I just inherit a 2001 w210 e320 silver ~
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2001 E320 W210
I just inherit a 2001 w210 e320 silver ~
Hello everyone! my name is yoojin and i just inherit a 01 W210 from my mother since she bought herself a 08 SL550.
My W210 is stock and i wanted to do some minor mods on the car.
What mods should i do within the car that is below $1,500. I know the budget is kind of low but thats all i can spend within the car since i am a college student with a part time job. Ideas, opinions, advices & suggestions will be well appreciated for a new member like me.
Thank you for your time and hopefully i could meet some of you guys, i live in the bay area btw.
Cheers!
My W210 is stock and i wanted to do some minor mods on the car.
What mods should i do within the car that is below $1,500. I know the budget is kind of low but thats all i can spend within the car since i am a college student with a part time job. Ideas, opinions, advices & suggestions will be well appreciated for a new member like me.
Thank you for your time and hopefully i could meet some of you guys, i live in the bay area btw.
Cheers!
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Welcome!
Pics of the car!
Who will be paying for the maintenance? How is the condition of the car? Assuming nothing major needs replacing then within your modding budget you should consider:
- Second hand set of wheels & tyres
- Springs to lower the car
If you have to maintain the car yourself, well I'd save that $1,500 for some of the bigger ticket repair/replacement items.
Enjoy
Pics of the car!
Who will be paying for the maintenance? How is the condition of the car? Assuming nothing major needs replacing then within your modding budget you should consider:
- Second hand set of wheels & tyres
- Springs to lower the car
If you have to maintain the car yourself, well I'd save that $1,500 for some of the bigger ticket repair/replacement items.
Enjoy
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Save some of that $ for repairs. I agree with bmroxm5 look on craigslist for some wheels, I got mine for about $600 with newish tires. Depending on how low you drop the car it could get costly, camber arms etc. Look in the sticky for other ideas.
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Thank you bmroxm5 & illest! I will try to get some pics of the car soon once the rain stops.
Basically, it has 98k miles and my mom had a major tune up inspection at 94k miles. So far there are no problems, its just the tires is at 4/32 or 40% left so i was thinking of those amg monoblock ii wheels from the w211 e55 and what kind of springs should i look into it? H&r or eibach? I am willing to spend $1500 max and i wanted to have those depo hid headlight projectors since my headlight is blurred.
Basically, it has 98k miles and my mom had a major tune up inspection at 94k miles. So far there are no problems, its just the tires is at 4/32 or 40% left so i was thinking of those amg monoblock ii wheels from the w211 e55 and what kind of springs should i look into it? H&r or eibach? I am willing to spend $1500 max and i wanted to have those depo hid headlight projectors since my headlight is blurred.
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99 E320
when i bought my 99 E320 7 yrs ago, i had no intention of modifying anything. it
was my first 4 wheeler in 25 yrs. then, i began frequenting the various 210
forums and began an embarrassing, illogical downward spiral. if i can correctly
recall the chronological order, it was something like this:
35% tinted windows - $200
Depo projectors headlights (guts are quality projectors from E55 bixenon) $600
LED city light module - $30
clear lens fog lights - $125
swapped for Audio10 head unit - $250 (for dash accessible CD slot)
taillights from 00-02 E55 $250 (to rid oval design)
outside mirror turn signals - $250 (you wont need these)
211 E55 rims - $1000 (i hated the 10 hole stock rims)
Eibacht lowering springs - $200
Bilstein shocks - $250 (used from forum member)
trunk amplified subwoofer - $200
E55 Designo multicontour seats - $1500
some silly flat hood badge - whatever
chrome, slim bodied door lock pull - $20
wood trimmed shift knob - $50 (used from forum member)
clear bumper/corner lens - $75
'stealth' silver bulbs with amber filament - $20
save $ in escrow fund for things likely to fail, requires renewing or maintenance:
CPS sensor ($100), cabin air filters ($100), MAF sensor ($140), good detailing,
claying and wax job, leather treatment for seats to keep pliable, 3M plastic
film for headlight, brake light switch ($20), segments on dash display tend to
fail sooner than they should, same for instrument panel bulbs....and the
ubiquitous tree air freshener. ;-)
i'm sure we can all add more to the list as we read the forum, look at photos
of each others' rides....and day dream what we would like.
