Sorry for the crappy picture, it is night time and the car is filthy after about 10 days and 3000 miles through the wonderful weather between Ohio and Arizona...

Already have an appointment Friday for Huper Optik, Lorinser Roof spoiler installation, and hopefully patching of the six (!!!) holes drilled in the front bumper for a plate holder. No front plate needed or wanted here in Arizona. Dealer had told me there were two holes, so I ordered a pair of bumperplugs in a matched color (slate gray metallic). You can guess what came out of my mouth I discovered the four extra holes, along with a mild-moderate paint scratch along the top of the plate holder. I'm hopeful the Ohio dealer can work with my local dealer in patching them or refinishing the bumper cover. I'm not going to order another two pair of bumperplugs, six of them will look terrible.

Vellano VSM 20" brushed with chrome lip 20x9F, 20x11R with Pirelli PZero Nero 255/30 and 305/25 coming in about a month... still considering lowering and ECU/pulley options.

The car is simply awesome, alas there are some other more pressing life issues limiting my enthusiasm

 

Congrats on your new purchase! very nice color choice as well. Did the dealer de-badge it for you as well?

 

Nice ride and congrats btw.

 

I asked the dealer to debadge it for me, and they complied. Two reasons for this:

1. As my daily driver it will be spending a lot of time in the doctors' parking lot at the hospital. As a radiologist I didn't want to advertise that I'm driving a $100k AMG Mercedes. Of course those who know MBZ will know exactly what it is, a Designo AMG CLS55

2. Personally I find the car cleaner looking without the badges.

 

But of course I have a designo graphite preference.

 

Nice ride and congrats btw!!!!!!!

 

Congrats on the car. About the debadging, to each his own but i couldnt imagine the beast without badges, the stares i get from red necks driving trucks lifted higher than my car at the kompressor badge on the side are priceless.

 

eric once again congrats! car looks great, can't wait to see it with the mods.

 

Thanks for the nice words everyone!

There was one other reason I requested the debadging -- I've seen two different AMG cars over the past few months in my gym's parking lot that had been keyed. The gym is near my home in a very nice area of Scottdale and it certainly may have been a personal thing against the drivers, but it was another reason I chose not to advertise what I drive.

Huper Optik tint goes on tomorrow thankfully -- today was well into the 90's here and the AC was running full blast to keep temps in the upper 70's inside. I may ask the dealer to put something, maybe clear film or very light tint, on the windshield too since summer is coming fast. And the MBZ air conditioning does not seem to be nearly as effective as my Lexus. I wish I could combine the frame/body and drivetrain of the CLS55 and the electronics/controls/AC/audio/nav/etc of the SC430 ... that would be the perfect car!

I did do some hard driving today and WOW! At one point I got dizzy and lightheaded from the acceleration, starting at 10-15 mph to avoid/minmize wheel spin. I've driven two other CLS55 and this one seems faster from memory as the others didn't give me that same sensation. Makes me wonder if this car's engine is putting out more than the rated HP & torque ? One of these days I'll take it to Dyno-Comp and find out for myself.

 

I love the color combination. Congrats!

 

The tint will help
make sure the vents for the rear are set properly. AC blowing, not heat.
Don't know if you use a sun screen for the windshield... big difference.
The one MB makes for the car is an excellent one. Worth the money IMO.
I've had no complaints with the AC.

Car looks fantastic. Keep the Pictures coming. Congrats again