Benzoxtc

after acquiring all the parts, the long wait is over. I finally had a chance to transform my baby and give it a new look. Keep in mind that there are minor things that the body shop forgot to complete.....the orange sidemarkers were suppose to be painted and the rear bumper is missing the wire mesh. I still need to go have my exhaust installed, hopefully next weekend.

Excuse my terrible photo skills, but I snapped a few quick pictures.
Here is a picture before going under the knife:





The new look:






All comments and criticism will be gladly accepted.

acb3nz

WOW looking good. Me personal dont like the Lorinser body kit but i love the fenders also was your hood c/f ? and if it was why did you painted the whole hood? The car looks sharp and i love the color it makes the car stand out a lot

Benzoxtc

Thanks. It is the Expression hood, which is fiberglass and accomodates the CL style grill...notice that there is no frame around my grill. I was going to leave it black, but I think I will be painting my roof black in the near future.

I was originally going to go with a Lorinser front bumper and RS sideskirts and RS rear bumper, but was hesitant after all the fitment horror stories I heard. And I really liked the front and rear Lorinser, but unfortunately no other sideskirt flows well with the Lorinser bumpers. That is why I was also thinking of molding the inserts on the sideskirts, but was not sure of how it would turn out. Now I can play with photoshop and see how it would look with no inserts on the sideskirts. If I like the way it turns out, then I will modify it in the future. What do you think of the idea?

smalldog

Looks good. I may have to add the F1 fenders to finish my DTM kit.

Arabian Knights

love everything about the car, love the lm5's, one of my favourite, if i had to change one thing then it would be the color of the calipers, i think it takes away from the car, just my personal opinion, overall though love it, awesome!

CLK A

SO hot just I think the AMG side skirts will look much better
are the fenders original or after market

clkcrazy

The ride is looking nice..where did u get the kit from?

Arabian Knights

agreed.

NVDR

Nice man,

midget fidger

oh wow you have the real deal hood!

lowphat

Very nice - very clean - looks great in white - congratulations.

Benzoxtc

Thanks for the kind words. I originally had silver calipers up front, but they were to subtle. I wanted to do something different with the color of the calipers and I was going to go with white, but then an opportunity came up with the yellow calipers.

blackbenzz

Looks great! Been anticipating these pics for a long time.

Benzoxtc

Thanks. Unfortunately I don't feel that the AMG sideskirts will flow good with the rest of the kit. The AMG skirts do not sit as low as the Lorinser skirts. The fenders are original Lorinser fenders (metal), in reality they are OEM fenders that Lorinser modifies. They are a bit wider than OEM.

Benzoxtc

Everything was picked up from previous members on this forum, but I can tell you that the kit came from Peter @ wheelexperts for a fact.

T320benz

oh my god, ur car is sick, love the white with the cf hood, outstanding!!!

SFBAYCLK55AMG

Damn!! that's one sick *** ride. Everything just flows from the hood to the fenders, kit. Those fenders looks way better with the Lorinser side skirts!! Can't wait to see the roof painted. That white just totally stands out.

Congrads!! Awesome setup!! More pics!!!

55 ON IT

White looks good when it's clean!

wnycec

I need that.... white is growing on me very quickly
i have been searchin for a white with two-tone black/grey interior for a minute now... i am soo tempted to trade in black baby

show me your belly button!
(show me the guts)
(show me the interior)

wnycec

forget it - i see you have grey interior

gate1way2

I agree, the Lorinser Fenders look awesome with the Lorinser Side Skirts. Dunno why but i don't like the way the amg skirts and the Lorinser fenders flow. Nice Job!

Richard Galing

Looks fantastic Ivan!!! I don't lurk MBWorld as much anymore, but I was certainly stoked when I came across this thread, we both know I've been following the progress of your CLK for some time now and I'm glad to see your sharing the excitement with others. I'm sure your brainstorming your next move...keep up the great work buddy.

superstar

Great car! two thumbs up! How much the whole thing cost you including that hood?

gianfranc

I have never been a fan of lorinser kits but coz your car has got the full lorinser treatment, it looks great! And i also agree that the fenders only flow well with the lorinser side skirts!

CLK430girl

I am officially in love w/ the white on the CLKs....Nice job! Clean!