teamSPB's New Project...Mercedes CLS...iPad mini, hydraulics, 20's!
07-06-2013 | 03:56 PM
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Bit of an update...
The car was at PassionFords nights at Ace Cafe (one of its first outings) and got some GREAT feedback! Namely people could not believe how low and how close the wheels are to the arch on the rear lol! Its always a great feeling when you go to a different make of show and people are taking lots of pics and giving another car lots of attention!
We went on from Ace Cafe to Wembley and took some random photos on my phone (not great)
The next outing for the Merc was Modified Nationals the other week. The car was on the Scene:Status stand in the arena! I was only told 2 days before the event that it will definitely be there so I had to rush and clean the car and get some form of install in the boot!...Regardless....we made it!
The car was at PassionFords nights at Ace Cafe (one of its first outings) and got some GREAT feedback! Namely people could not believe how low and how close the wheels are to the arch on the rear lol! Its always a great feeling when you go to a different make of show and people are taking lots of pics and giving another car lots of attention!
We went on from Ace Cafe to Wembley and took some random photos on my phone (not great)
The next outing for the Merc was Modified Nationals the other week. The car was on the Scene:Status stand in the arena! I was only told 2 days before the event that it will definitely be there so I had to rush and clean the car and get some form of install in the boot!...Regardless....we made it!
07-06-2013 | 04:36 PM
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I respect your view...but when I drive at drive height...it all pieces together..that reminds me, I need to take some pics at driving height to and not all slammed lol
The nature of my business is to create a car that stands out...ive done that by trying to be as OEM as possible - the rims resemble the new C-class wheels, brakes are AMG, the main big thing is its low..but I can vary that with a switch
07-06-2013 | 06:06 PM
#129
fair play to you to do something like that to a big motor 
and if you hadn't posted about all the little mods you'd done, i suspect 90% of the population would have thought they were oem parts from different models fitted rather than the cleaned wood effect and the black eyes etc
and if you hadn't posted about all the little mods you'd done, i suspect 90% of the population would have thought they were oem parts from different models fitted rather than the cleaned wood effect and the black eyes etc
. Not my cup of tea in any shape or form but lots of attention to detail & very well excecuted 
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23-06-2013 | 10:39 AM
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Right, time for some updates...not much has really happened with the car to be honest as im still waiting on some audio bits so I can crack on with that side of the project...
A few weeks ago was Players Classic and DC13 and we went along to both! AWESOME weekend for sure and the drive to Goodwood was certainly interesting! Even mixed it up with some hot hatches on the twistys which even suprised me LOADS! Was good watching the usual hot hatch jap crew blazing it with a 2.5ton Merc right behind them lol!
The car was due a wash...so we had it looking like this;
Some of my best pics throughout the weekend;
I also took away Best Mercedes of Show at DC13!! Well chuffed!!!
HUGE thanks to all involved!!!
A few weeks ago was Players Classic and DC13 and we went along to both! AWESOME weekend for sure and the drive to Goodwood was certainly interesting! Even mixed it up with some hot hatches on the twistys which even suprised me LOADS! Was good watching the usual hot hatch jap crew blazing it with a 2.5ton Merc right behind them lol!
The car was due a wash...so we had it looking like this;
Some of my best pics throughout the weekend;
I also took away Best Mercedes of Show at DC13!! Well chuffed!!!
HUGE thanks to all involved!!!
24-06-2013 | 09:20 PM
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Excellent work mate. This thread had inspired me to get some stuff to machine my scooby... Its all still in the boot as ive not had much time on it and i looks nowhere near anything like the merc 
Its fucking hard work making cars properly clean!!!
Its fucking hard work making cars properly clean!!!
26-06-2013 | 11:18 AM
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I really like this car cause its different.Keep up the good work.Have you any pics of the suspension raised.How much does the air suspension kit cost.Does it still handle well then.
26-07-2013 | 09:29 AM
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From: Essex... innit!!
Love it mate truly stunning, always had a soft spot for CLS's. I drove the CLS63 supercharged thing - what a beast!!!!
What sort of dollar is the hydraulic setup as a matter of interest? pm if you wish!
Looking forward to seeing the audio install!
What sort of dollar is the hydraulic setup as a matter of interest? pm if you wish!
Looking forward to seeing the audio install!
06-11-2013 | 09:56 PM
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Hey guys, for a simple hydro setup by Rayvern (I would NEVER trust ANYONE else to do my hydro or air conversions!), you will be looking at around Ł1700 or there abouts. Thats for a single pump setup, we put two pumps in just to help with the weight and strain on one pump.
