Alps

Front with titanium split IV`s


rear end converted


E 63 steering wheel

AdrianE55

Looks good mate!.
Hope to see you in a few weeks

X2Board

Nice clean look!

BenzoBoi

Looks great!

littlehandegan

Just wondering, whats the overall cost for the front end? Did you have to get new headlights?

E55Dimon

Nice job. Curious as to why you changed the steering wheel? Just to have done a "full" conversion or do you like the feel/setup of it better?

wally AMG

Excellent !! just need side mirrors... what you need for steering wheel coversion?

Alps

cheers guys

E63 steering wheel is much better than the e55 wheel, thicker and nicer to hold, also has the aluminium paddle shifters

i like the prefacelift mirrors better than facelift so they will stay

also the lights as i have active cornering, im not gonna mess wit hthem either, plenty other things to spend money on #

gazosnic

HOW did you get the e63 wheel to work on a 04? I thought it would only work on 06's.

please share details.

///Molloy

Gorgeous! Thank you for the inspiration. Keep us posted on your progress.

Duc1098E500

+1 on the details.

Alps

cheers guys

its a 805 build from the factory so essentially a 2005 build even tho it was supplied in sept 2004.

2005 onwards (if its 805 or 806 stated on your data card) are straight swaps for the steering, so i got lucky!

cij911

So steering wheel and airbag is a direct bolt on (for 805 & 806) ? I thought it was much more involved ....Just when I was set on a DCT wheel.....Guess I will have to look into the e63 wheel. Thanks (BTW - car looks great.)

scoto

Alps,
Your car looks awesome! I have been waiting to see someone do the conversion in silver with the SL65 wheels. Regarding the steering wheel upgrade, What parts did you need to make it work? New air bag & wheel center? Did the paddle shifters plug in or did you have to modify? I have a 805 build and want to do this upgrade.

Alps

Thanks dude

steering wheel with shifters and the airbag, thats it!, just take the old one off and new one on.

Sir-Boost-a-Lot

iTrader: (1)

Did you find a used steering wheel/airbag or buy it new?

2EASy

I am in London at least monthly. Are parts over there easier to come by? Bringing them home isn't a problem and I wouldnt need to ship or commercial airline home with them.

DVC

I just got the E63 wheel for my E55, and can't believe how much better it is. Softer leather, better grip, and of course the paddles.

Alps

Hey guys,

Parts are not easy to come by, best place is ebay.de.

steering wheel and airbag were bought new from ebay.

totally different from the stick like feel of the original E55 steering wheel

tbal

Looks good! Planning on doing rear e63 bumper too?

chawkins2001

Looks awesome mang, now get some go fast mods on that girl, so you can hold down the fort across the pond

Alps

cheers tbal, im going to put on a diffuser at some point so not bothering with the E63 rear bumper.

true say dude, lopes, brabusK8 and stevebez are gonna take some catching up! but heytheres some power upgrades in the pipeline