** Official W212 E-Class Picture Thread **
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Just purchased this 2012 Mercedes-Benz E550 4MATIC Sport Sedan. These photos are before all first round mods which include:
- Remove front plate;
- Limo black tint all around;
- Blackout side markers;
- Slammed on Vogtland springs;
- Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires;
- Refinish 18" AMG wheels (graphite/silver/machined);
- Install ECS tuning spacers (12mm front/15mm rear), longer wheel bolts and locks to make the tires/wheels flush;
- Center wheel caps - silver with MB logo;
- AMG valve stems caps;
- Centric cross drilled front rotors, Stoptech cross drilled and slotted rear rotors, Stoptech ceramic pads;
- New Die hard battery;
- Black keyhole cover for driver side door;
- Rear vanity plate and chrome MB license plate frame;
- Replace Blue Efficiency badging with V8 BITURBO badging;
- Powered by RENNtech side badges centered under V8BITURBO badges;
- Replace 4MATIC badge with RENNtech badge on trunk;
- Replace front windshield;
- Tuning Technology Motorsports carbon fiber stickers on rear windows;
- MB floor mats;
- Sunvisor label covers;
- Chrome rear air vent cover;
- AMG door pins;
- AMG racing pedals;
- RENNtech tune;
- TTM to install Weistech silver core BOASCH racing spark plugs;
- K&N air filters with TTM air box spacers, modification and radiant heat shielding;
- GT Haus Meisterschaft GTS exhaust
- Enjoy the photos






Last edited by Tonycpa; Sep 12, 2015 at 10:08 PM.
Tried to get the grill to look like as close as possible to the c207s grill.
The grill was chome, so I took it to paint shop and they've painted the bezels to black.
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
Mods so far: Window Tint (35% all around) Pinnacle 1, Black plastidip grille, Grey plastidip rear emblems and trunk chrome strip, Black plastidip LED foglight chrome housing, Removed chrome side strips, White LED compartment lights, Blue LED footwell lights, Lowbeams Phillips DiamondVision 5000K, AZN Optics 5000K Parking Lights.
Future mod: 19" AMG Replica wheels from Power Wheels Pro.
Last edited by sljacks; Sep 4, 2015 at 01:22 PM.
Mods so far: Window Tint (35% all around) Pinnacle 1, Black plastidip grille, Grey plastidip rear emblems and trunk chrome strip, White LED compartment lights, Blue LED footwell lights.
Future mod: 19" AMG Replica wheels from Power Wheels Pro.
http://s578.photobucket.com/user/ton...0E550%204Matic
Just purchased this 2012 Mercedes-Benz E550 4MATIC Sport Sedan. These photos are before all first round mods which include:
- Remove front plate;
- Limo black tint all around;
- Blackout side markers;
- Slammed on Vogtland springs;
- Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires;
- Refinish 18" AMG wheels (graphite/silver/machined);
- Center wheel caps - silver with MB logo;
- AMG valve stems caps;
- Centric cross drilled front rotors, Stoptech cross drilled and slotted rear rotors, Stoptech ceramic pads;
- New battery;
- 4 wheel alignment;
- Black keyhole cover for driver side door;
- Rear vanity plate and chrome MB license plate frame;
- Replace Blue Efficiency badging with V8 BITURBO badging;
- Replace 4MATIC badging with RENNtech badging;
- Thinking about putting RENNtech badges on side skirts under rear doors and Tuning Technology Motorsports stickers on rear windows. I would appreciate recommendations for placement of the side RENNtech and TTM badging (if you have photos that would be even better);
- MB floor mats;
- Sunvisor label covers;
- Chrome rear air vent cover;
- AMG door pins;
- AMG racing pedals;
- RENNtech tune;
- BMC air filters with TTM air filter mod including radiant heat shielding
- Enjoy the photos

I am dropping off the car with Tuning Technology Motorsports tomorrow. Bruce will lower the car on Vogtland springs, refinish the wheels OEM color, install ECS tuning wheel spacers (12mm front/ 15mm rear), longer wheel bolts and locks to make the tires/wheels flush, ECU with RENNtech tune and Weistech silver core BOSCH racing spark plugs, K&N air filters with the TTM air box spacers, modification and radiant heat shielding, GT Haus Meisterschaft GTS exhaust, AMG door pins and AMG racing pedals. He will also replace the BlueEfficiency badges with V8BITURBO badges, place the Powered by RENNtech side badges centered under the V8BITURBO badges, replace the 4MATIC badge with the RENNtech badge on the trunk and place carbon fiber TTM stickers on the side rear windows.
I should have the car back from TTM next week and then I just need to 1) wait for my rear rotors to come in (expected by the last week of September) and 2) install my vanity plate. All the remaining mods I listed in my first post are done already.
I will post photos that show all the mods by the end of September. The only mod I have a photo of is the limo black tint all around including the roof...thanks for asking


