That looks SOO nice. Shame with the spoiler though :P and the abscence of the SRT decals :P and tinted rear and rearside windows..

No but honest, that one looks quite cool. But for me I am going to have the SRT as a daily drive and do not want to have the rear wing. someone that badly want the SRT wing must help me to find a way of having the N/A wing on the SRT.. :P

 

I personally would keep the SRT spoiler too. Bmorgan's pic of the white car with the spoiler looks amazing! Here in the UK we never had any white Crossfires, even N/A ones and I have no idea why! I would swap my SSB SRT for a white one any day!!

Regards, Andy.

 

Yes, it makes more sense to have the thing look like a stock SRT6 but with a Benz V8, sell the six to mitigate costs and have a real sleeper albeit with a lot more work involved.

 

I found my original thread! Sorry for starting so many threads but hey, I am the Troll. I am going to get better.

Good news, I have a friend at Karmann in Germany and he have led me to a guy in germany who have carried out many of these conversions and they are working with automatic deploying the wing. I am happy.

Will let you know more when I am finished.

The SRT6 will be taken to the garage next friday.

Kind regards,

Troll

 

Hello Forum people

I am new to this website & don't know the abbreviations that are being used.....what is meant by an "N/A"? Is this the Std version or Lmtd version w/out being an SRT? ...& wht is so special about the white color? Can you guys NOT get white in Europe? & if so, why not? I am under the impression that the car is engineered, built & assembled in The Karrman factory in Germany...am I wrong?

Capt Tom
'05 Lmtd Roadster
Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

You are correct... NA means naturally asperiated as to being supercharged or turbo charged...

The SRT was never made in white, red or yellow...

 

Mike

Thanks for the return info...as I mentioned, I am new to this Forum & was under the impression that the N/A term was as you said. The more 'threads' that I read, the more I'm catching on to the abbreviated terms. I can now understand WHY that owner in Sweden wanted a White SRT w/ no permanent wing. I bought my little Red Roadster a yr ago & do not get into the racing as I have 'been there, done that' when I was younger. I am 64 yrs old & a retired Viet Nam Vet & cannot afford the high cost of replacing parts on this sophisticated little car. I just like to put the top down & enjoy the ride!!!
Again, I thank you & the others for this Forum as I am still a 'nuts & bolts' sort of guy & like to hear the various 'fixes' that are performed thru this info. I learned how to change the oil & reset the odometer thru this Forum. Saved me a bunch of money. In all my yrs, I've NEVER let anyone change my oil!! Girls do that!!
Right now, a pending problem is how to deal w/ a flat tire. My Roadster did not include any of the tire fix that is supposed to be in the trnk. Do you plug your flats to get back home or do you use that Slime stuff or .....what?? What's the best advice on this?
Also, my cup holder will not stay down...I have it wedged w/ a napkin. I saw a pic in the Forum where someone had replaced it w/ a 'bin holder'. Where do these come from...the dealer, or aftermkt? And how do they come out of the console?
Thanks, again for getting back to me.

Capt Tom
'05 Blaze Red Roadster
Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

Tom, I think most of us try not to use that slime stuff to fix the flats... I keep one of those tire plug kits in my car to use in case of a flat.... did you not get the pump and jack with your car?

For the cup holder, you take the console out to remove the cup holder... not really difficult... if you have a roadster/convertible you will have an air line to deal with that locks the console.. you should be able to find a bin on ebay or the dealer...

Welcome to the club and enjoy your little car......

 

No, Mike i did not get ANY of the tire changing stuff...my trunk space is totally empty. Should I just get a tire-plugging kit & get a small 12v air pump from Sears or Wal*Mart? Since I don't have flat-fixing capabilities as yet, I have not taken the car on any significant road trips. I personally do not like the Slime but do use it in my lawn mower tires & bicycle tires...there's a place for everything!!
I see by the pic of your SRT "Aero" that you have 15 spoke wheels...is that an SRT thing like the 'whale tail' & fender badges, or is that aftermkt? Looks distinguishing! Everyone wants their car set off a little from the rest. I ride Harley Davidsons & no one wants thier bike to look like anyone elses. Mine is a '48 Ridgid frame w/ a '70 Shovelhead in it. Several summers back a friend & me took off to Colorado to look @ the mountains & ended up riding all the way to your beautiful state & on up to Vancouver, B.C. Oregon & Nor CAL both are just beautiful states!!! We rode the coast highway back down to Frisco. Beautiful scenic coastline!!! I use my Roadster for the same purpose...top down to sight see.

