VIP inspired w124 coupe

[koihoma]

Hello Stanceworkname is Don ,i live in Croatia i used to own a 99 passat ,which i sold becose the chassis broke in half after hitting a hole in road (the land of beautiful landscape and f**ked up politicians)with my lower trans mount bulid tread in link :

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72315

i also got a 1995 e36 for messing around and 1993 jeep wrangler completly restored with 3 in liftkit and 33in tyres (winter beater)
so i would like to share with you my new daily,

it is a 1992 w124 coupe,sportline 200ce 90kw (wih LPG) ,and it fast as hell lol
so the main idea is to make it vip style,(yes i know it is not a 4dr),
near future plans are :
leather interior
2din radio(period correct)
wooden steering wheel and gear knob
6in speakers x4 in doors
e36 shocks
cut spring
for winter proabobly going steliees
engine ?? KOMPRESSOR?? probably

unforunately i dont have a pic when i got it,but these just after instaling 4,5cm lowering spring and shocks





so when lowering kit arrived



original sportline springs vs tarechnix -4.5cm springs



And dont you worry it will get moooooar low soon ,just have to get it thru MOT

so managed to get some RH ZW2 3lips for 8in and1 lip for 8,5in somebody proabobly f**ked 1 lip up an replaced it with wrong one





which were in pretty bad shape so disassebmed them and striped down the paint and started sanding and polishing



the end spec should be something like 8,5 front 9,5 rear

while searchinf for lip did some maintance on car ,changed oil,filters ,main brake cyl,rear brakes , front upper mounts









so the autom rains started,decided on modelling custom vip center console for subwoofer glass holders, shampagne bottle and new armrest
first cardboard template



so excuse my wood choice had these OSB plates laying around



making progress





covering gaps with cloth and laying fiberglass(between rear seat its around 17-18cm front is 5cm narrower)





testfit fiberglass with subwoofer helix competition 8in 500w /250w rms with 20l enclosed box



trimming for new armrest mount





nex step extending all the way upfront



adapting front ashtray to fit console back(lot of trimming)







sanded and started assembling glovebox compartment





junkjard plate light hella OEM bi**ch for glovebox



glovebox ready for upholstery ,managed to get 4way strech vinyl from germany



glued with neostick professional,process







and finished looks much better in reality



more to come ,stay tuned ,and sorry for bad english

[Jorgen]

I really like the center console idea, IN for more.

[19birel]

Nice work on the console, do you plan to swap to leather seats as well?

[Jay P]

Sweet clean ride. Love what you are doing bro!

[Meeve]

hmm I'll keep an eye on this one. I wonder what this console will look like when its all done!

[Amgcdi]

Nice work man.

[TWM Performance]

Can't wait to see that console installed in there

- Renato

[US90]

Nice project!
Can't wait to see it finished

[Respect Till Death]

holy fuck that champagne holder console is godly! I love the idea!!

[koihoma]

soooooo, how to improve w124 to vip,in my opinion the only right way is to go period corect ,...so 90s .......the GOLDen times my role model definetely are carlsson ,amg , but maybe the most carat duchatelet interior wise,which ment stereo upgrade (2din)at least,which ment center panel problems ...and myFEDex GUY WAS F***IN LATE

http://31.media.tumblr.com/3231351e97edd2c121d05facc6f724e0/tumblr_mw6qscSdDO1rx6tibo1_500.gif

anyway
rto equalizer




started mounting it in the glovebox ....aaaaaand offcourse it didn´t fit.....that litlle pr**k



had to cut the isolation





and mount



and bigger then 2 din vlvo...khm radio



i will mange the volvo sign later on ,but i bought it mainly becouse it was built by alpine so had to try it on,but first had to make jacks



it had blue-ish lcd and buttons light ,which kinda didn¨t fit MB
aaannd didnt take me long





got these



started replaceing all 9 bulbs









sanded faceplate



glued veneer on it



cutting out holes and f**in my fingers





testfit



yeeeey



will put epoxy over it to match the center console


made demo cener plate for radio and ac ,had to relocate them ,and left place for additional switches for possible airride






shaping it to look as oem as it coud





and role of wallnut veneer (same as my interior)



tested how it looks when coated with epoxy resin,and it is damn close



and visited scrapyard and found my self a nice selfdimming rearview miror (kinda torn out the old one) do couple of cuts here end there





and still dont have the finished pic,..sry

[Respect Till Death]

that center console piece is fucking baller! Love this build!

[jazig.k]

Good build! Hands on and DIY attitudes are great!

Depending on your goal... You are gonna want to isolate the sub from the arm rest. A couple of reasons.

As soon as you arm touches the vibrating armrest which is attached to the sub, your mind will just zoom in on that sub like mad. It's a really weird effect that your body and mind have. It's like the sub becomes as directional as a tweeter and you just "hear" all the bass coming from that area. Subs are great for being so undirectional in sound, hence why you can put them almost anywhere. It's just when you add in the sense of touch, it ruins it.

Everything in the center console will vibrate and make noise. Loose change? Rattle rattle.
It's also annoys me feeling something vibrate under my arm.
Food for thought.

[delvin]

Can't have that champagne getting fizzed out playa

Seriously though, this is a great build looking forward to more

[19birel]

I love how you are keeping this period correct and taking so much time to make these quality custom parts. Great Job! Love what your doing with that volvo stereo by the way, the veneer looks great!

[soacyeuopar]

Hands on and DIY attitudes are great!