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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 05:15 PM
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Task: Transform a "normal boring" CLK to a hot one

Hi everyone.
Just started a new hobby :-) How make a boring CLK become a hot one.

Here is my ideas:
1. Buy a cheap CLK 200
2. Fix the normal demages in the car, and paint it (white?)
3. Lowered it (40mm springs)
4. Style it (migastyling.com)
5. New 19" wheels (AMG copy)
and stop ?

The goal is the white one.

So far I have done 1, getting ready for 2, and buyied nr 3,4 (not innstalled) and got the 5 on. See pics.

In a couple of week I will be ready I hope. Try to post some pics along.

Best regards Alf in Norway
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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 01:41 PM
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Now is the car delivered for the paint job.,.,cold white.
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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 11:38 PM
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clk200 huh. must be pretty slow. you will never make it fast?
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Old Apr 9, 2012 | 11:57 AM
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yes, you are right, but it can "look" hot :-)
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Old Apr 9, 2012 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dlbehrns
clk200 huh. must be pretty slow. you will never make it fast?

CLK320 huh. Must be pretty slow. You will never make it fast?

Now... how does that feel dlbehrns?

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Old Apr 9, 2012 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 81kx125MBW
CLK320 huh. Must be pretty slow. You will never make it fast?

Now... how does that feel dlbehrns?

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Only a CLK430 huh, must be as slow as my CLK320...lol I've already made it faster, taken out a E430 & CLK430

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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 01:13 AM
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Only a CLK430 huh, must be as slow as my CLK320...lol I've already made it faster, taken out a E430 & CLK430

I was given the dlbehrens guy some business. The fella from Europe comes on here all excited about his whip and ol' boy starts in on em.

That's no way to welcome a fellow CLK'er.

And let's get one thing straight right now G.I. .....

You'll beat me in a race EVERYtime cuz.... I be rollin like Santa, pimpin it slow, lookin all around for da ho-ho-ho!

But if ya really wanna run em... I'll catch u at Broadway & 62nd in front of Piatek Butcher shop...

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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 81kx125MBW
I was given the dlbehrens guy some business. The fella from Europe comes on here all excited about his whip and ol' boy starts in on em.

That's no way to welcome a fellow CLK'er.

And let's get one thing straight right now G.I. .....

You'll beat me in a race EVERYtime cuz.... I be rollin like Santa, pimpin it slow, lookin all around for da ho-ho-ho!

But if ya really wanna run em... I'll catch u at Broadway & 62nd in front of Piatek Butcher shop...

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Yeah, I was just messing with you...lol

Why not 5th n Broadway instead Too Ghetto for you...
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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 09:14 AM
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And I was just messin with him and he didn't seem to mind. "We are only a reflection of those we chose to criticize."

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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 10:28 AM
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I cant wait to see the pics, and I agree with 81kx125MBW I so want to get my car fully pimped then **** some hot chicks in the back seat, then get photos of them near me and my baby so I have some nice pics to look back at when im old and grey - "Every man dies but not every man lives" well thats until he buys his self a CLK and pimps it up.
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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Williams707
Yeah, I was just messing with you...lol

Why not 5th n Broadway instead Too Ghetto for you...

We'll never make it out alive...

Where have you been... on the otherside of the world for 20 years?
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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by john.m.gemmell
I cant wait to see the pics, and I agree with 81kx125MBW I so want to get my car fully pimped then **** some hot chicks in the back seat, then get photos of them near me and my baby so I have some nice pics to look back at when im old and grey - "Every man dies but not every man lives" well thats until he buys his self a CLK and pimps it up.

JMG... ur outta my league. I was feelin' ya till the baby comment. But to each their own... oh, and g'day mate!
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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 11:29 AM
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rofl

I love this place it’s a hoot. Life is sweet and sometimes sweaty thing.




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JMG... ur outta my league. I was feelin' ya till the baby comment. But to each their own... oh, and g'day mate!
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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by john.m.gemmell
I love this place it’s a hoot. Life is sweet and sometimes sweaty thing.
No idea what you mean.... Wish you Aussie's (and the English for that matter) actually spoke English that we here Stateside could understand. lol

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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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Yea thats a fair statement! I was simply saying I like these forums, life is fun and some times hard work.



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No idea what you mean.... Wish you Aussie's (and the English for that matter) actually spoke English that we here Stateside could understand. lol

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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 08:40 PM
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We'll never make it out alive...

Where have you been... on the otherside of the world for 20 years?
I agree, we'll never make it out alive because no one knows us so we have just become outsiders in that ghetto gangland.

I get back to Gary every few years. Was just back there last year. It's so bad that even the atmosphere hits you with sadness and a ghostly aura. Next time I get back I want to make a video of how bad it is, there is no way a city can ever come back from that. I also noticed that now everyone from Gary is moving out into Merriville to have an improvement on their quality of life but it's doing nothing but making Merriville go down as well.

It was funny, went to Goudy's to get some of that good fish and inside as I approach the bullet proof glass trying to place my order, to the right there was a drunk bum in his 50s trying to play on an old beat up organ and sing with no teeth stating he has dreams and plans to go to college to pursue a career in music taking donations... That might have been me if I stayed in Gary. I so don't miss Gary that it's not even funny. That was down on around 25th in Broadway last year.

Gary looks like a 3rd world country in a war zone for the most part. When's the last time you've been back?

And I've been on the other side of the world for 21 years Mister.
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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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drivin you slab around Gary would tip the heat you were the dealer to bust. lol.
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 03:43 PM
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I have no problem with the comments, mostly due to that I have another car - more build for speed :-)
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 03:49 PM
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I have no problem with the comments, mostly due to that I have another car - more build for speed :-)
very nice.. come race my cousin nick.. he has 911 turbo and pushing 852hp at the wheels . ($65000. in mods)
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 07:28 PM
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very nice.. come race my cousin nick.. he has 911 turbo and pushing 852hp at the wheels . ($65000. in mods)
So what are you pushing on your wheels?
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 10:11 PM
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got the styling today, painting tomorrow. going forward,,,
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 10:22 PM
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Looking great! Now you need a double-din DVD, bluetooth, backup cam w/ satellite radio...

PS, is satellite radio popular in Norway?
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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are those headlights on the white car the same as the projector's all over ebay? something about those looks different. and by different I mean better
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 05:32 PM
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A little teaser how the car looks now before lowering, starting to get close to hot... :-) More pics sooon
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Get a flat hood emblem. It goes with your look and you will like it much better.
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