NardoNZ

thats a lot of bullsh*t in such few words

Rudeney

Actually, I've driven them, on USA streets, but not allowed to actually own one - and that's the bad thing! Yes, they built plenty of diesel W163 at the factory right down the road here, and I was even luck enough to drive around in an ML400CDI but it could never be registered in the USA. What a shame! At least we do now have a few diesels here - the E (sedan only), S, ML and GL are all available now. They have been promising the C for a while, but no such luck. BMW and Audi are also delivering some diesels, but they just aren't big sellers here. It's really odd, though. MBZ seems to be making a car for everyone, so why not just let us custom order the diesels when we want them?

Nando87

Really? Would you like to have diesels? The DPF is rubbish, as it is the EGR. They are very contaminant so they need tons of unnecesary and complicated technologies and parts in order to apply contamination normatives which die frequently or cause problems and are stupidly expensive. The noise they make is awful, they only work more or less properly between 2000 and 3500 rpm... seriously, enjoy your cheap gas prices and drive proper cars. I understand that it can look exotic to you because you don't have them there, but believe me you are very very lucky.

iyeoh

Oh give it up. Outside of the DTM and the Black Series, CLK AMGs aren't much of sports cars. It's his vehicle and it isn't your place to tell him what to do.

KILLERHERTZ

November 2012

Mod 8) CLK55 AMG Rear Box:









Another 2x Tips will be added in the future for the Quad tail pipe set up

Mod 9) Facelift GPS Aerial:

NardoNZ

for the second part I can feel you... but .......(comment deleted on CLK AMG's) LOL you know what... you're not even worth the argument about these cars

NardoNZ

@BBW: did you have to cut your bumper wider where the exhaust sits? looking good! the aerial is one I haven't seen done before... nice work, we might see that a bit more hopefully!

CLK550 $wagger

This is going to get good.

NardoNZ

LOL sorry mate, not going to waste my breath on such an Idiot.... clearly a guy with a midlife crisis if you look at his garage, so he'll think he knows it all anyway.

Also I really like this CLK270cdi and whats being done to it and I don't want to ruin the tread

CLK550 $wagger

Hahaha you don't have to apologize to me at all.

I agree the OP is dfoing a great job!

KILLERHERTZ

Yep, had to cut a huge amount off, they are very wide compared to the C43 AMG tips on my last car.

Before:


After:

KILLERHERTZ

Couple of pictures of my ambient interior lighting mods, im currently added 2x per front footwell and also one at the bottom of my rear view mirror:









I hope to have it all finished this weekend if its not stupidly cold again

elijah

Nardo we just have to accept that there will always be non AMG owners rocking the badge. Hell we've even seen them on non M-B cars. It's a shame yes but hey... It is what it is. I already find it weird to say the least on a 500 or 550 but on a 270 CDI is straight silly.

Anyway, OP I like your mods. It takes ***** to tear down the inside of a car like you did but it seems you know what you are doing! And I'm glad you decided to remove the badge.

KILLERHERTZ

I havent!

If you really must go on and on about a tiny badge on the boot, cant you use the massive thread that already exists and leave my thread to discuss the mods!

elijah

Newbie calm yourself! Don't get so offended, this is a forum. You will get critics positive and/or negative whether you like it or not. You asked for it the second you posted pics of a diesel rocking an AMG badge so deal with it.

BTW newbie refers to your amount of posts. Anyway have a good one

KILLERHERTZ

Id have more posts on here, but the only threads that get an traffic seem to be related to badges

KILLERHERTZ

Had a go at wiring up the RVM light this afternoon, wired it upto the factory fitted ashtray ambient light via the A-Pillar:



Careful to position the wiring away from the curtain roof airbag:


And finally a shot of the actual light on, this was before I applied some sandpaper to the LED to create a diffused light effect so its not as bright as this shot implys:


Once I have finished the footwell lights I will take some decent pictures with my SLR camera that can pick up low light levels a hell of alot better than my phone camera!

