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FlatlineEF9's W210 Rebuild thread

Old Dec 29, 2016 | 03:11 PM
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I'm so jealous that the prefacelift can swap lenses out. Yours are so clear!

Do you know if the prefacelift headlights fit in a facelift?
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Old Dec 29, 2016 | 06:39 PM
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Won't fit mate

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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 02:05 PM
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Old school! Glad to see you're still around and doing your thing!! Nice work since back then. I got rid of my 210 but am picking one up again in the near future it's reassuring to see I'm not the only one crazy about these cars!!!
Thanks Nelson09! Would love to see how you would build another one. I love my 210...if something ever happened to it, I would get another one in a heartbeat.
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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SerbNerd
I'm so jealous that the prefacelift can swap lenses out. Yours are so clear!

Do you know if the prefacelift headlights fit in a facelift?
Thank you. I thought they were clear until i bought the brand new headlamps/housings...now i know what clear is. lol
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Old Dec 31, 2016 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Fabio D
Won't fit mate

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Nooooo, stupid facelift problems
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Old Jan 1, 2017 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by SerbNerd
Nooooo, stupid facelift problems
Hahahaha, yes, in the facelift model is not possible to replace the lenses alone. But you can bought some depo´s and made some bi-xenon projector retrofit. they looks pretty cool and the light quality is beauty

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Old Jan 12, 2017 | 02:52 PM
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Teaser pic of my next mod. Finally got Brabus front calipers to match the rears. These are used off of a 7.3 V12 O.o Need some touching up before going on. Will post more pics once installed.

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Old Mar 11, 2017 | 01:02 AM
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Originally Posted by FlatlineEF9
Teaser pic of my next mod. Finally got Brabus front calipers to match the rears. These are used off of a 7.3 V12 O.o Need some touching up before going on. Will post more pics once installed.

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F, on your headlights, have you considered having something like 3M or LamiX
applied to minimize UV and particulates...now that you have them nice n clear?
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Old Mar 14, 2017 | 03:48 PM
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Old Mar 14, 2017 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by raymond g-
F, on your headlights, have you considered having something like 3M or LamiX
applied to minimize UV and particulates...now that you have them nice n clear?
Since they are brand new from Hella, doesnt it already have a protective coating on there?

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Old Apr 28, 2017 | 06:40 PM
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test fit the front brakes today and it was a success. I still need to refinish the calipers but im excited to mount these up the caliper BARELY clears the barrel of the wheel by about 2mm. 370mm 2pc rotors and 6pot calipers.
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Old May 1, 2017 | 10:51 AM
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Old Jun 29, 2017 | 03:09 PM
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Update. Ill take some pics today but the Brabus front calipers are painted and ready to be installed. Hopefully can do that this saturday.

I also had my center console wrapped in parchment italian leather. So soft. Ill take pics of that today as well.
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Old Jun 30, 2017 | 05:06 PM
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Would love to see this in person.
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Old Jul 2, 2017 | 12:04 AM
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Super clean build! Subscribed.

Would love to see this in person.
thank you
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Old Jul 2, 2017 | 12:09 AM
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Ready to go
Before.
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I'm not happy with how my paint turned out. I did them with high temp paint and it was quite thick. I plan to get them sprayed professionally in a couple months when I can down the car for a few days. Right now I still need it for a daily. Just passed 190k miles.
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Old Jul 4, 2017 | 01:10 AM
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here's the Italian leather wrapped armrest. Believe it or not, that's what color my seats are supposed to be lol. I need new Leather on the seats too. More to come.
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Old Jul 6, 2017 | 02:58 PM
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Current mods updated as of 7/6/17.
Brabus Lip kit
Brabus Monoblock VI 18x8.5 and 18x9.5
Pirelli Pzero tires 225/40 and 245/40
#1 Pads
Ksport Coils
Koni Yellow Dampers
Body Color grille
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32% Tint
15" Kicker Sub
1000W Rockford punch Amp
Body color corner lights
Cats Deleted
Brabus Exhaust
Brabus steering wheel
Facelift Airbag
Brembo Slotted Brake discs
Stoptech Pads
Brabus Shiftknob
Brabus Doorpins
Brabus Flat Hood badge
Brabus Cluster
Brabus Doorsills
Speedway Motors Camber arms
Brabus 4 pot rear calipers
SL600 silver arrow Rear rotors
Brabus 6 pot front calipers
Brabus 2pc 370mm front rotors
Brabus pedals
Oem Xenon headlight conversion
Kenwood DVD player
Leather wrapped interior panels
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 04:12 PM
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So after installing front and rear brabus calipers, I wanted to replace all the brake fluid. Even with bleeding, I was sure that some of the original 21 year old MB fluid was in there. Had a brake flush done by my buddy. He used his shops tools and did a bleed on all 8 nipples. All new DOT4 fluid installed.

Pedal feel is amazing now and the brakes bite so hard

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Old Mar 5, 2018 | 08:42 PM
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Been a while so i thought i would update you guys. Been using her as a daily driver. Getting close to 200k miles now. Most recently, someone hit and ran my front bumper. They left a bit of rubber in combination with a cracked bumper trim. Luckily the rest of the car and the bumper are in good shape.




Here is a before pic. You can barely notice the trim is cracked, but it was an eye sore for me. Also, the cracked trim gave me an excuse to get the euro version...so that's what i ordered. I also hate the way the US plates look on the front of the w210. So i wanted to opt for the German plate with the same letters and digits as my Hawaii plate. Also, added bonus, i was going to integrate my parking sticker on the right side of the plate, so that's not so much of an eyesore as well.



Lets go. Replacing the trim requires removal of the bumper and any sensors/wires.



New trim installed. Love the way it looks.


Added bonus and best part of the euro trim is the sidemarker delete. My OEM sidemarkers were smoked with my body color so they weren't that noticeable, but having none really makes for a clean look IMO.


And After! Complete euro impact strip, corner light delete, german plate with dusseldorf registration/emissions stickers.

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Old Mar 5, 2018 | 08:53 PM
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Current mods updated as of 3/5/18
Brabus Lip kit
Brabus Monoblock VI 18x8.5 and 18x9.5
Pirelli Pzero tires 225/40 and 245/40
#1 Pads
Ksport Coils
Koni Yellow Dampers
Body Color grille
OEM E55 tails
32% Tint
15" Kicker Sub
1000W Rockford punch Amp
Euro front bumper impact strip
Cats Deleted
Brabus Exhaust
Brabus steering wheel
Facelift Airbag
Brabus Shiftknob
Brabus Doorpins
Brabus Flat Hood badge
Brabus Cluster
Brabus Doorsills
Speedway Motors Camber arms
Brabus 4 pot rear calipers
SL600 silver arrow Rear rotors
Brabus 6 pot front calipers
Brabus 2pc 370mm front rotors
Brabus pedals
Oem Xenon headlight conversion
Kenwood DVD player
Leather wrapped interior panels
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Old Mar 7, 2018 | 12:51 PM
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RIDE IS LOOKIN GREAT BRO
Mahalo!
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