I've added lost of stock parts to get my car in better shape.

As far as aftermaret upgrades: Turbo engine, custom intake and exhaust, Air/water Intercooler, euro lights, various grill badges, "brake light mod", CD player, custom short shift knob, and Boost and EGT gauges.

Added a Intercooler:
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How much HP did you gain with the intercooler?

Dichroic coatings work by reflecting certain colors while allowing others to pass, while regular filters work by absorbing certain colors and passing others. Dichroic lamps have a blueish color while off, but glow orange like a normal turn signal lamp. Think about it this way: the filament is producing white light (all colors). Basically, the dichroic filter reflects the blue portion of the spectrum, leaving orange. Outside the lamp, the ambient light (white) is hitting the lamp. The dichroic coating reflects the blue back out (what you see), while letting the orange light pass into the lamp. On a normal orange lamp, the blue just gets absorbed in the coating, so all you see is orange.

Normal orange turn signal lamps look orange when off, and in my opinion don't look as classy in clear corner lenses. So I went with the Silverstars that don't look orange when off.

Now back to your regularly scheduled MercedesShop.com program...:rolleyes5

New bosch headlight frames and a high mileage award badge. Impressed?

pictures please???


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I want one on my 83 CD............

and those 15" wheels someday soon..........


Happy new year!

That is SOOO cool. I would want to do it just for the looks!

--Matt

Here is my intercooler:

And mine.

83 300sd upgrades
 

Oh, wow! I guess a ton of routine stuff:-

In the last 2 yrs that I have owned the car (a ton of this was done in the the first, expensive, 3 months of ownership)

new coolant, new thermostat and rad cap
several vac switches and temp sensor
swop over to synthetic engine oil
replace air filter and remove cobwebs and leaves from filter housing!!
replace fuel filters
change P/S fluid and filter
rebuild front end, new tie rod ends etc., new steering shock
weld crack on front suspension mount
replace cruise control amp
replace climate control unit
replace wiper blades with genuine Bosch parts
replace monovalve insert and diagnose and repair wiring problem to valve
new brake pads all round, replace front rotors
flush brake fluid
new Bilstein shocks all round
replace diff oil
replace transmission fluid and filter

to be done this year

engine mounts
injectors
new Nokian WR tires to replace Michelin Harmony rubbish

For you guys with intercoolers, any measureable power increases?

Hahahaha... it's pretty funny what some folks consider upgrades! A cupholder? New filters? :P

Yes, I can safely hold full power for much longer.

mine is in but not hooked up yet, i have to check my timing and chain
i had to move the rad to the right and the oil cooler behind my licence plate
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