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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 02:02 PM
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nice mashallah!
 
Old Jun 19, 2011 | 02:44 AM
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I don't know if it was discussed earlier or not, but did you think about lowering it?
 
Old Jun 19, 2011 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by 430berlinetta
nice mashallah!
Thank you bro!!

Originally Posted by 03-turbo911
I don't know if it was discussed earlier or not, but did you think about lowering it?
Yup it sure was discussed, i was going to lower it when i had the RS-X rims, but since the car had way too much torque, the wheels would cut the tires from the inside since they were pretty low profiled tires. But now with the HRE P40's, since i use Evosport brakes instead of the AMG's, the placement of the "head" of the rotars is a bit different comparing it to the AMG's which resulted in me getting spacers. at first i ordered 10mm spacers for the rear but 30mm's were sent by mistake. So at the moment if i do lower the car the edge of the tires will hit the body of the car. I am soon going to re-order 10mm spacers from H&R and then lower it. And yes then the car will be lowered. I either get a lowering module from renntech or kleemann, or i just get rid of the ridicilous "airmatic" suspension and get some springs instead, but i cant find any company that can custom make me a suspension kit. What are your thoughts?
 
Old Jun 20, 2011 | 05:20 AM
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My thoughts are that when you ordered the wheels, the offset should have been aggressive enough to suit your tastes without the need for spacers. As to your other question, I guess the lowering module is the easier option. I'm just not that familiar with these cars, but the car will look way better slightly lowered, that's for sure.
 
Old Jun 20, 2011 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by 03-turbo911
My thoughts are that when you ordered the wheels, the offset should have been aggressive enough to suit your tastes without the need for spacers. As to your other question, I guess the lowering module is the easier option. I'm just not that familiar with these cars, but the car will look way better slightly lowered, that's for sure.
Yup i do agree, car will look much better with a lowering. Lets see what i can find (suspension change) or worst case scenario, i'll just contact kleemann and ask for the lowering module instead.
 
Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:52 AM
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I've just been going through the whole thread and must say it looks awesome now with the new paint job and the HRE rims.
 
Old Jun 21, 2011 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Wheeler
I've just been going through the whole thread and must say it looks awesome now with the new paint job and the HRE rims.
Thank you for your comment! Really appreciate it! The new matte finish is actually a wrap not a paint. But i'll keep it this way, much more agressive.

And welcome to the Team buddy, you're going to love it here
 
Old Jul 25, 2011 | 10:06 AM
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Painted the head lights in Black, same finish as on the SLR 722 edition. Hope you guys like it! I'll post some clearer shots of the head lights hopefully soon.

To all those that were concerned with the lowering of the car, finally by next week the car's going to be lowered by a few millimeters.

Carbon Fiber side mirrors and carbon fiber front lip hopefully reach some time next week.

And some random shots I took of the car

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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 11:18 PM
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Car looks great! Let me know when you want to get rid of those rims lol
 
Old Jul 29, 2011 | 11:47 PM
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That's looks way better than before! Is that even possible?
 

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