CLK55 AMG, CLK63 AMG (W208, W209) 2000 - 2010 (Two Generations)

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Old May 20, 2003 | 01:20 PM
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Old May 20, 2003 | 05:56 PM
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Nice one Tim! What kit is that? Looks like MH-Dezent? How much?
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Old May 20, 2003 | 06:07 PM
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That is the Expression DTM front bumper (as I have on my car). There is no such thing as a MH-Dezent kit, they just take your money and don't ship! Expression makes the kit (which MH used to sell).

The bumper was installed by Bobby Carter, one of our World Challenge racers, at Valley Collision in Stockton, CA. As you can see, they do excellent body work. They are one ouf our partners in building our E46 M3 World Challenge Race Car.
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Old May 20, 2003 | 06:27 PM
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So when will you guys have your E46 motorsport chassis be complete?
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Old May 20, 2003 | 06:38 PM
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That car is freakin ridiculous!!!!! I love how it looks, nice and sleek, yet fast as a mother fo. keep up the good job Tim!!! boy i need a Kleemann in my life!

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Old May 20, 2003 | 07:45 PM
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Thanks for the nice comments!
Valley Collision in Stockton did a super job!
I would highly recommend them for any type of body work. Bobby walked us thru the shop and showed us some of the inprogress work. They are a great bunch of guys and only do top quality work.
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Old May 20, 2003 | 09:26 PM
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yo tim nice job... now get those SAC rims so u will be ben's twin haheheh j/k
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Old May 20, 2003 | 09:47 PM
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I would have to drop about 50 HP, change the hood and the emblem, get dual exhaust, rear bumper cover, Headers and a few other things to be Ben's twin.

I went with the Expression DTM front bumper because I didn't really care for the Lorinser Bumber. And there really isn't much else out there.

I'm just doing my own thing!
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Old May 21, 2003 | 07:47 AM
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very very nice.. great improvement to a rather boring front-end.

What about the amber sidemarkers? isn't that necessary to be DOT Legal in america?
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Old May 21, 2003 | 08:08 AM
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Timster- u still need those fogs?

Since you took off your old bumper I was wondering if you might be looking to sell the fin or foglights to me? Please email me at compstor@optonline.net if you can.
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Hey Timster,

Have you had any problems with the replica lorinsers bending? I was thinking of geting the replica 19's, but people tell me the quality is bad.
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Old May 26, 2003 | 04:16 PM
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Hey Timster,

Have you had any problems with the replica lorinsers bending? I was thinking of geting the replica 19's, but people tell me the quality is bad.
No problems to date!
The quality is not bad. In fact it's pretty good for wheels less than $1K. They're not perfect but you would have to get down on the ground with a magnifing glass to even begin to see the very very minor flaws.
I wouldn't think twice about buying them again. For the money I'll take the copies. But if your looking for the brand name then go with the originals.
I spent big bucks on brand name wheels in the past. And these seam to hold up to normal ware and tear just as good as the expensive ones.
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Old May 29, 2003 | 09:20 AM
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man, looks nice! did you take any more pics?
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More pic's in the future.
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how much is the expression bumper??
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Old May 31, 2003 | 12:03 AM
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About $900 plus shipping paint and installation.
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