glj12

Editing, hold on guys.

Hey all,

I've learned so much since I've been a member here. I thought that I should share my mini-mods as time has progressed during the ownership of this vehicle. All except for the last bit were DIY initiatives.

I bought a 2008 C300 Luxury because I loved the tan interior, but wanted the exterior Sport look. Here's how my conversion has gone so far, along with various mini-mods...

First purchased:



First mod; clear side markers and LEDs:



SLK-style grill:



LED eye-lids:



HID Xenons -- don't worry, lens flair; obviously not this bright:



New version of the side-view mirrors -- arrow-type:



Trunk spoiler lip:



LED turn-signal tail-lights:



Tints:



Sport front bumper -- note the lacking fog lights; working on that now:



I should be good to go for a bit after my fog assemblies and LED H7 fogs are installed.

One "mod" not mentioned but still useful in my opinion:

- Bluetooth A2DP music streaming with track changing

I'll update this thread as I update my car.

Cheers all!

MBSebas87

looking good bro!.....any plans for the rear bumper?

glj12

I definitely think that begins the next steps...

I'll need to get a Sport bumper, then a CF diffuser, then quad tips...

C300BLK

Coming along nicely

TexFinn

Somebody correct if/when I'm wrong, but didn't Luxury come with a different grill and an upright star on the hood?

Project C

My luxury came with avantgrade spec with sports grill too

kevink2

True in US. I think, the OP started with a used '08 lux model that already had the sport grill and emblem change. He made it sportier by changing the sport grill to the SLK style grill (mono bar), and adding the oem sport lower front grill .


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glj12

Precisely!

tasho3

Good work. If you are going to upgrade the sideskirts, get C63 style side skirts and not the the ones that come with sport model, they look much better and cleaner finish. I'm looking to do that to my car sometime in the future

glj12

Thanks for the tip! Any advice on where to pick one up? I'll save it for later after my bumper and cf diffuser I think.

tasho3

Souveneer or whatever his username is he carries C63 style body kits for non AMG's. Should be under $300 for both sides

glj12

I finally got the fog lights on. No more gaping hole!

kevink2

Nicely done. I assume it's not a 4MATIC ?


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glj12

It is indeed a 4Matic.

glj12

Even after enduring 38" of snow, I was still able to dig out my car from a 5 foot wall of snow, and install my LED fog lights.

caligreenzzz

Should of gotten a sport from the get go.....

glj12

Hate the black interior.

If I had gotten a white car, /maybe/...

glj12

Installed a roof spoiler, replaced the crappy looking silver center rim caps and tire cap covers, and placed gun-metal Lamin-x over the fogs. More to come, as always.

glj12

And... carbon fiber front lip installed. Thanks, Gary!

slowc

Awesome!

aznmode

I dont know why but its bugging me that your license plate isn't centered. How do you have it attached if you dont mind me asking.

glj12

I attached it via cable ties (aka zip ties; but I believe those are sturdier?).

As of now, though, I removed this and used the tow hook plate holder instead, which is offset to the passenger's side. I quite like it.