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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 12:14 AM
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Smile My new Mars RED SL55 | Radenergie R10 | Build Thread | PICS

My previous cars throughout the years...





And the new addition:



It's a 2004 with 26K miles:




I put the lowering module and wheels immediately as soon as it got delivered

More mods planned!






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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 01:06 AM
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great choice, congrats!
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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 10:03 AM
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Congrats on the new car man. We need to get our SL's together for a photoshoot

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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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Goddam that series of pictures was sick
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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 07:26 PM
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Looks good, now go paint that drywall in your garage!
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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 06:53 PM
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Great change in cars.

Looks like you've experienced some of the best!

And looks nothing changed in the garage ahaha.. B_R is right.. paint the walls! And next, take off that M3 poster... put up a SL BS or something haha
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:15 AM
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Those are beautiful photos of a beautiful car. What city is that in the background?
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:23 AM
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Very nice! Can't wait to see how it comes along!
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 08:57 PM
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Love it! What camera did you use?
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 12:44 PM
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Love the color and wheels. BTW, is that an SL63 spoiler? Looks siiiiickkkk
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 01:35 PM
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The last picture is a serious contender for my favorite R230 picture ever.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 02:01 PM
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Very nice !!!
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 10:04 AM
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Looks sick. IMO, a black healight housing/grill would complete this car.
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Old Aug 18, 2012 | 09:26 PM
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I just got this CF lip installed on Wed and two days later another shop managed to crack it!!



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Old Aug 18, 2012 | 09:56 PM
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OUCH! What shop did it so us local guys can make sure to stay away from them? Are they going to pay for it? How'd they scrape the bumper too or was it like that? Good luck getting it covered man.

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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 12:13 PM
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OUCH! What shop did it so us local guys can make sure to stay away from them? Are they going to pay for it? How'd they scrape the bumper too or was it like that? Good luck getting it covered man.

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It's Carstar Auto Body in Littleton, I think their new guy tried to park my car but too close to the curb and hit it!
They're buying a new lip and will repair my bumper though.
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Looks Devilish and great pics!

Glad to hear that the shop is buying you a new lip and will repair your bumper.
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Fresh Kleemann headers here at Kleemann USA in Colorado Springs




Eurocharged 180mm pulley vs Kleemann dampened 168 pulley:

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Great meeting you today Ronnie, that ride is sweet in person.
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Great meeting you today Ronnie, that ride is sweet in person.
Nice to meet you too....you need some wheels
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Nice to meet you too....you need some wheels
Lol yeah I do. Let's talk about it when you offload the E.
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wow, nice pix....how many lights did the guy have??
that thing is well lit!

that sux about the lip and bumper.....I know I'd screw up a front lip in a matter of days

car looks great
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Rear shot at a meet last Sat:

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Loookin gooooooddd. get the facelifted mirrors? They'd really set your car off right.... and black grill, IMO your car would be done after that.

planning on any other performance mods?
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