Portuguese w203 - my project - full mods
11-12-2012, 01:19 PM
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thanks istván!
well, if someone see this post and could help me...I will apreciate a lot..
so, could someone post here one really lowered car on H&R coilovers? My question is, I have 5/6cm lowered car (comprimid springs) in front and 4cm at rear..
do the H&R coilovers lower really more?
well, if someone see this post and could help me...I will apreciate a lot..
so, could someone post here one really lowered car on H&R coilovers? My question is, I have 5/6cm lowered car (comprimid springs) in front and 4cm at rear..
do the H&R coilovers lower really more?
Fronts and rears are maxed out. Fronts don't go as low as I want it to. The rear, I removed the #4 pad and was able to get it that low. Running 18's.
11-13-2012, 05:56 PM
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I just noticed you have the facelift interior.
Isn't that a total b*itch to do? Did you upgrade to MOST bus from DB2?
Your car is so sweet. Just shows how a car can be well taken care of and look new
for many many years. We never got the M111 powered W203 sedan here stateside.
I've tried to keep my baby up, but most of the time she's been parked outside which doesn't help.
Isn't that a total b*itch to do? Did you upgrade to MOST bus from DB2?
Your car is so sweet. Just shows how a car can be well taken care of and look new
for many many years. We never got the M111 powered W203 sedan here stateside.
I've tried to keep my baby up, but most of the time she's been parked outside which doesn't help.
11-14-2012, 06:14 AM
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niceguy, thanks a lot, you where a really nice guy 
so by that picture I can understand that I dont need coils..H&R would not lower more than I have in front, so I will keep my suspension setup.
about the console upgrade, was hard to find all the things I need for a decent price. but you just need to follow the DIY's on the net..search for w203 console upgrade.
you need to buy:
internal console structure;
AC control and moulding trim
Audio 20 radio
UCP with moulding trim
then, fix the internal console structure, 3 hrs of work, hard but can be done at home
the AC control is plug and play
UCP: just need to find a wiring interface because the conexion is not the same. 1 problem I have: ESP in facelift is just one buttom, and pre facelift are two. so if you disable ESP you just can enable it again if you restart the car.
Audio 20: need wiring interface. antena interface is also needed and it doesnt perform very well..and radio doesnt come on when you start the car, you need to click "ON" button....so, lot of problems, maybe they can be fixed, but I'm not an electronic expert and in Portugal no one has done this before, so there is nobody that could help me...
so by that picture I can understand that I dont need coils..H&R would not lower more than I have in front, so I will keep my suspension setup.
about the console upgrade, was hard to find all the things I need for a decent price. but you just need to follow the DIY's on the net..search for w203 console upgrade.
you need to buy:
internal console structure;
AC control and moulding trim
Audio 20 radio
UCP with moulding trim
then, fix the internal console structure, 3 hrs of work, hard but can be done at home
the AC control is plug and play
UCP: just need to find a wiring interface because the conexion is not the same. 1 problem I have: ESP in facelift is just one buttom, and pre facelift are two. so if you disable ESP you just can enable it again if you restart the car.
Audio 20: need wiring interface. antena interface is also needed and it doesnt perform very well..and radio doesnt come on when you start the car, you need to click "ON" button....so, lot of problems, maybe they can be fixed, but I'm not an electronic expert and in Portugal no one has done this before, so there is nobody that could help me...
11-14-2012, 03:54 PM
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I have a lot more to go with my BC coilovers. What I like about the bc over tein and h&r is that it lowers the whole strut body down to allow for full travel of the strut still, where as the others compress the springs to lower the coilovers.
01-03-2013, 09:03 AM
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not sure if someone can help me...but I'm not finding the answer :/
if I take off the cat of my 2.0 kompressor, I will have some problems on the performance? I'm asking these because I think that the cat is not working correctly, not to gain horse power or something else..
(My car runs a LPG system, so I will not pollute more the environment..)
someone can help please?
if I take off the cat of my 2.0 kompressor, I will have some problems on the performance? I'm asking these because I think that the cat is not working correctly, not to gain horse power or something else..
(My car runs a LPG system, so I will not pollute more the environment..)
someone can help please?
01-03-2013, 10:47 AM
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you should gain some hp but at a sacrific. many guys run high flow cats to gain more power but in return the car sometimes run rich. if you do run a high flow cat you'll need and o2 sensor extender so it'll run correctly or it'll throw a CEL and make the car run rich. you can make your extender by buying a defouler at any auto store for cheap. you just drill the a 1/2' hole in th defouler that attaches to the sensr and leave the other defouler alone that goes into the pipe
itll look like this
itll look like this
01-03-2013, 11:17 AM
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many thanks phister 
actually I was thinking on run without any cat... because it would be a cheap operation and dont need to buy a high flow cat.. but thanks for that info
actually I was thinking on run without any cat... because it would be a cheap operation and dont need to buy a high flow cat.. but thanks for that info
01-04-2013, 02:59 AM
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you can run without a cat, many here state side call it a test pipe. its just a removal of the cat with a straight pipe in its place and a defouler attached
01-04-2013, 08:53 AM
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yes phister that's what I plan to do, that costs me in Portugal about 40 / 50€..its not an expensive mod..
thanks ffmikeyd I'm from Porto...
About mods, next one probably will be facelift tail lights..
thanks ffmikeyd
I'm from Porto...About mods, next one probably will be facelift tail lights..
01-04-2013, 12:08 PM
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By the way, my Magnaflow cat works fine without needing the defouler attachment. I think the new generation of them works better than the older ones as far as that's concerned. Probably runs you an additional 150 or so Euros, I'd consider it worth the additional money over a test pipe. But if you do go test pipe, we'd need to see pics, of course. 
It would be interesting to see what your experience would be with it.
It would be interesting to see what your experience would be with it.
02-05-2013, 04:24 PM
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JoãoMerc, obrigado!
yes, some super RS like that would look nice, but they are very expensive for me :/ and I didnt want some replicas like Dare rs...
lepez, thanks for the clarification, I didnt know that, but the ET's problem is no problem with spacers
but for my budget I was looking for some decent 18's, and I was looking for 2 or 3 piece exclusive wheels..I also was looking for some wheels that never had seen on a w203..and I have choose this ones:
lets see if it works fine..
yes, some super RS like that would look nice, but they are very expensive for me :/ and I didnt want some replicas like Dare rs...
lepez, thanks for the clarification, I didnt know that, but the ET's problem is no problem with spacers
but for my budget I was looking for some decent 18's, and I was looking for 2 or 3 piece exclusive wheels..I also was looking for some wheels that never had seen on a w203..and I have choose this ones:
lets see if it works fine..
04-05-2013, 04:46 AM
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Pioneer avic f900bt.. now I dont have car audio problems..it was hard to Audio20 works on a pre facelift car..and this pioneer has a nice sound and many features like gps
