W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

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Old Feb 23, 2016 | 12:53 PM
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Well...i am looking at 600whp,thats wy i cut the hood
and there was just no other way around it...ram air!!

Your engine....

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Old Feb 23, 2016 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by crazyman
Well...i am looking at 600whp,thats wy i cut the hood
and there was just no other way around it...ram air!!
Ah... okay. That looks much better.
I'm sure myself and many others actually thought that you were going to leave it wide open. Sure fooled me.

Turned out pretty nice actually.
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Old Feb 24, 2016 | 08:32 PM
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Second try with Pictures...lol!
Can you put together a build thread?????? Pretty please. lol.
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Old Feb 24, 2016 | 08:52 PM
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Here's a couple of pictures of my E55 with new 20' Custom rims with Kuhmo Ecsta Sports tyres.




2005 E55 Kleemann with full Lorinser kit





Kleemann badge. Distinctive Lorinser back bumper





2005 E55 Kleemann original factory Lorinser rims.





2005 E55 Kleemann with new rims and tyres





2005 E55 Kleemann with 2008 upgraded front bumper
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 12:57 AM
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 05:26 AM
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Yeah!to have left it open would have sucked pretty much lol,making that hood and making the lines 100% was a real pain in the ***.But thats what i like...making something nobody else has.
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 09:00 AM
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I Think i will start a build thread so we can discusse what everyone does with these wonderful cars around the World
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by slowdown E55
Here's a couple of pictures of my E55 with new 20' Custom rims with Kuhmo Ecsta Sports tyres.

New wheels look a lot better. Stance looks a little off, though. Maybe you're parked on an incline, but the back appears much lower than the front.
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 07:20 PM
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Thanks. They do make it look better but I cant take any credit for them as I failed and couldn't handle the heat when left to choose which new rims. Very thankful and lucky these became available.
Very good pick up with the stance and it definitely is the the angle of the pavement combined with the very inexperienced photographer (me). I have attached one taken from another area and looks a bit better but will get some on an flat area soon.

I had a quick look at yours and its a beauty. If I could have chosen my color it would have been white. I was going to ask "builtbyfood" but didn't get the chance but while I've got you can I ask how hard of a decision was it to remove the bonnet (hood) emblem. I want to but again struggling with the decision.
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 07:34 PM
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by slowdown E55
...while I've got you, can I ask how hard of a decision was it to remove the bonnet (hood) emblem?
Easy. I'm not a fan of large emblems, so anything I could do to make that smaller was a plus.
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 08:14 PM
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thanks again. Just been out looking at it and even very much leaning towards it going. Haven't seen one physically yet so that will be my next task. Just very hard down this part of the world but hopefully I will come across one shortly.
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 01:36 AM
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Your engine....

Haha lol
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 01:41 AM
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Looks good brother. A lot of these kits just look but I gotta say this looks unique while still retaining some dignity with solid lines. Wheels look great also.

Originally Posted by slowdown E55
Here's a couple of pictures of my E55 with new 20' Custom rims with Kuhmo Ecsta Sports tyres.
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by slowdown E55
Here's a couple of pictures of my E55 with new 20' Custom rims with Kuhmo Ecsta Sports tyres.

Alright...
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 11:15 AM
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Here's a picture of my 2005 E55 AMG with the E63 wheels I just purchased. I had to use 20 mm spacers in the rear to get them to fit given the differences in offset.
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 11:27 AM
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Here is the picture I couldn't seem to upload on prior post
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Beast55AMG
Here's a picture of my 2005 E55 AMG with the E63 wheels I just purchased. I had to use 20 mm spacers in the rear to get them to fit given the differences in offset.
That doesn't sound right at all unless you were trying to bring them out flush with the fender?
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 11:37 AM
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Here are some more photos
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 11:39 AM
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The E63 wheels offset was 57 and the E55 wheels were 39. I used the wheel offset calculator and I originally tried to just install them but they would rub on the inside fender.
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 12:06 PM
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E55 and E63 wheels use the same offset. Those specs sound like C63 wheel offsets, which is why you had issues.
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by HeissRod
E55 and E63 wheels use the same offset. Those specs sound like C63 wheel offsets, which is why you had issues.
I guess your right, the guy who sold them to me on eBay said they were E63 but I just looked it up and your right. I guess I got misadvetised. Thanks for the correction!
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 03:32 PM
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Sorry for your problem, but at least you got them mounted. Just watch those spacers and make sure they don't loosen up or break a stud.
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by HeissRod
Sorry for your problem, but at least you got them mounted. Just watch those spacers and make sure they don't loosen up or break a stud.
Thanks for the advice, I have been rechecking to make sure they are torqued down correctly and so far so good. Now I'm wondering how anyone could sell wheels and not even know which car they came off...
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