A little something about Harley and his C230
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Here's some stuff I've done recently.
Vinyl overlay on the taillights.
A little while after that me and a friend installed a 10" sub in the trunk.
I hid the amp better after this picture.
I'm also working on installing some LED's, just need to buy longer wire.
The carbon fiber wrap came in the mail today, to do the dash. and I'll wrap it this weekend.
Vinyl overlay on the taillights.
A little while after that me and a friend installed a 10" sub in the trunk.
I hid the amp better after this picture.
I'm also working on installing some LED's, just need to buy longer wire.
The carbon fiber wrap came in the mail today, to do the dash. and I'll wrap it this weekend.
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Yeah no problem. When i first tried it didn't work for some reason, but the second time when i bought some new LED's it worked perfectly, once i turned the volume up.
I'm doing it Sunday, so the DIY will be up that night.
I'm doing it Sunday, so the DIY will be up that night.
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C230 Sport Coup + 2006 W164 ML350 + 99 Ford Escort RIP
16 and someone GAVE you that car?? 
Wow. Do parents make the kids buy cars anymore?
Most of us old farts started with a POS something or other 1st car
payed for out of our own pockets from flipping burgers PT or something
while in High School.
Well, guess I'm just jealous.
Wow. Do parents make the kids buy cars anymore?
Most of us old farts started with a POS something or other 1st car
payed for out of our own pockets from flipping burgers PT or something
while in High School.
Well, guess I'm just jealous.
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16 and someone GAVE you that car??
Wow. Do parents make the kids buy cars anymore?
Most of us old farts started with a POS something or other 1st car
payed for out of our own pockets from flipping burgers PT or something
while in High School.
Well, guess I'm just jealous.
Wow. Do parents make the kids buy cars anymore?
Most of us old farts started with a POS something or other 1st car
payed for out of our own pockets from flipping burgers PT or something
while in High School.
Well, guess I'm just jealous.
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Yes, I was fortunate to get such a nice car. and yeah I don't have a job and that's why I do cheap mods, but I work my *** of everyday on the football field and in the classroom, so I don't have to pay for college or my parents. I've earned everything I've been given in life and I appreciate it.
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DIY Pulsing Sub LED's
Materials:
1. LED's (ebay) 5$
2. Wire (pepboys) 7$
3. Wire Cutters
4. Crimp Connectors
5. Pliers
Step 1:
Place LED's in your desired location
Step 2:
Take wire and cut it to make sure it reaches the back of the sub
Take all the positive(red) wires and wrap them around each other, then put them in a crimp connector and clamp it down with some pliers.
Do the same for the negative wires (black).
Step 3:
Run the positive and negative wires to the back of the sub and wrap them around the speaker wire. Pos to Pos and neg to neg.
Step 4:
Test it out. The louder the volume the brighter the lights.
I'm considering installing a switch on mine.
Materials:
1. LED's (ebay) 5$
2. Wire (pepboys) 7$
3. Wire Cutters
4. Crimp Connectors
5. Pliers
Step 1:
Place LED's in your desired location
Step 2:
Take wire and cut it to make sure it reaches the back of the sub
Take all the positive(red) wires and wrap them around each other, then put them in a crimp connector and clamp it down with some pliers.
Do the same for the negative wires (black).
Step 3:
Run the positive and negative wires to the back of the sub and wrap them around the speaker wire. Pos to Pos and neg to neg.
Step 4:
Test it out. The louder the volume the brighter the lights.
I'm considering installing a switch on mine.
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Your cf wrapping skills are much better than mine. 
What's the budget you're looking for on rims? What are your requirements - size, look, weight, etc.? The aftermarket wheel thread would be a good place to start, obviously. Tirerack has a good amount of info/galleries as well.
What's the budget you're looking for on rims? What are your requirements - size, look, weight, etc.? The aftermarket wheel thread would be a good place to start, obviously. Tirerack has a good amount of info/galleries as well.
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I've decided that new wheels still aren't in my budget for my car. I still want to change my look so.. I think I'm going to go with gunmetal grey wheels and gunmetal grey gloss for the grille. Calipers will stay red, I think.
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No offense, but I liked the look of the car before you started. However, I really like how creative you are! Now, plastidip is not for me, at all, but I like cars 100%stock. Almost. 
I think that your parents were EXTREMELY thoughtful for giving you such a safe, nice car. As I said though, I like the original look better, but you are doing a good job!
I think that your parents were EXTREMELY thoughtful for giving you such a safe, nice car. As I said though, I like the original look better, but you are doing a good job!
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I liked the original look also for about 3 months, but I didn't like seeing old people driving the same car as me. Now I think my car got to a point where it looked sorta ghetto, so the other day I removed the vinyl overlay on the tailights and I'm changing the wheels to silver instead of black.
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Red 2003 Mercedes Benz C230 Kompressor
looks good! Considering buying one for my C230 sedan
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With xmas coming around, I am looking into another 7inch head unit, with steering wheel control, and the parking break bypass cable.
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With my senior year of high school coming to an end soon, I've already started paper work to join the army after graduation. One of the upsides to this is I will have money to spend on my car, and buy a nice Harley Davidson Night Rod Special 2013. Of course I will have to finance all of this into a budget, but more mods will be coming in 2014.
