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Nice web site. Interesting products. How are you doing with the licence plate holder? i'm about to start making my own this Saturday. Can't wait any longer. Have been driving without a front plate for six months.
Nice web site. Interesting products. How are you doing with the licence plate holder? i'm about to start making my own this Saturday. Can't wait any longer. Have been driving without a front plate for six months.
Thank you. Unfortunately no updates on the license plate holder for now. My fabricator is tied up with race season (he's on the pit crew for a race team) and out of town. So your best bet if you need it now is to make it yourself.
Love your wagon, enjoying keeping track of your builds and little mods.
I just purchase E550 couple weeks ago (its no E63.... but still enjoyable), did few little things to it as well
Maybe I will run in to you one of these Saturdays at the Redmond car show. https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...to-thread.html
Love your wagon, enjoying keeping track of your builds and little mods.
I just purchase E550 couple weeks ago (its no E63.... but still enjoyable), did few little things to it as well
Maybe I will run in to you one of these Saturdays at the Redmond car show. https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...to-thread.html
Try to make it out this Saturday- it'll be one of the last shows and I can't make some upcoming Saturdays as well.
Were you able to get the Euro rear tail lights installed on to the car? I saw that you mentioned it in the beginning with the mods that you wanted to do and for myself I want to know as I hope to get a regular E-Wagon soon! Thanks! Also gorgeous car I love the Brown!
Were you able to get the Euro rear tail lights installed on to the car? I saw that you mentioned it in the beginning with the mods that you wanted to do and for myself I want to know as I hope to get a regular E-Wagon soon! Thanks! Also gorgeous car I love the Brown!
It's a work in progress. US spec cars are missing the additional wire needed for the amber blinkers so we have to get creative with a solution. Thanks!
I read in another thread that you were installing the Meisterschaft GT exhaust. Did you get that done yet? Great car by the way. Love the mods.
Sorry for the late reply and thanks for the feedback. Exhaust is on there but I'm still tweaking a few things. In general, I don't feel like the exhaust is loud enough on full open mode.
Hello XXgeneric,
Just went through your whole thread, compliments on your taste of mods.
What made me write is the sig on the white baseball cap of your engine builder. My engine was built by the same guy, Michael Kuebler.
Did you meet him in person?
I need to look up the "mod my benz" site. I want the same VIM harness.
I didn't catch the eco mod diy. How exactly did you install this mod?
It's annoying to push the button every time I start the engine.
Thank you for sharing all of your mods.
Ed
Thanks for a really interesting read and serving as a rolling test bed for pretty much everything available for the E63 Estate. Beautiful car and congrats on some really tasteful modifications!
As promised, MBUSA fixed the front bumper holes at the Vehicle Processing Center in Long Beach, CA from MB drilling in my front plate during European Delivery.
Thank you for your informative threads. I'll be picking up my wagon next week in Germany and had also tried unsuccessfully to get MB to not mount a front plate. Did you have to put in a special request to have it removed (such as a note in the glove box or document from your dealer), or did the VPC do it automatically? Thanks!
It's been a while since my last update but I've done a few more things to the car.
-Video in Motion Module w/ ECO disabled and Active Windows Feature
-European Rear Door Locks
-Formed Dynamics Carbon Fiber Front Flics and 3 Fin Rear Diffuser
I'll start off by explaining the module I had installed. This video in motion module has three notable features:
1. Video in Motion (allows you to watch video, input navigation directions, MB apps, read text messages while in motion) we can save the debate for whether or not the driver should be allowed to do this in another discussion- I am merely reporting what this module does and would like to remind you that I have my copilot (passenger) perform these tasks.
2. Eco disabled. Yes, this module will automatically disable Eco mode when the car is turned on. Should you wish to reactivate Eco mode you simply press the Eco button. In essence this module defaults Eco mode off when the car is turned on instead of defaulting to on. Should you wish to reinstate the original Eco functionality (perhaps you're taking the car to the dealer and you wish to not draw attention to yourself) you hold down the Eco button for six seconds, until your flashers blink, and the module will put the car back into stock mode and have Eco turn on automatically.
3. Active Comfort Closing of windows. This feature is only available on NTG4 cars (so this unfortunately isn't available for the 2016 E-Class with NTG5). This allows you to open and close the windows on your car through RF instead of IR. On a stock car you can open and close the windows of your car with the keyfob by holding your keyfob in the unlock or lock position within a few inches of the driver's door handle. With this module you simply press lock once on the keyfob or lock the car using the Keyless Go door handle and any open window and trunk (if your car has power trunk) will automatically close. In stock format the trunk will only close with a press of the button on the trunk itself or with the button in the driver's door panel. You cannot close it with the keyfob- but now with the module you can. You can also open all of the windows on the car with 2X press of the unlock button on the keyfob. There's no need to hold the key a few inches away from the door handle to air out your hot car on a sunny day.
The installation of the module was fairly easy. It piggybacks behind the headunit and can be removed when you sell the car.
this seems cool---can you pm/email me more technical/retail information on the module, and any pics? I would want this feature, definitely---as I am used to it on my Bimmer.
As a reminder here's my spec:
Short version- 2015 E63 AMG S Wagon designo Mystic Brown with designo Mystic
Red interior and designo Natural Bamboo trim. Every US available option except
the VPC ones (which were wheel locks and chrome door cups).
Long version-
052 designo Mystic Brown
861 Black Nappa Leather**(designo Mystic Red Package- just a formality to have 861)
B07 AMG Carbon Ceramic Braking System
B14 Carbon Fiber Engine Cover
SPC Special Order W26 designo Natural Bamboo Trim
276 designo Mystic Red Leather Package
298 Rear Side Airbags (SPC)
502 Power Folding Mirror w/ Autodimming Driver & Rear
752 19-inch AMG 10-Spoke Wheels - Black
773 AMG Exterior Carbon Fiber Package
8U1 Factory Code
811 Bang & Olufsen Sound w/red. trunk space
839 Laminated Safety Glass with Acoustic Film
864 Rear-Seat Entertainment System
867 SPLITVIEW (SPC)
872 Heated Rear Seats
995 AMG Surround View Camera Package
997 Driver Assistance Package
Here's the car at the dealer during delivery. It was only fitting for me to use
the R63 to pick it up:
Here's a few recaps from Euro Delivery:
After photos:
that woodgrain looks amazing and I would love to switch mine to that...any idea if its an easy DIY/Plug-n-Play job? Do you happen to know any part numbers on the kit/trims pieces?
Okay didn't know that's what you were asking for, as how would I possibly have the other guy's VIN (GenericSN, would you mind sharing your VIN so we could see what part numbers your bamboo woodgrain pieces are?)?
I thought you knew all the part numbers of the woodgrain trim and was just asking my for my VIN so you can make sure you specify the correct number of pieces applicable to my vehicle...
08-19-2015, 12:22 PM
