sbenus

moved the scangauge to the co-pilot side today. ran the cable under the dash which was not easy due to mercedes' generous use of screws and very tight tolerances. did a test run with my rally partner and gotta say it makes it much more fun as the passenger is not just dead weight anymore and i can focus on driving and not look down. boost readings topped out at around 27psi but not sure if i have to subtract 14.5psi for ambient. anyone know?

sbenus

finally got my wheel after 5 months and alot of stress!! looks good though. i have an apointment at the dealer saturday at 11am for install. will post pics after as well. note the button to carbon paddle conversion... niiiiice

now if i could just get my shifter knob.

Sunir

wow that thing is gorgeous! Why the long wait?? Is that normal or did you have extra custom stuff done on the wheel??

sbenus

nope, i ordered from DCT Motorsports who came highly recommended from this forum. they said it'd take 5 weeks! they said they had trouble with the people who do the CF work and then the guy who does the paddle conversion went to vegas to gamble on the world cup. no joke. who knows?

anyway, i like the final product but the wait was excrutiating. i'm still waiting for the CF shift knob and the whole order was made on 3/17/2010

gts007

That's PR style!

sbenus

finally. took it for a shakedown today and it's SO much better than the button shifter! the shift knob is on it's way as well.

this week the HRE's will be freighted to Wheels Boutique in Miami (they're sponsors here). they're gonna sell em for me and then sell me the ADV7.1s.
if anyone's interested you can contact them:

Carlos Ortiz
Wheel Specialist
Wheels Boutique Inc.
1-866-519-4335 X 2102
WWW.WHEELSBOUTIQUE.COM

Alexbenz

wow 5 months?? i'm at 8-9 weeks now and still no wheel from them....

sbenus

was actually 19 weeks. i thought i was the only one. not really sure what was going on. that said, the craftsmanship was 1st class... but still.

hope you have better luck mate what did you order?

Alexbenz

i've heard about the work but they need to work on the time frame..

i ordered something similar to yours but without the cf, it'll be black leather and alcantara..

sbenus

almost done with the build!!! just wheels and exhaust left. went to delete the resonator and cat this week but they were out of 3" stainless tubing. will order the pieces monday. can't wait to hear it and order the wheels

note: my interior is grey but looks almost white in the pics

Thericker

Very nicely done! Steering wheel is PERFECTION....

sbenus

high praise from thericker!

320 dreamer

on my dashdaq the boost reads in negative psi until 14.7 is reached then it goes positive. hope that helps. btw great ride!

tgoss

Car looks amazing. That steering wheel and your interior are the perfect combo

JBFMCAR

What front grille is on your car and where did you end up ordering it from.
Thanks
Justin
Also where is the front carbon lip from?

sbenus

Got it on ebay. Do a search and you'll see it. Lip is from Suvneer on this forum

sbenus

HRE's are finally at Wheels Boutique in Miami (they're sponsors here). they're gonna sell em and ship em for me. Asking $3250 and looking to unload em quickly.

eBay listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...#ht_770wt_1167

photo was taken by them after install

if anyone's interested you can contact me or them:

Carlos Ortiz
Wheel Specialist
Wheels Boutique Inc.
1-866-519-4335 X 2102
carlos@wheelsboutique.com
WWW.WHEELSBOUTIQUE.COM

sbenus

finally sold the HREs today so i just placed an order for the Adv 7.1 in a matte silver finish. those take 3-4 weeks. i also ordered the stainless tubing needed to delete the cats and resonators which should arrive next week.

finally, on saturday i got a guy coming in to do the 3M clear film on the car.

all in all it looks like i'm finally gonna be wrapping up the build (for now) pretty soon

i'll post pix of the above mentioned jobs asap

sbenus

clear bra installed today. looks great

laxexquis

That grille looks great!

andy_meng1024

Did you detail or repaint the hood and bumper before clear bra? I'm thinking about doing this as well but I have some rock chips that I need to get rid of before that.

sbenus

nope. just cleaned it. any chips will remain but no new ones from now on

VIPC63

where did you get this? Cuz I went to eurocharged site don't see listed.

andy_meng1024

I see. Does your previous ones show through the clear bra?

sbenus

from them but it doesn't fit the SL. they might've removed it