vinny2times

i've had the car for 24 days.

the car is white/black. 28k miles. fully loaded - navi, h/k, roof, bi-xenon, etc.

i did the following:
19" amg replica wheels
red painted calipers
amg rear spoiler
amg rear diffuser
quad tip conversion
black sport grille
32% tint all around
led eyebrows to match bi-xenons
philips diamond fogs to match bi-xenons
clear side markers
chrome bulbs that blink amber (turn signals and side markers)
removed chrome door molding
removed rear badges
magnaflow x-pipe
10" jl w3 + 250/1 jl amp
interior lighting kit

what do you guys think? before anyone says it - i'm not lowering it!

snowmuch

How much did it cost you?

sonosuke

looks good!...what are your future updates that you are planning besides the Xpipe and sub
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vinny2times

not sure. i'm keeping my eyes open for other mods i see on here that i like, but i go for the whole "stock plus" look. i've been like that with every car i've had.

vinny2times

i got it for 25k

2012c350

> before anyone says it - i'm not lowering it!

No need to. Looks good the way it is.

vinny2times

haha good. that's what i like to hear!

forevr5688

Looks good. Where did you get the quad tips and rear diffuser from?

vinny2times

diffuser was from a member and the quad tips was from another member

blue00r6

are those wheel offsets +45?

vinny2times

yeah - 45 in the front and 45 in the back

Sportstick

If you want to add some good feel to the good looks:

AMG style steering wheel (can be the real thing which is 1" smaller or this lookalike which has the thick rim and contours, but saves $$ by being the OE diameter and therefore, can reuse the same air bag)

http://www.ecklersmbzparts.com/merce...teering+Wheels

Eibach antisway bars - huge improvement in steering response and handling and has NO effect on ride height. I also won't lower my car, but wanted something much more responsive...this did it very well!

vinny2times

the eibach anti-sway bars seem like a worthwhile mod. i can't justify spending $800+ for a steering wheel though.

i just installed the x-pipe. it sounds nice. a jl 10" w3 running on a jl 300/1 amp is being installed on tuesday. i'm really excited for that. the c300 is my 6th car and i've never had a sub before. it's going to really compliment the harman kardon system.

i might do the anti-sway bars after that. i'm very happy with the car right now. i've only had it for 30 days, but that's one of the nice things about being 27 years old and making good money. when i was in high school/college it would take weeks/months to save enough money for a decent mod or two.

Domm

Looking good

Maybe painting the headlight housing next?

Stryder04

Car looks great, I love the quad conversion and the black sports grille, probably the next two things I would want to do to mine.

vinny2times

thanks man. they are, IMO, "must do" mods. i was really considering the c63 grille, and at the last minute i actually tried to cancel the black sport grille for the c63 grille, but it was too late - it already shipped. it was a blessing though - i like it so much better.

snowmuch

Just a suggestion. you can also change the fog light to a 2011 DRL led strip

Abutta159

dude you hooked your car up nice. How much would you say you spent on the mods? I just bought a c300 and want to modify it but i have no idea what to expect in terms of expenses.

kevink2

You actually have a C300 Sport 4MATIC, which has 1/2" lower, stiffer springs with stiffer bars, vs the other Luxury model. I often use this test to see if you are a candidate for bars ... do you like to hit exit/entry ramps at high speed ? This is not 100% effective, just a guide. Sportstick likes bars, and is a bit myopic on the subject.

If you are really happy with the currrent set-up, wait a bit before going with bars, as they do reduce the "independence" of your very good German designed independent suspension. If you frequent rough roads, another reason to stay "as designed" with your suspension.

To help people help you, check out this thread:

note-all-members, your-profile

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vinny2times

i never got the anti-sway bars. i'm satisfied (for now).

i spent about 4k in mods that first month. if you have any questions shoot me a PM.

