Just traded a C6 Corvette for a 07 CLS550
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CLS 550
First I want to say, any of the good body kits for our car are heavily taxed for us Mercedes owners. I've researched, researched and researched again looking for a body kit that takes nothing away from the sexy and curvaceous CLS. To me, the only full kit that keeps the beautiful design cues of the CLS is the Mercedes AMG body kit. A lot of the after-market kits that I've seen bring the "butt" down in the back, making it look droopy, or in some of the kits, it covers the exhaust tips making them look recessed under the bumber. Many others are too boxy in the front, which doesn't compliment the design of the CLS at all. But the AMG kit, with the addition of the front lip spoiler, looks the most complimentary to the CLS and the best by far.. if you're going to go with a full kit, that is!
Again, from the extensive research I've done, I found a company called Inden Design that makes a front lip spoiler for the non-AMG CLS. I personally think that with this font lip spoiler and 50mm's of lowering, any non-AMG CLS can look just as good, if not better, than any stock AMG CLS. Below I will show you what I mean and you can tell me whether you think I'm right or wrong. (Keep in mind, most quality kits for the CLS are upwards of $3,500... at least. Whereas this front spoiler from Inden Design is just over $2k.)
The first 3 pictures are of a non-AMG CLS with the non-AMG bumpers and skirts. I'm putting this one on here just to show how much better the CLS looks with 50mm's of lowering, before even thinking about a kit.. (The wheels are 19" step-lips called "Inden Champion" and I realllly wish I could afford these right now lol)
http://static.autoblog.nl/images/wp2...20Design-2.jpg
http://www.clutchd.com/wp-content/ga...erce-cls-3.jpg
http://www2.diariomotor.com/imagenes...esign-3___.jpg
As amazing as that CLS looks only having been lowered, here are some pictures of some CLS's lowered (same amount) with the addition of only the front spoiler. In my opinion, this is the best that any non-AMG CLS can look for least dollar spent. I hope to have my CLS looking like these some time in the near future -- incredibly eye-catching and you'd probably be sitting as low and mean looking as I'm sure your 'Vette did.
http://www.indendesign.de/bilder/_61...96_610x610.jpg
http://www.tuning-blog.net/wp-conten...oupe-c-219.jpg
http://onfinite.com/libraries/181104/59a.jpg
First Pic:
Lowered 50mm, Front Spoiler(attaches directly to non-AMG bumper), 19" BBS LM's. I like how the 19's allow the CLS to hug the ground when lowered.
Second Pic:
Lowered 50mm, same Front Spoiler, 20" Inden Champion.
Third Pic:
Not sure on the details of this one. But by NOT adding any type of ground effects to the rear bumper, and with the addition of lowering, it almost makes it seem as though diffusers (splitters) under the rear bumper would be a very nice touch...?
Anyway, this is my opinion on body kits for the CLS and I will admit, YES I have spent WAYY too much time on this very in depth response. But I hope this helps you out when you go to finding yourself a kit --or maybe just a front spoiler =)
Thanks,
22withCLasS
Again, from the extensive research I've done, I found a company called Inden Design that makes a front lip spoiler for the non-AMG CLS. I personally think that with this font lip spoiler and 50mm's of lowering, any non-AMG CLS can look just as good, if not better, than any stock AMG CLS. Below I will show you what I mean and you can tell me whether you think I'm right or wrong. (Keep in mind, most quality kits for the CLS are upwards of $3,500... at least. Whereas this front spoiler from Inden Design is just over $2k.)
The first 3 pictures are of a non-AMG CLS with the non-AMG bumpers and skirts. I'm putting this one on here just to show how much better the CLS looks with 50mm's of lowering, before even thinking about a kit.. (The wheels are 19" step-lips called "Inden Champion" and I realllly wish I could afford these right now lol)
http://static.autoblog.nl/images/wp2...20Design-2.jpg
http://www.clutchd.com/wp-content/ga...erce-cls-3.jpg
http://www2.diariomotor.com/imagenes...esign-3___.jpg
As amazing as that CLS looks only having been lowered, here are some pictures of some CLS's lowered (same amount) with the addition of only the front spoiler. In my opinion, this is the best that any non-AMG CLS can look for least dollar spent. I hope to have my CLS looking like these some time in the near future -- incredibly eye-catching and you'd probably be sitting as low and mean looking as I'm sure your 'Vette did.
http://www.indendesign.de/bilder/_61...96_610x610.jpg
http://www.tuning-blog.net/wp-conten...oupe-c-219.jpg
http://onfinite.com/libraries/181104/59a.jpg
First Pic:
Lowered 50mm, Front Spoiler(attaches directly to non-AMG bumper), 19" BBS LM's. I like how the 19's allow the CLS to hug the ground when lowered.
Second Pic:
Lowered 50mm, same Front Spoiler, 20" Inden Champion.
Third Pic:
Not sure on the details of this one. But by NOT adding any type of ground effects to the rear bumper, and with the addition of lowering, it almost makes it seem as though diffusers (splitters) under the rear bumper would be a very nice touch...?
Anyway, this is my opinion on body kits for the CLS and I will admit, YES I have spent WAYY too much time on this very in depth response. But I hope this helps you out when you go to finding yourself a kit --or maybe just a front spoiler =)
Thanks,
22withCLasS
