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Whats going on everyone. So I have decided to make my own thread on the build and progress of my 05 orion blue C230ss manual. I knew this car was never fast and there is not much as far as performance mods that we can do to out m271 engines. With that understanding I decided to lean more towards form>function. So the journey to a stanced C classe begins. I bought this car is 07 with 59k miles. Now it has 148k, needless to say I will not be throwing alot of money into this car. As of now I have ST180 wheels from Sonictuning 18x8.5 and 18x9.5 with 215/40/18f and 225/40/18r stretched tires., I currently have a 5mm spacer up front but will be replacing it with a 10mm and the rear will get a 12-15mm spacer as there is still alot of space in the rear. I am lowered on bilstein shocks and H&R springs with rear cut 1 coil. Im considering cutting the front as well (I know ghetto) but the ride is not bad from what I notice in my driving. Anyways my goals for after winter are CF front lip, c32 sport rear spoiler not c55 no offense to those that have it I just dont like the way it lines up to the trunk light. Let me know what you think and any feedback is welcomed good or bad! Thanks
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and before on stock wheels
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and before on stock wheels
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Lookng good Icon. You should consider selling your setup and just go with h&r coilovers so you can adjust your height. Think Im going to get my CCW Classics after the new year hopefully, itll be my xmas/bday gift to myself lol going with classics over lm20 i think we'll see when I put in the call. So my wheels might be going up for sale in the next couple of months.
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I don't think I have ever seen an Orion blue sedan. Jealous. Also you must have a very early build 2005 because you have the 4-piston front calipers from the 04.5 C230, unless you did that yourself.
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Love the color! I also really like the wheels, but it is a little low in the rear for my tastes. I like the raked stance that these cars have, and even lowered, I like to see them keep that stance. Nice photography. What camera do you use?
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Man! Orion Blue is so rare. Ive only ever seen like 3 sedans in that color! Car's looking great! ++ on what phister said w/ Coils.
@Phister - I would love to see how some CCWs look on a w203 - DO IT!
@Phister - I would love to see how some CCWs look on a w203 - DO IT!
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Thanks for all the great compliments and feedback guys. I do want to go coilovers but Ill have to settle for used ones as I dont feel like spending to much. I have H&R coilovers on the m3 and really dont like the stiffness for DD. However I do have 20's on the rear with only a 25 profile tire.. Here is another shot from another angle from that shoot.
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Nope no rubbing, My fenders are rolled and pulled and they still have a good amount of space between the rim and fenders/quarter panel. Im going to space it out here sometime soon though.
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Thanks guys, I never really got any pics of the stretch and fitment so figured Ill shoot some quick ones to post up. The front is flush but I would like maybe another 5mm on there. With the rear being rolled and pulled I def have a good bit of room to work with still. Im thinking of a 12mm in the rear. Ride quality I can def tell is not as good as with regular sized tires but then again I feel that with cut springs the quality on turns theres alot of body roll. But as soon as I can I will be upgrading to some coilovers.
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