E350BENZ

I have a benz e350 and am looking to do some stuff to it, so far i have only tinted my windows -_-

thinking of amg rims i saw some replicas online but is the quality of the rims good?

and i want to get a nice load exhaust without voiding the warranty of my car..... any ideas how i can get away with that?

CorvetteOJ

Look on line at California Chrome Wheels. They have the real AMG wheels chromed. I can personally guarantee their quality and customer service. I did a core swap with mine because I had the AMG wheel package, but wanted the chrome ones. They will sell you a set out right, with no swap if you want.

Also, I don't know what else you had in mind. This is what I have/am doing to my 2011 E350 Capri Blue Sport Sedan. I have added chrome to the "B" pillar, chrome trim to the tail lights and chrome trim around the edge of the side mirrors. I am also installing red caliper covers and a sprint booster. That will be too much for most folks on this forum but just wanted to share some ideas. Good luck with yours.

michael10128

dont waste money on an exhaust for a 6 cyl - will NEVER sound good.

K-A

Agreed. Especially a non high performance V6 motor.

EmE247

Drop it like it's hot.

Raymond Lee

Man, your car is already cool as is.

hyperion667

pix!!

bigigg

^ chrome overload

steelgrey

I would highly recommend that you skip the red caliper covers. Car guys will make fun of you. A much better idea would be to paint your calipers if you wish to go red. G2 makes a quality caliper paint. Purists would recommend a big brake kit.

E350BENZ

i will check it out but i am not much of a chrome rim fan. i would rather black the rims out and have a chrome lip. but the rims are official benz amg rims??

E350BENZ

lol thats true but i want to personalize it a bit. to many e350's in my area. want my car to stand out a bit!

chrisvr6

1995 called, they want their chrome back.

ngerstman

I can't say that I've gone this route, but some members love a product called Sprint Booster that changes the throttle response curve, gives you the illusion of more power. Cheap and I would try one before I changed exhaust. Regards. Ned.

CampioniShop

Wheels, exhaust, drop. Call it a day

CorvetteOJ

I knew my comment about what I have done to my 350 would get some of you guys sharing oppposing opinions. Please understand, "different strokes for different folks." My son is all about the "black" thing with his toy, '99 Mustang Cobra SVT, triple black convertible, black grill, black wheels...all black! He nukes me everytime I add chrome to any of my vehicles, and trust me, I do have a lot of chrome on most of them. I guess you could say that chrome is to me what black is to a lot of you guys, or what originality is to others. For me personally, I have no use for "all black." and definitely have no use for maintaining "originality." Hell, I even get flack from my wife about adding chrome to the Mercedes. She loves it on the Vette, and loved it on the H3 Hummer I had.

As for the caliper covers, I painted calipers on my first vette. Unless you get them powder coated, they pretty much suck after awhile. I do have red factory powder coated ones on my current Vette. They still look new after 40,000 miles. With the Mercedes, I wasn't sure how red calipers would look on the "E" so I chose to go a quick, inexpensive, easy to remove, if necessary, route. I am 65 years old, retired from the USAF and retired from the State of Alabama. I have owned 66 automobiles ( 8 Mercedes) in my lifetime. None of them were ever original when I sold them. I don't care about what Mercedes "purists" think, if anything, they should know I "dance to a different drummer," when it comes to cars.

I love you guys and I love this forum. More than anything I love the fact that we are truly different and appreciate different things differently. Being able to share those differences on this forum is part of what makes this world a great place. Have a great Mercedes weekend.

BM2BZ

66 cars ? wow, you are one lucky man ! it'll be cool to see pics of all your 66 cars you previously and currently owned .

CorvetteOJ

Thanks BM2, sometimes I don't know if it is luck or stupidity. Some of those cars, I only kept 6 months. One thing to remember, as a young GI in Germany, it is easy to buy and sell cars among the GI population. Much easier than in the US. You basically have a capitive audience. I did spend 14 years in Germany in the USAF. This was three tours between '66 and '86.

If you are ever around Montgomery, Alabama, give me a shout, I have a picture album of all 66 in chronological sequence. If you are interested, I do have a chronological list of them on my computer. Send me a PM with your email address and I'll be happy to share it with you. It's not like looking at pictures, but at least it will show the variety of vehicles I have owned. The list designates color and whether they were new or used when purchased.

hyperion667

66!!!??

WW man!

I have been dreaming about having my cali's on my 550 painted red....or possibly some other color

BenzV12

WOW, that's awesome . I presumed myself changing cars quite often

BM2BZ

oj, i'm sure you'll receive tons of pm's from this point on and i'm one of them .

CorvetteOJ

Hyp, I'll post a pic next week after I get my red cali covers installed. I would advise staying with red. It looks sportier and goes with any color of car. I have been in the Corvette world for 15 years and have seen every color imaginable on calipers. Some want to paint them the color of the car, some guys want to paint them silver or gray and some even want to paint them black. Nothing adds eye appeal to tires and wheels like red calipers. Hell, I have a matallic burgundy (GM color "anniversary red") vette with red calipers and have won 146 plaques and trophys with it at car shows. Most folks would never think of red calipers on a burgundy car, but it works. Of course that is my opinion only. There are numerous guys in the car world, Corvette or Mercedes who are more conservative than me. With me, I'm all about value added when I mod something on my cars. To me, value added means a noticable change in appearance, making yours "noticeably" unique to like models.

I have installed the tail light chrome and it looks fantastic. It even looks like it could be factory. I was pretty impressed with the design of it. After I get the covers on, I 'll post pics of everything, including the chrome trim on the mirrors.

I fully understand I am in the minority when it comes to modding MBs. However, I am very comfortable in my own skin when it comes to modding any vehicles. I was always nuked on the Hummer forum because I wouldn't drive my H3 in the rain, much less take it off road. They were all about taking them off road into the mud, rocks, and woods. I had 100 times more chrome and mods on it than I do on the Mercedes.

K-A

Not necessarily in agreement with your mods, OJ, but I like where you're coming from on them, as it's obvious that you know your cars and have a direction/idea of what you want. It seems to me that you've had an impression made upon you by the glory days of cars (far yonder), when chrome wasn't some cheesy tasteless add-on that we see today, but was tastefully and VERY generously used on what are now Classic cars. From my gathering, you seem to want to recreate that with your E. I don't think modern designs work in the same way necessarily, but more power to you and I know your car must really stand out. I'd love to see pics of how it looks. A+ for variety at least.

CorvetteOJ

Thanks KA! I appreciate your open mindedness. Have a fantastic Sunday!

Raymond Lee

K-A
I enjoy looking at the front end of your car. It looks somewhat cocky, bold, muscular, and beautiful with the oversized grill. Even hocky stick LED light look good. Mine is 2012 BlueTec. I have to try to catch same angle of the front end like you did.
Keep reporting your experience and your comments.

K-A

Thank you OJ, enjoy as well!

And thank you Raymond! Yeah, I could just stare at the cars front for hours! The 212 has a lot of dimensions to grasp up front, and I love how they show up with even the smallest of angle changes.