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Old 10-03-2017, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mrplease
Here is my build thread for my w204 c-class.

What i've done so far:
• Stance Rims 19x8.5 front / 19x9.5 rear / 45mm offset
• Hankook Ventus Tires 225/30/19 front / 265/30/19 rear
• H&R Sport Springs
• AMG Grill
• Mercedes Black Hood Emblem
• Mercedes Black Trunk Emblem
• Clear Turn Signals
• Dual Exhaust & AMG style tips
• Rear AMG Diffuser
• AMG Rear Wing
• gorilla black locking lug nuts
• Wrapped the roof in 3M gloss black vinyl
• Chrome Delete: wrapped all the chrome in 3M gloss black vinyl (top of door handles, window trim, lower front bumper, led light surround, grill, & chrome on the trunk lid)
• rolled the rear fenders (there was a very minor rubbing issue with passengers in the back)

What is currently coming in the mail:
• Maxton design front lip/spoiler in gloss black
• e63 AMG square exhaust tips

What i'm doing next:
• paint the calipers red with G2 paint kit

THEN I'LL BE FINISHED!

Hope you enjoy. I had a tough time researching and looking through tons of pages to figure out what would work and what looked good. Thanks to everyone who has posted as inspiration for my ride! Once i've got everything completed i'll go and and take a proper photo shoot...


















Out of topic, I thought you would be a knowledgeable person to ask. Can you add an x pipe to a stalk exhaust. Im new to the whole car world and would like work to build a cool car.
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Tips came in today! Real happy with the quality. I'm getting them installed tomorrow morning...

Oh, and I guess my c63 quad tips are for sale...





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To the post above, yes x-pipe can go on stock exhaust. Do a search, its everywhere.

OP, I'm suprised you went for the y-style. I just ordered mine in the same look but with h-shape because y is suppossedly harder for stock mufflers (unless you are running aftermarket mufflers or your amg quad tips are also Y shaped, is this the case?) otherwise you'll just need to make sure a good exhaust shop does the job.
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To the post above, yes x-pipe can go on stock exhaust. Do a search, its everywhere.

OP, I'm suprised you went for the y-style. I just ordered mine in the same look but with h-shape because y is suppossedly harder for stock mufflers (unless you are running aftermarket mufflers or your amg quad tips are also Y shaped, is this the case?) otherwise you'll just need to make sure a good exhaust shop does the job.
yes, my c63 amg tips that are on it now are y-style so these sould go on fine.
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E63 quad tips installed!









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Front spoiler/lip arrived! I'll get this put on sometime this week and post pics...



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what do you guys think? i propped it up with some boxing gloves so i could see what it would look like. before I go drilling into my bumper...









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I say: Drill, baby, drill! I like it.
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Looks pretty good! Glad it came out well. Drill em!
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Looks good! Well done!
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Thanks to the people who replied!!! Yeah I think I really like it to. I'll probably get it installed tonite!
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DONE!

Just got the front lip installed! Done with the mods. now for a proper photo shoot...















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To the guy who said he had a defective splitter, It looks like your front lip was put on wrong, either upside down or is installed too low (under) the front bumper lip.

It looks like I have the same splitter, but my installer did a better job.
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Which bulbs did you use for your new clear side flashers? The ones the shop put into mine don't match the bi-xenon headlights color. They are just a soft white and they also don't flash with the turn signal!
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No, me and you have the same splitter if you look closely. I did get the one from maxton and it didn't fit correctly. I talked to them and they said that's just how they designed it...

Originally Posted by 1BigDaddy1
To the guy who said he had a defective splitter, It looks like your front lip was put on wrong, either upside down or is installed too low (under) the front bumper lip.

It looks like I have the same splitter, but my installer did a better job.
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Oh, well that Maxton thing didn't look good at all. I'm happy with mine too, really makes the car
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I know. I didn't really care for it either...

Originally Posted by 1BigDaddy1
Oh, well that Maxton thing didn't look good at all. I'm happy with mine too, really makes the car

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i have a few things for sale. i listed them in a new thread titled "aftermarket & OEM goodies for sale". there are pics of all the items there. any way here is what i have...

1. gloss black front lip / splitter BRAND NEW! Same kind that is on my car now. Never installed, but it does have a small crack in the front of it. it can be repaired or honestly you can install it with the crack. its barely noticeable! i took a close up pic so you can see for yourself.

2. maxton design w204 front lip gloss black. brand new never taken out of the package. i personally didn't like the way this lip looked and decided to go with a different one!

3. c63 dual exhaust tips. if you followed my thread you'll know i only had these on my car for a couple weeks before i decided to change them out for e63 tips. so they're ALMOST NEW!!!!

4. OEM front grill. cam of my car with 26,000 miles.

5. OEM rear wing. arctic white.
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How you rub with that much gap is beyond me. I have a finger gap between tire and fender with zero rub. I could fist yours.
i would have to agree with him I have zero gap between tire and fender and my tire is about 1mm from my fender and I don’t rub 🤔
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We'll it was rubbing. I don't think it has to do with the gap but with how much my tire sticks out. It's my offset, 9.5" rims, and the width of my tires. And when 2 people are in the back of my car it was siting right on the tire and rubbing over every little bump. It was just barely not clearing to. Either I had to roll the fenders or go with a 255 tire width. GSX97 has 8.5" rim with a much thinner tires and his wheels are tucked just a tad...

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i would have to agree with him I have zero gap between tire and fender and my tire is about 1mm from my fender and I don’t rub ��


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We'll it was rubbing, simple as that! I don't think it has to do with the gap but with how much my tire sticks out. It's my offset, 9.5" rims, and the width of my tires. And when 2 people are in the back of my car it was siting right on the tire and rubbing over every little bump. It's was just barely not clearing to. Either I had to roll the fenders or go with a 255 tire width. GSX97 has 8.5" rim with a much thinner tires and his wheels are tucked just a tad...
thats also true I have 18x9.5 with a 255 and 100% could not fit a 265 in there. Nonetheless car looks super clean bro. Nice to see another white and black combo doing it right. One thing I did was vinyl wrap my clear side markers white and it flows super nice


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Trust me, there's no way I'd roll my fenders unless I had to!!!!

And thanks man!!!

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thats also true I have 18x9.5 with a 255 and 100% could not fit a 265 in there. Nonetheless car looks super clean bro. Nice to see another white and black combo doing it right. One thing I did was vinyl wrap my clear side markers white and it flows super nice


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Any thoughts on if I should paint my calipers red? Does anyone happen to have pics of a white and black c-class with red calipers?
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Nobody? Is this forum that dead?

Originally Posted by mrplease
Any thoughts on if I should paint my calipers red? Does any
one happen to have pics of a white and black c-class with red calipers?


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