When i got the car it had a terrible Sony head unit that could hardly play a CD and we think the amp had gone on it, so i started looking and bought my self the Pioneer DEH-P55BT very very good player and even with out amp or sub it made the Cd's play smoother louder and just all round better
these bad boys match my leather and have a wood grain round the screen to match the wood i have all around the car cost me around £150 of eBay not a great make but if they where Sony or pioneer they would of cost between £300 - £400... and i don't really want to spend that much.......
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after i had my head unit installed and set up i got my self some Westcoast Customs 12"x 2 sub woofers with a Orion 800MHz Amplifier, it still needs a bit of fine tuning but sound good at the moment, a few weeks later i blew the standard Bose 6x9s on the parcel shelf so i have bought but not installed a pair of Pioneer TS-A6911 i think they are going to be good better than the standard Bose..now for some pics of the gear...
Here are the West coast Custom subs sitting in the boot as you can see they are quite big, i want to get them out of the WCC enclosure and make them smaller, the amp is on the back of the subs and the bottom picture is my yet to be installed 6x9s......
The only other things I'm adding are a Small PS2 and a TFT monitor in each headrest i still need to get a power converter and a video splitter.....
these bad boys match my leather and have a wood grain round the screen to match the wood i have all around the car cost me around £150 of eBay not a great make but if they where Sony or pioneer they would of cost between £300 - £400... and i don't really want to spend that much.......
James
Just showing a few pics of my interior and the detailing of the car outside (wheels/badges)
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The darker photo was taken by the seller and the brighter one is min and as you can see i have cleaned it out took the steering wheel cover off and replaced it with a better quality wood wheel cleaned the mats and leather and i have also replaced the head unit from a old Sony to a power full brand new pioneer, 1 last thing i changed was the tax disk holder from a little sticky plastic holder to a //AMG Holder looks loads better. Other than that there is nothing else i want/need to change in the front...maybe the door speakers..........
Another thing i forgot to mention is that my Mercedes is the elegance trim, and came standard with climate control all tan leather //AMG alloys and a few other bits i have also been told its got better and softer suspension than the other models...
From this pic you can see the state of my alloys,calipers and disks I'm hoping to get the Alloys professional refurbished the calipers painted a dark blue (my fave colour) and get the disks sorted..i think these alloys are called the //AMG Aero II 18" not to shore tho
next il show off the adjustments i have made to the sound system
James
Hi in this blog I'm going to document the Evolution of my - 1997 Mercedes Benz C Class (W202) so other 202 fans/users can see my work, get ideas and so i have something to look back on...
It all started in November of 2006 when i had decided to purchase a car after riding a Motorbike since i was 16, i had had a accident and messed up my left knee, i had to have surgery, and it left me with a all metal and welded up knee cap i rode for a while and realized i should give it a few years before returning to "all year round riding"..
So i started to look for a big, comfortable and safe car that had a bit of prestige and class, I started to look at BMW's but the insurance was too high, they seemed to common and i realized i could get a Mercedes for cheaper, cheaper insurance and realized i could get more for my money as far as car interiors go in the Mercedes..
So i bought a 1997 Mercedes Benz W202..
I finally got my self a Mercedes badge and fitted it very simple job and it had to be the first thing i did, Mercedes cant be with out its badge it just isn't right.. cost around £6 from eBay..
Thats all for now but i will add some more photos
James
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It all started in November of 2006 when i had decided to purchase a car after riding a Motorbike since i was 16, i had had a accident and messed up my left knee, i had to have surgery, and it left me with a all metal and welded up knee cap i rode for a while and realized i should give it a few years before returning to "all year round riding"..
So i started to look for a big, comfortable and safe car that had a bit of prestige and class, I started to look at BMW's but the insurance was too high, they seemed to common and i realized i could get a Mercedes for cheaper, cheaper insurance and realized i could get more for my money as far as car interiors go in the Mercedes..
So i bought a 1997 Mercedes Benz W202..
I won it in a eBay auction of a very nice guy for £1900 it needs a few things done but i over looked them as it was a lot of car for little money, this list that follows is a list of the things i need changed/repaired/done to my taste
- Re - Painted In "Midnight Black"
- New Drivers Side Wing Mirror
- Boot Doesn't Stay Open Needs New Spring
- Refurbish My Alloy Wheels
- Install A New Wing Mirror Button In center Console
- Soundproofing
Their are a number of little jobs like re gassing the air con, the rear licence plate isn't fitted right, remove the mudflaps and lowering the whole car about 40 mil so the wheels fit nicely in the arches..
Now For a few Photos
Stage 1 (The day I Purchased The Car)
As you can see from this pic the car is sitting to high, the paint is bland and in this particular photo the car is without the 3 pointed Mercedes badge that should sit on the end of the bonnet..
Stage 2 (One job done..but a important one)
I finally got my self a Mercedes badge and fitted it very simple job and it had to be the first thing i did, Mercedes cant be with out its badge it just isn't right.. cost around £6 from eBay..
Thats all for now but i will add some more photos
James
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