Cyrusx7

Hello all! Ive been a lurker for a while now.. Knew I wanted an AMG sometime in the future and I finally got one (03 SL55). Ive been doing some research (even before I bought it) on some light mods and had a few questions. First and foremost, I was wondering if theres a tuner/installer here in Houston (as I would prefer to have all the parts professionally installed).

Things I am considering:

1) Intercooler pump
2) 3rd brakelight (smoked)
3) K&N intake filters
4) Blinder M45 (laser jammer)
5) Whistler DE-3500 (laser/radar detector)
6) Upgrade speakers)

Questions I have:

1) Where can I get a navi dvd? (yup, didnt come with it)
a) Will a newer year model DVD work? (saw some on eBay)
2) Where can I get the smoked taillight?
3) What is the upgraded "cooler"?
4) What does a straight pipe SL55 sound like? (sounded just right for my XJR)
5) How many speakers does this car have and what size are they?

Woo!! Again, glad to be a part of the community! If anyone lives in/near Houston, please let me know! Any other tips/advice/recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Cyrus

Havoc

Welcome Aboard!
You're just in luck, VRP is expanding to the Houston area.
They know the most about your car and will be able to answer all of your questions.

"VRP"
Contact Sunil
5704 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77057
(832) 419-8084
Intersection of I-610 and Hwy 59

*Click on the following link for the thread "VRP is expanding" *
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/226121-vrp-expanding.html

SUNILP

I am your Houston area VRP dealer and would love to have you come over to the shop so we can discuss all your options. Please feel free to give me a call anytime.

BMS

I will personally vouch for Sunil. He is very knowledgeable and professional. You couldn't be in a better spot than Houston. Lucky you. He has helped me out with my SL many times. I now have the national record for a SL55 with the help and advice of Sunil (and the fine folks at Motorwerks). He will also hook you up with Reus Audio for your audio needs. Speaking of that, where are my speaker upgrades, Sunil? Good luck with your SL.

Cyrusx7

I appreciate the welcome as well for the speedy replies.

Sure does look like im in luck! Ill call tomorrow! BTW, im filling out the form and thinking about personalized license plate ideas and was wondering if anyone had any good ones? My XJR had "XJR FTW" so ive already written "AMG FTW" as my primary choice and still have room for two more incase the first two are taken..

IngenereAMG

Welcome! You are gonna love the SL55. It is a brilliant all around sports/GT car.

You don't have a DVD nav. It is CD based, and your dealer should be able to get you a set of CDs for it.

K&Ns are great. It will definitely help your car breathe better. I suggest them on all of our cars that we tune the ECUs on.....and it really does make a difference.

I have had my '03 since new, so if you have any questions or challenges, let me know.....

Cyrusx7

Oh yeah, forgot to mention, I went in and got the nav cd today so thats taken care of. All I need now is to get my Keyless Go situated.. I replaced the battery but that wasnt it.

@ IngenereAMG
Since yours is '03 as well, do you have the Keyless Go Card? Where can I get one?

@ Havoc,
How does straight pipe sound for the SL55?

IngenereAMG

I have heard the SL55 with a straight pipe and it sounds like an old muscle car!

I would bet that you need another visit to the dealer to get a keyless go card. It would be like ordering a key....you would need the title or registration to show that you are the owner.

Since it seems like you are into putting a bit more power in the car, you may want to check out our ECU work. It really 'free's' things up!

Let me know if you have any other questions.....

SL2003driver

When I bought my 2003 CPOed SL500, I later found that the reason my Nav wasn't working was because there was no CD in the system. The service guy tried to help me out but they did not have any in stock. So we got my sales guy out to the car and he said I needed to go to some website and order one online, it would cost me a couple of hundred dollars. I said that it should of come with the CD's?? His comment, "guess it didn't". I just bought a new 2008 SL550 from the dealer across town. I told the original sales guy I was a car nut and have owned a lot of cars, but he wanted to screw me on a couple of Nav CD's, which cost him the sale of a new 2008 SL550. Most of the car sales guys I've worked with just don't get it??? Sorry I got off topic

bltserv

This is so true. Cheapest horsepower money can buy. Go to Amazon.com
P/N 33-2859 $ 34.00 Ea. You just cant beat that price. You can hear your engine breathing easier. And with a supercharged engine it sounds different as well. Very easy to self install in just a few minutes.

Havoc

Not sure yet. It's going to VRP in a week. I posted my mods because most of them have been paid for.
I'll video it on the dyno with the Exhaust Dump Valves Open!

SUNILP

Hey Mike, I will follow up on your speakers and find out what's taking long. Thanks for the kind words.

SUNILP

You need to get a key card from the dealer. It needs to be assigned to a specific track to work correctly I can do it for you at the shop also.

Cyrusx7

I went and visited Sunil today and talked about some mods. Great guy, great place.

It looks like the Reus system is out of the question, but all the other mods sound good. Does anyone know what the stock factory speaker sizes are? Id like to just get some aftermarket speakers (such as Infinity Kappas, had them in one of my previous cars) to replace the stock ones.