Im sure you guys know me from my W108 that I did for me and my wife's wedding that is still a project in the works. Little quick background on my wifes car: while we were dating, my wife had a hideous 2004 Nissan Sentra, I for th emost part refused to ride in or drive it, couldnt stand it! When we got engaged, she moved up and in with me and I made her sell the POS and got her into a 1989 190E 2.6 Florida car that lived in a garage and had only 72k on the clock. Interior is practically new. Her car is by far the cleanest W201 I have ever seen and I got it for a steal from a guy who knew nothing about Mercedes and how to work on them.
EDIT: the cleanest un-modifed purchased from an average Joe 190E I have ever seen.
He had a bad water pump and i was able to convince him it was a blown head gasket...nuff said.
So here are some pics:
how it looked bone stock
first mod was removing the nasty NAM lights for euro spec and side markers
fixed the water pump issue and addressed other items as swell...
lowered on H&R's with KYB shocks and struts
the car has definitely settled alot since this photo was taken, this photo is almost a year old, however it is going to be much lower. The KYB shocks suck ass BTW.
removed emblems
went to the junk yard and got a ton of booty, for her car and my w108, updated her center console:
got her some new shoes:
Yes, I know Aero II's are played out, but honestly, I love them I have them on my W202 as well, so...yeah. Im going to refinish these Aero II's for her car, going to do a custom color with a polished lip, youll just have to wait on the color though The plan for the mounting is to do a mild tire stretch and spacers for a subtle poke, so fender rolling will def be on the horizon. Any suggestions on tire stretch combos?
Things currently waiting to be put on:
W124 E320 four piston calipers
W124 E320 front sway bar
W124 E500 H&R progressive rate front lowering springs
genuine Zender side skirts [very simliar to the GEN II W201 AMG style skirts]
Wheels of course
I also plan on painting the cladding and bumpers all white, never digged the two tone. So anyways...thats about it for now, this build will be somewhat a slow process as I am building this, my W108 and working full time, but my goal is to have it done before H2O. So until then:
EDIT: the cleanest un-modifed purchased from an average Joe 190E I have ever seen.
He had a bad water pump and i was able to convince him it was a blown head gasket...nuff said.
So here are some pics:
how it looked bone stock
first mod was removing the nasty NAM lights for euro spec and side markers
fixed the water pump issue and addressed other items as swell...
lowered on H&R's with KYB shocks and struts
the car has definitely settled alot since this photo was taken, this photo is almost a year old, however it is going to be much lower. The KYB shocks suck ass BTW.
removed emblems
went to the junk yard and got a ton of booty, for her car and my w108, updated her center console:
got her some new shoes:
Yes, I know Aero II's are played out, but honestly, I love them I have them on my W202 as well, so...yeah. Im going to refinish these Aero II's for her car, going to do a custom color with a polished lip, youll just have to wait on the color though The plan for the mounting is to do a mild tire stretch and spacers for a subtle poke, so fender rolling will def be on the horizon. Any suggestions on tire stretch combos?
Things currently waiting to be put on:
W124 E320 four piston calipers
W124 E320 front sway bar
W124 E500 H&R progressive rate front lowering springs
genuine Zender side skirts [very simliar to the GEN II W201 AMG style skirts]
Wheels of course
I also plan on painting the cladding and bumpers all white, never digged the two tone. So anyways...thats about it for now, this build will be somewhat a slow process as I am building this, my W108 and working full time, but my goal is to have it done before H2O. So until then:
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