Originally Posted by JHM2K
Looks fantastic John! Love the very stealthy look it has.
I do have a question as to why you went with a 18/20 stagger? Was it merely for aesthetics? I can't imagine that 20" wheels are the lightest things, and you mentioned auto-crossing the car.
Love the choice on wheels tho -- a timeless, clean look.
It was for aesthetics, mostly, but also due to the fact that it was very difficult for me to find anyone willing to 'split' a set of wheels, and the people who were willing to do it offered no warranty. After 6 months, I found the wheels I wanted, a 2 year warranty (structure and finish), and he was willing to break up 2 sets for me, but all it was available in was 18/20. I also wanted to do something a little differently as most go with a 18/19 or 19/20, you know me, always have to be different
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I did not get a chance to weigh them, but they are lighter than the OEM wheels + tires by several pounds, even the 20s. I will weigh them at some point, but wanted them ON the car LOL.
Originally Posted by amx1397
looks great,,,not that much weight gain,, did you get gray window tint to cover the side lights ,,or all the outside lights ? they look darker but if you use the gray tint ,it will like thik they aren't there ,,until u turn them on o fcourse. jim
Thanks Jim. I took out every lense in my car and wet sanded 5-7 times and sprayed on something like 7 coats of lightly tinted clear until I got the desired shade. I also did a flat black strip around the top of the tails to set them off. They not only look nice, but the finish is so amazing - smooth as glass and just as reflective as the cars freshly polished paint....
Originally Posted by Erichenderson02
Found your thread!!
First question is... what grille is that on this baby ^^
Second question... was it hard to/expensive to install the SLK 32 AMG brakes?
Thanks,
Eric Henderson
Grille is an original one off from a friend
If he wants to make another one, I will let him chime in.
The SLK32 brakes were a DIRECT swap, literally everything swapped right over the factory hardware with the exception of the rear bolts being too short and having to slightly bend the dust shield. Search on brake upgrades and you will find a recent thread where Dave and I go over everything in depth. Expensive? It is a relative term, but I only have AMG brakes because I autoX and got a smokin deal on them....