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Old Oct 25, 2013 | 11:48 PM
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Little makeover on benzo s500

Little makeover on benzo s500!!!
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Old Oct 25, 2013 | 11:50 PM
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another pic!!
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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 02:07 AM
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Yes a makeover seems to be urgently required. At least for the defective suspension an the cheap looking interior.
Cheers, Frank
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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 03:45 AM
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Wow how did you get it to drop so much ??

I like some of the mods- the painted air cleaner and trunk look great . It's nice to see some custom benzes on here


I do agree The headrests need to be redone - the giant mb logos and the saggy upholstery creases all around them look bad .
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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 12:39 PM
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Looks good but would definitely be too low in the area where I live. I have seven speed bumps to cross over from the time I enter my sub-division until I arrive at my driveway and I can see where that would be a major problem.
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Old Oct 28, 2013 | 12:00 PM
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Old Oct 28, 2013 | 02:19 PM
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 11:51 PM
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good looks keep up the good work
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Thanks guys!!
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Saw your car at the salinas lowrider show , looked great
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"Da Boss" you are "Da Man".

Great job. Thanks for sharing.
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Old Mar 28, 2014 | 01:41 AM
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Nice looking car, but damn those headrests need to be redone! and the Mercedes sign on them would look nicer being smaller, but then again that's just my 2 cents! good looking car nonetheless
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Originally Posted by da boss
Little makeover on benzo s500!!!
hey man do you know how to bypass the airmatic controller to manually adjust the air struts?
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