xolinlevh

So after much looking, lurking, and asking for advice on here, I finally pulled the trigger on Tuesday for a 2010 C300 4Matic Sport (CPO). I absolutely love this car! Drive it for a day, dropped it off this evening back at the dealer so they can put the clear wrap on it, loaner till tomorrow.

Heres some specs:
2010 C300 4matic sport
24k miles
Steel gray
Black interior
P1
Pano roof
Navi/Media pack
Heated seats
roof and rear spoilers
HK Sound system (*EDIT* forgot this one when i did original list)
*original MSRP 46.6*

Thank you all for your advice and input! Proud to finally have my first Benz! Now to figure out what mods i want to do....

*update* back from dealer, got wrap on. Its beautiful!
Heres a few quick pics!

elorc

Congrats! Now hurry up and update the "Drives" part of your profile.

hitokiri89

Grats man she'll treat you good . First mods should be tints and x pipe IMO .

xolinlevh

I know so little about mods, any brand recommendations? Been looking at tint, exhaust, chip, and removing/changing the front reflectors. links to good sources? thanks!

hitokiri89

For the x pipe I went with Magnaflow 2.25 inch . That's the size you have you use btw . Ss far tints brands vary from one shop to the next so I can't really give you any advice on that . If your interested in wheels you can check out elementwheels.com their prices are pretty fair . Good luck and again Congrats on the new ride .

xolinlevh

cool thanks, dumb questions: Im looking at Magnaflow's website (also several other sites for benz mods such as renntech) and none of them list the C300, most of them seem to be using euro model numbers? Is there an different number i should be looking at?

Thanks again!

jctevere

Congrats! For the x-pipe I used a magnaflow, I like the aggressive sound it had, most everyone used it as it is the cheapest. Hitokiri is correct in that you need a 2.25" inlet on the xpipe (there are different sizes). There are other alternatives to magnaflow (but I can't think of the names right now) that are a bit less aggressive and a bit less raspy.

As far as tints go, I wouldn't worry about brands and hi-end huper optiks or the like. I'm sure there will be a handful of those on here that will flame me. But I am perfectly content with getting my suntek 35's on my car. Great heat reduction, and could get them replaced nearly 4 times and be at the price of getting huper optiks installed once. And as most people know, eventually tints will develop scratches...

Another mod would be to check out AZN optics LED's for the eyelids, turn signals, interior lights, etc. Definitely make the car stand out and look much better (especially at night). Also, HID kit if your car didn't come with xenons is a must!

EDIT: Seeing your post above me that I guess you did while I was typing this. Don't buy from magnaflow, you will get raped on the price. Look around for deals. I bought mine on Amazon when they were running a deal for $65. But I think that price is back up to the regular $85 or so now (don't remember the price). But look around. Really any "xpipe" with 2.25" inlet and outlet sizes will work. Then when you bring it to a exhaust guy they will cut out the resonator and in most cases (at least I know for sure with the magnaflow) they will have to weld in some extenders since the x-pipe isn't as long as the resonator. Make sure they use stainless steel.

snarlingchicken

Brands for tint include Johnson Window Films, Llumar, Madico, Pinnacle F1, etc. Hard to go wrong with any of them unless you get their low end stuff, but for high end quality and heat rejection, Huper Optik is the most-well known. (ridiculously expensive and unnecessary though)

For the X-pipe, most people just go the Magnaflow route.

Edit: For the X-pipe, the part number is 10790

xolinlevh

Cool, i think the LEDs will be the first mod i do, as it seems the simplest. Mine did not have the lighting package so id need to do the HID kit. How difficult is that to do, does it impact the warranty?

NickCats

Congratulations ! Beautiful car - I saw the pictures in the other thread on the dealer's website - great color and great options...

Enjoy,

Nick

xolinlevh

Thx picking it back up from dealer this afternoon, ill snap a few quick pics to get up here then a full shoot coming after that

Texaslonghorns

Should not hurt the warranty. You can read the fine print here (Not an ideal link but anything covered under that warranty is covered under your original warranty).

xolinlevh

Perfect thanks! im PMing with AZN Optics tryin to figure which pieces i need to do a total exterior swap.

wnunez89

congrats on the new car, and good luck with the mods

FAneek

congrats!

Spec_Davis

congrats and welcome

Ryan9095

Congrats on the new car--- looks gorgeous! I really like the dark grey exterior... very aggressive! Good luck on the mods looking forward to seeing future pics.

MrMack

My car should be at the dealership tomorrow. I can't wait to pick it up. It is the same model and color, almost. Glad you like it.

Jason B

Any pics of these mods? The leds for a 2010?

xolinlevh

I have a video of the new turn signals here ( ) I had photos of the new HID kit and eyebrows but cant seem to find them, getting my car washed again today (3rd time this week, stupid weather) and ill snap a few for ya?

Jason B

Yea, that'd be cool of you. You have the same color combo I just got today! Steel gray, pano, burl, optional 17" 5 spoke. You have a link to other pics of your car?

xolinlevh

Only ones I have up right now are the ones in the first post in this thread. I'll get some new ones up shortly. What year is yours?