This Is Not How You Modify a CLS 550

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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 08:19 PM
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It almost looks like someone wanted to channel a tricked out ghetto Chrysler 300. In fact, this IS a ghetto tricked out Mercedes. Do the wheels keep spinning when the car stops moving?
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 08:22 PM
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Man, talk about ugly! What was the guy thinking?
looks like they took a grill off of an old 50,s fargo. Talk about inflicting pain on everyone commuting who is going to see it on the road. This thing may cause sudden accidents as drivers gawk at what was once a nice automobile. I have a C350 4Matic and I wouldn't trade it for the world!
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 09:29 PM
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 10:04 PM
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Sorry, call me tasteless, gangster, whatever. I like it. Ok now go ahead and beat me up...
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 10:31 PM
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Offer $30000 and find a replacement bumper

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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 11:27 PM
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 11:44 PM
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 11:51 PM
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 12:29 AM
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Wink Heck No!

Originally Posted by tusabes
Looks like an unshaven vagina from far away
I wouldn't want to get too close to that dark patch. You probably would hear sounds of the wild coming from that thing! The car is scary as well!
I respect the choice for the fella that decided at gun point to make it that way!
I wouldn't mind trying out the car though. As long as I can drive in the parking lot and stay off the streets.
But kidding aside. I respect his opinion.
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 03:51 AM
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I am gonna say what everyone else did not dare to say , This body Kit is really old , am pretty sure I have seen it on the streets around 2006 ! and now we are talking about it ? really ? I think we are trash talking the dealer because the author of this topic did not get the attention or the respect he expected to get. And to me this seems nothing but a payback.
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 07:11 AM
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Looks like an unshaven vagina from far away
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 09:00 AM
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it's original that's for sure........I kind of like the grill though
...Says the guy with the hideous purple rims.

Are you sure this is not your old car for sale?
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 12:07 PM
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Why would anyone want to disfigure a Benz to that extent? He must be a Lexus lover! Their latest, the IS350, also has the most ugliest grill (now the second most ugliest) I've ever seen.
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 12:43 PM
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If you dislike the beautiful MB front end, then you shouldn't have bought one. Tasteful mods are fine, but this one sux.
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Hamouri
I am gonna say what everyone else did not dare to say , This body Kit is really old , am pretty sure I have seen it on the streets around 2006 ! and now we are talking about it ? really ? I think we are trash talking the dealer because the author of this topic did not get the attention or the respect he expected to get. And to me this seems nothing but a payback.
We are mostly Mercedes fanatics in this forum and tearing down the guy who created this monstrosity is not cruel or unusual. This modified Benz does not look like a Benz nor does it look like a snowplow. It just doesn't have the "Benz" touch. Anyone who disfigures a Mercedes into a Lexus does not really get the Benz experience.
It's simply a "miss"
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 08:16 PM
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You guys are morons who are saying the car is totaled.. its a front bumper... you can replace the front plastic for less than $200 bucks if you want to do all the work yourself transferring all the sensors, and grill pieces etc. It's time consuming but better than paying someone else to do it. And from the back it doesn't look too bad... This car is easily fixable
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Supgee
You guys are morons who are saying the car is totaled.. its a front bumper... you can replace the front plastic for less than $200 bucks if you want to do all the work yourself transferring all the sensors, and grill pieces etc. It's time consuming but better than paying someone else to do it. And from the back it doesn't look too bad... This car is easily fixable
Look, we are not morons. The reason this issue got everybody's nickers on fire is that you don't deface such a great car. The mod ruined the car. We are simply stating that this car is not upgraded it's downgraded!
Heck maybe this guy has some awesome merc hidden somewhere, who knows. This model he decided to display wouldn't even please a youngster for his first car! It's a bloody joke.
I may be a moron but I am a moron with better taste than thinking this mod works!
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Old Mar 12, 2015 | 05:19 PM
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Time to throw a party.....this is the most action any post on this board got in the past year!
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Old Mar 12, 2015 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by rrsupercharged
Time to throw a party.....this is the most action any post on this board got in the past year!
That's a good idea! I just joined and I am talking more with the guys in the forum than I am talking with my wife!
This forum may just be the therapy I need!
Thanks to all!
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Old Mar 12, 2015 | 08:12 PM
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Looks like a maybach excelero (I think I spelled that right?)
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Old Mar 12, 2015 | 08:29 PM
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Maybach?

If this thing was modified to look like a Maybach excelero, they failed at the attempt.
You did spell it right but this thing in no way compares to the excelero.
I would get rid of it, declare it stolen and collect the cash.
It's the only way he's gonna make any money from it!
He's got guts though to showcase it in his showroom!
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Old Mar 12, 2015 | 09:00 PM
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It really is lol..
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Supgee
You guys are morons who are saying the car is totaled.. its a front bumper... you can replace the front plastic for less than $200 bucks if you want to do all the work yourself transferring all the sensors, and grill pieces etc. It's time consuming but better than paying someone else to do it. And from the back it doesn't look too bad... This car is easily fixable
It is more than a bumper and $200, so before spouting off the word moron, think, look, and know your benz's before you actually insert foot in the mouth, because a quick look at the images, that I spent a whole 10 seconds looking at, I noticed fenders, grill, lower grill and rear bumper. I am not sure what $$ sign you are looking at or referring to, but 200 US dollars is not going to fix that. Further I noticed that the drivers fender, bumper, and headlight have gaps.

Now i am sure i can pick it apart if i really wanted to look at it, but it is hideous in the font, or some very bad execution of an idea.

What else i would be worried about is the rims, what other short cuts could have been taken?
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by jonUF02
...Says the guy with the hideous purple rims.

Are you sure this is not your old car for sale?
they were blue, sorry if you're color blind, thats what happens when Mom has a relationship with a buck.....
those are long gone Sir.....and thanx for your scintillating comment, you're a really cool dude
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by hyperion667
they were blue, sorry if you're color blind, thats what happens when Mom has a relationship with a buck..... those are long gone Sir.....and thanx for your scintillating comment, you're a really cool dude
Where the rims blue or gold?!


Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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