Mtnbikecrazy55 Posted January 30, 2014 Report Posted January 30, 2014 Just beautiful. Aftermarket legal tags? That's legit. No yearly renewal fee? That's legit. I hate long signatures.... ...what the fuck is wrong wiht you you fucking fuckity fuck fuck head... Mtnbikecrazy55 Feedback
b-eazy Posted January 30, 2014 Report Posted January 30, 2014 Good question. ..This has inspired my Benz to get done soon ;)
teamSPB Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Posted February 21, 2014 you guys are amazing..that car! wow! also, i been around hydraulics and airbags for about 25 years of my life...and i have never seen a setup like that. Is it some sort of accumulator that absorbs the impact inside the lines transfering it to those coils? Pretty crazy stuff....great job for sure Hi Steve, What you see in the boot are the twin pumps and indeed the 'shock absorption unit'. Rather than using the traditional rubber balls (accumulators), this system you see above was designed by Rayvern Hydraulics. This system ensures the car rides as stock (or as close as!) as possible. The car doesnt bounce down the road as it would with accumulators, but rather cruises down as per a car on OE springs or coilovers at worst. I wont pretend that I know everything about the system, but what I do know is you have to play with the spring poundage until you are happy with the ride you get. I have changed mine once as the springs pictured above were too soft and causing the springs to compress when they should have been fully open. I have since put stiffer springs in for the back and the ride is miles better and smoother. The one thing I like (which im sure many would hate), with the system above, is that the lower you drive it, the smoother it is
teamSPB Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Posted February 21, 2014 Sneak peak of the new front bumper
Wicks Posted February 21, 2014 Report Posted February 21, 2014 WOW, is this thing sweet! Nice work This post sent with 100% recycled electrons. 2004 BMW M3Mechman 280A 2 - XS Power XP30001 - XS Power D375 500F of Maxwell SuperCaps (soon to be 1000F) iPadMini2Dash mounted O-scopeAudison bitOne (Remote DRC MP) Highs Amp - PPI Art A404 Hertz HSK130 (HSK165 waiting...) DC Audio DC9.0K 2- DC Audio XL12m2LEGAL - 147.3dB @ 41Hz OUTLAW - 150.2dB @ 45Hz OUTLAW - 145.7dB @ 30Hz JUNE 2014 SOTM WINNER 2014 COLORADO PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER SOTM BUILD:http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/141656-wicks-e46-m3-build-bass-turbo-button-and-a-big-new-addition/page-68#entry2802026
Bump4life Posted February 21, 2014 Report Posted February 21, 2014 love this car. everytime i look at this thread it leaves me in awe and i forget to comment. nice work!! love the benz Buyer/Seller Feedback Thread: http://www.stevemead...5015-bump4life/ MB C220 153 Trunk Car Build Log: http://www.stevemead...d/#entry1840136 MB C280 Ipad Dash SQ Build Log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/194484-bump4lifes-new-benz-tony-c-relay-kit-pictures-ce-electric-audison-front-stage-installed/ My SPL Log: http://www.stevemead...__fromsearch__1 BMW M340 xDrive Stock, for now. Corner Load 10" maybe soon. But does 10s in the 1/4... Best Scores out of a trunk 153.0 sealed legal full tilt clamped 5524 @ 42 hz 154+ windows down, 155+ kick
teamSPB Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Posted June 27, 2014 Sorry for not updating in such a long time! Inside the packaging was this... The car actually hasnt been with me since around February/March time hence the lack of updates. Lets go back to Feb time. I was driving on the motorway when the dash started beeping at me telling me I had a loss of brakes and to pull over, obviously freaked out at this, I immediately pulled into the hard shoulder and slammed the brake pedal as per instructed on the dash. The car had already selected a lower gear to help engine brake the car! Truely impressed! I switched the car off and then on again and it was perfect! No warning light and brakes were perfect! Strange I thought, but as I was in the middle of no where, I proceeded the journey with care and the car never had a problem ever since. Once I was back home, I booked the car in with Mercedes to diagnose the problem with the brakes and although the problem was a one off occurrence, fault codes were logged in the ECU and indicated the SBC pump was on its way out. Mercedes performed the necessary check on the SBC pump and it was reaching the end of its service life...this is when things were looking harsh on the wallet! Mercedes actually recalled these units and covered them under warranty as they were prone to going wrong. There was also a recall to provide a solution for another problem with the pump which my car had already been for some time in its past. However, due to my car having non-original brakes, they would not cover me for the part or the labour required to change this part although many people have been able to get their units changed FOC. The price of the bill would be around £2000. Obviously not happy with this, I pulled a few strings and got Mercedes to email the headoffice in Germany and told them that its a recall and despite the brakes being non original, they were still off the same Mercedes but just happened to be AMG versions. In the end, they gave me a 50% discount off the total bill which I was more than happy to pay The car was left with Mercedes with employees taking lots of pics and generally loving the car lol! It came to the date when the car was booked in for fitting, had a call from the technician 'sorry sir, we are showing 1 SBC pump on the shelf but it has gone missing so we will have to order you another one'....great! NOT! So we had to wait 7-days for it to turn up from Germany, and then find another slot to book me in! Finally the car went in and the brakes felt great! Some pics we found of the car up on instagram and facebook etc! Luckily a friend of mine was working on the station next to where the CLS was so he was keeping an eye on it! While the car was away, we changed a few other bits - Lambda sensor, glow plugs and a few other little bits. Big thanks to Sanj for sorting these!! Check the state of the old glow plugs! A sneak peak on the front bumper... And the new logos we recently had made up With that, the car was packed up and sent to the bodyshop!
IH8PunkRok Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 I'm going to need more sir. -Matt2005 Dodge Magnum RTJVC KD-AVX1 2 PPI S580.2 Obsidian Audio ST1 Horn Tweeters PRV 8MB450s Audio Legion 3500.1D 2 RE MT 18s 360 ah LiFePO4 BatterySHCA 2/0 155.2 @ 29 hzKicker CVR 15's buildDD 3512e buildMini T-Line Build(6) 8s BuildNightshade 15s Wall BuildMagnum AB XFL 12s BuildNewest Magnum Build
teamSPB Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Posted July 31, 2014 Another update….in preparation for MIVW, we thought we would throw out some more pics for you all... Everyone following us on instagram (add us on teamspb) and Facebook would have seen these pictures already…but for those who haven't…here you go... Some of you may have heard the rumours…new wheels were on the way….yes they were! But in the guise of Vossen CV7 10.5"x20 for the fronts to! A quick reflection shot of the paint… And finally, a better shot of the new front wheel setup Stay tuned tomorrow for MIVW prep pics!
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