W203 C55 wagon in blue

[Jukie]

W203 C55 Wagon

 

[Petrol Pete]

Looks tidy enough , personally I don't like this colour on a C55 (rare or not) , but that's my problem. It is modified (although only cosmetically) the green callipers , badges on the wings and window tints would have to go , and the 3 pointed star 'gunsight' would have to be returned to bring it back to stock . Not a fan of the Budget Landsail tyres , also not sure why the reserve wheel bolts in the boot appear to be long ones , they will not work with the spare wheel.

It has the correct interior ,for me the wood ones simply don't work in a C55 , again , only my opinion. The Comand system along with parking sensors means it's top of the available spec .

Nice car for someone wanting to get into a V8 AMG (while they still can) , not sure of the price these days , some say the price will go up on these , only 55 registered in the UK .

Mine being one of them . And in over 6 years of ownership I have only seen 2 others out in the wild.

 

[RSTurbo50]

The saloon still looks fairly decent but looking at that rear the touring is really showing it’s age….

 

[Petrol Pete]

The saloon still looks fairly decent but looking at that rear the touring is really showing it’s age….

100% disagree (I would, I own an estate version) but the (much more common) saloon has never done anything for me and when I decided to buy a C55 the saloons didn't even register with me.

I get where you are coming from, I think thats why I don't like the C55 estate in dark colours . It's iridium silver for me every time . IMHO On this one the tinted windows and dark paint 'fatten' the **** end up a bit.

 

[Notwen]

I bought this C55 last week. I had been watching it a while, while the price slowly came down.
The story of the green calipers (which won't be staying BTW), a few years ago he bought some green caliper paint, had quite a bit left over, so any car he has owned since has gained the green calipers!


Landsail ditchfinders are going straight in the bin. It currently has wheel spacers on the back, possibly because it has 255/35 on there (I will be looking this weekend if the 255 clear without spacers). Not measure them yet, but the spacers only look to be 5mm. The bolts in the boot are the standard size, shorter bolts are under the floor.
Side badges are also going in the bin this weekend.
Front plate surround has already been binned.
Window tints are staying, mainly because this will be used for ferrying the dogs about and keeping the rear cooler is ideal.
Beagles approve! even Brian on the left, that's his happy face



I'm torn on the grille & gunsight, I quite like the OE look, but also appreciate the CLK look, but I am biased...

 

[Jukie]

Personally it’s gunsight

Did you drop a 55 into your silver 43 wagon, Gareth? Or did you decide on this purchase to save you the trouble?

 

[Petrol Pete]

245 are standard on the rear but 255 (without spacers) are technically fine on 8.5 inch wheels and they clear the wheel arch without any problems , it's close but fine.

It could be argued that 255's should be mentioned to the insurer...

 

[Notwen]

Personally it’s gunsight

Did you drop a 55 into your silver 43 wagon, Gareth? Or did you decide on this purchase to save you the trouble?

I didn't get round to it David. I have all the consumables to do it, plan was once it was up and MOT'd I would crack on with it.

Deciding to try selling as a C43 works on 2 fronts really, I felt from selling the C43/55 saloon a couple of years ago, 5.4 conversion has limited appeal against a stock C43, perhaps people put off by the insurance implications of a modified car (though ClassicLine didn't flinch).
Secondly, there have been a couple of life events recently that have made me realise I spend too much time tinkering, where I should be doing quality family time.
The idea of the C43 and/or C43/55 estate was getting out to more shows and meets with the dogs. The idea then grew to using it for general day to day dog runs and shock horror... runs to the tip. meaning we could get rid of an old Berlingo that did that duty.
I am too precious to leave the C43 out and yes, a ready to roll C55 albeit S203 ticks a lot of boxes.

 

[BaldGuy]

Lovely collection you have there!

 

[Petrol Pete]

OP , just noticed while looking at your 3 pooches in the loadspace that you have a netted cargo 'cubby' on the drivers side . Did a previous owner delete the HK amp when fitting the aftermarket head unit ?

If so , nice touch replacing the flat cover with a 'cubby' hole cover . Must admit the Audio in mine is showing all of its decade and a half + of 'tech' .

Or did some C55's come without HK amp in the boot ? Anyone

 

[Notwen]

OP , just noticed while looking at your 3 pooches in the loadspace that you have a netted cargo 'cubby' on the drivers side . Did a previous owner delete the HK amp when fitting the aftermarket head unit ?

If so , nice touch replacing the flat cover with a 'cubby' hole cover . Must admit the Audio in mine is showing all of its decade and a half + of 'tech' .

