300 ce from the begining to now
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300ce w124
300 ce from the begining to now
so this is what i did with my ce. it cost me a llot of $$$ but it is worth it ather all
we only live once. right?
when i got the car was bone stock.i've tried to upgrate to the new front stile, and i got some china hed lights and tail light, which i don't recomand to anybody.
mercedes looks very nice with it''s own hedlights.
all i got for the car is eithr oem if not high quality except of the bumpers and side skirts,,,,,, i'm still lookin for a good deal on some oem but till then i can use this ones
we only live once. right?
when i got the car was bone stock.i've tried to upgrate to the new front stile, and i got some china hed lights and tail light, which i don't recomand to anybody.
mercedes looks very nice with it''s own hedlights.
all i got for the car is eithr oem if not high quality except of the bumpers and side skirts,,,,,, i'm still lookin for a good deal on some oem but till then i can use this ones
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this is the list of what i did :
new 94 95 stile hood. $380
euro stile hedlights with corners and wipers $150
euro tail lights, $100
amg monoblock 18" weels, $600
khumo exta tires $ 660
amg replica body kit $700
h&r sport springs 450
bilstein shoks 360
drilled rotor withceramic pads 350
remus exhaust 700
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stearing wheel 450
dvd player jvc 600
white cluster gauges 45
and i am waitin to get from germany, already purchased the plasma one.
90
all the light bulbs white 100
shift knob 60
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i got all this by my self on. than i took it to a body shop
for wide body 2000
changed trunk with 320 e 500
prepare for paint 500
and now it's beeing painted with standox
2010 mercedes alabaster white 2500
and corners +tail lights darkned a litle 200
other small items 3-500
+
i had to change the head gasket cause it was laeking on the exhaust causing smoke in the car 1000
so i'm getting close to 15000 but its a long way till i'm done
new 94 95 stile hood. $380
euro stile hedlights with corners and wipers $150
euro tail lights, $100
amg monoblock 18" weels, $600
khumo exta tires $ 660
amg replica body kit $700
h&r sport springs 450
bilstein shoks 360
drilled rotor withceramic pads 350
remus exhaust 700
.................................................. ......................................
stearing wheel 450
dvd player jvc 600
white cluster gauges 45
and i am waitin to get from germany, already purchased the plasma one.
90
all the light bulbs white 100
shift knob 60
.................................................. ...........................................
i got all this by my self on. than i took it to a body shop
for wide body 2000
changed trunk with 320 e 500
prepare for paint 500
and now it's beeing painted with standox
2010 mercedes alabaster white 2500
and corners +tail lights darkned a litle 200
other small items 3-500
+
i had to change the head gasket cause it was laeking on the exhaust causing smoke in the car 1000
so i'm getting close to 15000 but its a long way till i'm done
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What are you doing to get the front and rear bumpers and the cladding to match the wheel arch extended flare ?
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thanks.
what i did i didn't cut anithing from the arch of the fenders, they're the orgcinall ones so it just continues with the same line of the bumpers like the stock ones.all i have to do is just widen up the bumpers a little bit wich is ok cause they'r flexible.
how this guy did it for me as i've seen it, he just cut like a 1 to 2 inch strip form another fender and placed it in betwen the arch part of the fender and the one on the car.so it widen up a little bit with the same original arch
like a fill in
what i did i didn't cut anithing from the arch of the fenders, they're the orgcinall ones so it just continues with the same line of the bumpers like the stock ones.all i have to do is just widen up the bumpers a little bit wich is ok cause they'r flexible.
how this guy did it for me as i've seen it, he just cut like a 1 to 2 inch strip form another fender and placed it in betwen the arch part of the fender and the one on the car.so it widen up a little bit with the same original arch
like a fill in
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quick way is open them in Paint and then go to Image and Resize them smaller
i think painting the corners and tails black is not going to look that good. at the most, maybe the turn signal strip on the tails, but not more than that, especially not the front corners, more so on a white car...
car is looking great so far though, so you know what you're doing!
i think painting the corners and tails black is not going to look that good. at the most, maybe the turn signal strip on the tails, but not more than that, especially not the front corners, more so on a white car...
car is looking great so far though, so you know what you're doing!
