New Pics and my Facelift Upgrade
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New Pics and my Facelift Upgrade
Here's an update on my recent project I've been working on. Finally all done and worth all the wait. She's beautiful and much more aggressive with the new hood, AMG bumper and my monoblock III's. Thanks to "TheRicker","nbbaig" and "yabadi" for everything.
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looks awesome, i wanted to put the 03+ AMG body on my car but i have an 02 and its a bit pricey for OEM, but are the colors different or is just? where the hood meet to fenders and the pilars
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Originally Posted by rolling20s
is there something different about your hood from the stock hood?
Originally Posted by 02S430
looks awesome, i wanted to put the 03+ AMG body on my car but i have an 02 and its a bit pricey for OEM, but are the colors different or is just? where the hood meet to fenders and the pilars
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wat year is your car u said you got a new hood how much did that run u? that and the bumper are the only things really keeping my full face lift but thats if you know the diff between 00-02 -03+
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Originally Posted by 02S430
wat year is your car u said you got a new hood how much did that run u? that and the bumper are the only things really keeping my full face lift but thats if you know the diff between 00-02 -03+
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Very nicely done my Friend! I like the Mocha exterior color and how it changes color under the Sun. I used to have a 2000 S500 with Almadine black exterior color that changes from black to burgandy to purple depending on the lighting condition and I really missed that car...
I have only done the Bi-Xenon headlights, tailights, mirror LED lights, AMG Aluminum pedals and the front bumper lense upgrades, Although I do like the aggressive look of the newer hood and bumpers I do not want to put anymore money into my 01' S55 so my next S55 will be a 2006 with low mileage...
Cheers!
I have only done the Bi-Xenon headlights, tailights, mirror LED lights, AMG Aluminum pedals and the front bumper lense upgrades, Although I do like the aggressive look of the newer hood and bumpers I do not want to put anymore money into my 01' S55 so my next S55 will be a 2006 with low mileage...
Cheers!
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YESSS!!! The summer project is finally done, congrats 
. The upgrade made the car look younger, I love it. I agree with you, it needs to be lowered a little bit. Enjoy and You're welcome, glad I could help 
Can somebody tell me the differences for the wipers?
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Originally Posted by qriousrich
My year is a 2000 S500. I got a used OEM hood for $500 and a new AMG bumper for $900. You can tell the difference off the bat if you set it side by side. It's alot meaner looking.
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Originally Posted by YABADI
YESSS!!! The summer project is finally done, congrats . The upgrade made the car look younger, I love it. I agree with you, it needs to be lowered a little bit. Enjoy and You're welcome, glad I could help Can somebody tell me the differences for the wipers?
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Thanks for all the comments, well appreciated. It was a great summer project alright but it was quite expensive to do. Now its something I'll have to keep and maintain for a long while.
The bumper I got from a local wholeseller. He had it stocked and wanted to clear some space. I looked around for a good body shop and I was fortunate to find this place cause it was a hole in the wall place and only dealt with high end cars. I paid $1800 to paint the hood, fenders to match bumper and fix a couple of door dings and the hood. I thought it was too much but after I got the car, I was alright....They even painted and clearcoated my bumper side marker. Still shows the amber on the picture but not up close.
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Originally Posted by Oxygen
That looks very, very nice. I like that color too, it's beautiful.
Where did you get the bumper and who put it on for you?
Where did you get the bumper and who put it on for you?
The bumper I got from a local wholeseller. He had it stocked and wanted to clear some space. I looked around for a good body shop and I was fortunate to find this place cause it was a hole in the wall place and only dealt with high end cars. I paid $1800 to paint the hood, fenders to match bumper and fix a couple of door dings and the hood. I thought it was too much but after I got the car, I was alright....They even painted and clearcoated my bumper side marker. Still shows the amber on the picture but not up close.
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I am planning on replacing my 01, S430 headlights with Bi-Xenon headlights, and updating my 01 tailights. I would appreciate any assistance in this matter.
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Originally Posted by 02S430
would the 03+ grill fit if you trimed the bottom of the 02 one?
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