Or did some C55's come without HK amp in the boot ? Anyone

Nothing on the VIN decode to say it had HK, just had a look and no random/redundant wiring in there, must have been an option.
What does your datacard say?

 

[Notwen]

My Datacard
FIN WDB2032762F623447
Model C 55 AMG
Engine 113988 60 047792
Transmission 722636 05 634171
Order Number 0 4 406 20105
Order Location DIRECT BUSINESS CENTER INLAND/EXPORT
Production Number 1949476
Interior LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE - BLACK/ANTHRACITE (841A)
Paint 1 TANZANITE BLUE METALLIC FINISH (359U)
Release Date 2004-09-08
Delivery Date 2004-09-23
Code Description
205 OWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - ENGLISH
213 SPEED-SENSITIVE POWER STEERING/VARIO STEERING
220 PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS)
241 FRONT SEAT LH ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE WITH MEMORY
249 REAR WINDOW, ELECTRICALLY HEATED
260B AIRBAGLABEL - GERMAN/ENGLISH
265 LINES-NO.PLATE DISCONTINUED
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
287 THROUGH-LOADING FEATURE
293 SIDEBAG IN REAR LEFT AND RIGHT
345 RAIN SENSOR
354 ANTENNA FOR TELEPHONE D/E-NET
386 MOBILE PRE.-INSTALLATION (MTUS)
414 ELECTRIC TILT/SLIDE SUNROOF IN GLASS VERSION
423 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
477 TIRE PRESSURE LOSS WARNER
500 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LH AND RH FOLDING
527 COMAND DVD APS WITH NAVIGATION
543 SUN VISOR WITH ADDITIONAL FUNCTION
551 STEERING WHEEL, IVORY-COLORED
573 CHILD SEAT MOUNTING, ISOFIX IN REAR
581 AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
600 TRIM STRIPS ON HARDTOP
618 BI-XENON HEADLAMPS FOR LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
691 BLUE HEAT-INSULATING GLASS ALL-AROUND, GLASS REAR
772 AMG STYLING PACKAGE-FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRT
786 AMG DOUBLE-SPOKE WHEELS 18" WITH MIXED TIRES
805 YEAR OF MODIFICATION
840A LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE
873 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS
882 INTERIOR SAFEGUARD
926 EXHAUST GAS CLEANING WITH EURO 4 TECHNOLOGY
954 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES
983 COC PAPER EURO 4 TECHNOLOGY W/O REG. CERT. PART II
989 IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
M113 V8-GASOLINE ENGINE M113
M55 CAPACITY 5,5 LITRE
NE7 CONTROL CODE BREMEN PLANT

 

[Notwen]

With the R/H cuby panel removed, it has a small storage area lower down.

 

[Petrol Pete]

523 - Audi 20 CD Radio

810 - Harman KardonLogic 7 Surround System

819 - CD changer , MP3-capable . for 6 CD's

 

[Petrol Pete]

2006 With Audio 20 , surround HK , 6 disc CD in glovebox.

 

[Petrol Pete]

Side tool kit with short bolt storage . Wheel well tool kit . for some reason MB have duplicated most of the tools (or was it a previous owner ??) . The locking wheel bolt box is empty as the bolts are on the wheels 'natch. No idea where the long bolts are...probably in an old MB technicians tool box somewhere. The pack of fuses are an addition I made , My car still has the original plastic bag (shown) to put the dirty wheel in !




So I am carrying around 2 jacks , 2 tow eyes , 2 wheel spanners ,2 locating pins , 2 fold out wheel chocks...you get the idea. No idea why.

 

[Notwen]

Side tool kit with short bolt storage . Wheel well tool kit . for some reason MB have duplicated most of the tools (or was it a previous owner ??) . The locking wheel bolt box is empty as the bolts are on the wheels 'natch. No idea where the long bolts are...probably in an old MB technicians tool box somewhere. The pack of fuses are an addition I made , My car still has the original plastic bag (shown) to put the dirty wheel in !

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So I am carrying around 2 jacks , 2 tow eyes , 2 wheel spanners ,2 locating pins , 2 fold out wheel chocks...you get the idea. No idea why.

Great, thanks Pete.
I can see I'm missing the plastic threaded piece that clips to the boot floor in the cente, and the corresponding retainer for the wheel.
I can go hunting on Ebay now.

 

[Petrol Pete]

Wheel well.

 

[Petrol Pete]

 

[Petrol Pete]

Have you done a test inflation on the spare saver ? I did mine (using the mini compressor in the boot) just in case , it went up fine . I hope never to need it.