GunMoto

Finally deleted my resonator.

With the resonator, the exhaust note sounded very smooth and refined. However, I wanted more of a raw sound and deleting the resonator with the internal crossover gave it a bit more burble & gurgle. I still have the secondary cats with stock H-pipe.

ArmoE55

Resonator delete is perfect on these cars. I just did mine recently as well, looks identical to your picture. The car is not louder, however, the tone is definitely noticeable and better - more throaty and deeper. I am not one to delete cats, I plan on leaving all of them there.

I am installing the C63 mufflers next week, that should really bump up the dB level!

GET SOME C63 MUFFLERS, MAN!

GunMoto

C63 mufflers will sound LEGIT!!

GunMoto

KMS11

Wow she looks good...and I want a flat bottom steering wheel now.

HeissRod

Sounds great

allenjdmb

I looked and looked, but can't find any more info on the steering wheel. DCT, ?? Also, the shift lever cover--just carbon wrap? Mine is starting to show a touch of wear. Thanks for any help on the wheel....

GunMoto

Thanks bro!

How are your K-MAC bushings holding up since the install?Thanks guys.

Steering wheel is DCT Motorsports, all leather, perforated sides, black stitching. I retrofitted AMG 63 paddles with the generous help of latemodel21.

I wrapped the shift console with some leftover 3M DI-NOC carbon fiber vinyl wrap.

HeissRod

Pretty good. Kinda limiting my driving until I get a rear tire swapped out, though (cords starting to show on the inside).

GunMoto

Minor cosmetic update: DEPO facelift smoked third brakelight

berti_00

What a sexxxy A$$ dammm, id lose the cats too :P

FromM3toE55

linis!

FASN8N

I like the polished fins on the rear diff heat sink

HeissRod

Didn't notice that at first glance. That's pretty awesome.

tolentino71

Wow! Like Pakyow!

saleen01

where did you get the clear third brake light?

GunMoto

Right? Still running stock headers, so perhaps secondary cat delete and X-pipe. Haha, thanks pare! Awesome! I didn't mention it as I wanted to see if someone would notice this small detail. The decision is unanimous!! Thanks pare!! I picked it up from eBay (~$100). Just search for: w211; third; brake; smoked. It's manufactured by DEPO, which is very good in terms of aftermarket quality. It has the LED bulb arrangement of the facelift w211 and the lens is a very light smoke.

09W211

good stuff GunMoto...cleanest pewter E55 imo. didn't go crazy with the contrast scheme...black wheels tinted tails, super dark tint, etc. put together very tastefully with that OEM+ style

06cls55amg

i feel like i just went through 6 pages of car ****....... subscribed, lots of great ideas and info, good job mang.

dbworld4k

Truly an inspiration. I normally do not like the stock E55 bumpers, but you pull it off well. I don't much goals for mine in terms of mods, I plan on lowering it just a tad eventually and adding spacers to the front + E63 trunk lip and maybe a diffuser. Glad to see these cars can look amazing even without adding facelift parts.

a100steaksauce

Where did you get the can-bus 3000k's leds?

GunMoto

Unfortunately, I don't know of an LED bulb with a "JDM/LeMans/3000K" yellow color temp, so:

I modified "warm white" color temp LED bulbs (2000K-4000K) w/CANBUS and painted the actual LEDs with clear yellow paint.

The warm white color temp is key, because a cooler white will yield a slightly green tint.

The error free CANBUS bulbs I used are from SuperBrightLEDs.com, here ($9.95 each):

http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...se-tower/1129/

The paint I used is Tamiya clear yellow acrylic paint (X-24) commonly used for scale models, here:

http://www.tamiyausa.com/items/paint...r-yellow-81524

Simply apply as many coats required to achieve an even application of the clear yellow, and allow to completely cure/dry before installing.

The result is mustard yellow looking bulb, but the tradeoff is a nice "3000K" yellow color when lit!!

-GunMoto

BenzoBoi

Lookin good my friend!

GunMoto

Thank you sir!! Def wanted to keep any black trim (e.g., grill, etc.) minimal as "accents." I know what you mean when it starts to become too much of a contrast. Keep it clean and simple and you'll be surprised how the right subtle combination of changes makes a huge impact. Thanks bro!!

GunMoto

Here's a few minor updates:

AMG badge for front grill (I actually had to modify the bracket to fit the grill properly):



Suede shift boot (I originally wanted Alcantara, but need to source a vendor to make one):





Updated (arrow) turn signal mirror covers (purchased them in black for now, I may consider painting them pewter in the future):



Euro (aspherical) mirrors:



ZKW-R clear projector lenses for a sharper cutoff (from TheRetrofitSource.com):



Thanks for looking!!