Hi all, I know SLKs in general, and most likely especially the look I've gone with with mine aren't everyone's cup of tea. That's fair enough, everyone's entitled to their opinion.
But, what does everyone think?
My thoughts for next steps are:
"Duck-tail" spoiler off the SLK55 AMG
Add to my Piecha system by replacing the downpipe with a de-cat pipe that continues straight to the Y pipe section that's part of the Piecha. All in stainless steel so the entire system is replaced (relocate O2 sensor).
Maybe 12mm spacers on the front wheels and MAYBE 5mm or so on the rear wheels to even out the offset / staggered wheel widths.
Relocate / fit a better cold air intake
Remap/tuning box- there's a few companies now that offer these. Brabus, Carlsson and Kleeman offer plug-in solutions but they're all massively expensive and despite large promised gains they are simple 2-wire affairs. A few other places are offering better boxes, Burger Motorsports from the USA offer a box which is based on the W204 one (same engine), Rebellion offer one and they're making good progress with the A45 AMG and seem trustworthy, also it's only £499 all in from them and is cam / boost and MAP. Not sure of anywhere that offers remaps specifically for the R172.
Going lower on the suspension. There's still a fair bit of clearance between tyre and arch, but I don't really want to mess about with camber, rolling arches etc.
SLK55 big brake kit.
Any other ideas? What do you guys think of these plans?
Thoughts for vinyl wrapping:
Vinyl wrapping the rear AMG diffuser in carbon fibre (C/F) vinyl or match the obsidian black paint with gloss vinyl (just something to take away the plastic-y look of the diffuser inserts, same as with the W204)
Wrapping the front grille in black or C/F (probably black tbh) apart from the Mercedes star.
The little chrome+plastic vent inserts on the wings in C/F or gloss black.
If I go for the C/F look, maybe the little vents on the sides of the front bumper.
Wrap chrome window strips in C/F or gloss black (this looks good on my W204).
Wrap silver headrest covers in C/F or gloss black.
Maybe a few interior bits, apart from the piano black ash wood trim, maybe a few of the other bits- steering wheel inserts etc?
If I go C/F then maybe the ducktail spoiler off the AMG in C/F?
What about the rear Mercedes star?
What do you guys think, C/F or gloss black? How much wrapping is too much?
Here are a few pics of the car over the few months I've had it for a bit of inspiration and an idea of where I'm thinking of going with it :) Opinions would be great! Thanks!
I only went and spent 2 hours resizing photos to then find they now are a worse resolution but were thumbnailed anyway so no point scaling them down in quality :(