RLx02

I kind of posted them before but here it is after being freshly washed and waxed. Still haven't done my paint correction but good enough for now.


Exterior mods:
w209 CLK 3-slat grill with 3m cf dinoc on covering the chrome on the slats
tinted L.E.D tailights
suvneer cf front lip
jbspeed cf roof spoiler
Flat black headlight housing
5.5 badge
flat star badge
blacked out side markers and 3rd brake light

Wheels:
18x8.5F 18x9.5R brabus monoblock VI replicas
Hankook 235x40 Front 275x35 rear
Nitto 555R drag tires 285x35 rear

Performance:
Kleemann header & downpipe
Kleemann Tune
res delete
secondary cat delete
dirty pair of k&n's sitting on a shelf in my garage

Next up:
Koni yellows with eibach springs? KW's?
Thicker sway bars? Can we get upgraded endlinks?
Ported intake manifold?
Morospeed rear bumper w/cf diffuser


Repair list:
Dog bone for steering column
Oil level sensor went bad
front left thrust arm and lower control arm (sitting in my garage)
Alignment

To mods list, to do list, and repair list never stops growing...

whatthecrunchyo

The car looks great. How did you get your hands on the 3-slat CLK grill? Do you know if a W204 C class grill would fit?

Also, how much is the flat hood badge? I didn't see a price on the sticky.

RLx02

Thanks man.

The clk grill is a direct swap over since we have the same front end. Some w209 owners have been swapping over the stock c55 grill to theirs for a different look. I don't think the w204 grill will fit.

I think you can find the flat hood badge on ebay for ~30-40 bucks or so.

whatthecrunchyo

How much should one expect to pay for that grill if you just went out and bought it? I saw some but they were over a hundred bucks on eBay I'm trying to bargain shop

whatthecrunchyo

Oh, and can you post a picture of your grill? I wanna see the CF you but on there.

RLx02

Grill



back of my key

OverDrive

nice..... let me get it

JonMBZ

Looks great I like the grill, you can get the OEM flat hood emblem from the dealer just ask for a W204 one and it will fit. How do you keep your exhaust tips so clean?

whatthecrunchyo

I think I'm going to have to steal your grill idea...I like it too much!

RLx02

no worries man. I saw a grill with that on a clk63 black series, except he left the chrome and put the 3m cf on the rest of the slats...I just flipped it around. I left the star too because a) couldn't get it off without breaking the plastic and b) I don't want to completely murder out the car.

RLx02

I spent sometime actually with a razor and carefully scrapped off the built up carbon on the bottom half of the tips. Then spent a buncha time with a good metal polish (i used mothers this time) and went through a buncha rags and old socks to polish the tips up.

Now since that base layer of carbon is off I just spend about 5-10 minutes on the tips after every other car wash.

SGTzAMG

HOLY is it just me or dammn are your rear tires chunky?? lol are you rolln on 18s?

ddtham

Very sinister looking! I absolutely love it!

RLx02

Yah they're nitto 555 drag radials so they have soft sidewalls and actually let me punch it in 1st gear.

SGTzAMG

LOOKS HOTT!! well looks like youve been keepin yourself busy ever since that break up ehh your doin good my friend, KEEP it up!

TruTaing

I dont think you can go much lower in the rear w/ those fat *** tires :P You could drop a couple inches up front, but knowing you... Id suggest coilovers, but you're gonna want even fatter tires soon.... Ya id stick w/ springs and dampers if I were you. (renntech springs have a really good ride height for c55s )

dynomite05

Looks Awesome.

RLx02

I'm thinking I should get the koni adjustables + renntech springs? If I drop it I might have to go back to 19"s because my front end is low already...its tough already getting out of the driveway without scraping...hell the under part of my lip looks like someone took steel wool to it because its so scratched up.

Hah well a smart man always has multiple back up plans in case of such an event. I still love your rims but I just wish they came in like a hyper-silver or even regular silver color though...

Thanks for the comments guys! Here's one more pic with another toy in the garage

WaveyKat

wow your car looks sexy sexy in the First Pic the Front Looks LONGER than normal. but still looks good.

FrankW

looks great

TruTaing

This sounds like a good idea to me... you might want to consider getting the thickest set of rear pads for your install though. Your rear tires are pretty tall...

I say ditch the front lip and go low. (boo wheel gap!)

RLx02

The rears aren't permanent...going to take them off soon as the season is over...AND I DIDN'T EVEN GO TO THE STRIP ONCE!!! Over before I knew it...

I think the drop is in order after I install my freaking control arms sitting in my garage for the last coupla months + alignment.

Gotta wait though until after my "friend" from SLC comes and visits me next week

JonMBZ

Damn I was hoping it would have been easier lol

Thanks for the info

F1Bobby

Very nice! Well done!

MercedesFTW

Was that a member's product or something?