Thanks again for return mail!

Capt Tom

 

Tom,
You definetley NEED to get a tire plug kit, jack and pump to keep in the car... unless you want to call AAA for a flat...flats usually occur at the most inopportune times and places.....
You could try looking on ebay or post a 'want to buy' here for the pump and jack... you might get lucky....

and just to ask the obvious, you did look UNDER the floor mat of the trunk, right??

Sorry Phil, didnt mean to hijack your thread...

 

No worries MikeR, Always help out the Newbies!

/ Phil

 

I disagree with the 'slimers'. Even though I've used it in the past, I am seriously looking at a combo inflator/battery charger. Takes up only a little more space than either device separately, can be carried easily between cars and you don't have to risk your electrical system to jump start someone.

That and the slime is corrosive. A tire guy once told me the slime was corrosive to the rims. I believe him because his shop didn't (and doesn't) sell rims.

And Captain, don't take this the wrong way from an ex non-comm, but "search" is your friend. Most of the questions you have about your car have already been answered on this forum. Unfortunately, most of the forum members who have answered these questions have moved on.

In another recent thread, there is a discussion of getting and using the space-saver spare from the first generation SLK (on which the Crossifire is based). You might want to look at that.

 

Thanks guys! It sounds like the plug kit/12V pump is the way to go. As for a jack, I'll probably go to a salvage & p/u a small screw-type. Right now, I have nothing.
Thanks again from one of the newest Newbies

Capt Tom

ps. Today I found the page on "TSP & How-to Articles" (whatever the hell TSP stands for!!!) Lot's of abbreviations in this column for a Newbie like me!!

 

Nice going down memory lane. This above quote from a forum user really triggered me. Project finished. Money is put where my mouth is. My talk is not cheap. Albino SRT-6 coupe with N/A wing and alloys is now present.

 

Extremely good job and all, but gloating isn't very flattering. I noticed you dug back 9 months in another thread to gloat to thirteendog. I'll still give you an atta'boy though.

 

Post some pictures of the finishd project.

 

Well, for starters I actually find it very appropriate as he has been the one putting my threads down. Wanted to write it sooo nadly since he posted it. So yet again, money were put where my mouth is.

For 13dog I just wanted to close the thread. I have nothing against him, even was close sending him some xf parts for free.

P.s 180 I have nothing against you either. You were a factor pushing me towards my goal.

 

[quote=FUBU]Well, for starters I actually find it very appropriate as he has been the one putting my threads down. Wanted to write it sooo nadly since he posted it. So yet again, money were put where my mouth is.

Over here the new word that gets used a lot for this occasion is BOO-YAW!!! Not sure if that's how the kids spell it or not. It's all in jest (all good) FUBU.

 

All I said was this,
It looks like I was just stating the facts, it was an expensive project.

 

Where's the beef. In this case the pictures.

A big project like this has not been documented yet so where are the pictures, a picture of the finished product would be a good start. Someone has seen some photos, but whose to say a photo of an SRT6 that looks like an na with an SRT6 bumper cover and some stick on labels that says it is an SRT is not actually an na.

I'd have more photos on this project than Carters got pills.

Show everyone a photo, your sig just does not cut the mustard.

Until I see a picture I am not going to believe this story.

Anyway I am going to start a thread which will be thoroughly documented with photos as I turn my na into a pumpkin drawn by six white horses, no make that eight, to heck with the expense. Don't you just love fantasy.

PS
You know the photo is going to be needed some time, so don't keep ignoring the question as you have done so far quite obviously.