Wide body project thread plus intro...
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CL63 AMG Wide / C63 AMG Wide / Nissan GT-R Godzilla
Cant wait to see your CL done, here you have pictures of my baby. 701 HP, 21' adv.1 wheels, meisterschaft exhaust, h&r ets lowering kit, with custom 1/1 bodykit a bit wider than the one you got, but looks similar. Have a nice day and i hope yours benz going to look awesome 
cheers from Poland.
cheers from Poland.
Last edited by WidebodyCL63; Jun 28, 2017 at 04:28 AM.
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Cant wait to see your CL done, here you have pictures of my baby. 701 HP, 21' adv.1 wheels, meisterschaft exhaust, h&r ets lowering kit, with custom 1/1 bodykit a bit wider than the one you got, but looks similar. Have a nice day and i hope yours benz going to look awesome cheers from Poland.
cheers from Poland.Two things I didn't like about it...
1. the front bumper fins
2. the hood looks too busy perhaps the wiper vents need to be coded to the car or something but it looked ricey.
I see its a 1/1 so I guess it wasn't an option for me but the kits coming out of Poland require far too much bodywork to get the lines right. Anyone planning to do a kit make sure to allocate a month worth of fiberglass work to get it ready for paint. Weigh this factor against a Prior kit that sells for $14K and you can do your own math. If you have fiberglass bodywork experience than its a no brainer (no Bondo) You'll save a ton of money. IF YOU NEED TO FARM IT OUT, MAKE SURE YOU GET A QUOTE BASED ON PREP AND PAINT AND NOT MAN HOURS.
Without a doubt, I would also have the same shop that preps the car to paint it and get a quote for the entire job with a penalty for passing a due date or you will undoubtedly get yourself into a crossfire with both parties pointing fingers at the other for a job you're not happy with.
Listen carefully to my advice, I only wish someone had given it to me.
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Are you considering a new set of wheels in the future at all? I hate to see someone running spacers on a wide body car when there are so many cool things you can do with a custom set of forged wheels...
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These are the wheels I ended up with
Wanted to have my wheels look like what MB would have done oem and not 3 piece custom. I'd say these nailed it other than size, which I'm happy with.
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Sent all my wood trim out to OCarbon to get wrapped today!
Decided to go with a Carbon Kevlar (yellow, black, silver) weave. This is a very rare fabric only offered by one company. The rep @ OCarbon sent me this picture of this fabric used on an Audi and I was sold. I wanted anyone that entered my car to know that this wasn't a wrap and this material says hand laid all the way, no second guessing about it. It also helped greatly in the decision making that the introduction of a little yellow was perfect for theming the car with the yellow calipers.
Again the car will be Audi battleship Nardo gray with the yellow accents. All chrome will be coded to the car other than carbon fiber (tail, mirrors, diffuser, splitter.)
We are wrapping up the last bodywork details (gaps and fitment lines) and should be ready for the paint booth by Monday.
Seeing the finish line....
Again the car will be Audi battleship Nardo gray with the yellow accents. All chrome will be coded to the car other than carbon fiber (tail, mirrors, diffuser, splitter.)
We are wrapping up the last bodywork details (gaps and fitment lines) and should be ready for the paint booth by Monday.
Seeing the finish line....
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Sent all my wood trim out to OCarbon to get wrapped today!
Decided to go with a Carbon Kevlar (yellow, black, silver) weave. This is a very rare fabric only offered by one company. The rep @ OCarbon sent me this picture of this fabric used on an Audi and I was sold. I wanted anyone that entered my car to know that this wasn't a wrap and this material says hand laid all the way, no second guessing about it. It also helped greatly in the decision making that the introduction of a little yellow was perfect for theming the car with the yellow calipers.
Again the car will be Audi battleship Nardo gray with the yellow accents. All chrome will be coded to the car other than carbon fiber (tail, mirrors, diffuser, splitter.)
We are wrapping up the last bodywork details (gaps and fitment lines) and should be ready for the paint booth by Monday.
Seeing the finish line....
Again the car will be Audi battleship Nardo gray with the yellow accents. All chrome will be coded to the car other than carbon fiber (tail, mirrors, diffuser, splitter.)
We are wrapping up the last bodywork details (gaps and fitment lines) and should be ready for the paint booth by Monday.
Seeing the finish line....
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Cant wait to see your CL done, here you have pictures of my baby. 701 HP, 21' adv.1 wheels, meisterschaft exhaust, h&r ets lowering kit, with custom 1/1 bodykit a bit wider than the one you got, but looks similar. Have a nice day and i hope yours benz going to look awesome cheers from Poland.
cheers from Poland.
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Again, the color chosen was Aston Martin "China Gray". It is a solid battleship gray with violet undertones. All trimming will be done in semigloss black. Secondary color is Ferrari Fly yellow (Calipers and certain accents.)
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Wow that was some project...Came out great, love the China Grey. Are you finally done with everything?
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