So after a grueling 2.5 months without the car she's back and looking fine

Got her back from getting all the audio squared away last night and just took some quick pics.

Front plate got deleted along with some euro strips from ACG.

Front carbon lip, white star flat hood emblem and some 8000k fogs added to finish up the front end.

I am really in love with the wheels. HRE 540R's. It has made me fall in love with the car again. Thanks Mark

I was so happy to get it back I blew a front speaker last night blaring tunes!

Just had to share my excitement

Just waiting on a Euroteck rear diffuser and her cosmetics should be done. Then the focus will turn under the hood.

Enjoy!

(and yes, I'm fully aware it needs to be lowered, )











Kenwood DNX-9140 (DTS 5.1 is rediculous )



Rear Jammer and rear view camera (flushed in with license plate lamp) along with led rear bulbs.



Passport SRX Radar in factory CD Changer Slot

 

lower it

 

19" or are those twinkies?

 

Looks killer!!

 

WOW - very nice job!! Especially love the removal of the CD player and using that for the detector - first time I've seen or heard of that and it makes perfect sense.

Quick question on the install of the jammers - how difficult was it and how much time did it take? (only asking because mine has been sitting in my office for the last 5 months)

 

Tal, car looks great on the HREs. The 540R is a classic wheel!

Lower it a little bit, wheel gap looks weird with big wheels.

 

photoshoot? lol

 

Looks nice

Along with the CF diffuser you should get a CF lip spoiler, it'll look nice on a silver car

 

Looks good bro! Are you going with lowering links or a module? If your doing a module let me know so maybe we can get a little group deal going on?

 

Please let me know what dash kit u used and u were able to get the compartment door to open to put your passport in there... my installer states once the stock cd changer is removed no more door and also that there is no flush panel for our cars... I like your camera mine is huge which one did u go with ?

 

Wow! Looks like a different car! Looks real good!

 

Just saw his car today and one word, SICK.
Good job with all your mods tal.
We need a photoshoot soon

 

Thanks for all the kind words fellas

The 540R's are 19's. 8.5 up front and 10 out back.

I'm waiting to get through the winter and I'll get a ELM to lower it in the spring so Justin if you wanna get something together let me know

As far as the Jammers they were done by an installer, it doesn't look at all to be a pain. The fronts are in the middle mesh of the bumper and wiring is just done through the firewall. The rear was done by double sided tape and a small hole just outside of the trunk handle so it's still operable and then run through the trunk down the arms and through the cabin.

The dash kit was entirely custom molded and painted to look like the trim around the climate control. It wasn't cheap but it looks incredible and I couldn't be happier. The door should work fine mine sure as hell does so if your installer says different now you have proof it can be. It's motorized just as if you'd kept the cd changer in there. The green LED in the center channel if for the SRX, green means go, red means slow lol.

The rear camera is an alpine unit. He cut out the license plate lamp hole a bit to flush mount it as much as possible. Here's a better image:



I'll start another thread about the stereo install and a review of the Kenwood unit as it wall all pretty intricate.

Thanks again guys!

 

Always enjoy seeing fellow stereo enthusiasts...

 

Looks amazing!!

Not feeling the screen unit setup though, looks a bit "cheap" with all that black plastic/rubber around it, but that's just me.

 

Tal, what do you press to open the CD changer. I checked my vin datasheet and my car has one as well but I ripped out the factory sound system before I learned how to use it

 

Can you pm me who did the work so I might ask him some questions on getting mine to work..>I have taken it apart myself and feel confident I can do it by myself what ever the fix may be.

Thanks...I like the camera but they told me that if they put it in like that or if they put in back a little it would affect the viewing of the camera and it would have a huge dead viewing area up top.

 

Mark, The chrome button right underneath the harzard button will raise the door. What are you gonna throw in there??

 

PMing you the info. Here's a pic of the reverse camera in the car. I think it's super accurate when I park at work. Just in case you're wondering



And the trim is molded and texture painted to match the trim around the climate control. You'd be hard pressed to think mercedes didn't do it factory.

 

how much did this all cost if you dont mind telling us??

 

So have you started the AUDIO thread yet...!!!! outta be an interesting read. I am curious about the head unit's performance and options etc... do you have bluetooth working? I see the BT light is on. The camera resolution looks really good, which one is it and do you mind sharing the cost? I also liked the way you have the the "Green=Go and Red=Slow". Stealth and blending in just perfectly..however, I am still not sure about the unit under the changer plate..so you have to have the face plate lifted to be able to see the unit?

I personally wouldve prefered to have the dash piece painted same to match the wood trim...since there is a wooden part below the head unit, but thats just me. To each his own. It looks good regardless.

 

Looks good!

 

yeah i found the button. had the car for over a year and didnt know what it was since mine also does not work. can you ask your installer what he did to make it work without the stock radio?

 

LOL I never knew either until my installer asked if I wanted to do anything with the CD changer... All I could say was what CD Changer? I'm talking to him tomorrow about the sub box and center channel upgrade options so I'll get an answer out of him on how to open that thing back up.

The Sub box is far as hell away from being considered finished. We haven't come up with the perfect solution as to how the permanent box will be built and ported. The rear arm rest is cut out so you can see the woofers in the trunk when folded down but that's as far as we've gotten. As well as the factory sub has been removed and an addition port has been made there on the rear deck. Anyone have any clever ideas?

I probably won't build up an audio thread until it's all completed and can give a thorough review on the equipment and how it performs in the car.

As far as the head unit right now, it does way more that I'd ever thought possible and I'm very very impressed. It was built around Apple products, especially iPhone users. The bluetooth function is made by Parrot, the industry leader in hands-free system for automobiles and it works flawless It syncs up every time, even if I'm on a phone call and start the car up it will seamlessly transfer the audio from your phone to the head unit as soon as the unit is booted up. The Nav is done by Garmin. Again flawless.

I'll get more into the unit in the full write up, which will more than likely bore most to death, but I'm a car audio fanatic so I'm sure there are a few more out there!

MrKool - Ya, if you want to actually look at the unit you'll need to open it but it's completely unnecessary. The LED does the job for me, letting me know when to take the foot off the pedal. It does talk to you as well as sounding off ever so annoyingly when you are getting tagged but I have it muted completely and just keep an eye on the LED.

I'll keep everyone posted on the CD changer door issues and what I find out.

Thanks again for all the compliments guys!

 

I need to remove my oem sub too. That will allow sound and air to move into the cabin. Since seat backs are metal.

Here is my setup

-Alpine W505 Indash
-Alpine NVE-P1 Navigation
-MCSQ6.5 - Memphis MClass 6.5" -Component Speakers Front
-MCSQ6.5 - Memphis MClass 6.5" -Component Speakers Rear
-JL Audio 10W7-3 Subwoofer
-JL Audio 500/1 Amplifier
-Valentine 1