Finally some decent pictures!
04-16-2006, 10:50 PM
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Finally some decent pictures!
Huper Optik and Lorinser roof spoiler. Owner car wash. After dealing with black paint the graphite is wonderful !
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04-17-2006, 01:19 AM
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The looks really great...its a nice change from the typical / ordinary black ones...im sure the interior is much nicer as well....and might i say that is one gorgeous house you have there
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.. can i ask where did u get the top/rear small wing ?
04-17-2006, 11:13 AM
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Thanks everyone.
Tint is Huper30 on sides and rear. I asked them to do the front window, with either higher transmission tint or clear film, but they wouldn't do it. Can anyone suggest a good front windshield sun screen for the CLS?
I ordered the rear wing from GTuningwerks, prepainted and shipped it was $725. They did a great job, the color match to designo graphite 041 was perfect and it was well packaged for UPS shipping. My local dealer installed it, charging 1 hr labor @ $110. They had to sand the mounting surface and epoxy it in place. I could have had a local body shop install it for probably about half that amount but it would have taken another day, as the epoxy needs to set for several hours before driving, or so I was told.
Tint is Huper30 on sides and rear. I asked them to do the front window, with either higher transmission tint or clear film, but they wouldn't do it. Can anyone suggest a good front windshield sun screen for the CLS?
I ordered the rear wing from GTuningwerks, prepainted and shipped it was $725. They did a great job, the color match to designo graphite 041 was perfect and it was well packaged for UPS shipping. My local dealer installed it, charging 1 hr labor @ $110. They had to sand the mounting surface and epoxy it in place. I could have had a local body shop install it for probably about half that amount but it would have taken another day, as the epoxy needs to set for several hours before driving, or so I was told.
04-17-2006, 09:29 PM
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A few more...
Interior is very hard to photograph because of the high contrast between the seats (very light beige) and black everywhere else. I will say I love the piano black, to me it looks 10x better than the burl walnut or glossy laurel trim I've seen and is the main reason I wanted the Designo package.
Some comments after driving for a few days:
1) Drivetrain of this vehicle is near perfect. Great synergy of engine, transmission, and suspension. Sometimes the car feels a bit sluggish at very low speeds, but I know this is by design with the clutch-controlled kompressor.
2) Dynamic seats are awesome! I very glad my car has them.
3) Gas mileage is better than I expected. So far I'm averaging over 16 mpg mixed driving with plenty of hard driving / acceleration.
4) Overall build quality is great. Other than minimal paint defects involving the flip-up latches on the driver side roof, I have found no manufacturing defects or other problems. I obviously cannot blame MBZ for the six holes in the front bumper (getting fixed this weekend). The CLS55 is definitely better built than my 2003 Lexus SC430 which had, and still has three years later, some minor issues the dealer cannot resolve.
Interior is very hard to photograph because of the high contrast between the seats (very light beige) and black everywhere else. I will say I love the piano black, to me it looks 10x better than the burl walnut or glossy laurel trim I've seen and is the main reason I wanted the Designo package.
Some comments after driving for a few days:
1) Drivetrain of this vehicle is near perfect. Great synergy of engine, transmission, and suspension. Sometimes the car feels a bit sluggish at very low speeds, but I know this is by design with the clutch-controlled kompressor.
2) Dynamic seats are awesome! I very glad my car has them.
3) Gas mileage is better than I expected. So far I'm averaging over 16 mpg mixed driving with plenty of hard driving / acceleration.
4) Overall build quality is great. Other than minimal paint defects involving the flip-up latches on the driver side roof, I have found no manufacturing defects or other problems. I obviously cannot blame MBZ for the six holes in the front bumper (getting fixed this weekend). The CLS55 is definitely better built than my 2003 Lexus SC430 which had, and still has three years later, some minor issues the dealer cannot resolve.
04-18-2006, 12:29 AM
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Hey check out our scottsdale home.. not quite finished yet
https://mbworld.org/forums/off-topic/145027-our-new-house-scottsdale.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/off-topic/145027-our-new-house-scottsdale.html
04-18-2006, 12:54 AM
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I love your car... and that little "terrace" connected to your house is awesome. It's like your "watch" tower. My old house had one of those... I used to spend my days sitting outside, reading car magazines and smoking all day long. It was amazing.
04-18-2006, 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Toog4me
I love your car... and that little "terrace" connected to your house is awesome. It's like your "watch" tower. My old house had one of those... I used to spend my days sitting outside, reading car magazines and smoking all day long. It was amazing.
Also it's a great place to snipe bunnies with my pellet gun when they start munching on the landscaping too much
04-18-2006, 01:03 AM
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Also it's a great place to snipe bunnies with my pellet gun when they start munching on the landscaping too much
OMG me and my younger brother would do the same thing... but since we lived in the city and had no bunnies, we would fire pellets at our cleaning staff!!!
04-18-2006, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Toog4me
OMG me and my younger brother would do the same thing... but since we lived in the city and had no bunnies, we would fire pellets at our cleaning staff!!!
hopefully that's a joke
