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[bassboy]

Hi everyone, thought we would introduce our new demo car...the Focus' replacement!

Having had a VW Scirocco, Escort RS Turbo, Focus RS, Toyota Previa (still got), Vauxhall Corsa C (still got), it was time to buy something a bit more pimp and something I wouldnt mind adding miles to without worrying about depreciation...but the main thing was, it had to be more of a cruiser/pimpmobile lol!

The main criteria for this car was;

We can get 4 people in without any issue
It is a fairly rare car in comparison to most big prestigious cars - i.e. not a BMW 3 or 5 series that everyone already has or have seen heavily modified already
Had to have a big boot
Had to have that 'pimp' status
Had to be nippy for a big car
Had to have plenty of scope for some BIG plans I have in my mind!
Had to be a decent colour with decent interior

After looking at endless cars including BMW 1-3-5 series which were ruled out straight away due to them being so popular and often looked at as 'mum and dads car' especially where I live! I started looking at Mercs and instantly took a liking to them...looked at the new A class, C class, S class, CLS, etc etc the A class looks SMART on the advert, but I specc'd one up and it was totalling to over 30k with the spec I wanted! The C class took my liking instantly, but again, they are far too popular....The S class was a good contender, but the CLS seemed to have ticked all the boxes for what we wanted and had that extra 'rare' appeal as most people opt for the S class...

Dont get me wrong, its not a rare car like my Focus RS was etc, but in my local area, there are probably only a handful of these cars and I like to try to be different if I can....besides, everyone I know who has a CLS is old lol!

Finally after looking at a few CLS', I found one I really liked, 320cdi, 78k on the clock, FSH, Black, Black leather interior, Airmatic suspension, really clean inside and out, Sat Nav, Bluetooth, DVD player, and didnt have the light walnut brown dash (instead it was dark brown lol)...a deal was struck and it was snapped up!!

Some pics of the car from the advert...









We have some nice plans for the car...including...

20inch wheels
Full Rayvern Hydraulics installation with twin (or single, not decided yet) pumps
iPad mini installation
Mosconi 6to8 processor with bluetooth streaming from iPad mini or any phone
2 Ascendant Audio Havoc 18" subs custom built for infinite baffle applications
Mosconi amplifiers
8 pot (yes we had to go bigger than the Focus which was on 6 pot lol!!) AMG calipers on the front and 4pot AMG calipers on the rear
360mm disc conversion (next discs may possibly be 390-400mm) on the front and 330mm on the rear
An after market body kit or bumpers
etc etc

Welcome to the build thread!!!

teamSPB

[jonyb4]

Christ!

[bassboy]

For those who have not seen our other projects/cars...

































Just to name a few lol

[fiestarsturboblack]

Do u no [ERRR] tom has done to that focus lol :/

[bassboy]

Do u no [ERRR] tom has done to that focus lol :/

Yes, I have also heard all the stories he has made up about the car to...amazing what people try to make up to try to make their car 'their own'

[fiestarsturboblack]

Neva heard so much crap in my life lol. He said u spent 12g on gearbox

[bassboy]

LOL!!! Standard gearbox with 12g gone on a clutch pimsle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have heard many stories that the car was unsafe, fuel leaks everywhere, boost leaks everywhere, dodgy brakes etc etc...funny as when I had it and all the big names in the Ford world worked on it, always commented on how mint and well put together the car was!

Even his close friends have said the reason why he is saying it is so he can look like he put the car together to that standard himself. His own friends tell me lots of what he says and it makes for a good giggle!

If he wasnt happy with the car, he shouldnt have spent over £15k on it lol

[fiestarsturboblack]

Ye lol. Also that 30g went on the engine too!!! Wen I went to have a race [ERRR] him the turbo was held on by 1 bolt. Hes got more money than sence mate. Wish h wudv kept it wud last a hell of a lot longer.

[bassboy]

Yeah you aint the only one who has these stories! I would have loved to have kept it, but circumstances in life changed (I got married) and wanted something I drove more without worrying about putting mileage on it etc...The Focus used to cover around 1500-3000miles a year! I have done around 1500miles in the Merc in 2 months lol! I love driving the Merc...its in a class of its own!

