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What's this Alpha badge all about?

Old Oct 29, 2019 | 01:31 AM
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Question What's this Alpha badge all about?

I am looking for an E63 AMG S, and I happened upon a classified listing for a 2016 E63 AMG S ... and it has some Alpha badges on it. I will be the first to admit that I am not an expert onthese cars by any means, in fact, I am just starting to get into them, but this is the first time I have seen this badging on what is supposed to be a factory car, or at least the ad doesn't let on that it isn't. Any idea what's going on here? Thank for the help.

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Old Oct 29, 2019 | 02:41 AM
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Old Oct 29, 2019 | 02:42 AM
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Not a factory package for sure, alpha motor sports aka AMS is a reputable tuning company similar to renntech, weistec, etc...

The listing itself does not say much to what’s done to the car. You can have an alpha tune only and you get those badges. You could also have downpipes, their carbon fiber intake, and a few other goodies that would put down some serious power. Hard to tell unless you have a sneak peek under the car and/or under the hood
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Old Oct 29, 2019 | 02:58 AM
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It's a mystery, lol.
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Old Oct 29, 2019 | 08:38 AM
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Alpha 7 package = AMS full exhaust and tune
Alpha 9 package = The above plus upgraded turbos, intake and cooling

They won't give you a badge without buying a package... this car has stock intake so it should be an Alpha 7 car, assuming the mods were left on.

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Old Oct 29, 2019 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Siegmann
Alpha 7 package = AMS full exhaust and tune
Alpha 9 package = The above plus upgraded turbos, intake and cooling

They won't give you a badge without buying a package... this car has stock intake so it should be an Alpha 7 car, assuming the mods were left on.
Its strange that it doesn’t say “Alpha 7”. In my research online it looks like the “7” cars have badges that say “7” on them, but maybe different years, etc. The placement of the badges is different as well. Maybe I’m just not looking in the right place.
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Old Oct 29, 2019 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by cm123077
Its strange that it doesn’t say “Alpha 7”. In my research online it looks like the “7” cars have badges that say “7” on them, but maybe different years, etc. The placement of the badges is different as well. Maybe I’m just not looking in the right place.
It's possible that the owner got a hold of some badges and threw them on there..
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Old Oct 29, 2019 | 09:23 AM
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It's possible that the owner got a hold of some badges and threw them on there..
True
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Originally Posted by SAMzE63s
Not a factory package for sure, alpha motor sports aka AMS is a reputable tuning company similar to renntech, weistec, etc...

The listing itself does not say much to what’s done to the car. You can have an alpha tune only and you get those badges. You could also have downpipes, their carbon fiber intake, and a few other goodies that would put down some serious power. Hard to tell unless you have a sneak peek under the car and/or under the hood
I had the Alpha tune only and no such badge was supplied. I believe this is only for the Alpha7 and Alpha9 tunes from AMS that are more involved than just an ECU tune.
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Old Oct 29, 2019 | 12:19 PM
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it looks kinda obnoxious on there.... overdone for sure
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Old Oct 29, 2019 | 01:18 PM
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Its to let the techs at mercedes know why your codes read “multiple misfires”

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Old Oct 29, 2019 | 04:00 PM
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WHy not ask the owner?
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I did. They do not know anything about it. It is at a car dealership. I emailed AMS the VIN, etc to see if they have some record of it.
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Originally Posted by cm123077
I did. They do not know anything about it. It is at a car dealership. I emailed AMS the VIN, etc to see if they have some record of it.
I strongly suggest you call them rather than waiting on an email reply. I know this from experience.
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Originally Posted by Siegmann
It's possible that the owner got a hold of some badges and threw them on there..
Admittedly, it's what I did on mine that I just picked up #ruined
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Admittedly, it's what I did on mine that I just picked up #ruined
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