C32underground

Holle all C32 and C55 drivers, I jut get my C32 2003 yestarday with 22k on the Odo, and I realy love this car.

I gona post the pics very soon ok,

SteveL1

Welcome.....where did you find your car??? There have been some really nice ones available lately. Let the mods begin!

C32underground

I live in Florida, so to me find this car was very hard but after 6 month looking i get my C32 2003.

what would be the first mod that i need ?

InTheBenz0

if you don't mind my asking - how much did you pay?

C32underground

I pay 31.000$
but I trade in a Land Rover Dyscovery 2000, on 15.000$ and I pay in cash 16.000$, I think that a make a good deal.

KompressorKev

congrats on the car!

suspension would be a good start, the car needs to be lowered. H&R coilovers gave me a good range of height adjustability, and the ride remained smooth and very comfortable while handling became noticably sharper and turn in was a little faster and more neutral. steering became a little more precise and felt less understeer. there are high options like Carlsson RS suspension. for my purposes, the H&R coilovers were great for the money. some have had great experiences with just Renntech springs. i haven't tried the springs, but i do not regret going with coilovers from the start, well worth the money in my opinion.

aesthetically, the orange front side marker on the front bumper sticks out a lot. you have 3 options, you can paint over it yourself, you can put pre-painted (body-color-matched) reflectors, or you can get Euro Impact Strips to replace the whole strip so there's no lines. i first had reflectors, then bought euro impact strips. costs are like $20, $100, and $200, respectively.

also, i'm not sure if you have bixenon headlights, but that is a definite improvement aesthetically and in terms of light output (the whole headlight housing is changed). makes the car look 2 years newer, definitely fresher, and a must have mod if you do not have bixenon headlamps from the factory.

changing the muffler is not really needed. there are few options on the market, and each muffler is $1000 (retail) minimum. just take out your resonator (does not affect emissions at all) at a muffler shop, and for about $50 they will replace your resonator with a pipe. this enhances the sound a bit, makes it a bit more rumbly and pronounced, but is not too loud.

power mods: Overdrive pulleys, ecu, and sl55 intake splitter (and bmc or greenfilter air filters). for about $3500-4000 installed, you will run about 400hp and 400ft.lb of torque. on stock tires, and just these few mods (pulley/ecu/intake) alone, you will run mid-high 12-second quarter miles with trap speeds about 110mph. add headers and ignition, for a total of about $5500-7000 (depends on which tuner parts you use) you will have close to 440hp and torque.

good luck with your car

Glasgow Gold

Congrats underground, you got one with pretty low mileage. I think you will love this car. I purchased my used '03 C32 last July with some trepidation (even with CPO extended warranties, the stories of these being in the shop for weeks waiting for "parts from Germany" are commonplace), but the car has exceeded my every expectation.

Great performance, no mechnical or electrical problems and many compliments from others!

AMG1

I am not a C32 or C55 owner but still welcome to the forums.

ClayJ

Welcome to the forums! Glad to have you join us.

Like KompressorKev said, if you're concerned about handling and/or lowering, a suspension mod is a good thing to do on a C32 - it just isn't one of the things that AMG got right on the C32.

FrankW

welcome to the forum and congratz with the car.

jpog

Welcome. It's a good bunch of MB fanatics here. Congrats on a wise purchase.

C32underground

ok thanks a lot guys, so when I get my first Mod I gona put on here, thanks.

Vomit

Wow, twelve replies in a row without any sort of sarcastic comment. Must be a record for us

Welcome, Underground (sounds like the final two words of a burial ceremony)

Here's some advice on cheap straight-line performance mods (best bang for the buck) which I would do immediately.

1. Delete resonator (better sound, few more HP, 10 less pounds) for less than $50.00. Absolute no-brainer mod IMO.

2. Replace stock battery with Optima. Saves 33 lbs., costs $100.00, and battery stats are superior to stock. Another no-brainer mod IMO.

3. Replace stock air filters with Green or K&N. Costs less than $100.00, and gives you a few HP.

4. Personally, I would stick your spare in your garage (deletes 50 lbs) and buy some fix-a-flat, but there are obviously good reasons not to do this.

The rest of mods available will set you back some coin. From least to most expensive, they are Denso Iridium plugs ($120) , Magnecor wires ($150.00), SL55 intake (maybe $150.00 if you do it yourself), carbon-fiber hood ($600.00), lighter wheels than 25 lb. stockers (from $600.00 to $6,000.00, depending on your tastes) , ECU reprogram ($1,000.00), aftermarket pullies ($2,000.00), headers (roughly $2,000.00, I think).

Anyways, enjoy the car. I would also suggest that your carefully consider your priorities before heavily modifying the suspension. I really like the comfortable ride of a C32 with stock suspension, although the trade-off is obviously less grip in the twisties.

TopGun32

welcome aboard..

post some pics of you ride.

Trekman

I remembered I got my car one year ago and I'm still geeking, Mods Mods and more mods. I love this car

C32underground

ok, now I wana know where I can find every stuff that you guys said that can i mod, first I need to know where can I buy the K&N filters, or the green filter, and the CLK grille

Bif powell

You should also be told that this board is not really JUST a bunch of enthusiasts, although everyone certainly is. This board is run, paid for, and moderated by companies that sell things on here. This is generally a good thing so far (although the CF lip for a C32 could be more forthcoming j/k) but I think it's important for new members to know where they really are - there are pluses and minuses to the arrangement. There are several non-commercial boards that are a little more wild-west and there are pluses and minuses to that as well. I haven't really seen any big-brotherisms at all and I think it generally works to everyone's benefit; just an FYI.

All of that said, this is the most active board I think for C32ers, but I see almost all the members here on other boards as well.

That's all a long way around to saying, the filters are available from evosport (click the View the Advertiser Index link at the top) and they also make other cool stuff available or just announce it and torture us here on the board (like a CF lip for the C32 )

C32underground

Thnak you my friend!

C32Andy

congrats on your AMG

tjbrum

welcome!