30k on the engine, I spent £2k on parts for it lol! Obviously no labour as we do all the work ourselves! Well, the engine was put together by Ian Howell as I wanted him to work some of his magic on the car...

The funny thing is he says I used cheap budget coilovers...they were top of the line custom made Gaz Goldline coilovers! Over £1000 worth in fact! yet they were budget LOL! And he claims he runs the car lower than when I had it yet when you look at it, its as low as I had it lol

Anyway onwards and upwards! He still owes me £200 for the car, but he had paid me over £15k for the car as it stood minus a few things. He has been bragging how he wont give me my money etc...and once I heard that, I stopped replying to his texts as he never calls me and talk any issue through he has...maybe [ERRR] they are all made up lol who knows. I have my money, and im loving all my current projects.

The car is in my past now, I dont care what he does with it, he can wrap it around a tree for all I care lol

[fiestarsturboblack]

[ERRR] a clown that lad is. Ppl asked him bout brakes n that n he done thn haha. Congrats on marrage mate. I got married on weekend. Never bin so nervous in all my life but was amazing

[bassboy]

First off was to give the car a clean...the car was in good condition when I bought it....but as usual, the more you look at things, the more you pick up!









Eagle eyed of you will notice the single fin grill This was purchased off ebay VERY cheap!


First up...Magifoam snowfoam




You can see the dirt coming off on the floor






Allowed to dwell for around 10mins and then jet washed off










The wheels were covered in Wolf's chemicals de-ironizer...this is used to remove all tar and iron off the wheels and body...you can see where its working where its turning purple






Then rinsed off with the jet wash




The car was then clayed using a Megs clay bar - this was as dirty as it got


But the I did the underside of the sills


All done






This was all we done to it...I didnt detail it as it was freezing! I also am waiting for my rotary to turn up so I can give it a proper detail!

teamSPB

[tom9876]

really like these cars much prefer this shape to the newer one . plans sound good look forward to seeing it progress

[bassboy]

Next up was to spray the grill black...I wasnt overly keen on the silver grill so I bought some plastidip

This is a great spray which allows you to paint over any surface (no keying etc needed), and if you change your mind and want to remove it or change colour etc, it simply peels off like it was never there!

I painted the whole grill black but im not sure if I will peel back the logo itself just to add some colour to the front...I will decide on that later

[dontpannic]

I'd be inclined to peel off the turbine, so you have the chrome motif in the front

[bassboy]

Shortly after this, I decided to change some parts on the engine...not for power or anything, just the troublesome seals that go onto the intake pipe for the turbo. There are 2 orange seals on this that are prone to leak over time, I knew about these well before buying the car and always used to check their condition when I used to look at CLS's. As a precautionary measure, I decided to change the seals...which was a bit of a blessing in disguise I guess!

I dont the seal change, but noticed the plastic intake pipe had a crack in it...someone previously had over tightened this jubilee clip and cracked it! I thought to myself if it tights and doesnt get any worse then happy days as the car didnt have any issues before. So I went to tighten it, and CRACK! The plastic pipe cracked all the way through and in such a way, that you could see the turbine when looking at the pipe! NOT GOOD!

I tried to repair it by plastic welding it and glueing it for extra strength, but as my luck would have it...it crack again!

On the phone to Mercedes...Found out that part isnt available on its own and comes with 2 brand new MAF sensors at the lovely sum of £292+VAT!!! Oh the joys of owning a Merc!! Luckily I bought it at trade but still cost big money! But the car now runs new MAF's and intake pipe!











Next up, came some interior mods! Well not mods so to speak...but interior tidy up!

[- Danny Boy -]

Looks better in the 2nd picture I think

[jonyb4]

so is it a single or twin turbo V6?

good effort, the textbook version of preventive maintenance!

[bassboy]

Its a single turbo 3L V6...good enough for 224hp and 380ftibs torque! Should see 260-270hp and 450-460ftibs with just a remap

[jonyb4]

Holy s**t thats a strong torque!

if it wasnt a fastback it be good caravan lugging material

[Gus!!]

Did u sell that corsa with porche wheels to someone in southampton area?? Think i've seen it around. Anyways, i have aleays liked these cls's, they looked mean
When they first came out, really different than everything else!!

