Here are some pics of my slightly customized 2004 SL600.

20" Rims (9 & 10) from Scottsdale AZ at eurowheelsusa.
Lip spoiler from myroadster.net. Thanks Murtaza for the tip!
Front bumper and grill are 2007 SL65.
Lowerd with links.
Side windows have the most transparent film. Rear film is darker.
Tuning is ECU with estimated 580-600 crank HP. But on thursday I'm taking it to the Dyno.
Exaust are straight aftermarket pipes with the resonators removed. I have the sound for you (as promised for two months ago) on a small movie, but I do not know how to attach it here... How should I do that?

 

Looks great maxabo!!

Upload the movie at youtube.com or if you want, PM me and I can upload it on my FTP for you.

 

Looks great! I love doing the ECUs on 600s...the transformation is so dramatic...........which always makes for happy clients!

Have fun and be safe.

 

Maxabo, you have a great looking car...awesome shine....clean look.

 

OMG!
You better check the pipes for cats and small dogs, before lightin'er up!
lol

 

I love your car.....rims look good but Im not a fan of replica MB rims and prefer true 3 piece wheels with more rear lip....also the "V12" and "biturbo" logo on the rear needs to go ASAP in my opinion.

 

Hey dude, its his car not yours.
Why should he care what you prefer?

Lets see, what if: "Im not a fan of strangers telling people what to do with their cars. Id prefer they kept their opinion to themselves and learn asap that beauty is subjective."

There, how was that. Dont I get the same privileges you do?

 

Well you know it is supposed to be a discussion group, so I think a polite opinion is valid, even if it isn't positive. I can attest to how impolite some can be with there opinions in these forums. This wasn't distastefull was it? I too like 3-piece wheels. Unfortunately I also like crome and was barfed on (figuratively) for said taste. Maxabo just might like some of the ideas.
Speaking of the emblems I have an 05 SL600 with no badging except a V12 symbol on the front fenders. No bi-turbo front or rear. No V12 on the rear. Does anyone know if this is how the SL600 came, or did the previous owner debadge it?
Love your 600 Maxabo. Can you tell me what you did for exhaust and what you had to do for the rear bumber and skirt? Pics of the rear skirt would certainly be appreciated. I have plans to go a similar route if I can figure out what I have to do.

 

About the rims, I'm not a big fan of replicas either. But since the real AMG IV only come in 19" at the most, and without lip what so ever..!, I have to say I prefer these, big time! The only thing is, that I have to be careful with them since the quallity of replicas use to be pretty terrible. The quality on these, I don't know. Yet.
I'm thinking of painting the spokes in the same colour as the car though (obsidianblack met), but I can't seem to make up my mind in the matter.
As far as the badging goes, I personally put the "V12 Biturbo" on there. They originally come with "V12" on the fenders and "SL600" in the back. I'm not defending the guys who "emblem-tune" there cars.
Quite the opposite!
But since there is a TT in there, I bought the emblems for the 65. I guess it's fair to say that I like to show people what I got, and what MB can do. Many people out there, doesn't even know that an engine like that even exists (here in sweden, that is).

Now the exausts. The tips come from an ordinary retailer, and instead of the resonator on each side, we just put straight pipes. The bumper is stock, we just made the holes bigger.
It's not pretty under there with the curves, but neither are the AMG's, since there is such a small compartment back there. So this is the only way, if you still want your spare tire space intact.
(I'm attaching more pics.)
On my 2004 S600 we did the same procedure, but that one had a lot more space back there of course, so there it was easier.

But I have to say, that I prefered the sound from the S-class. It sounded smoother sort of. Why this one got a little bit of the 8-cylinder-bubbling-kinda-sound and louder, I can't say. Perhaps because the car is shorter, I don't know... And as I recall it, the S-class had a two resonators. This one has/had only one.

And Murtaza, I'm looking in to this youtube to see if I can arrange the video...

