MHP

In preparation for track testing the ECU/TCU tuning I threw some Nitto DRs on today. God I wish we had wider wheels but they fit well enough to gain me some traction. It rained this morning which is why the car is so dirty, please excuse that aspect.

Thanks

Last Emperor

awesome pics!
nice rubber

im thinking tints would make that thing look even meaner
(if thats possible)

MHP

Thanks, and you're absolutely right. I need to tint and get the clear bra on asap.

peet

LOVE that color.

nrgy

Wow, you fit 285s on the stock 9" wide rims! I was recommended not to even go with 275s, but I suppose these have a single purpose in mind

I wanted to put the Bridgestone RE-01Rs on, but in 19" they only come in 245/19 and 275/19, so I went ahead and ordered the RE050A Pole Positions in 235/19 and 265/19. I won't hook up anything like you though haha. I wish there were more options in 19" sizes.

Can't wait for your results!

jason427

NITTOS run Extremely narrow compared to all other tires, that is why they fit with no issues.

Jason

LOOKS GOOD!!!

Can't wait for more numbers....

Hurry up! They are getting a white C63 in stock in the next couple of weeks and Im trying to twist my arm into picking one up.

dlbello

Did you get your tints done yet? and did you go on ConeyIsland avenue?

YellowJacket

Great pictures!
That color is growing on me. Sometimes it looks a little flat, but looks great there!

mthis

do your tires flex at all when turning hard. i have 275/35.18 in the rear of my car. when asked the tire place they said 285 on a 9inch rim will flex so i dint put them on.

mthis

i have 245/40.18 in front 275/35.18 in rear on my c63 have great traction and no problem. on the stock rims.
i also had a bmw 545i with sport pkg and the rims were 8.5 in front and 9 in rear and stock the car had 245 front 275 rear. thats good. but i asked to do 285 and i was toled that they would flex on turns. so i put 275 great.

MHP

No, as Jason said Nitto's run very small for their size. It's probably more of a 265 than 285.

Last Emperor

yes you can see the tints on my pics, and they did a great job !!

dlbello

I think a got a great deal for the tire package.. $855 for 5yrs

What did the tints cost you? I may get it done at MB but I think it will be $300 and do you think 20% sound right for tints without it being too dark?

Also Lojack $600

Last Emperor

DO NOT get tints at MB!!!

They will F it up

Look up guaranteed alarm by us
I've done all my cars there
They do great tints

$250 + tip

I got my tire package for 600,I paid cost

MHP

Out of curiosity has anyone clear bra'd their C63 yet and if so how much did it cost? I just got quoted $700 and about fell off the couch...

dlbello

I seen the (I think 3M) clear Bra, and it looks bad...

Unless you drive around alot of gravel trucks bad highways, I'd say Not to get the Bra. But then its your choice in the end , so I'd say go check one out. It leaves a nice line across your hood....

MHP

Any other options that are more asthetically appealing?

dlbello

Really? who had a bad experience that you know? She quoted me $289.00 life time Guaranteed, I've also seen some of the tint work done on New c's in the dealer lot... I'm not going to go nuts with it, I'll pickup my car complete end of story.... BTW... Just a few minutes I received conformation for a business trip to the South Hampton's in Oct.... YeeHaa Guess how I'm getting there?

trbo2nr

Nice car and pics! Looks pretty clean to me.

dlbello

As other enthusiast on this forum had mentioned, enjoy the car as is and when you see it becoming a problem noticeable marks just get it re-finished. The cost for a clear Bra will be close or about the cost of a front nose paint job...

deaguero

Do you have the Performance Package?

haxorwear

Do a custom clear bra with a high-end application shop. I dropped my C63 off today for a full front nose wrap (full hood, full front fenders, etc) as well as some other areas I noticed may need it. The 3M applications look pretty bad on a lot of cars that I have seen... Premier (http://www.premiermobilegroup.com/) is doing our car.

I was very pleased to walk in this morning to them wrapping another C63 (white/black) when we arrived. They had just finished an M5 and were also working on a Porsche GT3 RS, all of which looked awesome. I selected the shop based on a stellar review out of the E55 forum here, as well as some other forums on the net. I can suggest that you look at a few different shops and see their work before deciding for or against the protective films.

deaguero

I paid $300 for the clear bra on my recently sold 335i when I got it new. I'd be surprised if you could repaint the Front end for that. just my .02

Regards

deaguero

Sounds like a great shop! How much did it cost you? Like I said in my earlier post my 335i clear bra cost me $300 from the dealer when I picked it up new.

MHP

Hey Phil,
Kind of lol. I have the P30 with LSD and no limiter (which we remove with ECU tuning anyway) but AMG has promised to make good on the remaining components of the package. I guess we'll see if they pull through.

Thanks
Andy