W124 Modder's dream...
02-26-2009, 02:32 PM
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02-26-2009, 02:44 PM
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The totally shaved 300 is a really cool idea. I like the look. That also would be a huge amount of work though... shaving the lower trim mounts and filling in with sheet metal, the door handles, antenna, the trim pieces on the C pillars, etc. Not to mention basically rebuilding the bumpers.
Anyone know where i can find all red crystal type tails?
02-26-2009, 06:46 PM
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Booourns. The other option is the Expressions Motorsport W204 kit...just priced it out though....hold your nuts:
$14,000 for just the kit!!!
That plus custom fabbing and fitting and painting and installing = ghey pricezorz.
Hmmmmmmm....Fantasy 500E...fading fast. Still gonna keep looking for a good 500E....
02-27-2009, 02:02 AM
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W203 C32 AMG, W124 E300D
02-27-2009, 02:35 AM
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I know. In fact the Bullit isn't even going to be made. Definitely no kit coming.
Booourns. The other option is the Expressions Motorsport W204 kit...just priced it out though....hold your nuts:
$14,000 for just the kit!!!
That plus custom fabbing and fitting and painting and installing = ghey pricezorz.
Hmmmmmmm....Fantasy 500E...fading fast. Still gonna keep looking for a good 500E....
Booourns. The other option is the Expressions Motorsport W204 kit...just priced it out though....hold your nuts:
$14,000 for just the kit!!!
That plus custom fabbing and fitting and painting and installing = ghey pricezorz.
Hmmmmmmm....Fantasy 500E...fading fast. Still gonna keep looking for a good 500E....
I like that concept too, and I think you'd be halfway there with the 500 fenders. Not to mention the built-in upgrades and premium trim level the car would come with...
To quote a famous W124 enthusiast,"Doooo it!"
02-27-2009, 11:44 AM
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W201, W124, W126, . . .
My bumpers are made of glass fiber reinforced plastic (written right?) and not of cheap polyurethan like most of the tuning kits ...
advertising claims.
02-27-2009, 06:24 PM
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Yea, the cheap cr@p is described in glowing terms in their ads-
it's very well done advertising, as seen by the German's comments.
Shoulda used a bigger "bs" flag.
it's very well done advertising, as seen by the German's comments.
Shoulda used a bigger "bs" flag.
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02-28-2009, 12:34 AM
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300TE / 300E / 300CE
I kinda have a different vision of my car...I want smooth lines and all black but no kit... One major diff is that this car in the pic has the CE trunk and i will need to get the rear clip of a ce and make it fit
This is my goal but i don't know if im going to do smooth doors yet or add the cladding.
Those wheels are lowenhart LDRs but im getting Zenetti Heirs in 19x8 all around.
This is my goal but i don't know if im going to do smooth doors yet or add the cladding.
Those wheels are lowenhart LDRs but im getting Zenetti Heirs in 19x8 all around.
The Brabas version's bumpers look overdone to me and lose some of the w124 character. I realize it's an aggressive look but I would have something to tie the front and back like larger rocker panels or a belt-line ledge on the side cladding. I'd also like to see the exhaust through cutouts in the rear bumper. I've got to brush up on PS to show what I'm talking about...
03-01-2009, 01:25 PM
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[quote=pifcat2;3383231] I realize it's an aggressive look but I would have something to tie the front and back like larger rocker panels or a belt-line ledge on the side cladding. [quote]
I agree, I think you would need that "shelf" to kick the sides out, even with the bumpers, and continuity of line. This would be sort of an exaggerated W201 16V type of cladding.
I once saw pics on here of a W124 for sale, with a version of a W201 EVO 1 kit - extended front bumper/spoiler, side cladding, and extended/lower rear bumper.
IMO - the car looked odd, the wheels and fender openings looked too small and out of proportion.
You would need very aggresive looking wheels, lowered and kicked out to fill the 'wells. 19's maybe? Carlssons' like Zed's perhaps?
I agree, I think you would need that "shelf" to kick the sides out, even with the bumpers, and continuity of line. This would be sort of an exaggerated W201 16V type of cladding.
