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Nice color. I always preferred silver yet ended up with black E55's as those were all that were available. Aftermarket wheels good as the stock wheels crack if you even drive past a pothole. I recommend you start with the following.
I have just purchased a beautiful 2005 E55 in Cubanite Silver and Black 19" AMG wheels. The car has done 147,000kms and presents in great condition.
My car is also Cubanite Silver! Cubanite is a mineral that has a hint of yellow/champagne color to it.
I also have the panoramic sunroof with solar panels!
Originally Posted by GlazeC63Estate
If anyone has any tips regarding 1st stage modifications, please let me know
Real talk, these cars will smoke 99.9% of the cars you'll come across on the road and you probably won't get many opportunities to push its limits when stock. Do the "transmission reset" procedure to see what it really wants to do. Never put it in dyno mode on the road. It will get away from you...stock. People mod the hell out of their cars trying to make it like this car. There are some that prefer the W211 E55 engine to the E63 because the supercharger provides instant power compared to the lag of the E63's turbos.
Even though there are lots of engine mods out there, I say keep it stock because as soon as you start tweaking the engine, you open it up for issues.
Your car is 17 years old, it's gonna have old car issues. To put my money where my mouth is, I'm focusing on restoring the car instead of modifying it. My goal is to get it to where it was when it rolled off the showroom floor. On my 2003 with 140K miles, I've done:
Suspension refresh
Motor mounts
Transmission mounts
Transmission service
Patched trunk wiringing harness (common issue with all W211s)
New rear air springs (Arnott). Front are also Arnott, done by the previous owner.
New rear shocks (OEM).
Making sure all buttons and switches work.
About half of my seat bladders are cooked. I have a complete OEM replacement set in-hand waiting for the time to replace them all.
I had dreams of finding the stock wheels for this car, but as @bbirdwell mentions, the OEM wheels are soft as butter and very few have lasted this long in decent condition. So, I went with Brabus replicas. I like them because the angles of the spoke match those of the car.
Regarding wheels: My vote would be to go 18" and with a bright color. Black wheels don't look that great to me. Only a few cars in a few colors can pull of black wheels. But, that's just my opinon.
Also consider:
Thoroughly cleaning and conditioning the leather. It's 17 years old.
UV tint (even clear). This will protect the leather as well as occupants from heat. I'm getting clear UV tint when I get around to it.
Maintenance first - it's an old car with old problems.
Mods - clutched upper pulley, box tune, cooling upgrades. Monstrous torque around town, plenty of power on tap. The perfect daily driver set up - ask me how I know.
My car is also Cubanite Silver! Cubanite is a mineral that has a hint of yellow/champagne color to it.
I also have the panoramic sunroof with solar panels!
Real talk, these cars will smoke 99.9% of the cars you'll come across on the road and you probably won't get many opportunities to push its limits when stock. Do the "transmission reset" procedure to see what it really wants to do. Never put it in dyno mode on the road. It will get away from you...stock. People mod the hell out of their cars trying to make it like this car. There are some that prefer the W211 E55 engine to the E63 because the supercharger provides instant power compared to the lag of the E63's turbos.
Even though there are lots of engine mods out there, I say keep it stock because as soon as you start tweaking the engine, you open it up for issues.
Your car is 17 years old, it's gonna have old car issues. To put my money where my mouth is, I'm focusing on restoring the car instead of modifying it. My goal is to get it to where it was when it rolled off the showroom floor. On my 2003 with 140K miles, I've done:
Suspension refresh
Motor mounts
Transmission mounts
Transmission service
Patched trunk wiringing harness (common issue with all W211s)
New rear air springs (Arnott). Front are also Arnott, done by the previous owner.
New rear shocks (OEM).
Making sure all buttons and switches work.
About half of my seat bladders are cooked. I have a complete OEM replacement set in-hand waiting for the time to replace them all.
I had dreams of finding the stock wheels for this car, but as @bbirdwell mentions, the OEM wheels are soft as butter and very few have lasted this long in decent condition. So, I went with Brabus replicas. I like them because the angles of the spoke match those of the car.
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