SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: SL65 Wide Body Love
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06 SL65 / 97 993tt /11 Suburban/ 2012 GTR (AMG è la mia Famiglia la Bestia è la mia protezione)
Some other details...
Puddle lighting...
Seat backs were redone in CF...
Side badges...the side inserts were going to be CF but I thought they were just too distracting and broke up the side profile lines...so we went body color with a touch of CF AMG emblem...
More converted CF...
The seats with the Pagani leather is just sooooooo much better than the OEM "hard" leather...I'm in the love with the weathered look of a nice shoe or attache case and once I saw this leather in a Pagani Huayara I was in love...pricey but worth it...
Steering wheel...the airbag was actually spray painted to color match...excellent work.
Upgraded Brembo brake kit...
Interior roof...
Center console...the old CF pieces were yellowing bad and were recovered in newer CF and better clear coat...
Pretty simple stereo setup...Focal front separates with stock rear speakers and a JL 13" flat sub in passenger seat front foot area. This sub placement ROCKS! What's great is that you only lose about 2 inches of foot space.
Puddle lighting...
Seat backs were redone in CF...
Side badges...the side inserts were going to be CF but I thought they were just too distracting and broke up the side profile lines...so we went body color with a touch of CF AMG emblem...
More converted CF...
The seats with the Pagani leather is just sooooooo much better than the OEM "hard" leather...I'm in the love with the weathered look of a nice shoe or attache case and once I saw this leather in a Pagani Huayara I was in love...pricey but worth it...
Steering wheel...the airbag was actually spray painted to color match...excellent work.
Upgraded Brembo brake kit...
Interior roof...
Center console...the old CF pieces were yellowing bad and were recovered in newer CF and better clear coat...
Pretty simple stereo setup...Focal front separates with stock rear speakers and a JL 13" flat sub in passenger seat front foot area. This sub placement ROCKS! What's great is that you only lose about 2 inches of foot space.
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AMG Fan....love that spoiler also! And Rockford...I have the connector plugs to attach the headlamps...we just need to separate the old wiring from the 2006 connector to attach it. I was just being lazy and trying to save some additional wire sautering...we'll get it done and I'm sure it'll be ok. Thanks for the advice though!
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AMG Fan...that is some seriously impressive fabrication work on the diffuser and wheel wells. What material did they use in your wheel wells to trim out the tops of the wells?
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Widebody...the rolled aluminum were integrated with stock fender liners and coated with black bedliner material.
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Jon, the interior alone!! The floor matts for cying out loud!! you are a perfectionist that puts ALL other builds to shame... If you dropped that bad boy off @ SEMA? Stock in Depends adult diapers would go thru roof w/old katz plain sharding themselves after a complete gander of what you've created.. Sheeeshhh if you EVER decide to sell her give me 1st dibbs... it's that good....
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AMG Fan...I love your 911 also, but the SL65 is in a class by itself. Since we are showing 911's, I guess I'll throw in a quick picture of my modded 2003 996.
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I think we need photos of all of them
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AMG Fan...love that 930 also! It looks awesome! I love those 930s anyway, but yours looks especially sweet! Just put Audison sound this fall in my 996...sounds amazing! Highly recommend it! I also have a set of BBS e88s for my 996...I'll try to post a picture with them on later. Think we got the headlight wiring figured out this weekend. Can't wait to get this widebody done!
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2006 Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG(widebody in progress), 2003 Porsche 911 996 X50, 1998 BMW M Roadster SC
Here is that other view of my 996 911...with my BBS e88's on and the GT3RS rear wing. Quick straw poll...which do you guys like better....the e88's or the Porsche black wheels?
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2006 Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG(widebody in progress), 2003 Porsche 911 996 X50, 1998 BMW M Roadster SC
AMG Fan...Who did you get your carbon fiber interior pieces from? I am planning on doing some of that in my 996. And I agree that the BBS's look nicer...give it that racecar appearance! 
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If you can find it already made in the marketplace...it'll be cheaper. I went this way since we wanted to do pretty much all the trim pieces in carbon fiber AND wanted the weave to lineup throughout the car. I could have bought 5 sets of E88s with the amount of CF in and out of the car.
