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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 02:20 PM
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Nip and tuck my baby

Ok guys I did it I dropped of my e420 to get the front end hooked up I'm having the front fenders rolled and maybe grinded and reshaped I wanna drop the car 2 inches but I cant because of my 20 inch wheels so hopefully when I get it back I will be able to lower it. I'm getting the front clip,bumper,hood and fenders painted just to freshen up the front end. I read a post a long time ago about aftermarket fenders that came flared and rolled (similar to the fenders on newer BMW's) If they do exist where can I find them??? Oh has anyone invested on the aftermarket mirror covers I see on ebay (the ones with the blinkers) any problems with them?
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 02:27 PM
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Woweee, going for a pimpin reggae wide-body look, eh? I've only ever seen the wide body fender kits in Japanese magazines...never on this forum.

Are you talking about these mirror covers? Haven't heard any probs, I think people just prefer OEM over aftermarket....
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 03:40 PM
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Ive got those aftermarket covers. they look 100% better than the plain covers worth the money for the results IMO. I would still prefer 00-03 mirrors.

had to glue the the flasher lense to seal it wasnt sealed properly. no big deal super glue did the trick. body shop charged $50.00 to paint
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 01:31 AM
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the c-class w203 i can see and have seen the widebody done to it, the e,s,c models are long and big already and i think widebody would be ugly on it..........i dunno, my 2 cents
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 11:01 AM
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Originally posted by alexbenz
the c-class w203 i can see and have seen the widebody done to it, the e,s,c models are long and big already and i think widebody would be ugly on it..........i dunno, my 2 cents
I agree, Alex has a point here but I think the E could do with a slight fender flare for a bit of "beefiness". Seen it done quite tastefully on a few E's in Japan. Fender flares can be added/customized to your original fenders at body shops I believe, if all you want is a bit more clearance. But you may need to go with wider wheels or a wider offset for it to look good.

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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 11:25 PM
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I just want a little more clearence I dont want the whole fatboy look. How much do you guys think I should lower it.
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Old Jun 23, 2004 | 01:41 AM
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Maybe this will help....

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Old Jun 23, 2004 | 11:34 AM
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I just want a little more clearence I dont want the whole fatboy look. How much do you guys think I should lower it.
Show us some pics. mang!
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Show us some pics. mang!
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 07:50 PM
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I tried to upload some pics but for some reason the max size I can post is one byte. Actually the pic I was trying to upload was the samw one thats on here now.
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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Thats the only one I have right now but I'll be taking some real explicit ones when I get her back from the body shop(Under the hood, from the back, I'll even get one under her skirt).

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