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SL/R230: 2004 SL500 Brabus Modifications

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Old 11-17-2003, 04:11 PM
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2004 Capri Blue SL500, Brabus Body Kit, 20" Chrome Davin Speed Rims and Eisenmann Exhaust
2004 SL500 Brabus Modifications

Well.... here it is... the final transformation of my 2004 SL500.

2004 SL500
Capri Blue
Ash Interior
Parktronic
Keyless Go
Panorama Roof w/Sunshade
Comfort Package
Wood Trim Package
Bi-Xenon Headlamps
Hands Free Communication Sys w/VCS
Motorola V60 Phone w/ Voice Control
Brabus Body Kit w/ Quad Foglight option
Brabus Quad Exhaust
20" Davin Revolution 5.0 wheels
40gig Apple IPOD

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2004 Capri Blue SL500, Brabus Body Kit, 20" Chrome Davin Speed Rims and Eisenmann Exhaust
Let the madness begin.... the car is only two days old!!!!
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2004 Capri Blue SL500, Brabus Body Kit, 20" Chrome Davin Speed Rims and Eisenmann Exhaust
was kind of too late to turn back now....
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2004 Capri Blue SL500, Brabus Body Kit, 20" Chrome Davin Speed Rims and Eisenmann Exhaust
three hours into the process....
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2004 Capri Blue SL500, Brabus Body Kit, 20" Chrome Davin Speed Rims and Eisenmann Exhaust
rear bumper missing.....
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2004 Capri Blue SL500, Brabus Body Kit, 20" Chrome Davin Speed Rims and Eisenmann Exhaust
prepping the quad light front bumper...
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2004 Capri Blue SL500, Brabus Body Kit, 20" Chrome Davin Speed Rims and Eisenmann Exhaust
the front bumper attached...
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2004 Capri Blue SL500, Brabus Body Kit, 20" Chrome Davin Speed Rims and Eisenmann Exhaust
Due to a national print / photo shoot featuring my car...there was no time to finish the Brabus Quad Exhaust (it will be done in the next couple of weeks).

Here the car is on set and is being fitted with its new shoes....
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2004 Capri Blue SL500, Brabus Body Kit, 20" Chrome Davin Speed Rims and Eisenmann Exhaust
are you sure 20's are going to fit???
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2004 Capri Blue SL500, Brabus Body Kit, 20" Chrome Davin Speed Rims and Eisenmann Exhaust
the finished car in position...
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what is the color of your car please?
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2004 Capri Blue SL500, Brabus Body Kit, 20" Chrome Davin Speed Rims and Eisenmann Exhaust
some different angles...
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some more...
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another one...
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Ready for the final shot!!!!
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Car needs to be lowered.. Nice camera tho heh pictures look good..

Wheels are a bit too flashy.. They look like spinners?

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Originally posted by jl88
Car needs to be lowered.. Nice camera tho heh pictures look good..

Wheels are a bit too flashy.. They look like spinners?
That's exactly what I was thinking. Also make sure you show us your quad exhaust! Your current one seems too small.
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BEAUTIFUL car!!!! Yea I agree with everyone else, car certainly needs to be lowered to add that zest to the car.
The IPOD is in the car?
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I agree, spinners have no business on this car. I know I'm gonna get flamed, but I think that 5-spokes best suit the SL.
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Why don't you choose some monoblock VI instead of those rims?
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Originally posted by Paul Le Corre
Why don't you choose some monoblock VI instead of those rims?
Maybe he liked them.
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Ok but don't you find it a little disturbing when you mix the style? Mixing tuners on the same cars always disturbs me.
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2004 Capri Blue SL500, Brabus Body Kit, 20" Chrome Davin Speed Rims and Eisenmann Exhaust
I'm not sure what you mean by mixing tuners, but everything is Brabus. My company is the advertising agency for a bunch of auto companies, including Davin Wheels - the guys who invented spinning and hold the U.S. Patent. Don't be fooled by Sprewell or those cheap knockoffs that were all over SEMA this year. These wheels are 3 piece and hand-made...and are $12,000 a set and limited to only 500 sets a year. Most are pre-sold to celebrities like Jordon, Britney, Justin, Mike Piazza, Shaq, Iverson, 50 cent, etc. and other athletes in the MLB, NFL and the NFL. I guess they are status thing and they have money to burn. I will say...when you inspect the quality of one of these wheels up close...you see why the saying goes, "you get what you pay for..." The quality control is first rate and the chroming is better than anything I've ever seen.

I have to admit...I'm a huge fan of the Brabus Wheels and Davin has just announced Speed, which is their high performance 5 or 7 spoke non-spinning racing wheel for Lamborghinis, Porsches, Ferrari's, etc., so I was originally going five spoke all the way. However, when my client put these prototypes on the car...they just looked amazing. I'm not into bling... or any of what others may want from this type of purchase. They simply look great in person and completely baffle valets. They are much more refined then you might think. Those who have seen them in person are simply blown away. Of course this includes my very conservative wife...who wouldn't even know half of Davin's customers...let alone want anything bling. Brabus 5 spoke would have certainly been the easy way to go….but they are a dime a dozen in my area.

The rest of the mods (Quad exhaust and lowering the car via Brabus) will be completed just after Thanksgiving. I will post more pics soon. The next phase will begin by adding a custom sub in the car and permanently mounting the IPOD. It is currently hardwired to the cup holder, which sounds great through the AUX in.

I'm glad everyone liked the pictures...

Marc in Philly
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Just wondering, where is the AUX in, in the S-class?


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