my 1st mod on the merc...

[sonny]

had thw windows tinted on the car today, i had 5% on the rear screen to make the glass roof and rear screen look like on piece of glass, ive had the sides done in 30% looks darker than it actually is due to the rain and the car is dirty as poop...its change the look of the car totally...

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sonny.

[BMW JAY84]

Looking good Sonny. A tint does seem to make all the difference. Cars looks a lot more aggressive now

[BMW JAY84]

P.s Should of taken the pics without your finger covering the lens. LMAO

[sonny]

P.s Should of taken the pics without your finger covering the lens. LMAO

thanks man, its pissing it down in brum and my sister would kill me if i fuck up her camera, hence why i got my hand covering it...

[Stock323iSaloon]

nice mod, hope you don't get stopped

[BMW JAY84]

Well let you off then ;)

[sonny]

nice mod, hope you don't get stopped

the popo around here are hit and miss, sometimes they dont say anything it depends on the car, if its a boy racer looking car they pull u over, these are the same as i had on the bmw never had any issues with that...

[Nij85]

Sometimes people get tints that are too dark and it can ruin the look of the car but i think 30% tints look perfect on the car. Excellent mod!:)

[lumus]

looks good, has it been lowered? Or is it just because it is up on the grass like that?

[MARTY]

Looks cool man, 30% tints are just about right i reckon, dark enough to make a difference but still light enough that you can just about be seen in the car. Looks good dude. Do you mind me askin who did it for you and a rough cost?

[sonny]

looks good, has it been lowered? Or is it just because it is up on the grass like that?

thanks, its got air suspension, i had it in sport mode.

[sonny]

Looks cool man, 30% tints are just about right i reckon, dark enough to make a difference but still light enough that you can just about be seen in the car. Looks good dude. Do you mind me askin who did it for you and a rough cost?

cost me £150, got a chap in dudley "the tint shop" does it while wait, took him about a hour and a half to do mine.

[Pontio]

your car looks perfect the way it is. i wouldnt do anything else to it. Theirs not much you can do to some cars before you can spoil them but you have the big wheels and looks.

[Zaytar]

Looking good mate.

Where about in Brum are you? I might have to tap you up for the tinters contact details...

I was recently quoted £300 for the rear windows only! (E46) The guy said not to risk cheaper options as the quality would be awful.

[sonny]

your car looks perfect the way it is. i wouldnt do anything else to it. Theirs not much you can do to some cars before you can spoil them but you have the big wheels and looks.

i was gonna change the rims, but now the tints are on looks totally diff and the rims look good on it now...

[sonny]

Looking good mate.

Where about in Brum are you? I might have to tap you up for the tinters contact details...

I was recently quoted £300 for the rear windows only! (E46) The guy said not to risk cheaper options as the quality would be awful.

from solihull neck of the woods, who was it who quoted you that? this guy is good, he did my bmw aswel and our 7series. hes the only person i know who can supply a 70% tint.

[Pontio]

even without the tints those wheels are very nice and suit the car well. If i was to change them i'd still stay with mercs wheels unless you want to pimp it out and put lm's or hre's on it but that would change the look it has now to one slightly cheaper and boy racerish imo.

[sonny]

even without the tints those wheels are very nice and suit the car well. If i was to change them i'd still stay with mercs wheels unless you want to pimp it out and put lm's or hre's on it but that would change the look it has now to one slightly cheaper and boy racerish imo.

I was going to drop some 20" or 19" Carlsson rims on there.

[Pontio]

personally i think it'll lose a bit of class to make it look faster. each to there own though. On my E430 i kept the 18" deep dish amg's on it and mr brother in law has the same wheels as yours on his w210

[sonny]

personally i think it'll lose a bit of class to make it look faster. each to there own though. On my E430 i kept the 18" deep dish amg's on it and mr brother in law has the same wheels as yours on his w210

true, but even if i get a set of bigger gen AMG rims pref with a wider rear, atm ive got 245's on the back and it dont hold tracksion well.

[huzi7]

Looking good bro

[Pontio]

i know, my 430 had 265 on the rear and they didnt usually hold well either.

[Moe]

Tints look good makes the car 10 times better

[peppernick]

Good mod Sonny, like you said it's hit or miss with the plods. But you're quite right, Merc drivers are more likely to be left alone; a wafter is unlikely to cause any traffic nuisance ...... :D

AMG bodykit ..... ;) Suits your car perfectly. Freshens up the look to the more recent Sport model.

[TOO 4NOY]

loving the car sonny. the tints was just what the merc wanted. looks very elegant.

[sonny]

Looking good bro

thanks geeza.

[sonny]

Tints look good makes the car 10 times better

thanks geeza, was gonna go limo black like urs but stuck with 30% on the sides.

[sonny]

i know, my 430 had 265 on the rear and they didnt usually hold well either.

is just mercs in general that are shit holding traction?

