AMG Sleeper

My fellow C55 owners, have we made any progression on upgrading the plain/empty look on the head of the shifter?

I know most benzs have the MB 3-star emblem, but is there anyway we can get an AMG emblem or one that says C55? would getting custom stickers be the easiest and most cost-effective way to upgrade the empty cap?

it's just too plain... look forward to your thoughts & suggestions! thx

MercedesFTW

I thought we were talking about getting the AMG Emblem, a la SLK Black series shifter. Never heard anything more about that though.

SilverBulletAMG

If somebody were to make a Black Series style shifter in the aftermarket, they would fly off the shelves. I know I'd be all over it. My factory shifter with the tacky "C32" sticker over the top is rubbed off and peeling. I would rather have a plain top than this POS design.

RW C55

I ended up getting the Brabus Sports shifter.. its A LOT BETTER than the stock

advans

I vinyled the cap black and put a /// white decal

Chappy

Depending on your budget, you may be able to order a real AMG shift knob one through a euro dealer (or mbenznl). Just be prepared for sticker shock.

IIRC, there are a couple of different styles available for the W203. Here's one:

MercedesFTW

Thats the one from the SLK BS that some people wanted to replicate.

A CLK BS style shifter...now that would be interesting!

jturkel

+1

cannonball55

i believe a member on here has that done on his c55 dont remember his sn though...

AMG Sleeper

where's the best (price-wise) place to order the brabus or BS shifters from?

advans

I have a used Brabus R171 Shifter.

AMG Sleeper

i tried to look for shifters on the brabus website but to no avail.

do you have a pic of the shifter?

AMG Sleeper

any updates on the shifter discussion? or are we all still driving with plain caps?

AMG Sleeper

someone needs to reach out to folex, see if we can't organize a group buy for a BS carbon fiber replica shifter?

cdd

I think folex might be burned out from his 5.5/3.2 badge experience. It was a case of "no good deed goes unpunished". He had people badgering him constantly about getting things finished/delays/complaints.

SilverBulletAMG

JBSPEED does a lot of carbon work. He might be able to hook us up with something like that. Problem would be getting our hands on a donor shifter to copy....

AMG Sleeper

yeah from what i've seen on here, the brabus or BS shifters aren't selling cheap either.

we should try to come up with something... there's enough of us on here with stock shifters that are probably unenthused about their appearance!!

1Lop2K5C

There is always this

advans

I have never seen that! its pretty cool looking!

spr

just get the oem bs one although its not nice to use to shift.

SoCalC55

If thois could be modded to say AMG in place of Brabus... id be all over it


still a sharp looking shifter

MercedesFTW

If we prepaid Folex...think he'd be willing to do it (whatever "it" may end up being)? I think last time he ended up loosing a lot of money because I bought mine a lil later than I thought I would and asked if he had any left, he said there were a ton left...I mean, he is a trustworthy member.

Would love to just have a glossy AMG Affalterbach cap that would stick over our plain aluminum ones. Pretty simple I would think, but I ain't no engineer.

Tump43

Folex is a good guy, I have his side badges and love them. So, I'd pre-pay to have him make a shifter upgrade ala BS. Let's make a list to see if he'll bite.

1. Tump43

SilverBulletAMG

1. Tump43
2. Silverbullet (pending realistic price anyway)

AMG Sleeper

1. Tump43
2. Silverbullet (pending realistic price anyway)
3. AMG Sleeper (pending price)

I like the cap idea too. I'm in.