lkirchner

After seeing your car I just had to get the chrome side vents and hood slats for my black SL55. The grill was not in stock at For My Mercedes, should be in about a week from now. I do have a question for you; how difficult was it to install the grill? I had to reposition the sides and hood a few times and applied a fair amount of dishwashing detergent mixed with water that made it easier to move around. Is that what you did? Any tips will be welcome.

Thanks in advance.

ChrisSL

For the front grille - just position and press hard - no need for wet surface ( required for the fins )

lkirchner

Thanks, The more I look at your car the more I like the chrome look. I think I am going to do the bumper strips as well. Any hints here?

Thanks Again,

ChrisSL

nothing special - same as the grill - but be sure the temperature in the garage to be above 45F

garechiga

Your body kit looks sweet. Did you have the sports package on your car? I called to order the kit today and they asked If had the sports package, which I do, and they said that the back bumper would not work.

ChrisSL

mine was just a regular SL, no sport or AMG package but with all those comfort /wood packages

bosco

The car looks great and I am considering adding it to my SL. My concern is the installation. Is any body shop capable of doing it or do I need some special installer ??

ChrisSL

i think you can do it by yourself ! the kit is a perfect fit, just add some special glue on the edges and put it in place with some support over night at a 60-65 degrees temp ( front and rear add-ons), the side skirts are just screwed in the frame, no glue involved ! The kit comes with all the hardware you need and the instructions w/ pictorials - but written in japanese ! LOL !

jimand7

please ditch the v8 badges!

ChrisSL

Some spring pics with the top down and the AMG taillights

seattlecarfreak

i still love the wald kit, but for some reason with the top down, it looks like it needs to go on a diet for spring weather... really kinda big down there..

vantage78

Heh heh, I was just thinking the opposite...i think it looks even better with the top down. The rear end looks nice and fat

Found some more WALD pics here . Love those WALD S13 rims!! Does anyone know the maximum offset that a SL500 can handle?

jonnyml500

Car looks even better with the top down. I like that Wald kit a lot.

To bad they do not make one for SL's with the sport packakge.

ChrisSL

One more view - different angle

Auraraptor

Does your car have automatic body leveling or whatever it is called? Mine does and they told me they could not lower the body as a result...

ChrisSL

Just do a search " SL LOWERING" - - there are several threads regarding this

vraa

ABC?
I thought all R230's had ABC?

ChrisSL

ABC - Active suspension system - comes standard on all R230 SL

" The Mercedes system, known as Active Body Control (ABC), uses 13 different on-board sensors, which feed into four hydraulic servos positioned atop each coil spring. The ABC computer adjusts the ride every 10 milliseconds. The system is the result of over 20 years of research"

lkirchner

The car looks great but in my opinion you are getting carried away with the badges. Some look like an afterthought.

ChrisSL

i'll remove the v8 emblem !
Also i'll post some pics with the Sirius sat radio antenna mounted on a bracket under the air vent - passenger side ! the signal is great, no problem so far !

tomd

I love that color combination!

Any reason for not getting the glass roof??

Auraraptor

Yea that is what I though too, hence the:

ChrisSL

With the pano roof up, as a coupe, i did not like the look - black rear window and black top -