KILLERHERTZ

Best picture I could managed before the battery ran out. They arent as bright as this in real life (ive brighten it in PS) but it does give you a good idea of what I have done:

2x LEDs per footwell, and one at the bottom of the RVM

vsix

Wow great mods you do, without enough knowledge on the electrical subject...this car would turn into a deathtrap! RESPECT! AS for the badge prob: I know you are not up to fool others, its more to fool yourself, so you can keep yourself focused, without pressure to the real deal, one day, a real AMG...its the same with Rolex Replicas...sooner or later youll gonna rock a real Rolex. Thats what some should understand, he dont want to pose, he just likes or wants to fool himself, so he can stay focused on his goals without beeing disturbed by not driving an AMG eventhough this diesel should give him a hard time thinking that. Well if he never heard an V8 then he could even care less bout the sound of his diesel.
No sarcastic talk here, just what I feel in his case.
And if ya dont know know ya know ;-)

KILLERHERTZ

Deathtrap?!? - I have touched the stereo and the interior lighting. how could that make it a Deathtrap!?!

Haha, im impressed at how big you all think you are with your V8s. - Its a badge get over it, its not going any time soon. - For the record, imaging your gas prices 120% more than your paying now in the US
- welcome to England.

Its sad that the only replies on this forum are about the badge and not questions on my 'deathtrap' mods. - if noone cares about the other mods I will continue to only post on many many other forums out there, - hence my lack of posts in 10 years after owning 3 Mercs nearly all the replies on this forum are hostile - why is this?

NardoNZ

I am interested to hear more about this mod. I am planning on doing it myself but the radio etc doesn't just plug in and work or does it? I had comand before I switched to an aftermarket dynavin unit. The top control unit and climate control are straight swap I assume? what did you do to get the radio working? have just ordered a face lift cage to hold everything in place and keen to start collecting all the bits.

For your previous post, I might be wrong, but I think VSIX actually backed you up instead of giving you *****. I think I might have been overreacting a bit towards the badge as its your own car in the end. I understand you aren't trying to convince anyone your car is a true AMG.

Keep the mods coming please! I'm really enjoying what you do to your car!

vsix

Easy! Calm down!
What do you exactly mean with....how big you all think you are with your V8s?
Its all a matter of considering yourself grown up or not and how YOU see things.
Listen owning a V8 doesnt make you think you are big nor does it make you small if you own a diesel, like mentioned before...its up to you how you look at it. When I say you fool, then you fool, thats how it is. If noone told you that, then its time that someone tells you that right into your face and you then finally STOP drowning so much money into a ....jesus...diesel instead of backing up that money till you have a stack of cash and you are able to rock a real cool...sorry to say V8 ....
You dont know how it is to crank up an V8 dont ya? Go and testdrive one, dude! Youll be thanking me for kicking you out of that diesel.

I really dont want to offend you but jail your modbug till you get to the right car, because opportunities do pop up once in a time...and just because you modded a ...diesel...you wouldnt be able to jump on that train? Comon man! Common sense!
I love what you did but drown that money elsewhere, wifey, kids, watch, life, meals....ya know?
This is a super great forum alot of people here with their heart on the right spot, no matter where you go, people will missunderstand you because of your 270 diesel-amg thing.
See my replies as an honest advice and my will to help you, instead of getting flamed for aomething you didnt know...and if you ask me? If ya dont know ...know ya know!

KILLERHERTZ

My apologies if I read the deathtrap part the wrong way! Look at the pics, I didn't touch the airbag system at all.

I will post up more details of the dash conversion over the weekend

For all you diesel haters, imagine your gas prices were 120% what your paying now eh? That's what we have here. Sure I'd love a v8, but its not practical over here. Diesel s outsell petrols over here

NardoNZ

Thats why I picked up my AMG so cheap from Leeds? cannot believe how cheap they sell them in the UK... what you pay for cars there you could drive around in a V8 for years and still spend the same in the end with cost of car and expenses included!!

KILLERHERTZ

Common sense? with respect you have no idea what your going on about, you seem to have issues with Diesels. you need to wake up.

Currently I have spent peanuts on the mods as I have sold on eBay their replacements, besides its my money I can spend as much as I like on MY HOBBY which is my car.

Like with the badges, its my car, I can do what I like with it. I thought this communty would be interested in the mods im doing. which I have discovered that all you guys seem to care about are badges and not having diesel engines.


Do you not think ive looked into it?

Car insurance alone would be over £1200 a year, add to that the high band of road tax £480 a year, then the MPG is nearly a 3rd of a diesel.

Add to that the cost of new pads, brakes on an AMG.

You guys dont know how lucky you are in the states, the UK and Europe are getting increasing more anti car.

Diesel suits the my needs perfectly. Diesels have outsold petrols for years in the UK.