Jasssc

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PJmak

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svt ricco

pj-do you miss your car?

Jasssc

thanks!
sounds sick

Saaboteur

Very cold, but clear yesterday. When I went to the mall for an errand, managed to get the 'empty mall parking lot' shot, but only with my iPhone.

ivannesukh

Looking good, my blacked out avantgarde grill is really growing on me, I didn't like it at first..

You need some wheel repair huh?

ivannesukh

Thanks

ivannesukh

Stock as in motor wise? ..yes! But it has the AM exhaust, n thx!
I will dig through my papers and get you the specs on the wheels, you thinking of doing the same setup?

Saaboteur

Yep, but winter wheels = don't care! For now, anyway.

ivannesukh

Point taken, what do you rock during summer?

PJmak

COol thanks. I sold my black car you see in my sig but Ill most likely pick up a white one in a few weeks and I want those wheels on it

I wanna do a hellaflush stance on it so I need to know how wide the wheels are and what the offsets are

ivannesukh

That's my goal! Even though the wheels look flush they have about 20mm space under wheel well, I am thinking of stretching the rear tires -20 (from 265 to 245) and installing 15mm spacers, cheaper than new wheels! Then I can get "HellaFlush" sticker on the rear!

Saaboteur

I've got winter tires on the stock 17" Monoblocks, and actually the previous owner had it set up like that. I also got a set of 17" 5 spoke AMG wheels, like the ones supplied with MY2000 C43s, and CLKs too, the previous owner had summer rubber on those. In the future, the car won't driven much in the summer, as I have my S2000 for that. But I did acquire a set of 18" Monoblocks which I will mount all season rubber on them for spring/fall use, and whenever I might drive the car in the summer too.

PNW C36

Here's my '96 C36. Just got it from my dad in November.

PNW C36

Except for being lowered and having an Eclipse head unit, it's stock as a rock. Thinking about an Avantgarde grille, but want to make I get a quality piece. Not sure what else I'll do right now. Tinted windows, maybe. Custom trunk-mounted sub? Has anyone painted the stock calipers?

jumph4x

Nice looking! What is the grille badge? Do you have upclose images?

503C43 ////AMG

The guy before me painted my calipers red, the color is ok but the paint job isn't that great. When it gets warmer out I am going to pull them off and repaint them, not sure if I am going to go with red again...

DRBC43AMG

Red is nice if you have the real stuff, i.e. Brembo calipers . I recommend keeping them silver like AMG wanted them and still make them (apart from the yellows we start seeing now)

PNW C36

Silver would be nice, too. I saw some alleged "high heat" AMG logo caliper decals on eBay. I was thinking red calipers with black logos. Maybe silver calipers with black logos. Hmmm . . . Right now, I'd have to say my calipers are pretty dark - almost black.

As for the grille badge, it's the German Auto Club (ADAC) crest. It's like this one on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ADAC-...mZ120681370566

AMG_C36

great looking C36!! stance looks great. what is your suspension setup? how is the ride with every-day driving?

PNW C36

Thanks! I wish I knew what the setup is. I was told it was professionally done by the first owner (my dad bought it in '02), and I don't have a reason to doubt it. It's very solid (no funny sounds or feels), has a firm ride, but not harsh at all. The camber is a little aggressive both in the front and the rear, but it corners better than anything I've ever driven. My dad is in his 70s and he never complained about the ride. But, again, I'd sure like to know what I have under there.

AMG_C36

the ride isnt too "bouncy" at all? if you ever find out what the set up, i would be really interedted in finding out.

PNW C36

No, not at all. Very controlled and stable at speed. If I can find out, I'll let you know. I see you're in Kirkland. I work just west of Bellevue BMW. That's where I am right now. Are there any clubs, shows, or Mercedes get-togethers in the area? I'm pretty much a noob to Mercedes. I was a VW enthusiast until just a couple of years ago.

AMG_C36

thats good to hear about the ride. i tried a couple different setups but couldnt quite get a firm, stable ride.....it always seemed "bouncy" in the rear, almost like there was little to no suspension travel at all.....i think it was bad set of shocks. i am thinking about throwing on my eibach springs with my oem shocks to see what kind of ride i get.

not too sure about shows/GTGs.....but i do know there are several 36s and 43s running around the area though. i also came from the VW world (although i was in it only briefly). i had a 2004 jetta GLI in platinum gray. cool car, but nowhere near as cool as the mighty 36

austinholloman