Sportstick

I presume you meant a friendly "enthusiastic" versus the pejorative intent of "myopic". Yes, I am quite enthusiastic about the Eibach developed application of upgraded anti sway bars, having now lived with the car before and after. I agree with your informal test and I do look for cloverleaf and traffic circle "opportunities" to feel some lateral g force...that is fun to me. You are also correct that stiffening the bars does tie the independent sides together more firmly, but in practical application, the ride quality effect is negligible and certainly less than many of the spring modifications others here do primarily for appearance.

The upgraded bars don't change the engineering design philosophy of the suspension...they just move the line a bit toward the stiffer side. MB chose a calibration which they felt would satisfy a wide range of customers. If the OP, like me, is more toward the chassis performance side, we violate no basic principles by nudging the cal a bit tighter. Eibach did an excellent job in product development to balance improved performance with comfort. Our roads in Michigan are not regaled for being billiard table smooth, yet the car is perfectly comfortable here, keeping in mind my butt calibration perceives the Luxury model as unacceptably floaty.

Here's another test...if you got a C because you couldn't afford an E which you actually like better, leave the chassis alone. But, if you like almost everything about your C, but have a corner of your mind where you wish it felt more like a 3 series, upgraded anti sway bars are probably right for you...although it won't get you all the way there...but the steering response alone made it worthwhile......in my "myopic" opinion!

kevink2

Webster's defines myopic behavior as "a lack of foresight or discernment," or "a narrow view of something."

Sorry if myopic most often has another meaning.

Interesting we have the same fun with cloverleafs. I actually tuned my Rx7's Eibach bars with race tires on, ~3am, on a big cloverleaf where you could stay in it non-stop with left and right corners.

negligible ?? Just for example purposes, some people have nice houses off of long, poorly kept rough roads, or live where the winters are rough: ie Philadelphia where pot holes are hidden by muddy water that overflows the hole, and frost heaves are severe (vs a Denver winter with good winter streets). In these conditions, the single wheel rate, which is much stiffer due to the big bars, will provide a much rougher ride.

100% agreement

100% disagree. Companies like Eibach and Racing Beat make an effort to provide suspension kits, where spring and bar rates are kept in balance as the rates are increased. Ideally, some shock upgrade would be recomended.

1) By putting on bars only, you change MB suspension design philosophy.

2) The OP did a lot of Mods, and none were for chassis performance. So your "if" is a real stretch, with nothing to support it.

3) Again, you do voilate MB's suspension calibration.

MB engineers designed the suspenstion as a total package of bars, springs, and shocks (and also bushing durometer and tire type/stiffness). All of these variables are changed as you step up from the Lux model to the Sport model to the C63. OEM Sway bar diameters are calculated to 2 decimal places. Any time you change on of the three main suspension variables, with no proportional change in the other 2 variables, you have violated the MB design philosophy.

That said, I have put sway bar(s) on 90% of the cars I have owned, but they were not suspensions like the C300. In the case of my 83 Classic Saab 900T, it had no bars, so I added the bars (Saab Kit) that came on the next year's model. I donated my instructions from the saab kit to the Saabnet forum:

www.saabnet.com-900swaybar install

Now who is being a jerk ?

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Sportstick

Wasn't it just weeks ago that I had to talk to you, not as fellow forum member, but as moderator, after you wrote a very informative post, but then ended it with a name calling insult to another member in the last sentence? You obviously are a person of great experience, expertise, and knowledge, so why undermine your credibility by resorting to name-calling, especially after being censured for it so recently? It's fine to disagree, even in the extreme, but the name-calling must stop.

kevink2

To be honest Sportstick, I spent quite a bit of time on that last post. I went out to buy some stuff, and on the way home, I had been thinking of a better way of expressing how I felt about your smiley use. I got on the computer 1/2 hr ago, but you had alredy pounced on me. More later.

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Sportstick

Smileys, teasing, humor, etc., are all parts of the forum....let's just agree that we're not going to directly call others insults/names and we'll all be fine. Can we move on?