[sonny]

Good mod Sonny, like you said it's hit or miss with the plods. But you're quite right, Merc drivers are more likely to be left alone; a wafter is unlikely to cause any traffic nuisance ...... :D

AMG bodykit ..... ;) Suits your car perfectly. Freshens up the look to the more recent Sport model.

amg bodykit is nice looking, but im a bargin hunter and theres barely any amg parts on ebay for the e class.

[sonny]

loving the car sonny. the tints was just what the merc wanted. looks very elegant.

thanks geeza, should come and join the clan now jump into a merc...

[MARTY]

cost me £150, got a chap in dudley "the tint shop" does it while wait, took him about a hour and a half to do mine.

Thats cool, i've been quoted nearly double that in Buxton and i wasn't to confident about the quality of the work. If you don't mind i'l pm you when i get back and get his details off you.

[sonny]

Thats cool, i've been quoted nearly double that in Buxton and i wasn't to confident about the quality of the work. If you don't mind i'l pm you when i get back and get his details off you.

not a problem, this guy is good, in the time that i was there he booked a further 10 cars.

[MARTY]

not a problem, this guy is good, in the time that i was there he booked a further 10 cars.

did he have any problems getting in to do the rear window? does you car have the same dot matrix thing around the edge of the screen which from what i've read on other threads is the thing that causes the problems.

[sonny]

did he have any problems getting in to do the rear window? does you car have the same dot matrix thing around the edge of the screen which from what i've read on other threads is the thing that causes the problems.

i will take some up close pics of mine, he didnt have any issues with, neither with my bmw.

[Mah_c180]

Look wicked mate, going to do this some time after xmas
car needs a wash thuo (mine needs 1 too) :p

[Pontio]

is just mercs in general that are shit holding traction?

Its not the fact that its a merc, its the amount of power you have mate! the torque is monstrous! you'll get used to it.. untill you do though dont go switching esp off ;-)

[Juber]

Looks stunning, and stunning car mate! I love it!

Defo have to go see your tint man as he is very very very reasonable, sounds like my TT will be cheaper as less windos :)

[sonny]

Its not the fact that its a merc, its the amount of power you have mate! the torque is monstrous! you'll get used to it.. untill you do though dont go switching esp off ;-)

its fun but when u at the lights or u pulling out of a junction and the back rims are breaking traction gets on your tits after a while.

[sonny]

Look wicked mate, going to do this some time after xmas
car needs a wash thuo (mine needs 1 too) :p


Looks stunning, and stunning car mate! I love it!

Defo have to go see your tint man as he is very very very reasonable, sounds like my TT will be cheaper as less windos :)


if there is a few members on here that want to get the tints done from this guss, if i get some numbers of how many people would be intrested could arrange a "group buy" and get discount on it...intrested???

[Juber]

yeh interested.

1. My TT Roadster
2. BMW 330ci - Removing old tints too

[Mah_c180]

Yeh mate intrested too, but where is the place because am based in North West London.

[Pontio]

In time you'll realise you dont need to plant your foot to pull away quickly, even just over half will beat ppl of the lights without lighting up tyres too much. its all fun..

[sonny]

yeh interested.

1. My TT Roadster
2. BMW 330ci - Removing old tints too

i will get the price on them for you, the 330ci just to confirm you want to remove and tint the car?


Yeh mate intrested too, but where is the place because am based in North West London.

its in dudley just out side birmingham. same i will get a price for you too.

anyone eles??

this guy is the only person that i know of in bham that does a 70% tint that is actually road leagal.

[sonny]

In time you'll realise you dont need to plant your foot to pull away quickly, even just over half will beat ppl of the lights without lighting up tyres too much. its all fun..

true say, im gonna upgrade the tyres on the back to goodyear f1's and see how it handles from there.

[Mah_c180]

Ite mate thats great, i think i want 70% all around as i want dark smoked.

[Pontio]

i had pirelli p9000? on mine but best tyre i had so far is toyo t1s. bloody expensive though 265/35/18!

[Mah_c180]

someone also said that falken tyres are good

[mr sideways]

if birmingham is too far for anyone, i can recomend a mobile tinter who is as cheap and has done mine,marks and other ET members.
pm me if interested.

[sonny]

Ite mate thats great, i think i want 70% all around as i want dark smoked.

70% is the lightest they do, it lets in 70% light with which is the law, dark smoke is 20%, 5% is limo black (what i got on my rear screen) and he does 30% 40% 50% and then 70%.

[sonny]

i had pirelli p9000? on mine but best tyre i had so far is toyo t1s. bloody expensive though 265/35/18!

toyos are good tyres, conti contact 2s are a nice one to go for aswel.

[sonny]

someone also said that falken tyres are good

falken we had on our CLK430, the rear's didnt last long on the car, they wear down quite fast.

[sonny]

if birmingham is too far for anyone, i can recomend a mobile tinter who is as cheap and has done mine,marks and other ET members.
pm me if interested.

i was planning on getting a group buy set up, get a good discount and the chaps there can do it in a 1 hour turn around, plus life time guarantee (well as long as you own the vehicle)

[Mah_c180]

70% is the lightest they do, it lets in 70% light with which is the law, dark smoke is 20%, 5% is limo black (what i got on my rear screen) and he does 30% 40% 50% and then 70%.

