Carlsson kit Reaction?
03-03-2008, 01:10 AM
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Carlsson kit Reaction?
hey wusup people im going to pick up my car tomorrow from the body shop after a long wait because of the accident.
I was wondering what are peoples reaction to the car when they see it on the streets is the car and eye catcher more because of the kit? do people ever say that u made the car look ugly? jw because the kit looks great in pictures just not sure about in real life.
I was wondering what are peoples reaction to the car when they see it on the streets is the car and eye catcher more because of the kit? do people ever say that u made the car look ugly? jw because the kit looks great in pictures just not sure about in real life.
03-03-2008, 10:49 AM
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It seems to grab peoples attention more now than before..especially with the newer looking lights. The only thing i regret doing was painting the bottom of the grill black. It was silver to start with like it is in the pic below and then I got the bright idea to black it out so now it looks like there is nothing really there. I suggest you leave it shiny silver. Now I get all the damn rock chip there and the black is starting to wear.
Oh well all in all I would do it again, its the best upgrade in my opinion. It just makes the car a little different. Some say that the kit is played out, and it kinda is ON THIS FORUM..BUT, I have yet to see another Benz with this kit in Texas so its still nice.
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Oh well all in all I would do it again, its the best upgrade in my opinion. It just makes the car a little different. Some say that the kit is played out, and it kinda is ON THIS FORUM..BUT, I have yet to see another Benz with this kit in Texas so its still nice.
Greg
03-03-2008, 11:30 AM
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It seems to grab peoples attention more now than before..especially with the newer looking lights. The only thing i regret doing was painting the bottom of the grill black. It was silver to start with like it is in the pic below and then I got the bright idea to black it out so now it looks like there is nothing really there. I suggest you leave it shiny silver. Now I get all the damn rock chip there and the black is starting to wear.
Oh well all in all I would do it again, its the best upgrade in my opinion. It just makes the car a little different. Some say that the kit is played out, and it kinda is ON THIS FORUM..BUT, I have yet to see another Benz with this kit in Texas so its still nice.
Greg
Oh well all in all I would do it again, its the best upgrade in my opinion. It just makes the car a little different. Some say that the kit is played out, and it kinda is ON THIS FORUM..BUT, I have yet to see another Benz with this kit in Texas so its still nice.
Greg
03-03-2008, 12:17 PM
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ya itll get more head turn and def looks better...always looks better in person too.......youll ocassionally run across the person who says "y would u do that to a benz" but fk em...theyre usually the ones that dono sht bout cars...
and in regards to the mesh...i say go with black...u just gotta get it painted rite to avoid the rock chips....the silver doesnt look clean..i had to black mine out
and in regards to the mesh...i say go with black...u just gotta get it painted rite to avoid the rock chips....the silver doesnt look clean..i had to black mine out
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It seems to grab peoples attention more now than before..especially with the newer looking lights. The only thing i regret doing was painting the bottom of the grill black. It was silver to start with like it is in the pic below and then I got the bright idea to black it out so now it looks like there is nothing really there. I suggest you leave it shiny silver. Now I get all the damn rock chip there and the black is starting to wear.
Oh well all in all I would do it again, its the best upgrade in my opinion. It just makes the car a little different. Some say that the kit is played out, and it kinda is ON THIS FORUM..BUT, I have yet to see another Benz with this kit in Texas so its still nice.
Greg
Oh well all in all I would do it again, its the best upgrade in my opinion. It just makes the car a little different. Some say that the kit is played out, and it kinda is ON THIS FORUM..BUT, I have yet to see another Benz with this kit in Texas so its still nice.
Greg
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Sorry SF I dont mean to hijack your thread!!!
Yassale0, I will definitely need to look at your setup. My catalytic converter is making noise so I am going to order some less restrictive ones from Evosport next month and it would be awesome to do the exhaust at the same time. I might as well take it to the same shop that did yours as well since they know what they are doing. What do the tips look like and is it low noise at idle and mean at full rev?
Yassale0, I will definitely need to look at your setup. My catalytic converter is making noise so I am going to order some less restrictive ones from Evosport next month and it would be awesome to do the exhaust at the same time. I might as well take it to the same shop that did yours as well since they know what they are doing. What do the tips look like and is it low noise at idle and mean at full rev?
03-03-2008, 07:17 PM
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Cant wait to see the pics...I am going to do the same thing if I like the sound and looks. This will save me a ton of money instead of spending almost a grand again!!
03-06-2008, 10:12 AM
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Well it sure as heck isn't a BAD kit, but I have always hated how flat the front end is.... especially with how rounded the rest of the car is. That's the only reason I prefer the Lorinser more. (one of the versions of it, anyway)
