DKM

I just got it back from the bodyshop and its also covered in pollen. I'll clean it up this weekend.

smoked taillights, 3rd brakelight, side markers. installed carbon lip spoiler, repainted front bumper cover, painted grille.

I also installed 20" HREs and lowered the car via Star Diag.

Not too bad looking..it'll look better when i clean it up.

E55BKS

What set up are you running with those 20's? Also what kind of paint did they use on the taillights or is that tint?

Vic55

Looks real nice, are those 843's or 893's?

Also althought the Star drops your car, IMO it needs more.

DKM

They're 893s. 285x25x20 and 255x30x20 Yokohamas.

I was thinking I wanted to lower it a little more. My Benz service center lowered it for free, so it was worth a try.

The tint has been done with clearcoat mixed with pearl.

Vader13

BAD ***, I would of done 19's though

JRAMGV8

Looks good DKM yeah I have the same issue here with the pollen. Seems like I have to wash it every weekend, very annoying

DKM

I have a set of 19s for it..i wanted to change it up. I'll swap back and forth between the 2 sets. HRE 843s

AMG Rider

I personally like 19s better..20s are too big~
but, if u r gonna keep those 20s, i say drop it more and powder-coat the center to match ur theme (blacked out) other than that,

NGS_E55

I like the darker 19s too. Also with the smoked look, the V8 Compressor stands out a little too much on black car for my taste, maybe debadge the sides imho.

BenzoBoi

lookin good...

hydeaway

+1 - Flat Black HRE wheels would be SICK!!!

DKM

yeahhhh..im not into flat black. im not into the black centered wheels anymore at all. They're played out. I've had black centered wheels for over 12yrs. I really like my dark gray centers, its a little different, very CL/S/SL65ish.

I'll be cleaning up the 843s and running them soon enough.

baldmike73

i am not into chrome unless its on a harley but it looks good. have you thought about repainting all the badges to match the overall theme?

OzE55

congratulations.
very nice.
black chrome badging would be good.

MJ50

i like those 19" better than the 20"....
btw, tails are smoked too much IMO...

DynamicMotoring

Good choice on the 20's. That wheen in chrome doesnt really fit IMO, but would look better in the dark grey. Looks good overall though.

DKM

the pics dont do the car justice...i cleaned up the car today and i think it looks a lot better.

My thing is that the chrome emblems, door/bumper trim and other small items pick up the chrome wheels nicely. I wouldn't do black emblems, I'd take everything off before I did that. I do think the taillights are a little too dark, but I think with the amber markers on the front bumper gone and the turn signals in mirrors gone it looks the part.

I do like the 19's better then the 20's, but the paint was coming off the 19's and HRE was being a piece of **** and wanted to charge me to refinish them even though they were under warranty. So I'll be fixing them myself and putting new skins on them.

I also think that the 20's make it more of a cruiser then a sport sedan. I've always enoyed just cruising around and not making a specticle of myself. I have other cars for that. So, with that said...it is what it is...some people lke it...some people don't. Can't please everyone...

I'm making a new thread with the updated/detailed pics.