After having to sell my 2008 CL500 during the pandemic, and a year of waiting after having a little one. I've just taken delivery of this lovely 4.7L BiTurbo.
This is my 3rd CL500 - and likely to be my last! Definetely a keeper as I'm not seeing as many of these on the road as I used to!
Just had a full service, front and rear brake pads and discs replaced and will be getting new tyres with tracking this weekend.
Missing a few goodies like reversing camera, cooling seats, DAB. But its a weekend car and still very happy with it and nothing a few retro fit modifications won't resolve.
Plan is to give it a good clean in and out, get the bumpers and bonnet resprayed as the front has plenty of stonechips, debadge the rear (not sure if AMG badges on CL500 was ever a factory option?)
It's been a while since i put my head down into getting a car up to standard and not up to date with products and best modifications - so bear with all of the questions!
Would appreciate any insight on the below as I plan to get this ready for next summer:
Neel





This is my 3rd CL500 - and likely to be my last! Definetely a keeper as I'm not seeing as many of these on the road as I used to!
Just had a full service, front and rear brake pads and discs replaced and will be getting new tyres with tracking this weekend.
Missing a few goodies like reversing camera, cooling seats, DAB. But its a weekend car and still very happy with it and nothing a few retro fit modifications won't resolve.
Plan is to give it a good clean in and out, get the bumpers and bonnet resprayed as the front has plenty of stonechips, debadge the rear (not sure if AMG badges on CL500 was ever a factory option?)
It's been a while since i put my head down into getting a car up to standard and not up to date with products and best modifications - so bear with all of the questions!
Would appreciate any insight on the below as I plan to get this ready for next summer:
- Tyres - my last CL i used Continental Contact Sport MO which were great - does anyone have any suggestion on this car or best to stick with the same. Current set up is 235 front and 275 rear, i've seen some go 285 and 295 on rear, any suggestions?
- Reversing camera - does anyone have any suggestions on which is best and will sync with command easiest?
- Bluetooth module for COMAND - i want to be able to control spotify from the steering wheel and command controls, i've seen a few mixed reviews on Visseo - and not going to whole hog for an android screen (just yet), so any feedback would be appreciated. As much as I used to love MP3 CDs and putting music on an SD card, It's quite a chore nowadays!
- Spacers - not 100% sure about this but the wheel's dont sit as wide as my old one (last pic), so thinking 15mm spacers on the rear.
- Tints - it came tinted, i've removed the front but likely to remove the back and rear windscreen too.
- Rear Folding headrests and rear blind - there's the button for them both by the center console. When i press either i hear an electric whirr but no response. Rear Headrests are stuck up right now - i've checked all the fuses and still nothing. Any ideas? I'm assuming it was an option on this car as it was on my old one!
- Calipers - will find the silver with Mercedes Benz logo
Neel




