My C43 AMG on going project

[BlackC55]

I've tried taking pics before. They don't come out well.

See it at the GTG

 

[Justin1600]

I've tried taking pics before. They don't come out well.

See it at the GTG

Fair enough, i want to get mine finished before the GTG. Are you sunvisors covered in Alcantara aswell ?

 

[BlackC55]

Fair enough, i want to get mine finished before the GTG. Are you sunvisors covered in Alcantara aswell ?

Yes, but not the plastic bits. It looks the nuts BTW

 

[Justin1600]

Yes, but not the plastic bits. It looks the nuts BTW

Am tempted now

Will see if the trim guy would be able to do the sun visors aswell, I will talk to him this week.

Who did yours mate ?

 

[DRBC43AMG]

Hey Justin, How/where did you get the door handles colour coded? They look very class and I would prefer that solution over the black ones fitted OE. If painted, do they stay good or start to flake after a couple of months?

 

[Justin1600]

Hey Justin, How/where did you get the door handles colour coded? They look very class and I would prefer that solution over the black ones fitted OE. If painted, do they stay good or start to flake after a couple of months?

Hi, they are the door handles that i bought new for my old W202 in silver from MB a few years back. I flatted them and painted them Azurite Blue

Maybe try and paint the original handles if you can't find any colour coded one's. Maybe with some good quality plastic primer you may be ok

 

[DRBC43AMG]

Yeah, I think the plastic primer will the the key element for the paint to remain intact. Thanks for the tip

 

[DRBC43AMG]

Get some pictures up of them mate

A good price ?

Yes got them at about 25% of original price for parts quoted by the local dealer. Look here: eBay: Neue und gebrauchte Elektronikartikel, Autos, Kleidung, Sammlerst

 

[Justin1600]

Yes got them at about 25% of original price for parts quoted by the local dealer. Look here: eBay: Neue und gebrauchte Elektronikartikel, Autos, Kleidung, Sammlerst

They look in good order mate much nicer with a polished edge

I dropped mine off for a full refurb this weekend, can't wait to get them back

 

[C43AMG]

Am tempted now

Will see if the trim guy would be able to do the sun visors aswell, I will talk to him this week.

Who did yours mate ?

D-Class d:class automotive - specialists in automotive interiors and upholstery

 

[Justin1600]

D-Class d:class automotive - specialists in automotive interiors and upholstery

Thanks Peter i will give them a call

 

[Alex]

I think i would spray them trims if i descide to go ahead with it. What about the sunvisors aswell ? Can you post up on here some pics of your headlining please mate, would help me make my mind up

You will have to demonstrate the sunroof blind thing to me at your GTG

Here are some pics of my ML with headlining, pillars and visors done by D:Class, following Peter (C43AMG) recommendations. They did a cracking job. My plastic bits were colour coded by a local shop, using plastic paint and matt lacquer. They came out great as well.

ML - a set on Flickr

On a side note, if you want you can DIY the alcantara in your car. Just buy a material from Dunelm Mills @ £11/sq m, get an Evo Stick glue and some pegs and off you go. I friend of mine did his car himself and it turned out looking no different to mine.

 

[C43AMG]

Thanks Peter i will give them a call

They also did the "A" "B" and "C" Pillars on Olly's car. They also did my CL an amazing job + the rear parcel shelf in Alcantara and some extra leather work which was perfect.

 

[Justin1600]

They also did the "A" "B" and "C" Pillars on Olly's car. They also did my CL an amazing job + the rear parcel shelf in Alcantara and some extra leather work which was perfect.

Any pictures of your shelf Peter ? you are putting more ideas in my head now

Maybe get my rear shelf and pillar trims done aswell

 

[Justin1600]

Here are some pics of my ML with headlining, pillars and visors done by D:Class, following Peter (C43AMG) recommendations. They did a cracking job. My plastic bits were colour coded by a local shop, using plastic paint and matt lacquer. They came out great as well.

ML - a set on Flickr

On a side note, if you want you can DIY the alcantara in your car. Just buy a material from Dunelm Mills @ £11/sq m, get an Evo Stick glue and some pegs and off you go. I friend of mine did his car himself and it turned out looking no different to mine.

Cheers mate

If the quote i get is too expensive, i may go down that route.

 

[Justin1600]

Ok, rather than sitting indoors eating Easter Eggs all weekend i started my interior modifications

First cleaned up the new headlining that i removed from a C43 that was breaked for spares

Then it was time to remove my headlining as i wanted to do away with a roof flip down monitor that had been fitted before i owned the car.

Next i removed the sun visors, overhead control panel, A,B and C pillar trims, and rear head rests

Then the rear shelf, ready for a Rear Blind retrofit

Then all the seats and the centre console and the headlining removed

 

[Justin1600]

Next i removed all of the carpets, kick trim panels to gain access to the wiring looms

Here are the Electric rear blind and folding mirror wiring looms

Then time to route the looms from the switch panel to the earth points under front seats, to the rear shelf and front fusebox. Then out to the bottom of the A pillars

Connected the two feed wires to the fusebox

 

[Justin1600]

Next i stripped down two complete door wiring looms, as i only needed the folding mirror loom

Next connected the folding mirror loom to the correct seperation point at the A pillars, and ran the new loom through the door upto the mirror

Next fitted the folding mirrors with freshly painted covers, then tested the operation

Then fitted the rear blind and connected it up and tested that also

 

[DRBC43AMG]

Anything more simple to do on a Sunday ? The folding mirrors is an upgrade I would like to do, but it seems a b***er to do.

 

[gurpz]

I remember doing both these mods too brings back memorys ! Good progress so far though