AM

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Thanks! Yea I'm pretty **** with the car and I'm a perfectionist. Figured I'd paint the rotors while I had the wheels and calipers off. The car is 040 black.

For some reason, I can't stand the star grilles, I'm actually pretty happy with the stock grille so I think I'll just stick with that.

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Sep 11, 2011 | 04:22 PM

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Correction, Drove An '05 C230 Kompressor SS

Nice Job, Looks Great!!

Sep 11, 2011 | 06:10 PM

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Looks good man - nice and clean... nothing ghetto! The spacers look good - makes me want to pick up some as well. Where did you get them and how much?

Sep 11, 2011 | 06:22 PM

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Nice Job, Looks Great!!

Thanks!

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Looks good man - nice and clean... nothing ghetto! The spacers look good - makes me want to pick up some as well. Where did you get them and how much?

Thanks, got them from allsprings.com - they're the H&R Trak+ spacers, honestly don't remember how much they were, I want to say about $90/pair.

Oct 2, 2011 | 05:56 PM

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Projector headlights and projector fogs: before, during, and after.

Should have some night shots up soon.

Oct 2, 2011 | 07:55 PM

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How are those projector fogs? They look like a great upgrade. Definitely gave the front a makeover.

Oct 3, 2011 | 11:59 AM

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How are those projector fogs? They look like a great upgrade. Definitely gave the front a makeover.

Definitely liking them so far!

Oct 3, 2011 | 01:02 PM

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Definitely liking them so far!

where did you get them are they oem?

Oct 3, 2011 | 01:36 PM

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where did you get them are they oem?

Not OEM, got them from user 'eesjunin', who I think got them from Gary.

Oct 3, 2011 | 01:51 PM

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Not OEM, got them from user 'eesjunin', who I think got them from Gary.

ok thanks

Oct 3, 2011 | 09:08 PM

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Correction, Drove An '05 C230 Kompressor SS

Love The Fogs!!
Do you have HIDs or stock bulbs behind them?
Any Pics of them lit up?
How good do they do at night compared to the stock fogs?

Oct 3, 2011 | 10:12 PM

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Awesome upgrade and an awesome w203! My fogs right now are pretty bad, they shoot too low. I heard there is a bolt and you can adjust them up but haven't tried.

Oct 3, 2011 | 11:30 PM

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Looks good with the new lights.

I just saw that u remove that rear antenna btw. What was it glue down with?

Oct 4, 2011 | 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Outkasted24

Love The Fogs!!
Do you have HIDs or stock bulbs behind them?
Any Pics of them lit up?
How good do they do at night compared to the stock fogs?

Thanks! Right now, nothing behind them, due to the reason described in this post here. Planning/Hoping to do HIDs. When I did test the HIDs, they were much better than the stock fogs. Honestly, since I have 55w HID headlights, I could barely even tell when I turned my stock fogs on and off. In other words they didn't make a difference at all. With HIDs in them, since they're obviously brighter, the beam goes a little further out front and wider on the sides.

If I can fix the problem described in that post by finding some 'short' HID bulbs, I'll def post some pics soon. Think I should try to go 4300k to match the headlights or 3000k?

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Awesome upgrade and an awesome w203! My fogs right now are pretty bad, they shoot too low. I heard there is a bolt and you can adjust them up but haven't tried.

Indeed, if you remove the black grilles there's a hole on the front that allows a phillips head screwdriver to adjust them. Very easy to do.

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Looks good with the new lights.

I just saw that u remove that rear antenna btw. What was it glue down with?

Thanks. The rear antenna was just glued on with gray automotive adhesive, same stuff used to hold on the badges on cars.