Blk04e55

Hey guys, picked up my baby last week and have seen the light! I've wanted an e55 so bad since I was 16 and always thaught "man id never be able to afford one" 8 years later and here we are! I love it so much right away started giving it the TLC it's deserved since day one.

Detailed it for 8 hours using Zaino products
Put it up on the lift to let the real fun start
Wiped down the entire suspension, motor, tranny with a rag and wd40
Changed motor mounts and tranny mount
Valve cover gaskets
K&N Air Filters
D/S Exh manifold was cracked at the end flange, took it out, welded it back to specs, new gaskets and back in she went
Put her on SDS scanner and did the 10C mod and of course the buzzer locking mod in the rear SAM
The sun roof motor was skipping gears, took it out and flipped the gear upside down works flawless now
Painted the grill black

All work was down slow and proper cleaning EVERYTHING as I went.. Its like therapy for me I swear!

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AKnight55

_AMG_

Congrats man, that's one clean E55!
Enjoy the beast.

RedBullJnky

Where are you at in SoFla?

Blk04e55

Pompano Beach / Ft Lauderdale

RedBullJnky

Sweet, I'm in Hollywood. Maybe you can join the rest of us when we get together.

Nice ride BTW!

DVC

Congrats! Gorgeous Beast.

You can never post too many pics!

Blk04e55

Yea man let me know! And thanks, shes got 127k on the clock, but looks like its all hwy miles and was kept in the garage

benjamin4000

Nice pics. Tell us about the grill painting...method and materials

LigonHester

Maybe you can join the rest of us when we get together.

novae500

Damn bro, got some skills to DIY work. Will save you lots of money. Congrats on the beast. I've always wanted this car when it came out out and finally able to get one!

Blk04e55

-Removed grill
-320grit sandpaper for about 5 min
-600grit sandpaper another 5 min
-Cleaned with compressed air and a rag
-Rust-oleum semi-gloss black (about 8 LIGHT coats 5min in between)
-Rust-oleum crystal clear (2 coats)
wasnt happy with the clear coat (looked like sugar crystals all over the paint)
-2 more coats of the semi-gloss ontop to cover the clear
-Let it bake in the sun for about an hour

It came out a little textured but otherwise Im very happy with the outcome!

Blk04e55

heres a close up of the grill 2 hours after painting it

RedBullJnky

Dude, that grille looks bad asz. I'll pm you my number, and we can get together. There is tooo many HATERS on this site, so be careful!

kustom2k1

Nice ride. Why'd you clear the base coats then hit it with semi gloss?

RBJ....

RedBullJnky

Those haters know who they are!

Blk04e55

Lol i know it sounds insane but the clear coat made it look all sugar coated and crystalized.. So instead of suffering and stripping it all back down i just slopped on another couple coats If it chips Ill just hand it over to the body shop and let them hit it

fila0220

Whats up neighbor lol, i also have a summer home in pompano beach, i was actually just down there 3 days ago.

Car is looking great, I'm still craving a 55 to this day. And i kno what you mean by therapy by cleaning the car and taking time and effort into each small thing. Def a Stress reliever

kustom2k1

If you need a shop, Allegiance auto body in Boca. PM me and I can hook you up when you want to make it look right.

Hulk

RBJ, when do we get to initiate him ,lol
Just kidding bro..congrats, meet up with us when we do a get together, prolly after easter..
Btw who did your -10 mod?

Sher Judge

Still one of the best cars out there period. Congrats and enjoy her. You will.

BenzoBoi

Congrats and welcome to the family!

dunwoodydtailr

Nice ride......if you want to paint your chrome side strip go to home depot and pick up a can of plastidip.....turns out perfect.