m4xm1l10n

Just happen to be over my friends body shop when i spotted this crazy looking SL first he lied to me saying that he had just got it from the dealer when i looked inside and the rear end boom !!!!! 2003 SL500!!!! IT'S ALSO SUPERCHARGED
The conversion requires both fenders ,hood ,head lights and bumper which he option for other than the AMG front bumper .

123Mercedes

Wow! Looks great! Now with some updated taillights, it'll be complete.

jl88

Nice mod. There was another SL prefacelift for sale with the same mod to it. I don't remember the total cost for it, but if it's approximately $8-10k, it's definitely worth it. Keeps the car looking very current.

Artyi

Looks 100% the same.
Does this bumper really fits instead of old or there are lots of seperate small details that have be changed also?
So he has just to change the back bumper and it will be brand new sl

Teaga

Where is your friends shop? One of my friends wants to do this conversion.

m4xm1l10n

where are you located ? Shop is in providence area , more precise W. WARWICK RI

Teaga

Im located in California, Im sure he doesn't mind to have the parts shipped over. Because it cost alot getting here from the dealership and of course california taxes are killer. Thanks for the info, my email is erassurya@aol.com

m4xm1l10n

let me what the cost is from all parts i can give our cost here !!! course you'll pay shipping

Teaga

$12000 in box, that means unpainted and not installed

that includes:
AMG Bonnet
AMG headlamp
AMG front bumper assembly (include fog lamps, all bumper grilles and brackets)
AMG fenders
AMG side skirts
AMG rear bumper
AMG trunk duct tail
AMG front radiator grille
AMG fender fin
AMG exhaust

Note:
1.Parktronic bumpers w/o parktronic components
2.Rear bumper w/o brackets

Teaga

Oh yea, almost forgot.

it include
AMG outside mirror assemblys and mirrors

omar26

are these part prices list or wholesale?

m4xm1l10n

has to be list price cuz that's a lot of $$$mula

gqa

is it just me or does that seems to be too much cash to blow on a car that will be completely re-designed in a couple of years? 12k plus about another 3k for paint and install = $15k

im not hating on anyone. i upgraded my front bumper last year and it cost me $3k but i will at least get about 4 years out of it. $15k for about 2 years is just a waste. why not save or invest that cash and buy the new Sl in 2011/12!

mlandis

I guess that if you really need to be up-to-date, then you need to be up-to-date....

Now, if there were someone who made a mod kit to convert a R107 to a R230...

Teaga

I don't know man, its just my buddy trying to be up to date all the time. He says that this is his first luxury car he ever bought, some sentimental value or something.

I kept my SL just the way it is, I might of change the engine. But everything else is what its got rolling out of the factory. Anyways, how was the update on those prices?

jbiz116

I love that brabus front bumper for the sl... Everyone is still Audi's design with the daylight LEDs . Now the new e-class coming out this year will have daylight LEDs. But anyway the car looks great, it is def not worth it for that price but I am assuming the person had a hook up and probably paid a fraction for the upgrade. I would guesstimate around 8k. which isnt so bad considering what the newer SL's are going for. So for 8k you got a brand new car.

mikeinsf

For 8k he got an almost brand-new looking car.

I pondered an upgrade to the '07 AMG front grill/bumper/fogs but balked at the 3k price of doing it. It was only going to be 3k b/c the car was getting repainted anyway.

YNVDIZW124

Wouldn't the car devalue more than what it cost to upgrade it?...

I found this updated front online...good laugh..

jamaicakevkev

Looks sweet... nice mod would be better to do after an accident though.... didn't realize that it was that costly...

m4xm1l10n

That would be the day to Junk my car and welcome a new one , I hate cars with paint work

YNVDIZW124

So if the mod is a bolt on you can make a 03 sl look like this?.... I'm sure if you find all the parts aftermarket they would be much cheaper than 15k... 30k for a low mile 03 sl plus 15k in parts, it's still cheaper than a new 09 sl 550 @ 98k...

oofreakoo

Im currently doing this mod for much cheaper. I will post pics of the progress.

SL63 AMG / SL550

Hood $2331 / $1290
Hd Lt $1995 / $1900
Fender $643 / $550
Bumper $1323 / $1260 (I got this for $400 on eBay)
Grill $472 / $394
Fog Lt $114 / "
Sd Mrkr $36 / "
Hd embl $20 / "

m4xm1l10n

please

kian

I would love it if you take plenty of pics throughout the process... please make a detailed thread when your finished

oofreakoo

I'll make sure I detail it well. I think this is something everybody here wonders about, cost will be as minimal as possible. Im not going to spend a bunch of $$$ on a car that I will be trading in soon.