Last edited by Tonycpa; Sep 12, 2015 at 10:13 PM.
I am dropping off the car with Tuning Technology Motorsports tomorrow. Bruce will lower the car, refinish the wheels, do the alignment, install the door pins, pedals, ECU with RENNtech tune and BMC air filters with the TTM mod.
I should have the car back from TTM next week and then I just need to 1) change the badging, 2) wait for my rear rotors to come in (expected by the last week of September) and 3) install my vanity plate. All the remaining mods I listed in my first post are done already.
I will post photos that show all the mods by the end of September. The only mod I have a photo of is the limo black tint all around including the roof...thanks for asking


I had limo black all around (including sunroofs, T-tops and Targa roofs) on my Toyota MR2, Nissan Maxima, Lexus LS400, Vette, Range Rover HSE, and my Benz. Not sure why I never got around to tinting my 370Z or Firebird.
Never got in trouble with the law over window tinting...just keep the windows down when they approach

I don't want to cause any trouble but I also didn't have a front plate on my Firebird, MR2, Vette, 370Z or Benz
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Last edited by Tonycpa; Sep 7, 2015 at 12:08 AM.
http://s578.photobucket.com/user/ton...0E550%204Matic
Just purchased this 2012 Mercedes-Benz E550 4MATIC Sport Sedan. These photos are before all first round mods which include:
- Remove front plate;
- Limo black tint all around;
- Blackout side markers;
- Slammed on Vogtland springs;
- Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires;
- Refinish 18" AMG wheels (graphite/silver/machined);
- Install ECS tuning spacers (12mm front/15mm rear), longer wheel bolts and locks to make the tires/wheels flush;
- Center wheel caps - silver with MB logo;
- AMG valve stems caps;
- Centric cross drilled front rotors, Stoptech cross drilled and slotted rear rotors, Stoptech ceramic pads;
- New Die hard battery;
- Black keyhole cover for driver side door;
- Rear vanity plate and chrome MB license plate frame;
- Replace Blue Efficiency badging with V8 BITURBO badging;
- Powered by RENNtech side badges centered under V8BITURBO badges;
- Replace 4MATIC badge with RENNtech badge on trunk;
- Replace front windshield;
- Tuning Technology Motorsports carbon fiber stickers on rear windows;
- MB floor mats;
- Sunvisor label covers;
- Chrome rear air vent cover;
- AMG door pins;
- AMG racing pedals;
- RENNtech tune;
- TTM to install Weistech silver core BOASCH racing spark plugs;
- K&N air filters with TTM air box spacers, modification and radiant heat shielding;
- GT Haus Meisterschaft GTS exhaust
- Enjoy the photos







The E550 4Matic sports sedan is my station car and daily driver. I feel the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires are the best application for my intended horsepower.
I had Toyo R888's on my 10 second Vette (see photo below) which was also a station car and daily driver and couldn't have been happier with that decision.

I feel I do not need a pure "R-compound" tire like the Toyo R888s or the Mickey Thompson ET street drag radial II because power is going to 4 wheels on the Benz instead of 2 wheels on Sleeping Beauty. I am very happy with the decision. As you have probably read and seen on many reviews of the Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, they are amazing
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Last edited by Tonycpa; Sep 15, 2015 at 06:10 PM.
PM'ed.

2nd, did you wrap the front side markers? I really want to do something with those damn orange abominations....
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The E550 4Matic sports sedan is my station car and daily driver. I feel the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires are the best application for my intended horsepower.
I had Toyo R888's on my 10 second Vette (see photo below) which was also a station car and daily driver and couldn't have been happier with that decision.

I feel I do not need a pure "R-compound" tire like the Toyo R888s or the Mickey Thompson ET street drag radial II because power is going to 4 wheels on the Benz instead of 2 wheels on Sleeping Beauty. I am very happy with the decision. As you have probably read and seen on many reviews of the Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, they are amazing
.I like the lines of the E550 better than the CLS but everyone has their own preference.
Are you considering the AMG version or do you plan on building as you see fit?
When you said you would like to go through Kleeman, did you mean buy from them or buy a tune or exhaust or other upgrades from them?




