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Old 04-13-2010, 11:37 AM
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4year anniversary for my SLK55, Brabus Spacers for my rear wheels

Hello friends,

Its been a while since I've last created a modifications thread. I recently installed some brabus spacers which were machined to a lesser size so that they can fit my 18" alloys. It took me a long time to get these on because I have ordered some custom wheel bolts from Germany.

Anyways it fits nicely and I havent noticed any bit in steering or ride differences. I can only tell you that the car looks more complete with the lowering I did a long time ago and the spacers rite now.

When I first got the car four years ago, I kept noticing how high it sat and checking the flaws. As of today I think the car is 99% complete and I love it as much or more than I did 4 years ago.

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Old 04-13-2010, 11:57 AM
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Notice how it has a nice staggered look to it now.
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Old 04-13-2010, 12:02 PM
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Lowering / Stance,

I was going to go for an aggressive setup but the problem is that the wheel might rub with the wheel arches.

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Looks Mohammed! Would be nice to see some more shots from a distance to appreciate the lowering better.
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Its hard to show how aggressive it looks in the garage because of the tight space

What i got it to look is that the lowering and the wheels are aligned as close they can go to in having an aggressive stance like oem.

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Slightly old pic but shows how low it is prior to the rear spacers.

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Did you take the headlights apart yourself and blackened the housing?
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Did you take the headlights apart yourself and blackened the housing?
Did it at the dealership, looks nice ?
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Did it at the dealership, looks nice ?
Very nice. Took me a second "wait, why does that car look better than the others?".

BTW, your pics are ridiculously huge.
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