onebad71

ok i have never owned a german car before i was always a huge muscle car fan.. well still am needless to say i bought a 2004 clk 500 with some amg features.
1st.. i had some idiot back into my car so i need a drivers fender where is the best place to get one.

2 how do i turn off the traction control completly.
3 is there any way to upgrade the car with tuning that can be done by hand programming or something like that.

i also have a 71 camaro with a 671 blown sbc and am the kind of person to tinker so i have owned the car for over a year and am dying to get my paws into it a littlemore but need to know the basics of this w209 before i get in over my head. thanks in advance guys..

dynomite05

Welcome to the forum. You will find a ton of info here. Sorry to hear that somebody hit you already. To answer your questions

1. The drivers side fender is part # 2098800318 and it is available through parts.com brand new for $243.80. That's unpainted. You might be able to find a used one on ebay for less.

2. To turn off traction control you could put your car into "dyno mode". Bad news is I don't think dyno mode work for an 04.

3. You could get a ECU tune that will give you increased throttle response, better gas mileage, and a bump in HP/TQ. There are a few different companies that can do this.

2MCHCAR

+1. Ha, Ha! BTW, "Dyno"mite; "Dyno Mode" does work for an 2004 CLK500!

dynomite05

Good to know, i thought I read that it didn't work for an 04...

onebad71

awesome... thanks for the info on the fender... im currently in iraq and have been searching for a new fender for my car since i got here last december. and havent seen a single one pop up on ebay.. as for the dyno mode how do i do that... i hate having the traction control on it drives me nuts. another question i have is concerning the interior mine is like a carbon fiber /metal mesh type look. is that the base model inside.. im very new to the eurocar scene some have told me that my car is a amg but all i see is amg wheels.. and it looks to have a bodykit.. ill have to post pics i guess..and let the experts tell me what i have if i had the vin that would make life easy but me ad the wife are in the army so i got no help there... thanks again

BadDebt

Dyno mode most deffinitley works for an 04 CLK 500!
The CLK500s in the US all have the same AMG items. It's not a true AMG car, you need the engine for that. Thanks for your service.

onebad71

thats what i thought since mine only has the 5.0 is there a good website i can order performance parts for this engine.. rockers cams valve covers intake... is there any swaps like the ls motors intake from maybe a 6.1 im just throwing things out here... i really want to up the hp in this engine and im not afraid to the the engine out of the car. and rebuild it

Kevwood

Welcome to the board from another SBC tuner (former) and Middle East dweller. There are quite a few performance upgrades for the 500 ranging from swapping air-boxes (E55), upgrading camshafts, exhaust/headers to superchargers. I've decided to do moderate performance mods to my 500 and put more focus into the suspension - mashing the pedal and going in a straight line was fun back in the day but I've evolved into being a real fan of roadcourse racing now.

dynomite05

That new sig looks nice Kev.

Kevwood

Thanks Wes. I just bought my new camera and got my car back from MB (it was in for the trans module for almost 3 weeks), it was all cleaned up nicely so I thought I'd snap a nice sig pic. While I was at it I took pics 360 so I can do a good before-after when the car is done.

Thanks again for the comment pal, I'd toss one back at you but I've comment on your car so many times beofore I might come across as having a 'Wes-car-fetish'.