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New pics and updates...to do list
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New pics and updates...to do list
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...
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...
Last edited by RLx02; Aug 29, 2010 at 08:00 PM.
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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.
Also, how much is the flat hood badge? I didn't see a price on the sticky.
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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.
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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.
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Now since that base layer of carbon is off I just spend about 5-10 minutes on the tips after every other car wash.
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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 
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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 )
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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
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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!)
I say ditch the front lip and go low. (boo wheel gap!)
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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
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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.
Now since that base layer of carbon is off I just spend about 5-10 minutes on the tips after every other car wash.
Damn I was hoping it would have been easier lol
Thanks for the info
