How to modify a Mercedes in three easy steps

penski · 10 Apr 2006 at 17:44

Take you average, common or garden Stacklight Mercedes.

Step 1: Clean up the bodywork. Get every panel straight and all the chrome poifect.

Step 2: Bin the coils and fit airbags.

Step 3: Fit chrome wires:

Ooooooooohhhh, yes!

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Phantom · 10 Apr 2006 at 17:46

thats been slammed to hell. how do you change that rear wheel if you get a puncture?

penski · 10 Apr 2006 at 17:47

Phantom said:
thats been slammed to hell. how do you change that rear wheel if you get a puncture?

You inflate the airbags enough to get a jack under it.

Air ride > *

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//Mike · 10 Apr 2006 at 17:48

Are these instructions on how to modify your Mercedes ready for delivery to the local brokers yard?

Looks awful in my opinion :confused:

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M0T · 10 Apr 2006 at 17:49

Result: One ugly car that looks like the suspension has collapsed

Phantom · 10 Apr 2006 at 17:50

interesting. ive heard of lowering cars to improve the handling but can you do more than just drive in a straight line in it?

benneh · 10 Apr 2006 at 17:51

Hahaha i love it. Airbags>anything else. IMOMOMO

penski · 10 Apr 2006 at 17:51

Phantom said:
interesting. ive heard of lowering cars to improve the handling but can you do more than just drive in a straight line in it?

Yup. Easily.

I don't think you guys get the idea of air suspension...At rest, the car is dropped onto it's crossmembers.

When moving, it raises up to a normal driving height.

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cymatty · 10 Apr 2006 at 17:52

M0T said:
Result: One ugly car that looks like the suspension has collapsed

LMFAO

Looks daft.

Phantom · 10 Apr 2006 at 17:54

penski said:
You inflate the airbags enough to get a jack under it.

Air ride > *

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heh, thats one way of stopping those clampers from getting you then

refuzion · 10 Apr 2006 at 17:54

penski said:
Yup. Easily.

I don't think you guys get the idea of air suspension...At rest, the car is dropped onto it's crossmembers.

When moving, it raises up to a normal driving height.

*n

So whats the point then? Reminds me of a Citroen BX

Burned_Alive · 10 Apr 2006 at 17:55

I think that looks really smart, any idea how much the whole project cost?

Spanker · 10 Apr 2006 at 17:57

Those rears got camber?

GSXRMovistar · 10 Apr 2006 at 18:05

I actually quite like it much better than some of the sheds (Erm I mean retro classics

) that you have recently posted.

Does it actually drive when its like that or does the suspension drop once the engines off?

Tomsk · 10 Apr 2006 at 18:06

Phantom said:
heh, thats one way of stopping those clampers from getting you then

Just what I was thinking.

I'd love to park that in a clamping zone, let the monkeys damage the car clamping it for their £150 fee and then charge them thousands for the repair!

paradigm · 10 Apr 2006 at 18:25

Tomsk said:
Just what I was thinking.

I'd love to park that in a clamping zone, let the monkeys damage the car clamping it for their £150 fee and then charge them thousands for the repair!

Would it not be FAR FAR FAR simpler to just not park your pride-and-joy* where some numpty is most likely to damage it, and where you're likely to get fined? :rolleyes:

Carpark > Side of dodgy street tbh!

* Disclaimer: That "Thing" in the OP wouldn't ever be my pride-and-joy tbh, just not my cup of tea at all. But then, I hate lowriders et al with a passion.

neil-ste · 10 Apr 2006 at 18:33

That's cool :cool:

agw_01 · 10 Apr 2006 at 18:34

Spanker said:
Those rears got camber?

LOL, almost as bad as mine :cool:

Loving the pics in the OP though. That's very cool!

andi · 10 Apr 2006 at 18:39

My dad's merc suspension failed this morning. You'd have thought it was so cool.

[TW]Fox · 10 Apr 2006 at 18:40

penski said:
Yup. Easily.

I don't think you guys get the idea of air suspension...At rest, the car is dropped onto it's crossmembers.

When moving, it raises up to a normal driving height.

*n

You'd have loved my Xantia.