teamSPB Project Big Pimpin - Mercedes CLS

[teamSPB]

I didn't realize how close this was to the guards, I love it either way though

haha yeah, you cant even fit a sheet on paper in there lol

[rsingh3g]

Damn lol, so whats next on the list for this

[teamSPB]

Engine work
Complete the audio install - pair of 18's going in the boot!
Possibly bigger brakes if I can get them to fit
Possibly AMG or AMG style bumpers from Prior Designs (PD600)
Retrim
A few other bits and bobs to that im undecided on yet

Car won Best Mercedes at DC13 yesterday! Well chuffed!

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Right, time for some updates...not much has really happened with the car to be honest as im still waiting on some audio bits so I can crack on with that side of the project...

A few weeks ago was Players Classic and DC13 and we went along to both! AWESOME weekend for sure and the drive to Goodwood was certainly interesting! Even mixed it up with some hot hatches on the twistys which even suprised me LOADS! Was good watching the usual hot hatch jap crew blazing it with a 2.5ton Merc right behind them lol!

The car was due a wash...so we had it looking like this;







Some of my best pics throughout the weekend;



































I also took away Best Mercedes of Show at DC13!! Well chuffed!!!




HUGE thanks to all involved!!!

[OCKlasse]

Looks fantastic.

Can you please post some pics of the juice setup? Is it Rayvern?

[Spawn613]

I am not really a fan of this body style, but this car is amazing. I would love to have it. You have made me a fan now

[XsuperbeeX]

Not many people doing to modern mercedes anymore.. looking good!

[TeckniX]

Congrats on taking on best of show with the Benz. Def deserved it as clean as you've kept it.
What's next since you've got ice and suspension done?

[loekaaz]

no more updates on one of the most well-executed cars on the forum?

[teamSPB]

Need to update this Big time! But while I get the updates in order...some of my best pics of the year!







Be back tomorrow with some more updates!

[teamSPB]

Right, where do I begin!!!

Firstly, I havent been overly active with the CLS over the last months, just simply getting on with little bits here and there mainly down to continual growth of the business etc so getting more and more cars coming in all the time.

The main bits that I have done, is just get it to a better standard! Changing bits that weren't up to my standard or I felt can be better.

On the whole, the car is pretty much the same!

Lets catch up with show season...

Shows attended this year were;

DC (Best Mercedes)
Players Classic
Modified Nationals
Westside
Ace Cafe German and Passionford Meets
All Dubs

Cant remember any others!

So some pics through the season...

























So thats show season done! We were meant to go to Show and Glow, but after hearing the weather was meant to be bad, I decided to give it a miss and had a nice day off instead!

Now, onto the bits that I have changed!

Due to the EXCESSIVE camber I run (was measured at over 4degrees!) and the Toe settings being out, my front tyres shredding themselves in around 1500 miles!! Painful especially on a set of Bridgestones! I wanted to change them regardless however due to wanted to trim down the tyre size a tad as I couldnt drive the car as low as I wanted on the front.

Tyre size has now gone from 235/35 to 225/35. Im MUCH happier with the new toe settings and the 225's as the steering is like a feather now!

Check the insides of the tyre!!!


Next up was a service! I havent serviced the car since I bought it and felt like doing it just to keep on top of it...The previous owner/garage said they had just serviced it before I got it....all I can say is LIARS!!!! I dont think this is the state of an air filter after less than 5000miles!


Other side


Right...dinners ready now lol!

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Since I had bought the car, I periodically had an error message saying Battery or something, so it was about time I did something about it as it started to come on more frequently.

As I have 2 batteries in the rear of the vehicle, one OEM battery and another XS Power D2400 battery to help spread the load, I knew it wouldn't be showing an error from the rear batteries, which only left the front aux battery.

When I removed all the bits to access the front battery, I noticed it was the original MB battery from new. Not bad considering these are meant to have 3-4 years life in them.

As per my normal actions, once the battery etc had been removed, I cleaned EVERYTHING out and got rid of any leaves, dirt and grime from the area and then waxed it all!



As per the instructions, I had to fill the battery up with the supplied distilled water and let it settle for 20minutes before giving the battery a full charge. In its charge state, the battery now floated at around 12.9v. Perfect!

Then as I went to fit it, as normal, the terminals would not fit! So after a few modifications, I got everything to fit and was on my way to finish the installation.







All back to normal with a new pollen filter to


Next up, I bought a set of AMG stainless door pins as I didn't really like the look of the plastic ones.







The big change in the interior was the addition of a brand new Genuine AMG steering wheel and AMG paddle shift conversion








I also got a custom Carbon AMG gear lever which I have not seen many if any about. Apparently it was made in Sweden according to the guy I bought it off


Ill get some better photos of it later.

Im just downloading some more pics so ill be back with an update shortly

[Dome]

Awesome build, your CLS looks sick

By the way, that Focus RS looks damn good!

[teamSPB]

Next up was time to clean the seats…now, anyone who has seen the interior of the car will know its relatively clean. However, most people associate 'shiny' leather with 'clean' leather, you couldn't be more wrong!

Leather in its natural colour, will have a matt like finish to it and not feel slippery etc.

Now, I'm guessing the previous owners of the vehicle looked after it quite well but fell under the category of people thinking shiny leather is great.

My rear seats out and ready to clean…before


After


Clean on the left vs untouched on the right














Front seats










A quick reflection shot of the CLS with my Previa (Project DFN U) in the background



Some more of the gear knob




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