PS Sorry for the late azz reply!
PS Sorry for the late azz reply!
07-11-2013 | 06:27 PM
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Right, where do I begin!!!
Firstly, I havent been overly active with the CLS over the last months, just simply getting on with little bits here and there mainly down to continual growth of the business etc so getting more and more cars coming in all the time.
The main bits that I have done, is just get it to a better standard! Changing bits that weren't up to my standard or I felt can be better.
On the whole, the car is pretty much the same!
Lets catch up with show season...
Shows attended this year were;
DC (Best Mercedes)
Players Classic
Modified Nationals
Westside
Ace Cafe German and Passionford Meets
All Dubs
Cant remember any others!
So some pics through the season...
So thats show season done! We were meant to go to Show and Glow, but after hearing the weather was meant to be bad, I decided to give it a miss and had a nice day off instead!
Now, onto the bits that I have changed!
Due to the EXCESSIVE camber I run (was measured at over 4degrees!) and the Toe settings being out, my front tyres shredding themselves in around 1500 miles!! Painful especially on a set of Bridgestones! I wanted to change them regardless however due to wanted to trim down the tyre size a tad as I couldnt drive the car as low as I wanted on the front.
Tyre size has now gone from 235/35 to 225/35. Im MUCH happier with the new toe settings and the 225's as the steering is like a feather now!
Check the insides of the tyre!!!
Next up was a service! I havent serviced the car since I bought it and felt like doing it just to keep on top of it...The previous owner/garage said they had just serviced it before I got it....all I can say is LIARS!!!! I dont think this is the state of an air filter after less than 5000miles!
Other side
Right...dinners ready now lol!
Firstly, I havent been overly active with the CLS over the last months, just simply getting on with little bits here and there mainly down to continual growth of the business etc so getting more and more cars coming in all the time.
The main bits that I have done, is just get it to a better standard! Changing bits that weren't up to my standard or I felt can be better.
On the whole, the car is pretty much the same!
Lets catch up with show season...
Shows attended this year were;
DC (Best Mercedes)
Players Classic
Modified Nationals
Westside
Ace Cafe German and Passionford Meets
All Dubs
Cant remember any others!
So some pics through the season...
So thats show season done! We were meant to go to Show and Glow, but after hearing the weather was meant to be bad, I decided to give it a miss and had a nice day off instead!
Now, onto the bits that I have changed!
Due to the EXCESSIVE camber I run (was measured at over 4degrees!) and the Toe settings being out, my front tyres shredding themselves in around 1500 miles!! Painful especially on a set of Bridgestones! I wanted to change them regardless however due to wanted to trim down the tyre size a tad as I couldnt drive the car as low as I wanted on the front.
Tyre size has now gone from 235/35 to 225/35. Im MUCH happier with the new toe settings and the 225's as the steering is like a feather now!
Check the insides of the tyre!!!
Next up was a service! I havent serviced the car since I bought it and felt like doing it just to keep on top of it...The previous owner/garage said they had just serviced it before I got it....all I can say is LIARS!!!! I dont think this is the state of an air filter after less than 5000miles!
Other side
Right...dinners ready now lol!
12-12-2013 | 07:11 PM
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Since I had bought the car, I periodically had an error message saying Battery or something, so it was about time I did something about it as it started to come on more frequently.
As I have 2 batteries in the rear of the vehicle, one OEM battery and another XS Power D2400 battery to help spread the load, I knew it wouldn't be showing an error from the rear batteries, which only left the front aux battery.
When I removed all the bits to access the front battery, I noticed it was the original MB battery from new. Not bad considering these are meant to have 3-4 years life in them.
As per my normal actions, once the battery etc had been removed, I cleaned EVERYTHING out and got rid of any leaves, dirt and grime from the area and then waxed it all!
As per the instructions, I had to fill the battery up with the supplied distilled water and let it settle for 20minutes before giving the battery a full charge. In its charge state, the battery now floated at around 12.9v. Perfect!
Then as I went to fit it, as normal, the terminals would not fit! So after a few modifications, I got everything to fit and was on my way to finish the installation.
All back to normal with a new pollen filter to
Next up, I bought a set of AMG stainless door pins as I didn't really like the look of the plastic ones.
