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Old Sep 26, 2019 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Skim450
damn, this looks insanely good..... i wish there was a cost effective solution for getting aftermarket wheels on these cars.
(without having to lower the car and spend a grip on wheels).. seems like there aren't many inexpensive wheels that fit these cars.
Konig has flow formed options for ~1200 for a set...
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Old Sep 26, 2019 | 06:26 PM
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Konig has flow formed options for ~1200 for a set...
meh, not many options from them in a good looking style. and the ones that are good looking, are only available in 19x8.5 (smallest width). so for the front end, that means lowering the car.
to rephrase my previous statement, i wish there were more options that were plug and play.
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Old Sep 26, 2019 | 09:54 PM
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damn, this looks insanely good..... i wish there was a cost effective solution for getting aftermarket wheels on these cars.
(without having to lower the car and spend a grip on wheels).. seems like there aren't many inexpensive wheels that fit these cars.
thanks for the kind words! Give it time, always happens when a newer platform comes out. Same thing happened to the w204 platform. There weren’t many options at first but in due time more affordable lowering and wheel options came to be. Many vossen and rohana wheel choices along with others.

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Old Sep 28, 2019 | 05:26 PM
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Old Sep 28, 2019 | 05:40 PM
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God - I love this car. I'm so happy I got the PO - I couldn't imagine without it!!!!!




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Old Sep 28, 2019 | 06:25 PM
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Old Sep 30, 2019 | 07:27 PM
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Picked up my Iridium Silver C43 estate over the weekend. Only got to drive it for a day before it was dropped off for paint correction, ceramic coating and PPF.

A few mods planned once my bank balance recovers.


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Old Oct 3, 2019 | 11:34 AM
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Picked up my Iridium Silver C43 estate over the weekend. Only got to drive it for a day before it was dropped off for paint correction, ceramic coating and PPF.

A few mods planned once my bank balance recovers.

Very nice in silver! Mine’s white.
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Old Oct 7, 2019 | 12:45 PM
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A few shots I took of my wife tracking her C43 at Palmer Motorsports Park in MA:







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Old Oct 7, 2019 | 12:56 PM
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A few shots I took of my wife tracking her C43 at Palmer Motorsports Park in MA:

GREAT shot.
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Old Oct 7, 2019 | 01:21 PM
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Old Oct 7, 2019 | 03:32 PM
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Old Oct 7, 2019 | 03:33 PM
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Wow! Incredible shot. Love it!

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A few shots I took of my wife tracking her C43 at Palmer Motorsports Park in MA:

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Old Oct 9, 2019 | 07:38 PM
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A few shots I took of my wife tracking her C43 at Palmer Motorsports Park in MA:




Love the pics! Did you upgrade the brake pads? If not, how'd they hold up?
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Old Oct 10, 2019 | 08:56 AM
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Wow! Incredible shot. Love it!
Thank you!

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Love the pics! Did you upgrade the brake pads? If not, how'd they hold up?
The car is 100% stock. My wife is running in a novice run group so the speeds are not that high (relative). She was the fastest in her group however and received a lot of point by's. She had zero issues with braking or anything else. The only annoying thing with this car is that the accident avoidance nannies have to be turned off each time the car starts. Otherwise the car is set up amazingly well for novice-intermediate HPDE. And as a bonus this is a great way to wear out the runflats faster. PS4S will be next!
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Old Oct 19, 2019 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by sonorous
Thank you!

The car is 100% stock. My wife is running in a novice run group so the speeds are not that high (relative). She was the fastest in her group however and received a lot of point by's. She had zero issues with braking or anything else. The only annoying thing with this car is that the accident avoidance nannies have to be turned off each time the car starts. Otherwise the car is set up amazingly well for novice-intermediate HPDE. And as a bonus this is a great way to wear out the runflats faster. PS4S will be next!
Yes the RFs are crap on track. Too hard , not a good choice for a performance car. Also don't know why the hell they put only narrow 225 /40 up front!?
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Old Nov 3, 2019 | 08:34 PM
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Old Nov 9, 2019 | 08:54 PM
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Old Nov 15, 2019 | 05:35 PM
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Brilliant Blue 2019 C43 Coupe
its a 2019 C43.
things done:
Badging is all black. the only Chrome showing on the car is the Mercedes badge on the grill cause it has the destronic package as well.
door handles are black where chrome was originally.
Replaced original grill with Panamera grill.
Lowered on K&W HAS lowering springs
Red stripe on the car,
PPF the front of the car and ceramic coated the rest.

Will try and get better / bigger pictures later.

Things to do on the car. Replace the Mercedes Wheels with aftermarket. Doing that after the original tires need to be replaced, and will be running the Michelin All Seasons.

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Old Nov 15, 2019 | 07:11 PM
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Great looking car Dystempr. I should know, I was a couple of cars behind you yesterday on Carowinds Blvd. I followed on to 77 and passed you just to get a better look at your car! I am picking up my 2020 coupe tomorrow so next time you see me I'll be in a car you recognize.
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Old Nov 17, 2019 | 09:38 AM
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Is it difficult to swap in the Panamera grill or is the fitment identical between the C43/C63?
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Old Nov 17, 2019 | 03:25 PM
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My 2020.

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Old Nov 17, 2019 | 10:47 PM
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A few shots I took of my wife tracking her C43 at Palmer Motorsports Park in MA:
Fun track. I've been there on my bike.
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Old Nov 18, 2019 | 07:15 PM
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Car looks good, need some tint and lowering done on it. If you are looking for a shop GMP Performance was good and took care of me.
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