Dustin's '06 C55 progress thread
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I'm sure patience will prove to be a virtue my friend! Can't wait to see how yours turns out!
Like I said previously, having second thoughts about caliper colors. I grabbed the first matching pair of contoured items I could find to paint to get some opinions of the current options. What do you guys think? I'm leaning towards Maverick's opinion that the burnt copper may not be bold enough for gloss black rims. The other color is VHT "Red Fire". Thoughts?
Like I said previously, having second thoughts about caliper colors. I grabbed the first matching pair of contoured items I could find to paint to get some opinions of the current options. What do you guys think? I'm leaning towards Maverick's opinion that the burnt copper may not be bold enough for gloss black rims. The other color is VHT "Red Fire". Thoughts?
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Well, sorta...purchased new trim to send since I still do love the Birdseye!
This will put a smile on your face then...one more teaser pic Matt sent me last night, and............Matt said they should be going out today! You're one step closer my friend
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I'm sure patience will prove to be a virtue my friend! Can't wait to see how yours turns out!
Like I said previously, having second thoughts about caliper colors. I grabbed the first matching pair of contoured items I could find to paint to get some opinions of the current options. What do you guys think? I'm leaning towards Maverick's opinion that the burnt copper may not be bold enough for gloss black rims. The other color is VHT "Red Fire". Thoughts?
Like I said previously, having second thoughts about caliper colors. I grabbed the first matching pair of contoured items I could find to paint to get some opinions of the current options. What do you guys think? I'm leaning towards Maverick's opinion that the burnt copper may not be bold enough for gloss black rims. The other color is VHT "Red Fire". Thoughts?
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Sure does, that looks awesome. Glad that the quality is really there.
I think a Mt Dew color would look great on your car. I take it you're sticking with doing this yourself and not farming it out? Powdercoating would allow for more color options, and last longer.
I think a Mt Dew color would look great on your car. I take it you're sticking with doing this yourself and not farming it out? Powdercoating would allow for more color options, and last longer.
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lol they also paint that exact caliper in red...ie the clk63bs coupe! haha
ps is that real cf or like a look alike material? it just looks a bit off from the cf items i have and have worked with in the past...i'm not familiar with "ocarbon"
ps is that real cf or like a look alike material? it just looks a bit off from the cf items i have and have worked with in the past...i'm not familiar with "ocarbon"
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Was that a ROTW option?Yup, real cf...they pull the aluminum off the base or sand down your wood trim for a real cf overlay. The pics Matt sent were pretty small, I'll post PLENTY of pics when it gets here
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Let me know how everything looks when it comes back please. I wanted to do the same with my interior, but I have the aluminum trim. Thanks!
Got a few pics from Matt @ oCarbon 
, door trim is clear coated already, the rest you see is ready to be cleared. The aftermarket head unit should integrate MUCH better than just plain black plastic. I sent the door handle surrounds to be skinned as well to extend the trim all the way to the front of the door, so they're doing that now. Should be shipping in a week or so, can't wait!!
, door trim is clear coated already, the rest you see is ready to be cleared. The aftermarket head unit should integrate MUCH better than just plain black plastic. I sent the door handle surrounds to be skinned as well to extend the trim all the way to the front of the door, so they're doing that now. Should be shipping in a week or so, can't wait!!
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Probably best to speak to Matt at O'Carbon directly. There is no standard pricing ATM on his Benz work, since Dustin and I are the only two Benzes as far as I know that he's worked on, so the pricing is in flux, I'm sure.He also does best on email, btw.
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Gotcha lol
Aluminum trim works just fine to skin, most of the trim I sent was aluminum.I don't want to speak for him, but I will. Probably best to speak to Matt at O'Carbon directly. There is no standard pricing ATM on his Benz work, since Dustin and I are the only two Benzes as far as I know that he's worked on, so the pricing is in flux, I'm sure.
He also does best on email, btw.
Probably best to speak to Matt at O'Carbon directly. There is no standard pricing ATM on his Benz work, since Dustin and I are the only two Benzes as far as I know that he's worked on, so the pricing is in flux, I'm sure.He also does best on email, btw.
I still haven't had a chance to take pics of the suede samples, I'll make sure to do so this w/e when I have the trim. Got a TCU tune at the EC DC open house too, I'll give a review after I can put some miles on it but pleased so far!
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Got pics of my cf trim overnight. Posted on my gallery and build thread here.
The blue cf is subtle, but you can see it in the light. Work looks awesome!
I should be able to slap my stuff on my car by the end of the month.
The blue cf is subtle, but you can see it in the light. Work looks awesome!
I should be able to slap my stuff on my car by the end of the month.
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Sorry it's been a while to update fellas, between being sick for 2 weeks, work and family issues there hasn't been much free time. Here's a few pics of the CF center console installed. I haven't done the doors yet because I'm waiting on the door pulls so I only have to pull the panels off once. Should be here soon though...
Also, I'm enjoying the EC TCU tune so far. I've had a hangup on the 2nd to 3rd shift once or twice but haven't let it sit overnight with the battery disconnected due to lack of time. I'll let you all know how that goes when I have a chance.
Also, I'm enjoying the EC TCU tune so far. I've had a hangup on the 2nd to 3rd shift once or twice but haven't let it sit overnight with the battery disconnected due to lack of time. I'll let you all know how that goes when I have a chance.
That CF looks amazing!
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Sorry it's been a while to update fellas, between being sick for 2 weeks, work and family issues there hasn't been much free time. Here's a few pics of the CF center console installed. I haven't done the doors yet because I'm waiting on the door pulls so I only have to pull the panels off once. Should be here soon though...
Also, I'm enjoying the EC TCU tune so far. I've had a hangup on the 2nd to 3rd shift once or twice but haven't let it sit overnight with the battery disconnected due to lack of time. I'll let you all know how that goes when I have a chance.
Also, I'm enjoying the EC TCU tune so far. I've had a hangup on the 2nd to 3rd shift once or twice but haven't let it sit overnight with the battery disconnected due to lack of time. I'll let you all know how that goes when I have a chance.
Whats up with the hangup? Its just not shifting and holding 2nd?
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Rear calipers are still half stripped and UDP still hasn't been installed but given that things are settling down hopefully I'll get back to those projects in the next few weeks. Still waiting on the last 2 pieces from Ocarbon (my fault, not Matt, for above reasons). I have installed the passenger front though
Thinking about maybe getting black door pulls, I mocked it up with the pulls from the black C32 panels I got the donor trim from...what do you guys think?
Mulac, pretty sure the email is matt@ocarbon.com, I'll double check for you...
