Need Help!!!! What Can I Do To Upgrade My 2000 S500
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Need Help!!!! What Can I Do To Upgrade My 2000 S500
Hi everyone i want to know all that i can do to my mercedes s500. its a 2000 model so its w220. I want to upgrade it and make it look as best as it can. I will be posting pictures of what it currently looks like so people can tell me what are the best things to do. the car is pretty stock except for the led i changed recently. I am kinda new to all the upgrading, I'd appreciate it if all the experts here could help me out a bit.
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thank you
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Things to make it look "newer" are:
-swap the tail lights to the new design (no adapations needed)
-get the clear lense Bi Xenon or H7 headlights (some minor electrical changes required, depends what lights are currently built in)
-Get the new design Comand 16:9 format. (needs major adaptations to work properly)
-The later grille design has changed, but therefore you also need the newly designed front bumper.
This will all still be stock design of the newer model 2003 and later.
-swap the tail lights to the new design (no adapations needed)
-get the clear lense Bi Xenon or H7 headlights (some minor electrical changes required, depends what lights are currently built in)
-Get the new design Comand 16:9 format. (needs major adaptations to work properly)
-The later grille design has changed, but therefore you also need the newly designed front bumper.
This will all still be stock design of the newer model 2003 and later.
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Contact Steve@mbenzNL.com He can order or do the whole installs for you.
First things first!!! Update headlights and tailights.. and take it from there. It makes a world of a difference.. then rims and a good detailing job..
Watch the heads turn!!
First things first!!! Update headlights and tailights.. and take it from there. It makes a world of a difference.. then rims and a good detailing job..
Watch the heads turn!!
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My Car please help me upgrade!!! i need to really make it look nice(R)
this are my car pics i have more so tell me wat to do and ill do it
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Go to www.procarparts.com for headlights, and tailights.
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I'm no expert, but I got tired of my car and was looking at the S550s. After a lot of looking I got on this forum and saw what was possible vis-a-vis my old S and called The Tire Rack. I went from my OEM wheels and tires to 18x8.5 AMG Double Spoke Bright Sil, front, and 18x9 AMG Double Spoke Bright Sil, back, w/ 245/45WR-18 Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 XL, front, and 275/40YR-18 Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3, back. It was like getting a new car for $110k less. The only other things I did were to replace the steering wheel and shift knob w/ burl walnut, and a minor tweak, replaced the front side running light lenses w/ clear ones.
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I am not going to lie, leave it the way it is, it looks great, you just bring your car down if you are trying to make it look like something it isn't. The most I would do is put some nice rims on it, thats about it. It looks CLEAN
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Originally Posted by fusion2007
that site only has tail lights and side LEDS iv already done the LEDS and iv ordered the tail lights from ebay...any other links??
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Originally Posted by fusion2007
wat do u mean by sleeper?
Got an extra $20k handy?
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I made all of my "mods" for less than $4k. And the wheels make the car look new after six years as my daily driver. That small investment uped the value of my car by at least $10k!
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No
Forget about swapping any engines.. It will cost you like $16- 20 K that's almost as much as you paid for the car.
First,
Steve Krabbenborg is coming to Chicago this July. Contact him and make a road trip to Chicago to install the upgraded headlights and tailights.. and even the turn signals..
Second, RIms.. get rims that you like either 19 or 20" staggered this means the rim is larger in the back and has a nice look my setup on the way is =(front 20x8.5 and rear 20x9.5)
Once you do these two things the car looks just like a 2003 and up.. then you decide what you want from there..
First,
Steve Krabbenborg is coming to Chicago this July. Contact him and make a road trip to Chicago to install the upgraded headlights and tailights.. and even the turn signals..
Second, RIms.. get rims that you like either 19 or 20" staggered this means the rim is larger in the back and has a nice look my setup on the way is =(front 20x8.5 and rear 20x9.5)
Once you do these two things the car looks just like a 2003 and up.. then you decide what you want from there..
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Originally Posted by ShervSL500AMG
I am not going to lie, leave it the way it is, it looks great, you just bring your car down if you are trying to make it look like something it isn't. The most I would do is put some nice rims on it, thats about it. It looks CLEAN
BTW, I'm also in STL. See ya around.
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Originally Posted by Jayhawk
I made all of my "mods" for less than $4k. And the wheels make the car look new after six years as my daily driver. That small investment uped the value of my car by at least $10k!
I personally, although they don't look bad at all, don't want the MY2003+ facelifts. The grey headlights make the car look more subtle. And 20 years down the road, they'll look more old school.
I'm going to lower the car further over the summer, tint it, and work on the motor a bit. Air filters, pulley set, different plugs, maybe wires and chip too.
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Originally Posted by newton22
Not $10k, not at all. lol
I personally, although they don't look bad at all, don't want the MY2003+ facelifts. The grey headlights make the car look more subtle. And 20 years down the road, they'll look more old school.
I'm going to lower the car further over the summer, tint it, and work on the motor a bit. Air filters, pulley set, different plugs, maybe wires and chip too.
I personally, although they don't look bad at all, don't want the MY2003+ facelifts. The grey headlights make the car look more subtle. And 20 years down the road, they'll look more old school.
I'm going to lower the car further over the summer, tint it, and work on the motor a bit. Air filters, pulley set, different plugs, maybe wires and chip too.
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Is that the S that was on sale last week?????
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w220/150515-f-s-lorinser-s-class.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w220/150515-f-s-lorinser-s-class.html
