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09 Mercedes CLS 63 Amg

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Well bought me a Merc.
Car is stupid fast 6.2L Naturally assed lol

So far

Pioneer 7100
Skar 4ch mid amp
4 SSA evil 6.5s
Exhaust Cut Outs
Alpine Tweets
Soundqubed HDS300 15s
Audiopipe 3k- (for now)

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxLrfYEawFdILTJacDl2a3dlc1U

Uploaded to photbucket and works now.

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Stock Harmon Amp getting removed

 

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Remote turn on/acc/pos/neg and speaker wires

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Antenna and fiber cables

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Front fiber cable no longer used.

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Fakra cable to motorola for new HU

 

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Not sure what the Tan Fakrah cable is for-satelite radio maybe?

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had to glue the metal radio bracket to the radio housing, otherwise it was just slopping around.

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Ugly on the inside, but looks fine on the outside

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Messy Messy, aux, dual usb, reverse cam, hdmi, front, rear, sub rca, GPS, probably missing something.

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Headlight film test, looks good to me need to take them out completely to make it look better. Also thinking about adding some halo chasers( i think thats what they are called)

 

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Front shelf replacement

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hole for wires

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probably going to take these out, not sure yet.

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Sound deadening is never ending, go some second skin, and Noix i think its called. So far have the lid rear deck, back seat and front doors done.

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Nitto White wall stickers. Probably what i get the most compliments on because people think they are the actual tire

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More deadner

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Xbox 360, need a new power converter because it sounds like crapola. Guess i need a full sine power converter

 

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Had to step on the magnets to get the glue to release on these, also you need to snip the connector.

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Custom fit, had to dremel the tweet housing a bet to get them to snap in

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Perfect placing , i just screwed it down

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Passenger door same thing.

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Got a star off of a newer benz and it is a little bigger, this project turned into a week long so far project that was unexpected lol.

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At first just took that ring out and it still didn't fit.

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Relief cut still didn't fit.

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Cut in half, used the new star to see what i needed. Metal tape to hold it, then some glass.

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Decided to change the to some mesh as well, going to paint it all black to match the car.

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Us Amps amp i have is pretty old can see corrosion and stuff, it started acting weird and cutting in and out. 

This Skar amp was pretty cheap, it seems pretty well built as well.

Added rca and power noise isolator. Was getting some static from the radio. Also pioneer is known for the blown pico.

 

Need another small amp for the front and rear shelf speakers.

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Sanding, putty, sanding putty, sanding, putty uggghhhhh. Hope it turns out good.

Just got it primered tonight so have to sand that down and re primer probably.

Still need to build sub box, and figure out what the deal is with my alternator or battery. I rarely goes past 14v and drops with just the 4ch amp, but is supposed to be a 180A alt.

 

 

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Having owned a few S-Class' I have always enjoyed the CLS body style. I am not sure you can use google drive to upload pictures. When I use photobucket, you can just copy the direct link to the photo.

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Just now, S.DeYoung said:

Having owned a few S-Class' I have always enjoyed the CLS body style. I am not sure you can use google drive to upload pictures. When I use photobucket, you can just copy the direct link to the photo.

BTW, post some more pictures of the car.

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I miss my ML63...but not the repairs it needed all the time.  I beat the piss out of it however.

Eager to see more :)

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5 hours ago, djjdnap said:

Well bought me a Merc.
Car is stupid fast 6.2L Naturally assed lol

So far

Pioneer 7100
Skar 4ch mid amp
4 SSA evil 6.5s
Exhaust Cut Outs
Alpine Tweets
Soundqubed HDS300 15s
Audiopipe 3k- (for now)

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxLrfYEawFdILTJacDl2a3dlc1U

Well tried to embed my pics i guess that no longer works.

keep getting errors when uploading to forum as well??

looking lovely! I enjoy AMGs .. wish I had the stomach for the maintenance/upkeep 

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lol i just realized i didn't have any full car pics.

Only maintenance Ive had so far is the fuel pump assembly leaking, but was covered by manf warranty.

 

Was trying to wait until i was done working on it before posting pics, but seems like this may take a while to do everything i want done to it lol.

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Nice ride Justin. Glad to have you back. :)

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That's a ton of work you have going into this. It looks beautiful bro. Nice ride. So much power in those its hard to even control once you break traction...which is often i bet ;)

Btw who did you get your alt from?

I had Ohio and Singer give me quotes but I don't like how Tom from Ohio immediately bashed his competitors and claimed they steal everything from him lol. 

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14 hours ago, bigrank916 said:

That's a ton of work you have going into this. It looks beautiful bro. Nice ride. So much power in those its hard to even control once you break traction...which is often i bet ;)

Btw who did you get your alt from?

I had Ohio and Singer give me quotes but I don't like how Tom from Ohio immediately bashed his competitors and claimed they steal everything from him lol. 

It is stock Alt. Singer told me.......

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Hello Justin

The original alternator for this vehicle is already right around 200A
if it were to be rewound the larger version would not actually idle correctly if there is a method of doing so. 

Sorry I could not be more help with this specific vehicle 

:(
Idk the alt works, but i swear it sits around 13.4 13.5v.
It goes to 14v, if i idle stupid high..like 4k
Maybe the big 3 will solve the issue or a smaller pulley.

