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A few photo-shots of my W209...

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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 02:02 AM
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A few photo-shots of my W209...

Here's a quick shot of her after a simple wash and wax....
This is a before shot...waiting for the next 2 weeks for the PSS10 kit to dial in the height and ride quality..whoot!

Also waiting for X-lounge to hook me up with his CF interior...

Forgive the terrible quality pics, i had no tripod...and it was cold as hell...
audio setup is getting torn out this week for a Alpine 505 DD screen.










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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 03:36 AM
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 09:03 AM
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I think I used to have that Alpine HU. Dead head unit? It was the **** back in the day. Also those wheels look really good, I'm still trying to figure out what kinda wheels I'm going to put on my car.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 09:47 AM
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Very Nice, really Clean! Especially your audio setup; I plan to do an install myself soon. Besides the head unit, are you going to change anything else?
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 10:38 AM
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looks good!
Thanks mate, our brabus bumpers look awesome on our cars.


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I think I used to have that Alpine HU. Dead head unit? It was the **** back in the day. Also those wheels look really good, I'm still trying to figure out what kinda wheels I'm going to put on my car.

Yeah, its the Alpine Phantom XL 1.3 DIN, and a CVA-1004...I think its one of the best HU from Alpine; even up to this time, their qaulity started to go downhill after 04.

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Very Nice, really Clean! Especially your audio setup; I plan to do an install myself soon. Besides the head unit, are you going to change anything else?
Thanks man, I swapped all the speakers, added two 6x9s in the rear deck, re-ran all the powercables, and installed three amps in the trunk. In the proccess of adding a JL slim 13.5 sub in the rear, but im not sure yet...maybe i might settle for 2 slim 10"s for the 2 side pockets in rear.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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hey what kind of springs did u use on your car ??

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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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hey what kind of springs did u use on your car ??

Thanks,

Andy
im currently using H&R sports and shaved rear pads to balance out the look when driving. I find that when i drive on hiways, the front drops a bit and she looks evenly dropped.

It sucks how the front has a two finger gap at a standstill, and the rear is tucked...typical CLK without a full coilover system.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Supafly
im currently using H&R sports and shaved rear pads to balance out the look when driving. I find that when i drive on hiways, the front drops a bit and she looks evenly dropped.

It sucks how the front has a two finger gap at a standstill, and the rear is tucked...typical CLK without a full coilover system.
U might want to raise the rear a bit up by using the thicker pad so the f and r looks balance.

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U might want to raise the rear a bit up by using the thicker pad so the f and r looks balance.

Andy
yeah, during standstill the front is raised a bit, but when in motion at cruising speed, theres enough downforce to push the frontend lower than where it is sitting now. It wont sit like this for long though, waiting for the pss10 kit to arrive and installed, then she will be looking prettier...lol
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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yeah, during standstill the front is raised a bit, but when in motion at cruising speed, theres enough downforce to push the frontend lower than where it is sitting now. It wont sit like this for long though, waiting for the pss10 kit to arrive and installed, then she will be looking prettier...lol
"prettier" ahhaahh okay...def. post pics after you installed it.

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After you replaced the factory HU, did you get any errors on the driver information display (in the instrument cluster)?
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 08:48 AM
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Are you selling your H&R's?
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 09:45 AM
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sporty but in the same time classy and beautyfull, very nice ride man, and the front bumper is just great.

do u have pics from the back??
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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I like CLK in white but yours is exceptionally well done
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Originally Posted by Supafly
im currently using H&R sports and shaved rear pads to balance out the look when driving. I find that when i drive on hiways, the front drops a bit and she looks evenly dropped.

It sucks how the front has a two finger gap at a standstill, and the rear is tucked...typical CLK without a full coilover system.
Hey can u tell me about your stereo sytem....did u change the OEM Amp when u replaced the head unit ? what about the volume button on the steering wheel ? is it still working ?? I plan to change to one of those double din NAV./DVD but I just dont know which one to go with. Anyway, I would like to know everything about your set up.

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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 12:15 AM
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Nice, clean W209, man. What type of suspension are you running and what kind of rims are those?
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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Did you ever get the IVA W505 installed? Do you have the Blackbird II also for navigation?
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 01:47 PM
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looking good. what wheel is that?
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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those are carlsson 1/16s, same as the other clk to that u asked bout.
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 03:01 PM
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the wheel is very nice
btw, I'm looking for a wheel for my clk
how much the carlsson 1/16 cost?
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not a fan of those wheels but a lower drop will set it off....

also is that a replica bumper?
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im assuming that is a clk320... right? because the v8 front drops lower because of added weight of the v8 engine.
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