Woohoo... Wife's C32 is bought... first stop... Evosport.
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Wife's C32 is bought... first stop... Evosport.
Ok, the wife's 2003 C32 has been purchased. I paid $41.5K (7,500 miles, perfect condition) and another $500 to have the seller's brother drive the car from Las Vegas to Evosport's shop in Huntington Beach. Off the bat these are the things I am having done for the wife:
H&R coilovers
BBS RA 18" w/ SO3s
BiXenons
Evosport Stage I and II minus the headers
Painted side reflectors
Any other suggestions? I was thinking carbon fiber trim, illuminated door sills and tint . Keep in mind the car is for the wife. Although I have enjoyed finding it and having Evosport tweak it, I'm not going to be spending much time in it. The stock engine, let alone Stage I and II are probably overkill for the wife, but I couldn't resist.
H&R coilovers
BBS RA 18" w/ SO3s
BiXenons
Evosport Stage I and II minus the headers
Painted side reflectors
Any other suggestions? I was thinking carbon fiber trim, illuminated door sills and tint . Keep in mind the car is for the wife. Although I have enjoyed finding it and having Evosport tweak it, I'm not going to be spending much time in it. The stock engine, let alone Stage I and II are probably overkill for the wife, but I couldn't resist.
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Originally posted by Benzari
What color?
Pics a.s.a.p.
What color?
Pics a.s.a.p.
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Re: Woohoo... Wife's C32 is bought... first stop... Evosport.
Originally posted by Sleestack
Any other suggestions? I was thinking carbon fiber trim, illuminated door sills and tint . Keep in mind the car is for the wife. Although I have enjoyed finding it and having Evosport tweak it, I'm not going to be spending much time in it. The stock engine, let alone Stage I and II are probably overkill for the wife, but I couldn't resist.
Any other suggestions? I was thinking carbon fiber trim, illuminated door sills and tint . Keep in mind the car is for the wife. Although I have enjoyed finding it and having Evosport tweak it, I'm not going to be spending much time in it. The stock engine, let alone Stage I and II are probably overkill for the wife, but I couldn't resist.
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Re: Re: Woohoo... Wife's C32 is bought... first stop... Evosport.
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Why no headers?
Why no headers?
B) While the dealers might not immediately spot the other mods, the headers can't be missed.
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Originally posted by smgC32
why not swaybars?
why not swaybars?
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Nice! With all those mods, I hope you get to drive it some too
Where are you getting illuminated doors sills from? Are you getting the /////AMG sills or Mercedes-Benz?
Where are you getting illuminated doors sills from? Are you getting the /////AMG sills or Mercedes-Benz?
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Nice! With all those mods, I hope you get to drive it some too
Nice! With all those mods, I hope you get to drive it some too
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Re: Re: Re: Woohoo... Wife's C32 is bought... first stop... Evosport.
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B) While the dealers might not immediately spot the other mods, the headers can't be missed.
B) While the dealers might not immediately spot the other mods, the headers can't be missed.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Woohoo... Wife's C32 is bought... first stop... Evosport.
Originally posted by 430
I talked with my local dealership a couple of weeks ago about headers. They told me no big deal, as long as I was not complaining about an exhaust rattle they could care less about the headers.
I talked with my local dealership a couple of weeks ago about headers. They told me no big deal, as long as I was not complaining about an exhaust rattle they could care less about the headers.
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Originally posted by SiLvaC32
ahh! another silver C32 with evosport stage II!! congrats!
ahh! another silver C32 with evosport stage II!! congrats!
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Illuminated Front and Rear Door Sills, Electric Folding mirrors (W203)
Originally posted by Chappy
Where are you getting illuminated doors sills from? Are you getting the /////AMG sills or Mercedes-Benz?
Where are you getting illuminated doors sills from? Are you getting the /////AMG sills or Mercedes-Benz?
Front and rear door sills look on a low light intensity environment (door sills lit due to the surrounding low light environment --detected by light sensor--)
Close up of illuminated rear door sill
Close up of illuminated front door sill
A little foot note to the sills:
Rear door sills are not your "clip ons" you can buy on other websites, they are custom made by Mr Harris from http://www.hartonmotorwerks.com
Front door sills are the OEM Mercedes Benz product
W203 FOLDING MIRRORS...
W203 outside frame for mirrors with folding feature (for Xenon headlights, another swtich part is needed for non-Xenon versions --switch looks the same, just the part No is diff as switch for non-Xenons will not work with Xenon lights and viceversa--)
New dash switch for W203 folding mirrors (for Xenon headlights, another swtich part is needed for non-Xenon versions --switch looks the same, just the part No is diff as switch for non-Xenons will not work with Xenon lights and viceversa--)
Dash unit switch detail for W203 folding mirrors (for Xenon headlights, another swtich part is needed for non-Xenon versions --switch looks the same, just the part No is diff as switch for non-Xenons will not work with Xenon lights and viceversa--)
I "concentrated" a bit too much ordering the switch to get the "right" color that matched my C32's dash color (there are "several" dark shades in color optionsm, so in the electronic parts catalog all that "showed" was the part No. with a different color and we had about 4 different shades of "dark" or charcoal, blach interior colors... solution???... with the VIN No. the dealer in Germany was able to determine for sure what was the matching color of my dash swtich) and though I suceeded getting the right swtich, the "folding" mirror frames you see on the picture actually dont fold at all!!!... haha!!... (well, I am not laughing since the shipping and everything is already done!)... lack of asking them to verify the mirror frames were the correct part No(s) which I forgot to do, I gave the ok to Germany to ship me the part... whelp??? they all got here fine... just wrong mirror frame parts!!!...
I am in the process of having the correct parts sent... (folding mirrors WILL be installed also by the local Mercedes Benz dealer... again, it won't be cheap the labor.. so I am NOT endorsing to anyone to do it that way ... )
Any thoughts????
Cheers!
Wiedermann
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Check out the baseline dyno on my wife's C32. Not quite 300 rwhp, but pretty damn close. From what I understand, strong for a stock C32. Post tuning dyno should be fun.
Wienerman: Doorsills look good. I think I'll get the AMG ones for the wife. About how much did they cost?
Wienerman: Doorsills look good. I think I'll get the AMG ones for the wife. About how much did they cost?
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Thanks Vadim for the clarification. I didn't know the stock number. In order to protect the engine from the extra forces created from the SC, I thought it would run richer than what it does. Does your Chip'd set up run the same AFR?
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The only reason to run richer, is to prevent detonation. Most engines running boost run about 12 to 12.5 A//F ratio, if everything is perfect. On the street, one might run below, 12, to be conservative, because variances gasoline octane and ambient temperature.
It is common for tunned cars to get into the 11 region A/F, for a conservative (safe) tune.
One will actually make more HP, with a leaner A/F, until, they melt the tops of the pistons.
It is common for tunned cars to get into the 11 region A/F, for a conservative (safe) tune.
One will actually make more HP, with a leaner A/F, until, they melt the tops of the pistons.