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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RonnieRenaldi
Need some acceleration vids
As soon as the car is done one one to two days
 
Old Jan 9, 2013 | 02:05 AM
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Originally Posted by MeanMachine
Mabrook Fahad , lets celebrate and come to kuwait
Thanks brother, inshallah very soon. Considering shipping the car to kuwait if i stay for a few days. SHould be fun and its much colder in Kuwait than Bahrain

Originally Posted by El Wehbi
I want to be a part of this "celebration"

Mabrook man, car sounds amazing!
Thanks brother
HAhahahahaa inshallah We'll do a TS quick meet!

Originally Posted by RonnieRenaldi
Need some acceleration vids
That should be done by most probably tomorrow

Originally Posted by BRN9121
Bring it to the AMG track day on Saturday!!!!
I am bro, Fawaz hasn't told me the time yet, What would you drive there? Sent my invitation via email today! I still cant believe the mercedes benz dealership is actually spending money on customers
 
Old Jan 9, 2013 | 02:24 AM
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Yes that would be nice , bring it over to Bide3
 
Old Jan 10, 2013 | 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by MeanMachine
Yes that would be nice , bring it over to Bide3
Lots of places we'll go to thats for sure
 
Old Jan 10, 2013 | 01:52 AM
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Update

Ok So we got about with the full fluid swap today. Having done the cooling system already during the SC install we put the car on the lift and started by draining the engine oil first and changing that out

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Brand New OEM Oil Filter
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All fitted with new O Rings and going back in its place
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All Done
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Putting in fresh Royal Purple Motor Oil
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Up on the lift

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Draining old OTF, brown and dirty as hell
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Old Trans Oil Filter and Oil
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New Transmission Filter Installed
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New gasket for Trans Cover and Trans Cover Installed
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Pouring in fresh OEM Mercedes Trans Oil


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Changing out Diff Fluid, again very sludgy. Replaced with new OEM Trans Fluid

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Cars almost done, installation of the rear view camera will be done by the afternoon today.
Picking up the car at 5 today

Special thank you to Ejaz and Weistec for making this happen
 
Old Jan 10, 2013 | 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by SL55K

I am bro, Fawaz hasn't told me the time yet, What would you drive there? Sent my invitation via email today! I still cant believe the mercedes benz dealership is actually spending money on customers
I'm interested in the ML63, but wouldn't mind driving all of them in an hour span! But mainly, I'm there for the ML!
 
Old Jan 10, 2013 | 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by BRN9121
I'm interested in the ML63, but wouldn't mind driving all of them in an hour span! But mainly, I'm there for the ML!
Tsk Tsk Tsk, you've become a jeep person
I guess Ejaz and I will atack you later

Im in for the SL63 and the CLS63

AMG for life
 
Old Jan 11, 2013 | 06:45 AM
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C'mon already! Share the vid hehehe
 
Old Jan 11, 2013 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by El Wehbi
C'mon already! Share the vid hehehe
Soon. Go pro is ready so tomorrow inshallah.
 
Old Jan 11, 2013 | 11:50 AM
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I'm so jolly excited!!!
 



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