OK, so anyone wanting to replace the stock XF engine cover with the proper one from Mercedes,the only # you'll need is 112-090-05-01. I just received mine after a 1 week wait for it to be shipped from Germany and within 5 minutes I was done with the replacement. Pull off the 2 intake tubes from the XF cover. Pull up on the back of the XF cover and then all around the rest of the cover to remove it. Put the new cover on the exact same way the old one came off and reconnect the 2 intake tubes. Thats it! Everything fits without changing tubes or any sort of conversion. Admittedly it doesn't do anything to increase the airflow over a stock XF cover (although the filters MAY BE a better filter I'm not sure) but it sure looks more natural in the engine bay than the "powered by Mercedes Benz" badge. If you're interested in doing the same to yours you can contact Joe Wood at Crown Mercedes in Dublin, OH. His # is 1-800-790-4666 and he's told me he'll be happy to sell them to anyone on the Forum as he did me. The total price was $254.40 complete with s/h to NY (My local MB dealer wanted $318. + tax). If you than choose to sell your stock XF cover you can recoupe a good part of the MB cover as I just saw an XF cover go for $145 on ebay. I'd like to post some pics of the new cover but I still can't get my pic's to upload and nobody's offered any help in that regard. Still getting 2 fatal errors every time I try to post pics. If I can I'll try another way.

 

I'd like to post some pics of the new cover but I still can't get my pic's to upload and nobody's offered any help in that regard. Still getting 2 fatal errors every time I try to post pics. If I can I'll try another way.

I opened a photobucket account and downloaded all of my pictures there. When I want to post one on this forum it is very easy to do. I recommend that you give it a try.

Kevin

 

Thanks for the suggestion Kevin but 13dog spent at least an hour on the phone with me last night and my gallery is up and working now. Hope to post some new pics Sunday night of the engine bay, windscreen, rear fascia panels and my tow hook cover-up.

 

Pics are now on my gallery of the MB/SLK cover installed.

 

Here you go, These are Buggy4crossfires photo's.

 

kjmurphy,

Nice job on the SRT6 cam covers! I was thinking of doing the same thing...

 

looks good!

 

Very nice Mark, good job.

 

Tony, You have to empty your PM mailbox. Tried to respond to your PM with the date that Captree stops charging and the mail kicked back that your box was full. After 10/14/06 they stop charging to get in. TTYS, Marc

 

That's what I'm talking about! Looks Great!

 

Agreed, very nice looking.

Pat

 

yo, thanks for the info! just got my cover out the door for $230. I will post pictures at my site soon.

 

almost a month later, its here!

 

Very nice! I like it.

 

Very sweet, Have been checking ebay for SLK engine cover, batting 0%

How did you manage to re-do plumbing + are you using K N filters in the cover.

Cheers