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I looked up your stock alt and i keep seeing 180A. Cot dayum thats a big alt. I can see why you keep mid 13s but yeah for sure do the big 3. How many watts are you running total? 3k+ right? 2 runs of positive should be plenty. Maybe an extra battery in the rear. I know you need power to make power but 180A is a damn good start. 

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We have a few AMG here, but none of them has aftermarket sound system ! 

I love those cars. Luxury, confort, speed,...

Congratulations for the head unit integration !!

 

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19 hours ago, bigrank916 said:

I looked up your stock alt and i keep seeing 180A. Cot dayum thats a big alt. I can see why you keep mid 13s but yeah for sure do the big 3. How many watts are you running total? 3k+ right? 2 runs of positive should be plenty. Maybe an extra battery in the rear. I know you need power to make power but 180A is a damn good start. 

Yea my navigator is the loud car lol, so i think 3k should be just loud enough for me and still leave me without adding a bunch of batts.
There is  only 1 battery in the rear of this car actually, which i suspect is the reason for the low voltage, maybe they ran that long run with just 4guage. So even being 180a that 4guage run is going to make it suck lol.

18 hours ago, Notorious97200 said:

We have a few AMG here, but none of them has aftermarket sound system ! 

I love those cars. Luxury, confort, speed,...

Congratulations for the head unit integration !!

 

Yea the internet is a wonderful thing. Had to do alot of researching to figure out what all those dam wires went to. But once you get it apart the task is less daunting.

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Noting major.

Got tired of sanding this dam grill, was taking way to long, so forgot i had some carbon wrap laying around and gave it a go.

So front driverside wheel i hit a pothole and cracked the wheel a few months back, thats why its missing the whitewall stickers, new tire and new wheel.

 


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Was going good till i had to cut the center lol.

its a 50fter at this point will probably redo it down the rd.

random speeding pic, but it wasnt me. <_<

 

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Damn that car looks good. I like how those sidewall stickers remind me of nascar lol. That CF wrap looks pretty nice. I've been thinking of pulling mine off, sanding it down, and then painting it black. How many different grits did you use for that?

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It had a bunch of dings already so I sanded most of it off.

If you are just taking off to paint you just need to scuff it up with some 400-600 wet or scotch bright pad. 

Could always go with pastidip so that if you don't like it you can peel it back off

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53 minutes ago, djjdnap said:

It had a bunch of dings already so I sanded most of it off.

If you are just taking off to paint you just need to scuff it up with some 400-600 wet or scotch bright pad. 

Could always go with pastidip so that if you don't like it you can peel it back off

Yeah I just wanna paint mine black. Need something on the outside to make it stand out lol.

Oh so you dont need to sand it down completely? Even easier. Never heard of plastdip but just looked it up. Seems like I would need a lot to dip the grill no? Does it have a glossy look too?

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Oh also I wanted to ask you about the 6.5 evils connected to that Audiopipe crossover. Did that work out well? I thot that was a no-no swapping out drivers for specifically component crossovers?

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19 hours ago, bigrank916 said:

Yeah I just wanna paint mine black. Need something on the outside to make it stand out lol.

Oh so you dont need to sand it down completely? Even easier. Never heard of plastdip but just looked it up. Seems like I would need a lot to dip the grill no? Does it have a glossy look too?

 

You could probaly use 1 or 2 cans and be fine they have matte and gloss i believe.
https://www.walmart.com/tp/plasti-dip

 

19 hours ago, bigrank916 said:

Oh also I wanted to ask you about the 6.5 evils connected to that Audiopipe crossover. Did that work out well? I thot that was a no-no swapping out drivers for specifically component crossovers?

Yeah about that, i still have not done the rears yet, so i cannot fully tell you an honest opinion.
Pretty sure i have blown one of the rears as well, still waiting on my dam tweeters to get here before i pull the door off.
Then i also have them crossed at the amp and at the HU, soooo its alot going on.
Was looking for a guide on how to set it up but haven't found anything.

All in all i can turn it up with no distortion from the front speakers, how much a difference the crossovers make im not sure.

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Crossover makes a ridiculous difference.  As much as the driver if not more.  Optimizing what goes to your drivers is paramount.

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On 5/4/2017 at 0:33 AM, djjdnap said:

 

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I forgot to ask how you attached the new mids on the old plastic rings. It looked like it had mounting holes on the old speaker? Mine was glued on as well but the speaker was made into the mounting ring. I just snipped off the basket and removed the speaker from the back. I dont have any holes tho to mount a new mid. The ring has about  3/8" lip. Ok to mount the mid to that? 

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On 5/17/2017 at 12:31 AM, bigrank916 said:

I forgot to ask how you attached the new mids on the old plastic rings. It looked like it had mounting holes on the old speaker? Mine was glued on as well but the speaker was made into the mounting ring. I just snipped off the basket and removed the speaker from the back. I dont have any holes tho to mount a new mid. The ring has about  3/8" lip. Ok to mount the mid to that? 

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late as hell lol, yours are a bit different than mines it looks like.

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Few updates.
cracked a another wheel, bought some new/used wheels and painted them
Got the subs in.

Got a flat in the navi and took everything out lol, i was pissed to the max.

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