The big change in the interior was the addition of a brand new Genuine AMG steering wheel and AMG paddle shift conversion
I also got a custom Carbon AMG gear lever which I have not seen many if any about. Apparently it was made in Sweden according to the guy I bought it off
Ill get some better photos of it later.
Im just downloading some more pics so ill be back with an update shortly
As I have 2 batteries in the rear of the vehicle, one OEM battery and another XS Power D2400 battery to help spread the load, I knew it wouldn't be showing an error from the rear batteries, which only left the front aux battery.
When I removed all the bits to access the front battery, I noticed it was the original MB battery from new. Not bad considering these are meant to have 3-4 years life in them.
As per my normal actions, once the battery etc had been removed, I cleaned EVERYTHING out and got rid of any leaves, dirt and grime from the area and then waxed it all!
As per the instructions, I had to fill the battery up with the supplied distilled water and let it settle for 20minutes before giving the battery a full charge. In its charge state, the battery now floated at around 12.9v. Perfect!
Then as I went to fit it, as normal, the terminals would not fit! So after a few modifications, I got everything to fit and was on my way to finish the installation.
All back to normal with a new pollen filter to
Next up, I bought a set of AMG stainless door pins as I didn't really like the look of the plastic ones.
The big change in the interior was the addition of a brand new Genuine AMG steering wheel and AMG paddle shift conversion
I also got a custom Carbon AMG gear lever which I have not seen many if any about. Apparently it was made in Sweden according to the guy I bought it off
Ill get some better photos of it later.
Im just downloading some more pics so ill be back with an update shortly
13-12-2013 | 05:13 PM
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Next up was time to clean the seats
now, anyone who has seen the interior of the car will know its relatively clean. However, most people associate 'shiny' leather with 'clean' leather, you couldn't be more wrong!
Leather in its natural colour, will have a matt like finish to it and not feel slippery etc.
Now, I'm guessing the previous owners of the vehicle looked after it quite well but fell under the category of people thinking shiny leather is great.
My rear seats out and ready to clean before
After
Clean on the left vs untouched on the right
Front seats
A quick reflection shot of the CLS with my Previa (Project DFN U) in the background
Some more of the gear knob
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Leather in its natural colour, will have a matt like finish to it and not feel slippery etc.
Now, I'm guessing the previous owners of the vehicle looked after it quite well but fell under the category of people thinking shiny leather is great.
My rear seats out and ready to clean before
After
Clean on the left vs untouched on the right
Front seats
A quick reflection shot of the CLS with my Previa (Project DFN U) in the background
Some more of the gear knob
teamSPB
14-12-2013 | 07:00 PM
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Recently I have noticed my headlights bulbs have been pretty poor at lighting up the road so I have been looking into getting replacements. I LOVE the Ring Sportz Blue bulbs I had in there, but thinking they have trouble with projector style lamps (As we have had this issue on a Corsa with projector style headlights), I decided to update the car further more. I wanted the bi-xenons but can't find them for the love of God!
I decided instead to use some 55w HID's in 6000k temperature/colour. Looks very OEM and looks exactly like the Xenon equipped cars. Further more, no error lights at all!
55w HID vs 80w Ring Sportz Blue
Next up, I wanted to change the wing mirror for later spec items, I found a set on offer and snapped them up!
Big thanks to 'television' for sending me the instructions on the wing mirrors!
Old vs New
Wing mirror covers removed and looking dirty
It was all washed down and given two layers of Poor Boys Bare Bones for protection
New mirrors on
LED lights on the bottom to fully working
teamSPB
I decided instead to use some 55w HID's in 6000k temperature/colour. Looks very OEM and looks exactly like the Xenon equipped cars. Further more, no error lights at all!
55w HID vs 80w Ring Sportz Blue
Next up, I wanted to change the wing mirror for later spec items, I found a set on offer and snapped them up!
Big thanks to 'television' for sending me the instructions on the wing mirrors!
Old vs New
Wing mirror covers removed and looking dirty
It was all washed down and given two layers of Poor Boys Bare Bones for protection
New mirrors on
LED lights on the bottom to fully working
teamSPB
14-12-2013 | 08:06 PM
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my mate said that merc don't do replacement led's for the indocators in the mirrors and he had to buy a complete new unit
although it was covered under the warranty it may be something you could explain if you've taken the old units apart?
although it was covered under the warranty it may be something you could explain if you've taken the old units apart?
14-12-2013 | 09:29 PM
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14-12-2013 | 09:31 PM
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They can be changed, but you have to take the housing off to access the bulb from behind the motor