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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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got huper optik tint installed over the weekend...
50% all around...


Wow...50% looks so much darker with black interior. Looks good though!

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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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Wow...50% looks so much darker with black interior. Looks good though!
huper's 50% looks darker than johnson's 45%...
it's not too dark nor light... i like it
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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just got the white star badge in the mail today!
will take some pics after the install...

in the meantime, here ya go...
p.s. mousepad was not included

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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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just got the white star badge in the mail today!
will take some pics after the install...

in the meantime, here ya go...
p.s. mousepad was not included

Wifey is letting you put that on?
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 06:22 PM
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Wifey is letting you put that on?
she won't know that, plus anything inside the hood and under the car...
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 08:32 PM
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she won't know that, plus anything inside the hood and under the car...
Didn't she tell you to put the upright back on the w203?
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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Didn't she tell you to put the upright back on the w203?
she did...
i will do so as soon as i can find where i put it...
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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installed pic of White Star Flat Badge...
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it is far better than plastic version and i lulv the way it flushes in...
thx to DFWdude!

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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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went back to AAA this morning to fix the rattling noise...
took some pics underneath the car...

3" pipe from the resonator (ex) to muffler
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no clue what it is... (airmatic module???)
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while the car was lifted...
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 04:41 PM
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yeah I saw that module thing underneath, dont know what it is, but yours got munched pretty good!!
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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very nice! now you have to use scratch-x to polish out the outline of the old plastic badge!
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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Looks great MJ, where is AAA by the way? I'm assuming they're an all exahust shop right?
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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Looks great MJ, where is AAA by the way? I'm assuming they're an all exahust shop right?
AAA is on la cienega by the 10 freeway...
yup they are exhaust specialists...
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MJ50
went back to AAA this morning to fix the rattling noise...
took some pics underneath the car...

3" pipe from the resonator (ex) to muffler





no clue what it is... (airmatic module???)


while the car was lifted...
Is the rattling gone now?
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 03:10 PM
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Dayum! Great looking car. I never even heard a whisper about this.

Looks fantastic. Enjoy amigo.

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Is the rattling gone now?
yup, it's gone!
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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Dayum! Great looking car. I never even heard a whisper about this.

Looks fantastic. Enjoy amigo.

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thx ed...
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no clue what it is... (airmatic module???)




That is the Rear Diff Cover/Cooler for AMG cars
Its like a Heat sink that hangs down under the diff...They get Resurfaced on lowered cars
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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no clue what it is... (airmatic module???)




That is the Rear Diff Cover/Cooler for AMG cars
Its like a Heat sink that hangs down under the diff...They get Resurfaced on lowered cars
thx 4 da clarification mark...
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Nice E55, MJ! I saw the sig and then found this thread. Great mods so far. The rear spoiler and tint look sweet. Makes me think I should have gotten an E55 instead of a CLK55, LOL! Congrats
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Nice E55, MJ! I saw the sig and then found this thread. Great mods so far. The rear spoiler and tint look sweet. Makes me think I should have gotten an E55 instead of a CLK55, LOL! Congrats
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yup, it's gone!
What did they say it was?
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What did they say it was?


can u see it? kinda ghetto but fixed the problem...
pipes vibrating was the cause...
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can u see it? kinda ghetto but fixed the problem...
pipes vibrating was the cause...
I see. They welded that piece of metal between the two pipes, to prevent the pipes from hitting each other when the exhaust heats up, right? Nobody sees that anyway.
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