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Hey guys here is my new (to me) CLK550 in white with stone interior. Car has 21,3xx miles and I just took delivery today. Searched Autotrader for a couple months looking for either a clean white or red 550 and finally this one popped up at a Ford dealership in Arizona. Purchased it sight unseen and had it shipped out to me. I'm the third owner according to Carfax, but I think the 2nd is the dealer when they took possession. The guy that traded it in was a "snowbird" who rarely drove it. The interior is flawless and exterior is about 8/10. The only surprise was there is fender well damage and slight damage to the rear of the passenger side skirt. It most likely originated from a blowout. Other than that I'm very pleased with the purchase and had a blast driving it earlier. I'm not new to MB or their V8's, I also owned a C55 for about a year a while back. Looking forward to a few tasteful mods but nothing crazy. In the second and third pic I swapped out the side marker with a clear Depo marker and slapped in a Bright white LED bulb. Its pretty bright hopefully it doesn't attract any unwanted attention.
Home sweet home where she belongs.
The first mod.
They are pretty bright.
Home sweet home where she belongs.
The first mod.
They are pretty bright.
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JakeMS3 (02-11-2017)
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That is a drool-worthy car fer sure. Rodney's stamp of approval means that you indeed scored a true gem, of the sort I dream of owning some day.
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JakeMS3 (02-11-2017)
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looks great! look into AZNoptics (vendor here) or similiar for some nice other LED/HID options as well...I went with 5k morimoto low beams/fogs and city light LEDs changes the car drastically
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Yea swap the leds to white. Blue just looks ricey imho... Plus you give a reason for the cops to pull you over. I know in VA if you have ANY blue on the front of the car you are getting pulled over quick.
Car looks clean though!
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-Nigel
Car looks clean though!
Congrats!
-Nigel
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Thanks. Yeah I ordered amber LED bulbs for the clear side markers and white LEDs for the front lights.
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Nice find! You have ***** buying it sight unseen. I would of booked a flight out there test drove it and made a vacation out of it
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Also to add, I wasn't afraid of a little maintenance or repairs as I'm used to DIY with all my cars. I did about $4K worth of work to my C55 (dealer estimate) within the first month of ownership. Changing 16 spark plugs was definitely the hardest so I was praying the car ran smooth with no spark issues, which in this case it did (knock on wood).
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