DIY 1989 W124 Wide Body Build

[archiechiang]

Thanks guys! If you see my previous posts, I did say that i was gonna debadge it because I do find it silly now that i have that Brabus badge on. haha and also, I will change my bumpers back to the OEM look.

I want to give it a facelift wand replace the hood, trunk, bumpers and stuff but its too expensive herein my country, Not much facelifted w124s here are being sold as parts cars, and if ever there are, they ask for gold. hahahahha

[GTOguy]

Interesting... Like many have said, stock headlights and more low!

[archiechiang]

Soo I played with photoshop and heres what I want the car to look like. What do you guys think?
(i know most of you like the euro/OEM headlights so dont say that anymore hahahaha) BE NICE )

[archiechiang]

I can only imagine how slow this car must be with a stock 260 engine with old jetronic management and all that extra weight from oversized bumpers plus 19 inch wheels and 10 subwoofers. People must pass you and be like, dang I just outran the slowest Brabus car ever haha. Seriously, take the brabus badge off.

As far as looks I would say lower it a ton and go from there. I think you should get rid of that fender gap and see how it looks. I can't say I'm a fan of the bodykit, but it will look a ton different lowered. The headlights seem okay to me, kinda goes with the kit you made.

Roads are pretty bad here in the Philippines anyways so you cant drive as fast even if you have a fast car. haha But yeah i get your point with the brabus emblem. its coming off soon!

Lowering is the next step after i get the oem bumpers

[mike-81-240d]

Slam it on wide wheels. Front bumper needs help. Quad exhaust is lame, the car is a straight six not a M119 5 liter v8.

[archiechiang]

I disagree! Just need to be dropped on air

Thank you , kind sir! Haha will drop this soon! I'm sure its gonna look good afterwards!

[archiechiang]

Wohooo! Got new(well....surplus..) parts for the Benz today



Got the following items:
Bumper - cracked E look bumper(hard to find and very very expensive here in the Philippines). Nothing fiberglass wont Fix
Door weatherstrips- in perfect condition
Interior door seals-all doors
Intke piping from headlight to filter
A pillars and side mirror covers - both needs to be reupholstered and repaired
And new bilstein rear shocks!

I got all these things for a very very cheap price consodereing most of these parts are hard to find here! So happy! I'm bringing the car tomorrow to the shop to repair the bumper and fix everutbifn that needs to be fixed! Will update you guys soon! Lowering starts next week!.��

[archiechiang]

Finally lowered!!*


Don't mind the body work, it's not done yet. It will probably be finished by around the first or second wee of January! Flares will also be rebuilt!*


Btw. I just cut the springs to lower it. It won't be slammed because it is on 19"s but it's fine. I just wanted to have a 1 finger gap between the tires and fenders. *cut 1 coil up front and 1 and 3/4 coils at the back! Rides perfectly normal, a bit stiffer which is perfect. Gotta replace the front shocks tho. Already replaced the rears with Bilstein shocks.*

















Thinking if getting the E36 coilover setup for this. We will see by next year!*


Things still to be done:*

-Rear ducktail will be removed

- front and rear bumpers repaired

- fender flares will be remade to look cleaner*

- repaint trunk*

- get new shocks/coilovers*

- get proper Mercedes trunk star (it's currently too big)*

- remove brabus logo lol

- replace quad exhaust with amg style exhaust or brabus style or remus, we shall see.*


Tell me what you guys think! and Merry Christmas!!

[hinrichs]

I think the height will look good once the body work is done. Doesn't always need to be slammed to look proper and its always nice when you can actually drive you car lol.

keep up the good work man.

[FunfGang]

Man, I'm impressed by all the work on the bumpers(even though not my taste) and the fenders, once you get it a bit lower with the more oem style bumpers it should look awesome! Good work!

[archiechiang]

Look what I was able to buy for about $45!!! A set of Bosch Euro headlights! The owner didn't know what he was selling I guess. It's still in great condition! Almost perfect condition! So happy with this! I know it's the e-look headlights but I can always upgrade my hood and grille in the future! *





Here's a sneak peak of the new wodebody design!*






What do you guys think? Also, please don't say "ewww fiberglass is gay" haha I know sheet metal is best but I dont have the budget for that. Hence, I'm sticking with the fiberglass *


More updates soon!*

[Peeunit]

Firstly: You take criticism and advice very well, so good on you for that.

Secondly: Thos headlights are an absolute steal!! Great find, and they'll look much classier

Thirdly: Why change the arches, they were the best bit!!

You keep saying these Brabus badges are coming off...............I still see them

[R31 Mark]

nice skills mate, also I'm really liking where the new widebody look is going. keep the stock bumpers and run it with them maybe? will be watching this


p.s. you're interior is awesome.

[archiechiang]

Firstly: You take criticism and advice very well, so good on you for that.

Secondly: Thos headlights are an absolute steal!! Great find, and they'll look much classier

Thirdly: Why change the arches, they were the best bit!!

You keep saying these Brabus badges are coming off...............I still see them

Hehe thanks man. I appreciate that. I take critisism very well cause I respect that everyone has their own opinion and taste. I may not please everyone but at least in happy. Hearing comments from others are good, weather's it's good or bad comments

And about the headlights? I know right?? Probably the best buy I ever had haha. Most of the people here in my coy try try to sell headlights like these for about $200-$300 USED! they know its hard to find! But not this guy hehe. I think he just really wanted to get rid of it.

I changed the arches to make it flow a little bit better make it look cleaner it's gonna be very flush with the wheels and I think it will look awesome after paint! It's hard to see how it's gonna look like unpainted, but I'm sure I'll like the finished product! I hope you'll like them too!

Hahaha it will come off bro don't worry! When I post the final pictures I promise it wont be there anymore!

[Oh Damn, it's Sam]

You might be able to get away with fiberglass eyebrows on the facelift headlamps to make them fit a little better against the early hood and grille. MikeyRa ran a set of facelift crystal clear lamps on his old C124 and used eyebrows to cover the gap - as I recall, it didn't look half bad.