papromike

Guys, I just purchased an 89 W124 Mint condition, however it doesnt have the body side cladding that I see on alot of the 124's I see here. It just has standard door moulding.

I prefer the cladding look, is there any where I can get a kit? or that cladding and retro-fit it on the older 89??

Eliot

Cladding was a later feature. You could add it if you wanted to but that would however be expensive. The most economical option would be a junkyard. The mounting clips should be purchased new.

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I got an '85 and just like probably what you have & like you I prefer the cladding look. Got my set from the yard and its easy to install w/ the clips & screws. That should be 10pcs. all in all for both left & right & make sure you get the square cover for the running board (jack hole cover). The front bumper is another story
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Eliot

Did you purchase new fenders or cut the apertures for the blinkers?

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Hi Eliot,

I just cut thru the old fenders (before re-painting) since they were still in good condition & kinda impractical for me to change it just the the lights.

Mike

Diesel

Hey, nice car, show us more pics

papromike

what grille is that from??

nice ride

got the windows tinted today, all new wood for the dash some lloyds mats

Picking up the wheels this weekend, should come along quickly

Eliot

Thanks What did you use for the template?

xudeck

WOW....what a transformation !! Absolutely spectacular !!

Tell us more about the Bumper !!

berti_00

hey i am looking to do the same thing to my car... i found a black set hes askin 200 for everything.. is that a good deal or not?

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Thanks Diesel! I have my cars photo album at:
http://silverstreak.photosite.com/tristar/

Thanks papromike! Its an after market grille design taken from S600 (W140) & from Avantgarde W210. I believe you can easily find one at ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...QQcmdZViewItem

A friend owns' a 124 with a factory installed fender light so I just removed it & made a template from it.

Thanks xudek! I'm from Manila, Philippines & a friend based in Hong Kong visits the yards there often when he found this AMG bumper & sent it over. Although the bumper assy was relatively cheap (around US$350) one of the driving lamps was cracked & when I ordered one piece it costed alomost US$200 in euros!

Hi berti_00 got your PM, IMHO, I think US$200 is very reasonable for all 10pcs. Installation is easy since the holes where the original rubber mouldings are attached to are the same holes you'll need for the clips of the cladding. If you can invest on new clips the better.

There is also one thing I forgot to mention, since the claddings has chrome strip you might want to get the chrome strip from the front & rear bumper if possible. In my case, since it is very expensive in this part of the globe for the bumper chrome strips, I just decided to remove the strips form the cladding for consistency. I got this idea from the 124 CE before the 90's upgrade where they have claddings but w/o chrome strips. Also from the 90's W201 w/ claddings w/o the chrome strips.

The car is an '85 230E M/T which make me think is a taxi version in Europe since the only "power" feature it has is the steering . . . . . slowly & with a lot of patience, I was able to get power windows, used electric power door locks instead of those costly vacumm type elements, installed rear headrest assy complete w/ brackets et al, headlamp wipers, and the H&R springs & Bilstein short stroke combo. Painted the window pillars black & body color for those faded door handles.

Thanks for all your comments, I really do appreciate it! Makes all the effort worth it

Mike Lugtu
Manila, Philippines

Eliot

Thanks for the reply. You really have done a nice job on your 230 The only thing that sticks out to me is the hood. have you considered the face lift version?

ZorroAMG

lol @ people that always suggest a hood mod. The older style is 10X more aggressive/masculine.

The only thing that I don't like is the black impact strips and the black c-pillars/window frames.

Eliot

The face lift hood makes more sense with the second generation AMG Spoiler.

ZorroAMG

Says you...LOL

crr1612

pwned!

ZorroAMG

:d

Eliot

This is taste (and I'd say that I'd prefer the Hammer kit on your car) so rather pointless. But the Second Gen kit was designed for the facelift cars.

ZorroAMG

It IS pointless, yet you seem adamant on pushing your opinion.

I, among MANY others here think the Gen 2 kit works fine, if not better with the old grille and headlights than with the new, softer, bland, less distinct and aggressive grille and headlight combo you have.

As for the "designed for the facelift cars" well actually it was designed for the C36 as well, so...

It IS a matter of taste....

Eliot

my language

"The only thing that sticks out to me is the hood. have you considered the face lift version?"

"The face lift hood makes more sense with the second generation AMG Spoiler."

"This is taste (and I'd say that I'd prefer the Hammer kit on your car) so rather pointless. But the Second Gen kit was designed for the facelift cars."

I would hesitate to say that I have poured fire down anyones throat but If I have offended you then I apologize.

ZorroAMG

LOL, I don't get offended that easily...your statements simply suggested you felt your opinion was "correct"

Whatever....we are all free to like what we like, right?

No harm done

xudeck

HELL YEAH !!!




Oh I just blacked out my grill insert today

I did not take out the whole grill, I just taped the chrome and ta daa !! Perfect grill !!

Also, painted my exhaust manifold black with a high temp paint !!

Next stop....Valve Cover

Diesel

What about the rocker panel underneath the door cladding, is that the original another piece or a cover from the yard?

rivcal4life

random quote...


anyways...where did you buy the material for your grill insert Zorro?

Ive been meaning to *** you for a while. The home-depot chicken-wire stucco holding flimsy *** metal ive had in there looks so damn cheap.

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Thanks Eliot! Appreciate your comment. Originally, I plan to have my 124 w/o any tuner body kits except for the upgrade in the body side claddings, 18" rims & lowering springs. Its not seen on the picture but my front & rear bumper are all cracked & that's a reason for me to change it. When I asked my friend in HK to source out only to find out a front AMG bumper was available & the price compared to stock is not that big a difference, thus I got it & go for an Monoblock rims (if I go stock bumper I would have considered a 18" D93).

Yes I did considered going for the face lift but considering the cost of upgrade & also the fact that when I got the car the headlamps were newly replaced by the previous owner I just decided to stick it out w/ what I have. I did some computations with all the upgarde I made (plus if I upgrade the hood / headlamps / trunk / rear bumper) it would sum up as if I bought another 124.

The rocker panel is part of the 10pcs. I got form the yard including the 2-square per side cover for the jack port. So the set should be 2pcs (L&R) for the front fender, 2pcs (L&R) front doors, 2pcs (L&R) rear doors, 2 pcs (L&R) dog leg (as we usually call it), and 2pcs (L&R) rocker panel.

I originally had the whole car in white including the front/rear bumper strip & the window pillars but as I look at the car I just thought it needs something to break the all-white scheme that I thought of doing the black accent. With regards to the window pillars, I got this idea from most of the high variants cars like the 140. Maybe if I had the car in a draker shade I would have retain the window pillars & the bumper strips body colored.

Question: When using a mesh grille, where would the hood-handle opener go when you pop up the hood from the inside? Or you just take it out all together?