 

allminessl550: Sorry dude, when someone posts pictures on a public Mercedes forum of their customized Mercedes most members will agree he is showing off his ride and wont mind honest polite opinions and feedback from fellow enthusiasts who also own the same car. The privilege I will grant you is the option to grow a pair and learn how to speak your mind now and then; the people in your everyday life will definitely appreciate it.

maxabo: Like I said before word for word... I love your car and I do think the rims look good. You obviously have great taste in vehicles and from seeing the SL65 front end and excellent exhausts mods, I think it may be worth it to finish off the look with some awesome 3 piece rims...either way your SL is one of the best I've seen for a while. I do think the SL600 in stock form is quite a sleeper badge wise , but also think this particularly elegant and extremely tasteful $130k+ car does not need an extra badge on the rear to proclaim its engine type and size....however the V12 on the rear must be imposing when you smoke past certain Porsches and Beemers.

 

I like everything Except for the wheels and the Badge. Cheap wheels on an SL600??? Im confused. You spend 130+ on the car and cant spend 5 grand to get nice rims??? That doesnt make sense to me and it never will. GET SOME HREs , get rid of the badge, and youve got yourself one of the cleanest 600s in the world. Otherwise, your just another guy with poser AMG wheels on a new 600 Benz

 

No, you dont Newbie

 

When the OP makes a thread and post pictures he's opening himself to opinions and criticism. If you can't handle his opinion on someone else's ride, what does it matter to you?

Anyway, I too think the V12 BiTurbo badge on the rear is a little excessive. On the fenders should be where its at. For the guy who asked, SL600s only came with V12 badges on the sides.

 

yo maxabo! i like what you did to your ride. you also answered a question i had about putting an 07 bumper on my 05 sl. could you post more pics of the front? and did you get the bumper from the dealer or another source? i need to replace my damaged bumper and i would like to upgrade to the 07 amg as well.

can you pm me with the cost of the front bumper and all the associated parts so i have an idea what im in for?

thanks,
g

 

The V12 Biturbo badge on the rear isn't my thing. I know it's not inaccurate, it just looks huge and out of place.

I actually like the V12 badges between the fins the 600 comes with stock...

You really need black wheels to, what wheels do you have in your avatar?

 

Maxabo,

I guess that we are in the minority. Like you, I like a little bit of flash in my cars (I did the V12 Biturbo rear badge and 19" SL65 wheels on my SL600). In addition, my Ferrari is carbon fibered out, and my Escalade has factory 22" chromes. If I need to travel the less conspicuous road, I drive the rarely driven, boring, stone-stock E350. As the old adage goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Great job!

Tim

 

Wow since this is open for discussion, I hate the low profile tires. I think the 17" wheels with 45's is as low as you need to go. JMHO. Plus I like the standard OEM SL, hard to improve on perfection. Maxabo, nice ride its your $$$ enjoy. I know every year I go to SEMA in Vegas the wheels get bigger and the rubber gets thinner. I guess I'm just getting old

 

Looks very nice, enjoy the ride. I like the V12 Biturbo badging on the back even though I don't have it on mine. Over the past couple of years I can't even count how many people look at the side fins and you can read there lips when they say that car has a V12 in it. I also had people ask me what is a V 1 2 (V one two)?

Anyways I am sure you are going to enjoy it.

 

I too used to like the V12 on the fenders (in the -90's, when I had those)...
Nowadays, it just looks to much "394 HP and normally respirated" to me.

But the car in my avatar is the same. But back then it was all stock. So I "Photoshoped" it to see what I thought of black wheels on it etc... And really dark tinted windows. The thing is, we are here only aloud to have that dark in "Photoshop"... On the street, we would get pulled over.

Wish me luck today, cause I'm on my way to the Dyno this afternoon!


PS. I've been looking in to youtube as u mensioned, but can't hack it...
I log in.
Then I click on "Upload".
And there they want me to send an email to myself (for some reason), and to confirm my password again.
Then it says "Password incorrect"...

 

I made it.
My first movie on youtube is now a fact...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApBD5YvaHNI

 

let us know how the dyno goes...

 

Sounds awesome!

Did you straight pipe your mufflers or only resonators?

 

youtube video is sweet! But I thought you got a little close to that light pole.

 

Video is BADASS......

 

Heh hee sorry, but I don't know the difference..! At least not in english...

But what we did was, that we took the big thing there away. So the silencer/muffler/resonator that is located about a feet from the bumper comes off completely.
And instead of that "thing", we just put a 2,5" pipe. Then on to that pipe, we put the tips (I think you call it tips)...
And that's about it. Looks terrible from underneith, but great from the outside!
And as you presumably allready guessed, with the emblems and all, apperence is the story of my life...