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thanks.
what i did i didn't cut anithing from the arch of the fenders, they're the orgcinall ones so it just continues with the same line of the bumpers like the stock ones.all i have to do is just widen up the bumpers a little bit wich is ok cause they'r flexible.
how this guy did it for me as i've seen it, he just cut like a 1 to 2 inch strip form another fender and placed it in betwen the arch part of the fender and the one on the car.so it widen up a little bit with the same original arch
like a fill in
what i did i didn't cut anithing from the arch of the fenders, they're the orgcinall ones so it just continues with the same line of the bumpers like the stock ones.all i have to do is just widen up the bumpers a little bit wich is ok cause they'r flexible.
how this guy did it for me as i've seen it, he just cut like a 1 to 2 inch strip form another fender and placed it in betwen the arch part of the fender and the one on the car.so it widen up a little bit with the same original arch
like a fill in
I did the front of mine with an overlay of another stock wheel arch...
Pulled it out more then yours to match the original widebody dimensions.
Rear I went with 1980"s Porsche SC which matches the AMG widebody kit.
Had to flare out the mounting for the cladding to match the extended wheel arches...
Yours looks great...keep on posting pix
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that's very nice. i love the wide amg stile, and i wish i have what u have on that car , but it will take me some time,and some more $$$ to get there.
so far what i want to do because i have stock engine i just want to get a nicer look.
are u'r weels 17?
cause mine are 18, and i don't know for shure yet if i'll have problems with the front fenders.
it doesnt touch the tires when straight, i'm woried about turning and braking in the same time, that it might get the fenders.
right now i can fit one finger in between
so far what i want to do because i have stock engine i just want to get a nicer look.
are u'r weels 17?
cause mine are 18, and i don't know for shure yet if i'll have problems with the front fenders.
it doesnt touch the tires when straight, i'm woried about turning and braking in the same time, that it might get the fenders.
right now i can fit one finger in between
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that's very nice. i love the wide amg stile, and i wish i have what u have on that car , but it will take me some time,and some more $$$ to get there.
so far what i want to do because i have stock engine i just want to get a nicer look.
are u'r weels 17?
cause mine are 18, and i don't know for shure yet if i'll have problems with the front fenders.
it doesnt touch the tires when straight, i'm woried about turning and braking in the same time, that it might get the fenders.
right now i can fit one finger in between
so far what i want to do because i have stock engine i just want to get a nicer look.
are u'r weels 17?
cause mine are 18, and i don't know for shure yet if i'll have problems with the front fenders.
it doesnt touch the tires when straight, i'm woried about turning and braking in the same time, that it might get the fenders.
right now i can fit one finger in between
Did your body shop set the fender extensions with the wheels on?
We used the installed wheels to establish how far the wheel lip should extend. The front wheels were on dollies so they could be turned lock to lock to check interference prior to welding.
Still may have to make some minor mods should the road test ( if spring ever comes !! ) proves any rubbing
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the one u have are f....ing nice but it's also $$$ i've seen it at this guy in germany for like abot 2500 all four, but still it is something.
for now i m okay it doesnt touch. i'll have to test it on the rod, hopefully by the end of the week its gona be assambleyd
i will see if not i'm thinking to do like 17 on the front with the same tire size only on 17, i'll gain an inch by dooin that right?
i don't know how it's gona look.
for now i m okay it doesnt touch. i'll have to test it on the rod, hopefully by the end of the week its gona be assambleyd
i will see if not i'm thinking to do like 17 on the front with the same tire size only on 17, i'll gain an inch by dooin that right?
i don't know how it's gona look.
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i hope the same thing.
i'll see, if i do i will let u guys know.
they said at the body shop that this is the darkest legal u can get .
but i don't know.
i got pled over once because of the licence plate cover was smoked
but i don't know abot tail lights, i'll see it how's gona be when lights on, if they'r preaty visible than i might get away with it.
i'll see, if i do i will let u guys know.
they said at the body shop that this is the darkest legal u can get .
but i don't know.
i got pled over once because of the licence plate cover was smoked
but i don't know abot tail lights, i'll see it how's gona be when lights on, if they'r preaty visible than i might get away with it.
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it didnt fit s i had to cut it a little from the top corners and charge it a little to the very butom corners to get the same line. than also i had to charge the corners of thecar to meet up with the trunk line because it was like about 1/2" more out than the corners of the car.
