Mr.JaunDurfle Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Nice! The CLS550 is my dream car. I will definitely be watching this! 2001 VW Passat Sportwagen Alpine ICS-X7HD DC Audio 5K SSA 15" XCON Tantric Sounds 6.5HD's, Sundound Audio SA-6.5CS Incriminator Audio IA6.4 XS batteries, KnuKonceptz wirez, Second Skin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeTustian Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Damn that's clean!! 2007 Mazda 3 Sedan Pioneer 80-prsB2 Zero.7 2 15s 4inch coil psi recones temp til my subs are reconedFocal P165-v15Audison voce quattro fully activeOnly gonna get louder 146.1 at 38hz 138.x at 24hzBuild log http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/191444-mazda-3-sedan-sql-build-audisonfocalb2aa/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamSPB Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Shortly after this, I decided to change some parts on the engine...not for power or anything, just the troublesome seals that go onto the intake pipe for the turbo. There are 2 orange seals on this that are prone to leak over time, I knew about these well before buying the car and always used to check their condition when I used to look at CLS's. As a precautionary measure, I decided to change the seals...which was a bit of a blessing in disguise I guess! I dont the seal change, but noticed the plastic intake pipe had a crack in it...someone previously had over tightened this jubilee clip and cracked it! I thought to myself if it tights and doesnt get any worse then happy days as the car didnt have any issues before. So I went to tighten it, and CRACK! The plastic pipe cracked all the way through and in such a way, that you could see the turbine when looking at the pipe! NOT GOOD! I tried to repair it by plastic welding it and glueing it for extra strength, but as my luck would have it...it crack again! On the phone to Mercedes...Found out that part isnt available on its own and comes with 2 brand new MAF sensors at the lovely sum of £292+VAT!!! Oh the joys of owning a Merc!! Luckily I bought it at trade but still cost big money! But the car now runs new MAF's and intake pipe! Next up, came some interior mods! Well not mods so to speak...but interior tidy up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbeatmaster Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Loving the black grill! Looks really sharp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieroGrande Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 So sleek and sexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamSPB Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Absolutely hated the original interior bulbs! The yellow light is horrid IMO! New Interior bulbs ready to go Missions getting the interior lights down Fitted! At this point, the floor lights and under door lights still havent been changed hence the yellow light under the dash I was bored one night so I ordered this... I wasnt overly keen on the centre console on the car for some reason...it had worn down a little and I really didnt like the matt brown finish on the panels! Perfect excuse to replace with a fresh one! Luckily I found one out of a 2009/2010 CLS which fit the bill perfectly! Unfortunately it had even worse brown coloured finishing lol! Stripped down the new rear console I then sprayed all the panels black For those interested...this was the original colour of the trim panels in the car (look past the LEDs lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio-Concepts Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Definately tuned in! Love your builds! I now believe I am the only person on the forum with a Tru Hammer now that the Focus is gone!! Pioneer AVH480 Zapco ST5XII amplifier Stevens Audio 6.5" components (passive) Onyx Subwoofer Sky High OFC wiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamSPB Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Definately tuned in! Love your builds! I now believe I am the only person on the forum with a Tru Hammer now that the Focus is gone!! Not quite...I still have it and use it in my wifes car on a pair of B2 Audio REF12s lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio-Concepts Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Definately tuned in! Love your builds! I now believe I am the only person on the forum with a Tru Hammer now that the Focus is gone!!Not quite...I still have it and use it in my wifes car on a pair of B2 Audio REF12s lol Sweet deal!!! Such an amazing amp!! Pioneer AVH480 Zapco ST5XII amplifier Stevens Audio 6.5" components (passive) Onyx Subwoofer Sky High OFC wiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamSPB Posted April 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Next up was a centre console swap...there wasnt anything fundamentally wrong with the original one in the car, it just had too much 'sheen' on it and was a bit dirty...yes I could have cleaned it and been job done, but I dont do things by halves!...A new console was on the cards to be put in alongside my freshly painted black panels - slide covers, dash panels, gear surround etc etc You can already see the dirt Old vs New...you can see the difference Cup holder installed See a Porsche GT3 lurking in the background which was in for some work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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