Demos_sav

I have a 1991 W124 250D Automatic Euro model with 860K miles and I am looking for cheap ways to make my car faster and look better. I'll post pics later on. Any and all suggestions are appreciated. I was thinking of an exhaust system, air filter and suspension. How much does each of one of these cost? Also I've got a swapped engine because the older one died.

Rio Z Lander

one thing to say air filter or any cold air stuff for this car dont wast the cash at all. it is cold air stock and one of the best so far that i or alot of people on here have found. exhaust sorry there are really none out there and if there are i have not found one. cough up 400 bucks and a custom exhaust shop can make you one that is legal. sorry thats all i know

alot of the go fast stuff is custom made for this car and cost some cash

others on here will tell you about more stuff and better than i could

Demos_sav

Some pictures

Demos_sav

Thank you for your reply. I knew there weren't any exhaust systems especially made for my car out on the market. I was talking about a custom made one too. If I removed my filter box and my filter and installed an HKS Super MegaFlow Reloaded Air Filter would I see any improvement at all?

Also does anyone know what engine is that?

Rio Z Lander

i would not know my motor looks alot more bigger........ hu ??? have not seen one of those yet

i would leave things bone stock for right now tell more people on here get a look for them selfs at you motor im at a lose for words

Demos_sav

All I know for my motor is that it is a 250D multivalve(whatever that means)

GEDaggett

If your car is a diesel then you are going to be very limited in performance upgrades. The only thing I could imagine you could do would be fitting a turbo kit which would take quite a bit of work to set up and a bunch of research to find the right system for the car. The last thing on the minds of the Benz engeneers with the diesels was high performance. They will typically get up to speed like any other Benz but will do so rather sloth like. Your car should beat the crap out of regular petro engines in the mpg department and as you pointed out with the 800k+, they will run forever. Sorry but you are driving a granpa car, a nice one but still a granpa car.

Demos_sav

It is a diesel... Oh well I am so dissapointed with my car right now. Well i can at least make it look better. Does anyone have any DIY mods to pretty up my car?

STLe320

Well...Cosmetic Mods?

There's a unending list as to what's possible on a 124. You could start by lowering it, and getting some nice wheels. After that, possibly a body kit if that's what you're into. There's some nice AMG ones out there...but they're rather pricy. (Ask ChrisDPham, Zorro, Berti, etc)

Saijin_Naib

Start with a Remus exhaust.

STLe320

Or a new grille. No offense, but it just doesn't look right on a w124

berti_00

lol yahh deff that

Bigpete123

I'm afraid "cheap mods" and "W124" shouldn't go in the same sentence. It's very difficult to do anything significant that look good without spending a good deal of money.

You could do things like color-match your grille to the body of your car and color-match all black exterior parts (like the trunk handle, the metal strip along the bottom of the trunk, your impact strips on your bumper). But if you want a proper color match you will need to have a body shop do the work for you... which will be expensive.

STLe320

I mean, you could go to a local automotive paint supplier and have them find your exact color if you don't already know it. After that, you COULD attempt to re-spray the parts, but chances are the sun has done it's usual work on the stock paint and will most likely be faded. So when you repaint the parts, they might be somewhat darker...:/

STLe320

I was looking at your pictures...and it seems you already have some little "cheap" mods done already. The rain guards, headlight eyelids, chrome fender strips, upgraded tails...

My suggestion...get the windows tinted, drop it a bit, and get some wheels. And viola..

YNVDIZW124

I would say...Remove the AMG badge from the trunk, tint the windows, new rims, new grille and color match the chrome sorround. If you wanna go for a more clean look less chrome is better..

GEDaggett

You gotta do curb feelers, deep dish spoke 20's, purple velvet dash cover, airbrush picture of scarface on the hood and a PA speaker horn that plays "Say hello to ma lihle fren". That is the only way to go.

Demos_sav

Your suggestions and other people's suggestions are appreciated. I will get the windows tinted and get some wheels soon. As for the suspension it will take some time because the current one is new

How much will tinting the windows cost?

AMG_Fred

...This car is a family sedan meant for luxury. Get rid of that rice from it.

Remove: grill, replace with avantegard (sp?)
amg badge, that is not an AMG!
front fenders, do you really like those grills?
chrome wheel arch
AND THAT "I LOVE DRIFTING" DECAL!!!

I have been holding my car and was waiting to finish school so I can tastefully mod the car but it seems like this car is losing its image as the price goes down. If you really want the car to be fast then go buy a honda civic and remove all of the interior and change the engine. All of that will probably cost you $500. It is possible to make this car fast but you will need mainly custom work which is not available on eBay where it looks like all of your parts came from. I'm sorry but I just don't like your car at all.

vili1982

Take it easy man.

Those fender vents are factory on those deisels and look awsome.

But I agree with you on everything else.

Demos_sav

I like the amg badge and the chrome wheel arch so I am not removing them.
As for the grill I will change it soon. Also, I hate the "I love drifting" decal too but I put it so I could hide a giant hole there. My car used to be a taxi so that's where the taxi fare meter was. Also that is the reason for the 870K miles.It's been a taxi since bought(1991). I will replace the thing that the sticker is on very soon too. If you don't like my car then you can buy me a new one because I got no cash. I am sorry that I was born poor. You should have seen the car before it got in my hands. Then we would see if you liked it. You people are lucky. The taxi driver who owned it(my dad) does not treat cars very well. Imagine that I found nuts under the wood where the transmission is

GEDaggett

Every one here has opinions and the cool thing is we can take what we want and leave the rest because at the end of the day the car is parked in your driveway and you are the one that turns the outside light on to peak at it one more time before you hit the sak. It is your ride ride it how you want. Just no fart can muffler...mercedes will reposess your car if you put a one on and they'll leave you rusty yugo in it's place.

Bigpete123

Seriously, man.

AMG_Fred, if you feel like being a *****, please don't post it on the forum. It's worthless to us and really does nothing but set a negative tone. You're allowed to have a dissenting opinion, but you should find a polite way to share it.

AMG_Fred

The reason why I mention the AMG badge is because it will devalue the presence of the badge. People spend top dollar to be able to get that car. A car with tremendous power and luxury. And when people "race" you, whether you even know you are in a race or not, and they "win" then they will say that the AMG cars aren't all that fast. That aside, these cars are great cars. That is why they can reach such great feats like 870,000 miles. You won't see some jaguar or BMW at that mileage. These cars are built well and I enjoy every minute I drive mine.

Exactly. If you get your panties in such a bunch over what other people or myself think then you should reevaluate your thinking. It is your car and you can do whatever you want to it. Heck you can add an 8 inch exhaust, JDM decals all over, painted neon green, and AMG emblems everywhere. I am simply stating my opinion on your car. Don't take it so personally man, its just a car. And don't worry about the financial burden right now. When I first got mine I was poor too. With proper education and experience you can mod it as you please!

Alright I may have come across somewhat harsh along my criticism but this is a public forum. This isn't a place where you should be praised for every single thing if you don't agree. If you want to go to a place where there is no criticism then the internet is the last place to go to.

Read my other posts in regards to my criticism; we just have differing tastes.










LASTLY, Welcome to MBworld.org, hope I didn't scare you off! Enjoy your stay and read through all of the threads. There is a lot of info on here. When I got my car I didn't even know the sunroof could tilt!

YNVDIZW124

How come anyone with the word AMG in front of their name is kinda of a jerk? just saying...