was my first 4 wheeler in 25 yrs. then, i began frequenting the various 210
forums and began an embarrassing, illogical downward spiral. if i can correctly
recall the chronological order, it was something like this:
35% tinted windows - $200
Depo projectors headlights (guts are quality projectors from E55 bixenon) $600
LED city light module - $30
clear lens fog lights - $125
swapped for Audio10 head unit - $250 (for dash accessible CD slot)
taillights from 00-02 E55 $250 (to rid oval design)
outside mirror turn signals - $250 (you wont need these)
211 E55 rims - $1000 (i hated the 10 hole stock rims)
Eibacht lowering springs - $200
Bilstein shocks - $250 (used from forum member)
trunk amplified subwoofer - $200
E55 Designo multicontour seats - $1500
some silly flat hood badge - whatever
chrome, slim bodied door lock pull - $20
wood trimmed shift knob - $50 (used from forum member)
clear bumper/corner lens - $75
'stealth' silver bulbs with amber filament - $20
save $ in escrow fund for things likely to fail, requires renewing or maintenance:
CPS sensor ($100), cabin air filters ($100), MAF sensor ($140), good detailing,
claying and wax job, leather treatment for seats to keep pliable, 3M plastic
film for headlight, brake light switch ($20), segments on dash display tend to
fail sooner than they should, same for instrument panel bulbs....and the
ubiquitous tree air freshener. ;-)
i'm sure we can all add more to the list as we read the forum, look at photos
of each others' rides....and day dream what we would like.
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welcome! whoo bay area! 
haha. hope to see you at a meet soon bud! and like the other guys said... if you don't have to worry about maintenance (I don't just yet because my parents are helping me out! fellow college student lol) then definitely go for a nice, used set of wheels and some springs and shocks. you can't go wrong with monoblocks! 
hope to meet you sometime. enjoy your baby
haha. hope to see you at a meet soon bud! and like the other guys said... if you don't have to worry about maintenance (I don't just yet because my parents are helping me out! fellow college student lol) then definitely go for a nice, used set of wheels and some springs and shocks. you can't go wrong with monoblocks! hope to meet you sometime. enjoy your baby
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W210 E320
H&R, Eibach, Vogtland, all pretty good spring choices.
However by only replacing the springs you're likely to wear out your standard shocks faster.
On your budget, I'd try and stress to just find what you can second hand.
Monoblocks will look good! Nice and clean!
I'd also recommend an Avantgarde/AMG grille (5 chrome horizontal slats)
However by only replacing the springs you're likely to wear out your standard shocks faster.
On your budget, I'd try and stress to just find what you can second hand.
Monoblocks will look good! Nice and clean!
I'd also recommend an Avantgarde/AMG grille (5 chrome horizontal slats)
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THank you siaopaolover! is there like a weekly or monthly eye ball in our area?
bmroxm5, im thinking of coilovers too if i have extra budget on it. I really wanted the monoblocks II from the e55 but will a brabus monoblock IV 18x8.5 et35 fit on our W210? As most people change their pads all around to #1 i might try these first before lowering my car and see if theres still a huge amount of gap left.
bmroxm5, im thinking of coilovers too if i have extra budget on it. I really wanted the monoblocks II from the e55 but will a brabus monoblock IV 18x8.5 et35 fit on our W210? As most people change their pads all around to #1 i might try these first before lowering my car and see if theres still a huge amount of gap left.
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W210 E320
THank you siaopaolover! is there like a weekly or monthly eye ball in our area?
bmroxm5, im thinking of coilovers too if i have extra budget on it. I really wanted the monoblocks II from the e55 but will a brabus monoblock IV 18x8.5 et35 fit on our W210? As most people change their pads all around to #1 i might try these first before lowering my car and see if theres still a huge amount of gap left.
bmroxm5, im thinking of coilovers too if i have extra budget on it. I really wanted the monoblocks II from the e55 but will a brabus monoblock IV 18x8.5 et35 fit on our W210? As most people change their pads all around to #1 i might try these first before lowering my car and see if theres still a huge amount of gap left.
There's no real 'coilover' option for our cars, due to the design of the suspension architecture. As such, all 'coilovers' will be a 'spring and shock' combo. Albeit, these 'spring and shocks' might be height adjustable so you can get the height you want...
If you can DIY install you can save a bit of money...
#1 pads on stock springs will still be sky-high. You'll just end up spending time/paying someone to lower your car 10mm when it needs a minimum of 40mm drop
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I have a 2001 E320 in silver too. The only thing I don't like about it are the 11-spoke wheels but I have never found a set that I like that much better. Some of the W211 wheels look pretty good on a W210 so you might consider a set of those. Personally, I am not a fan of the AMG monoblocks, I think those look too chunky.
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