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Old 10-06-2014, 04:20 PM
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C63 W205 Widebody

Ok so I really really like the W205 and i already have a deposit on it. I love the car as it is but I'm thinking about doing a custom widebody right away.

i don't mind the flat rear panels but wider rear panels would be pretty great

what do you guys think? good or bad idea
Old 10-06-2014, 10:18 PM
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I agree with you the only thing that this car is missing is the wider body in the back, something discreet in a way that combines elegance and and speed.

Both M3-M4 have wider rears.
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I've no idea really what you are looking for here, but FWIW here is my response.

Reasons to do it:

- Will look better
- Will allow you to get a wider rear tyre and add some badly needed traction

Reasons not to do it:

- To do it properly will cost a bomb
- Most of this money will be lost when you sell the car
- There is no reference to use, so getting the design right will take skill and lots of time
- Your car will be off the road for a long time, just after you have bought it and want to drive it
- It will potentially compare poorly when the BS comes out which will inevitably have a wide body

Wobble did this on his W204 and it looks great. But he had the BS as a reference. If I remember well it cost him around USD 20-30k.
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Originally Posted by Bardman
I've no idea really what you are looking for here, but FWIW here is my response.

Reasons to do it:

- Will look better
- Will allow you to get a wider rear tyre and add some badly needed traction

Reasons not to do it:

- To do it properly will cost a bomb
- Most of this money will be lost when you sell the car
- There is no reference to use, so getting the design right will take skill and lots of time
- Your car will be off the road for a long time, just after you have bought it and want to drive it
- It will potentially compare poorly when the BS comes out which will inevitably have a wide body

Wobble did this on his W204 and it looks great. But he had the BS as a reference. If I remember well it cost him around USD 20-30k.


whoa thats way far off from what this shop quoted me lol

-i got 6k-8k but if were to cost anything more than that i wouldn't do it
-4-6 weeks
-they made this
http://ink361.com/app/users/ig-11684...233_1168408846
-im not going to have my car for the first month or two for reasons i will not say
-i don't think a black series sedan will ever come out
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whoa thats way far off from what this shop quoted me lol

-i got 6k-8k but if were to cost anything more than that i wouldn't do it
-4-6 weeks
-they made this
http://ink361.com/app/users/ig-11684...233_1168408846
-im not going to have my car for the first month or two for reasons i will not say
-i don't think a black series sedan will ever come out
Looking at the pictures of that VW, all I can say is you get what you pay for.

Have a look at Wobble's W204 sedan (this is what it looks like done right):

https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...ck-series.html

You dont need the BS to come out in sedan form (as you are correct, it wont) to copy its wide body look onto a sedan.
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If I were you, I'd wait for aftermarket companies to release widebody kits for it. It'll be more cost effective and you at least will have the option to revert back vs a metal widebody. I'm sure Wald or Prior Design (just to name a couple) will have a kit for it in the first year.
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Originally Posted by amanuuh
Ok so I really really like the W205 and i already have a deposit on it. I love the car as it is but I'm thinking about doing a custom widebody right away.

i don't mind the flat rear panels but wider rear panels would be pretty great

what do you guys think? good or bad idea
That is what is called being really impatient!!!
I wouldn't do a cheap job to a new car right away. Wait until you see the car in person and know it a little bit better. Aftermarket companies will probably offer different options as well. Ideally you would wait for the BS to come out and see.
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Those widebody jobs look terrible.

Look at that sti hatch with purple wheels. Dude that looks awful and wrecked. I'm almost at a loss of words...

I wouldn't touch the w205. And if I did you can be sure they wouldn't just be riveting in pieces but cutting up the metal, forming it, lots of grinding welding etc etc etc.
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I just don't get why people do these things to cars. It looks awful and it's just plain tacky.

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I just don't get why people do these things to cars. It looks awful and it's just plain tacky.

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well when i meant wide body i meant flared fenders in the rear and a little more in the front. kind of like a black series car.
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well when i meant wide body i meant flared fenders in the rear and a little more in the front. kind of like a black series car.
Why bother though? It will never look like what the factory would do nor will it be the same quality.

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Why bother though? It will never look like what the factory would do nor will it be the same quality.

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There are some very clean and factory looking conversions out there for sure, they just cost quite a bit.

I'd wait to see if/what the new BS has to offer
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I have a feeling that wald or prior designs will come out with something too. It just takes some time for R&D to make sure we get good products.

Originally Posted by soolman32
If I were you, I'd wait for aftermarket companies to release widebody kits for it. It'll be more cost effective and you at least will have the option to revert back vs a metal widebody. I'm sure Wald or Prior Design (just to name a couple) will have a kit for it in the first year.
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LTMW does solid work. My brother owns a E91 M3 conversion that was done there, the body work is flawless. Paint is perfect. I have seen tons of Liberty Walk body kits they fit on E90's and E92s but I am not a fan of that open rivet look. If theres anyone I would trust to do a clean widebody conversion, it would be the team at LTMW.
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Originally Posted by Philipangoo
LTMW does solid work. My brother owns a E91 M3 conversion that was done there, the body work is flawless. Paint is perfect. I have seen tons of Liberty Walk body kits they fit on E90's and E92s but I am not a fan of that open rivet look. If theres anyone I would trust to do a clean widebody conversion, it would be the team at LTMW.
yup LTMW and EAS are the only two shops that worked on my 335i. If i do go wide body they are the ones that will do it.
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Originally Posted by amanuuh
yup LTMW and EAS are the only two shops that worked on my 335i. If i do go wide body they are the ones that will do it.
I would also consider using TAG Motorsports in San Diego and they do exemplary work. Look up the very famous b8.5 rs4 sedan conversion they built.

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