Bro am lacking with tints. all i know is the names and what they look like

[peppernick]

Falkens are too soft for your E500. With the amount of torque and the weight of the car, your rear tyres will not last long.

[Mah_c180]

o thanks for the info. guys
But would it be good on a C180 right as they are stretched tires

[sonny]

Bro am lacking with tints. all i know is the names and what they look like

with ur motor 40% all around will look good.

[sonny]

Falkens are too soft for your E500. With the amount of torque and the weight of the car, your rear tyres will not last long.

i know, ive got dunlop sports on the back at the moment, wait till they wear down then i will drop some f1's on the back, get them at a good price as one of my close friends is my mechanic\tyre\alloy guy he looks after me on the prices.

[sonny]

o thanks for the info. guys
But would it be good on a C180 right as they are stretched tires

y u got stretched tyres on the merc? u doing a euro look on it?

[Mah_c180]

yeh bro im going to go with 30%/40%. No bro but want the lil extra stretch look dnt no thuo might not go for it. ive stil got 7mm on my tires left so long way man

[sonny]

yeh bro im going to go with 30%/40%. No bro but want the lil extra stretch look dnt no thuo might not go for it. ive stil got 7mm on my tires left so long way man

7mm? put them on my rears and i will turn off the traction and i do a few burn outs.

[Mah_c180]

7mm? put them on my rears and i will turn off the traction and i do a few burn outs.

LOOL yeh uve got all the power from the 5.0L engine, ovisly you kill them in a sec, ive got 1.8 that cnt even do a burn out :( (tried brake and petrol)

[sonny]

LOOL yeh uve got all the power from the 5.0L engine, ovisly you kill them in a sec, ive got 1.8 that cnt even do a burn out :( (tried brake and petrol)

dont worry drop em up some time and we will see how good they burn out lol...

[Mah_c180]

dont worry drop em up some time and we will see how good they burn out lol...
LOL joka
so whats the best tires to use?
Because at the moment am using 225/45/18 and going to go for 225/35/18 like in feb.

[Pontio]

why are you lowering the profile of your tyres?

[sonny]

LOL joka
so whats the best tires to use?
Because at the moment am using 225/45/18 and going to go for 225/35/18 like in feb.

if you lower the profile on your tyres it can mess up your speedo reading, that wont really help in anyway doing that...

[Mah_c180]

if you lower the profile on your tyres it can mess up your speedo reading, that wont really help in anyway doing that...
Yeh i know i was told that but i want to get information on what is the best thing.

am lowering the profil on my tires because i want to lower my car so that my tires are tucked in.

As ive seen C43 with that profile tires and slamed, they look :cool:

[mr sideways]

if you lower the profile on your tyres it can mess up your speedo reading, that wont really help in anyway doing that...
but the rims are 18" anyway.
they came with 15" as standard so it wont make alot of differance.

[Mah_c180]

but the rims are 18" anyway.
they came with 15" as standard so it wont make alot of differance.

Yeh true and i think Fas has the tyre calculator thingy some where i cnt find it :o

[MARTY]

Hi Sonny,

Apologies for the late reply but been away for a couple of weeks. Just sat in the palm lounge waiting for my plane back now.... first internet access for two weeks! I'l be up for a group buy if you are still getting one togther.

Martyn.

[gie0320]

Car is looking sweet with the tints sonny!

[yas_530d]

indeed, looks really nice with tints! whats next?

[sonny]

indeed, looks really nice with tints! whats next?

thanks, im looking at a lowering modual for the motor at the moment, im also gonna upgrade the standard subs that are in the rear parcle shelf to JL's to give it better sound quality.

[Sajjad]

For that price i'd also be interested. im after light smoke all round on my E46 Saloon

Saj


Hi Sonny,

Apologies for the late reply but been away for a couple of weeks. Just sat in the palm lounge waiting for my plane back now.... first internet access for two weeks! I'l be up for a group buy if you are still getting one togther.

Martyn.

[sonny]

For that price i'd also be interested. im after light smoke all round on my E46 Saloon

Saj

the guy does 70% tint which is leagal and u cant get done for it.

[Sajjad]

the guy does 70% tint which is leagal and u cant get done for it.
Sounds cool, i also think it will go really well on my Mystic Bleu - what u reckon?

If your sorting out a group buy that'd be great :D

[sonny]

Sounds cool, i also think it will go really well on my Mystic Bleu - what u reckon?

If your sorting out a group buy that'd be great :D

im just holding out at the moment, the main gaffa has pissed off his shop floor manage who is the one who does the tinting as he dont do any work at all and not there, hes setting up on his own in the next few weeks and i wil be able to get more of a discount from him with a group buy.

[Sajjad]

Cheers bud keep us posted