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2018 Mercedes C43 AMG Coupe
I don't know too much about mods but easiest and best performance mod is to get your ECU tuned.
There are a thousand threads on this forum and on google about which tuning companies are reputable and give the best performance.
There are a thousand threads on this forum and on google about which tuning companies are reputable and give the best performance.
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2018 C43 Coupe
tune is already pretty much chosen just finding the time. I was wondering if there was a good air filter people recommend and other smaller upgrades like that since I’m not to knowledgeable about these cars yet.
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Oh boy the ECU Tune changes the car. Other than downpipes I have not seen many other mods which impact performance. It seems like most of the cosmetic changes are tires/wheels and wraps or paint to either blackout spoilers, grills, chrome etc.
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2018 C43 Coupe
Yeah ECU tune (looking at you AMR) and downpipes will prob be done in the spring. Car came with night and studio package so a lot of the accents are black already. Will look into making door handles, badges and wings in grille black too. I don’t wanna use plasti dip or vinyl wrap, you guys recommend finding a good shop to paint it black? And yes, the AMG pins for the door lock is on the list.
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2017 AMG C43, AWE Touring, BMC Air Filters- 2015 BMW X3 3.5i (JB1 Equipped)
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Yeah I was watching that long thread about how good the JB1 is, but it requires some fine tuning to get it just right. Tunes from either a full ECU flash to a piggy back are a difficult decision. Ill spend a few months weighing the options and figure it out in the spring time.
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Thanks for the serious answer. I don't see how the others were comparing my question to "adding stickers." I don't have my car yet and I definitely did not look for the door pins when considering a car...
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as soon as you get the car you'll see what we mean. My Audi(s) didn't have door pins, just an LED to indicate locked. I honestly think that is a better solution to physical door pins...but if you have to have them, they may as well look the part. The plastic ones look like they came out of $20K budget auto...base model.
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as soon as you get the car you'll see what we mean. My Audi(s) didn't have door pins, just an LED to indicate locked. I honestly think that is a better solution to physical door pins...but if you have to have them, they may as well look the part. The plastic ones look like they came out of $20K budget auto...base model.
And they aren't even functional. Maybe you can push them down (I haven't tried) but you certainly can't pull up on them. Nor would you even want to as there is a button for this. What is the point?
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2018 Mercedes AMG C43 (sold), 2025 GLC63s Coupe
I agree on the door pins--I added the OEM Mercedes ones for the C-Class (Part # 0007660800). I was in a C300 loaner and the standard black plastic ones really do look cheap.
Another popular modification is the C63 rear diffuser and exhaust tip swap. The sedans are a direct swap as the C43 and C63 use the same bumper cover. I am not entirely sure of the details of the swap for coupes.
Another popular modification is the C63 rear diffuser and exhaust tip swap. The sedans are a direct swap as the C43 and C63 use the same bumper cover. I am not entirely sure of the details of the swap for coupes.