[bassboy]

No Gus, its still my wife's car

Apparently the Brabus maps take the car to 420ftibs...lets see if I can better it lol

[Rs Adz]

nice project didn't think you could top the frs but this is in a different league plans sound cool as well

[bassboy]

Absolutely hated the original interior bulbs! The yellow light is horrid IMO!


New Interior bulbs ready to go




Missions getting the interior lights down


Fitted!









At this point, the floor lights and under door lights still havent been changed hence the yellow light under the dash

I was bored one night so I ordered this...


I wasnt overly keen on the centre console on the car for some reason...it had worn down a little and I really didnt like the matt brown finish on the panels! Perfect excuse to replace with a fresh one! Luckily I found one out of a 2009/2010 CLS which fit the bill perfectly! Unfortunately it had even worse brown coloured finishing lol!

Stripped down the new rear console




I then sprayed all the panels black






For those interested...this was the original colour of the trim panels in the car (look past the LEDs lol)

[bassboy]

Next up was a centre console swap...there wasnt anything fundamentally wrong with the original one in the car, it just had too much 'sheen' on it and was a bit dirty...yes I could have cleaned it and been job done, but I dont do things by halves!...A new console was on the cards to be put in alongside my freshly painted black panels - slide covers, dash panels, gear surround etc etc



You can already see the dirt










Old vs New...you can see the difference














Cup holder installed




See a Porsche GT3 lurking in the background which was in for some work

[bassboy]

Stripping the dash down to paint trim panels piano black

[bassboy]

I will post pictures of the dash complete soon...

But moving on, it was time to address the front end some more...I wasnt keen on the silver headlights...they had to change!

[johnson91]

Mercedes [ERRR] have built it like that I no u havent done nuffik major but I relly like it cant wait to see whats u do next

[bassboy]

Considering the console was being changed, I stripped out the back of the car completely...this was for two reasons;

- To clean the seats and carpet thoroughly
- To sound deaden the rear bulk head properly as I will be installed subwoofers which will be mounted to it and ran as infinite baffle. This means they will not technically have a box and will use the boot space as the enclosure...however, I will try something a little different to see if it works

Stock boot


Checking the battery/spare wheel area




Rear panel about to be sound deadened and insulated






Stock rear shelf area




Im guessing the big foam bit is where the OEM subwoofer would have gone if it was specced from factory...neat idea!

All big holes covered in Gladen Audio Aero Extreme - this is a VERY stiff sheet with an adhesive backing to cover big holes and give NO flex!




Stripping and deadening in Silent Coat 2mm and 4mm deadener

[bassboy]

Gladen Audio Neoprene 6mm closed cell foam to help stop airborne noise




iPad mini build






Gladen Audio Zero Pro 165 DC components




Sneaky centre channel

[Evolution-VII]

Christ!

It was exactly the same think I first though!

[bassboy]

This is what the panels were like before hand


18" subs are a TIGHT fit!!




















teamSPB

[Evolution-VII]

Loved the ipad in the dash.

Are you going to adapt the Apple TV in your MB?

Some guy here in Brazil made this Apple TV mod in his 996 Carrera, it looked pretty cool!

[bassboy]

I have been asked a good few times now how I am getting the audio to the speakers...I am using the iPad's built in speaker...sounds great!! LOL...im doing it as below;

iPad mini bluetooth streaming audio at full resolution
Mosconi 6to8 DSP processor with SP-DIF multi and AMAS modules added on to allow for bluetooth streaming
Mosconi amps
Gladen audio speakers

So the iPad mini sends through all audio signals via bluetooth to the Mosconi 6to8 DSP. The DSP then processes the sounds, splits up the signals and sends them to the amps via RCA's as per normal.
The amps then send signals as per normal into the speakers via speaker cables.

The Mosconi 6to8 had to be opened up to accept the extra modules















Hope this helps

[jonyb4]

Confused.com

was thinking aloud about using a Ipad with my mate, couldnt sus it out, still cant looking at that last pic lol

[dontpannic]

As far as I can see it, the iPad streams to the DSP via Bluetooth, the DSP then outputs the RCA analogue signals to the amps, amps to the speakers.

A nice solution