0grodii

Hey guys new to this car its an 03 CLK55 AMG

it came with 19'' bbs rs wheels but the outer rims in the front have some water stains and curb rash thinking if there is a way i can order the outer lip somewhere ??????

boxeswithknobs

Depends - are they 1, 2, or 3 piece? I've been able to find some BBS rims parts from a dist/rebuilder in Germany and on Ebay. You'll need to get the BBS part number off the back (like, RS 0XX) and measure the inner/outer lip, and count number of bolts (assuming it's multi-piece).

BBS has had ups and downs, but people still rebuild their wheels today. I have a 30+ year old set on my BMW I'm having rebuilt in NorCal. Officially, when I asked BBS about rebuilding, they shyed away, citing legal risk if the bolts give way. There's a guy on Ebay selling a rebuilding kit with sealant, new nuts and bolts, torque tool, and instructions.

Of course, you can also see if a refinisher can address the issue without going the full rebuilt route.

0grodii

They are 3 piece they also have a small dent on the very outer lip I'm guessing to get the part number from the back i have to jack up the car and take one of the wheels off

20 bots is what i counted

16'' is what it measured if i did it correctly which i think i did

i also hope these are not fakes

NardoNZ

did you buy this car of another member here? remember this photo with the ripped front bumper. Other than that the car looks good

elijah

Welcome to the forum.

Is the hood open in the pic? I see a gap between the grill & hood. It does not look normal...

0grodii

No i did not get it from someone on the forums.

Here is a new pic of the car what it looks like now i fixed the bumper. Also have a brand new bumper sitting iin the garage i plan to paint it and put the new one on because this one has a small Crack if you can see in the first pic.

Still needs a little work to be perfect i need the front bumper grills plan on doing fog light delete.

discoduck

I'm pretty sure this was a forum member's car.

0grodii

Chime me in if you know who it was because im pretty sure its not

Nachtsturm

Are you guys thinking it is this one?

https://mbworld.org/forums/mercedes-...lk-55-amg.html

Different wheels.

discoduck

No, not that one.

He posted here a few months ago. Can't seem to find the thread but I do recall the photos of the car with the lower grille missing.

discoduck

Now that I think of it, that first photo OP posted is the photo I saw back then lol

betrezra

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/3330410143.html

NardoNZ

Thats right, hence i asked him if he bought it of a member here, THAT exact photo is on this forum as well! 100%!! I commented on it back then, but cannot find it back now either.

NardoNZ

so u say its a new pic now that u have fixed the bumper, but the photo is from the sellers page as above?? so it was fixed BEFORE you bought it? but u say U fixed it... what is it lol? and what sort of bumper do you have in the garage? are you going a different route?

EDIT* found it! looks like you're not as 'new' to is as you make it sound like haha... u have had it longer than Ive had mine as it turns out!!

first post on this page
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...thread-76.html

betrezra

Looks soo much better with the front bumper fixed. Nice work.

So what mods do you have planned?

There are a few mod-o-holics around here if you need anything.

0grodii

Ok lets put everything to rest. The very first thread is mine i thought i never had started a thread on the forums but sense its my thread there is no one else on the forum that sold me the car so i am the first to have the car on the forums????????

Thanks Betreza, i might be needing some help with low cost good value mods just saving up some Ive been looking around in the forums but really couldn't get deep details on performance mods

betrezra

Mods for this car fall in a few categories:

1. Looks - paint, spoilers, diffuser, etc. etc.... CF interior.... wheels etc... led tail lights....... front spoiler lip..... clear marker lights....

2. Suspension/braking - Many choose to leave the motor alone and work on handling dept....... you can scavenge some 6pot front/4pot rear calipers/rotors from another model..... but some fitment/tweaking may be necessary. Or you can just buy a brembo big brake kit. Many are doing coil-overs mostly for looks.... a few for performance.
Sway bars are avail as well.

3. Engine - IMHO these motors do not really gain much from intake/exhaust per dollar like other marque's...... BUT there are a few guys running high 12's or very very low 13's still nat aspirated. You can go the klee blower route with cams/exhaust for some solid 12's or perhaps 11's if that is important to you.
Weistec is working on a blower kit that "may" work on our car eventually..... I'm watching this development closely to perhaps build a dedicated boost motor on a stand in my shop with the intent of putting the wiestec on it.. and then in my clk........ but we'll see....... The CLKBS are getting low enough in price used to start to look attractive to me..... my local mb dealer has a nice black CLK63BS with 20k miles for mid 60's..... this become very attractive to me in the 50's....... then it's long-tubes/tune and my dream car.

GL.......

0grodii

I'm really not complaining on performance end to much its already pretty fast
but I'm trying to Focus on Performance right now what caught my eye is Headers i hear stock headers restrict alot of flow. Then i dont know to D-cat the exhaust or go with a High end Cat Converter i have dual AMG quad tip exhaust right now i also want to give it some sound it just to quiet for me.

Order

1.Headers

2.D-Cat or Performance Catback for better sound

3.Pulleys Maybe?

What do you think about these mods not trying to do anything crazy just want more sound and a little power?

discoduck

headers, cams, ecu, catback