PHML

did you install the springs yourself? easy?

leapingpoint

3M. Can't remember the exact series name...
It changes color at different angle...
Looks greenish and reflective under sunlight, but dark and black in underground parking garage.

leapingpoint

No, I went to a shop. I'm not remotely close to having the skills to do it myself, not to mention that it also requires a lot of tools that I don't have.

Bilstein comes with 2 year warranty thru the aithorized shop, i would imagine the same applies in the US, so I think u shouldn't try to do it ur self either.

K-A

I'm also surprised no one noticed and/or commented on the gear shifter on the center console. Crazy for the W212!

gohan

That's a much better looking arm rest piece. Do they offer the sports pkg in china? I was there last October and noticed all the E's were luxury packages.

BM2BZ

check out post #20 .

K-A

Ahh, I see it now.

leapingpoint

i prefer the center console mounted shifter over the mini-van style pull bar. however, in the 2012 E200/E260 model, mercedes changed shifter to mini-van style... because they have upgraded the gearbox from 5G to 7G. mine is 5G. altho i've heard the 7G is much smoother than 5G, i like the gear change hault on E200 more, because it has turbo. 7G would go much better with V6 or V8.

leapingpoint

that's a very good catch, gohan!
sport pkg is not available in china, nor is E63 AMG.

E in china comes in 2 exterior lines: elegance and avantgarde (same as euro spec)
elegance has chrome decorative lines on the bottom of the front bumper, while the avantgarde has a more aggressive (but not as agressive as sport pkg) front bumper bottom.

the first one is elegance:



this second one is avantagarde:

bigpig426

Leap, are those concept one wheels on your car? Your car looks awesome.

leapingpoint

thanks bro!
they are forged 19" 2-piece staggered, from BC Racing.

bigpig426

Do you feel the ride too stiff on the Bilstein shocks? Probably not an issue to you since most city roads in China are smooth. I'm in LA where cracked surface and potholes are everywhere, so when I lower mine I will probably go with springs only and keep the stock shocks due to that.

Btw, love the shifter in the center console. It drives me nuts that MB decided to put the pull lever on their sedans.

vei1side

You should of purchased a used E63, (since you can ship new cars), from the states and had it shipped to China, I'm sure it would have been cheaper.

leapingpoint

are you kidding me? china is an undeveloped country, despite how many skyscrapers they're showing on tv... roads here have no mercy. good thing this car is not my daily beater so ah the trade offs.....

leapingpoint

china has banned shipping used cars into china since july 2010. even they didn't, you would have to pay import tax and it would cost a lot more than changing the E63 AMG body kit and upgrading the rims.

with this thing, i do better fuel economy than a lot of mid size cars on the road. i will get CLS63 or something of similar level when it's time for me to move back to the states...

bigpig426

Leap, after two months how do you like the ride in the B12? In terms of comfort, is it slight/moderate/very harsh compared to stock? Thanks!

leapingpoint

B12 with Eibach springs actually run quite nice.
where i am the road condition isn't the greatest, but car runs alright so far. it has a pretty low (well, lower than i expected) stance coz now my front two wheels have a 2-finger gap left only. i wonder if anyone has the same setup on theirs so i can do a quick comparison if this is normal...