I once saw pics on here of a W124 for sale, with a version of a W201 EVO 1 kit - extended front bumper/spoiler, side cladding, and extended/lower rear bumper.
IMO - the car looked odd, the wheels and fender openings looked too small and out of proportion.
You would need very aggresive looking wheels, lowered and kicked out to fill the 'wells. 19's maybe? Carlssons' like Zed's perhaps?
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W201, W124, W126, . . .
You find the pics in the original prospects.
I have original bumpers which will not be damaged by little crashs and pumps and they wouldn't break if you hit something like a stone or else and the paint is not getting damaged by little stones.
I know about the quality of the normal tuning kids, it is still garbage.
I have original bumpers which will not be damaged by little crashs and pumps and they wouldn't break if you hit something like a stone or else and the paint is not getting damaged by little stones.
I know about the quality of the normal tuning kids, it is still garbage.
03-02-2009, 10:40 AM
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The German, you CLEARLY know nothing about tuning kits. Brabus and AMG kits are made as strong as OEM...the DIFFERENCE is that they are lower to the ground, increasing the chance of damage if you don't know how to drive. I'm sorry your knowledge is lacking and that you are one of the few that isn't able to handle driving a lowered vehicle.
03-02-2009, 01:41 PM
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You find the pics in the original prospects.
I have original bumpers which will not be damaged by little crashes and bumps and they wouldn't break if you hit something like a stone or else and the paint is not getting damaged by little stones.
I know about the quality of the normal tuning kits, it is still garbage.
I have original bumpers which will not be damaged by little crashes and bumps and they wouldn't break if you hit something like a stone or else and the paint is not getting damaged by little stones.
I know about the quality of the normal tuning kits, it is still garbage.
03-02-2009, 01:51 PM
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You find the pics in the original prospects.
I have original bumpers which will not be damaged by little crashs and pumps and they wouldn't break if you hit something like a stone or else and the paint is not getting damaged by little stones.
I know about the quality of the normal tuning kids, it is still garbage.
I have original bumpers which will not be damaged by little crashs and pumps and they wouldn't break if you hit something like a stone or else and the paint is not getting damaged by little stones.
I know about the quality of the normal tuning kids, it is still garbage.
dk about this newb...
exactly why we had the thread about sub-par new members...if u arent going to say anything of actual worth or intelligence, then stop because you sound like a fool bro! and i dont mean to be rude but come on man.
Hey Mark, haven't talked to ya before but that car is seriousss! i hope you do end up doing this project...i was stunned when i first saw it haha
03-02-2009, 05:26 PM
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Blarrrgh....this project may be all custom and possibly not get off the ground...we shall see...
LOL @ "yuck" chinny. It's only yuck to YOU cause you like the stock look.
LOL @ "yuck" chinny. It's only yuck to YOU cause you like the stock look.
03-02-2009, 10:14 PM
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03-02-2009, 10:55 PM
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All im saying is that you guys are taking the rendering too literal. It's impossible to make it look almost the same. I've done it with mustangs and when i see the sketch and the actual car it's not the same. My concept is something that can be done with less work than the brabus kit. You have to see how it's going to look on the car to see if you can pull it off. I try to stay within parts that are easy to make or available..
Like what didn't make the cut on my car... like the range rover sport side vents... they didn't look right...or my 300c grill... or my s10 bumper...
Like what didn't make the cut on my car... like the range rover sport side vents... they didn't look right...or my 300c grill... or my s10 bumper...
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03-03-2009, 12:33 AM
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You find the pics in the original prospects.
I have original bumpers which will not be damaged by little crashs and pumps and they wouldn't break if you hit something like a stone or else and the paint is not getting damaged by little stones.
I know about the quality of the normal tuning kids, it is still garbage.
I have original bumpers which will not be damaged by little crashs and pumps and they wouldn't break if you hit something like a stone or else and the paint is not getting damaged by little stones.
I know about the quality of the normal tuning kids, it is still garbage.
It's simple. AMG/Brabus kits came from the factory on their cars...right? It's not like some cheap ebay body kit..So I'm thinkin, if Mercedes designed it and put them on their cars, then obviously it's not some POS milk carton crap.
