lisaaaxo

Recently bought a '13 C350 coupe so here I am haha, no idea what I fully want to do with it yet but I would like to tweak and add some things by spring time (I live in Boston). Right now I'm looking into buying a front lip, and I know there a lot of options, (I seem to hear JL Motoring quite often), but if anyone could let me know which ones are the most popular aesthetic + fitment wise, that'd be great. I'd prefer the more sharp look than the rounded ones.

Feel free to drop any other mod ideas as well

Don't rice me out tho.

michail71

Nice, any photos? What packages did you get?

My practical side won out and I just got a 2013 C250 Sport Sedan. But I did eye some of the C350s and coups. The C350s were rather rare.

I'd think it would be hard to rice the car out.

lisaaaxo

I'd post photos but it's still pretty stock! I've only blacked out the chrome trims for a cleaner look + changed out the orange side markers. 4-matic, leather package (red), sport package, back up camera, amg wheel package

You? How's it treating ya?

michail71

Sounds beautiful.

I've just got a few nagging issues the car came with I'm getting fixed but otherwise love the car. I'm itching to add some factory packages, such as keyless go and Intelligent Lighting. But those appear to be rather cost prohibitive undertakings. Simple sounding things that require a whole vehicle teardown and reprogramming, lol.

Coming from a VW it's a little frustrating there are fewer upgrade options but the car needs less.

I may try to black out the rims but that may be it. It's a look I like with certain color combinations.

AZN Optics

What's your budget for the front lip? Are you looking for carbon fiber or something you'll paint?

You could always upgrade the lighting to clean whiter LED/HID lighting. Let us know if we can help you out there

lisaaaxo

Carbon fiber! I don't really have a budget but I don't want to invest too much on it because New England is essentially pothole central so it'll get banged up inevitably. Trying to avoid scratching up the bottom of my car even more since it already sits relatively low.

I've actually installed HID low beams already, my next scheduled tweak is the x-pipe, which hopefully should be done by the end of this month

lisaaaxo

IMO, Keyless-Go isn't worth the money since you're really paying for the convenience. My brother has it on his S and I don't really care much for it. The time you take to start the car with keyless go is about the same time required to start with the normal key. If you dig that techy aspect, go for it, otherwise I'd say you use that money on other toys for your car. But on another note, keyless go should have been standard. Considering it's MB.

What're the color combinations on your car?

AZN Optics

We also have LEDs for your parking lights, signals, sidemarkers, and interior.

For front lip, I'd suggest hitting up one of our forum vendors and see what they can do for you in terms of setting you up. JBSpeed, JLMotoring, Mode Carbon, RW Carbon, and Suvneer.

lisaaaxo

Ooo, thank you!!! + I will definitely keep that in mind! I'm bound to getting bored of the halogens sooner or later

michail71

As image aware as Mercedes Benz is I'm surprised they are still putting halogens on cars.

lisaaaxo

Yessss, agreed 100%.

AZN Optics

Allows for an easy way to upsell pricier packaging and distinguish across the brand levels with more upgrades as stock at higher end.

lisaaaxo

Michail, looks like you can get your lighting from Azn Optics here

caniu41

I just installed my carbon lip today. The installation was pretty easy. I got mind off ebay for about $250.

caniu41

I got my Fiber Carbon off ebay. Here's a picture

The Alchemist

That front lip looks great. Nice choice.

caniu41

Thanks. I wasn't sure how it was going to look but it worked out nice.

The Alchemist

I have a lip I need to install, but I'm waiting for a warmer day so that the 3M tape bonds better.

caniu41

It looks nice. It was pretty cold when I installed but the key is the bolts. You will definitely have to bolt it down. I used about 6 bolts along with the 3mm. I did it by myself, so I used to jacks to hold it in place.

The Alchemist

Bolts? What bolts are you referring to?

caniu41

The 3mm take is not going to hold the lip. You are going to have to drill some holes in through the lip and the bumper. I purchased the bolts from home depo

The Alchemist

Ah, ok. Good to know so it doesn't come off as I'm going down the road.

Did you take any pics of where you bolted it?

caniu41

No because I was freaking about drilling into my car. I was under the same impression as you about the 3mm tape. I contacted the vendor and he told me that I had to drill. I can send you send you a pic when I get off today. I will also send you a pic of the bolts I used.

The Alchemist

Sounds great, thanks.

lisaaaxo

Looks dope .

Yeah, you gotta drill in order to ensure it holds up. Always paranoid it'll rip right off along w/ my front bumper if I hit a mean pothole lol.