In the early days of the forum, it was common practice for people to do their own mods as it was alot easier back then. Changing bumpers, updating lights etc could be done without the need to plug the cars into STAR and what-not. We even had a large thread on this call the 'Modtanica'. As time has gone on it has become increasingly more difficult to make noticeable changes.
Throughout my Mercedes history on here (see the threads linked in my sig) I have updated all of my cars a large amount, with the least changes being made to my current car my CLS55 AMG. Now as this is my first AMG there arent really too many changes I can make to how it left the factory. however much I love my car I do miss the old days of swapping over bumpers, swapping lights etc which brings me onto to the point of this thread. Modding other peoples cars
A couple of months ago a new forum member clk320x with a W209 CLK contacted me asking about the modifications I had done on my large thread about my previous car my CLK270 CDI (thread HERE) and if I would be interested in swapping it over for him.
He had a similar early W209 with the awful pre-facelift interior. For MY2002-2003 Mercedes deemed it fit to raid the Ford Transit parts bin for the switch gear, before updating it to the variously superior version which was fitted for the remainder of the cars production period. - The very same switchgear was fitted to the W203 during this time also.
I agreed and once he had sourced the correct later switchgear from a breakers yard we talked options as to what replacement Satnav unit he would like as a replacement. I advised to swap it with OEM COMAND, however he decided on a double Din Kenwood headunit with all the mod cons, touchscreen, Blue-Tooth, USB, Garmin etc etc.
A month or so later the car was dropped off with myself for a couple of days while I swapped over the interior, painted the brake Calipers silver and also sorted out the rear wheel arch rust.
If anyone is interested in any work similar to this, facelift conversions, bumper swaps etc, need any modifications doing to:
W202/W210/W208/W209/W203/W211/W219 etc get in touch by email: karl_edwards @ hotmail.com or via PM
Throughout my Mercedes history on here (see the threads linked in my sig) I have updated all of my cars a large amount, with the least changes being made to my current car my CLS55 AMG. Now as this is my first AMG there arent really too many changes I can make to how it left the factory. however much I love my car I do miss the old days of swapping over bumpers, swapping lights etc which brings me onto to the point of this thread. Modding other peoples cars
A couple of months ago a new forum member clk320x with a W209 CLK contacted me asking about the modifications I had done on my large thread about my previous car my CLK270 CDI (thread HERE) and if I would be interested in swapping it over for him.
He had a similar early W209 with the awful pre-facelift interior. For MY2002-2003 Mercedes deemed it fit to raid the Ford Transit parts bin for the switch gear, before updating it to the variously superior version which was fitted for the remainder of the cars production period. - The very same switchgear was fitted to the W203 during this time also.
I agreed and once he had sourced the correct later switchgear from a breakers yard we talked options as to what replacement Satnav unit he would like as a replacement. I advised to swap it with OEM COMAND, however he decided on a double Din Kenwood headunit with all the mod cons, touchscreen, Blue-Tooth, USB, Garmin etc etc.
A month or so later the car was dropped off with myself for a couple of days while I swapped over the interior, painted the brake Calipers silver and also sorted out the rear wheel arch rust.
If anyone is interested in any work similar to this, facelift conversions, bumper swaps etc, need any modifications doing to:
W202/W210/W208/W209/W203/W211/W219 etc get in touch by email: karl_edwards @ hotmail.com or via PM
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