A Gamble that Paid off: C-Class Mercedes W203

quickdraw · 8th November 2009, 22:59

Perfectly executed project car. Hats off!

ThE Godfather · 8th November 2009, 23:54

She looks sexy from Rear..

D3NZ1L · 11th November 2009, 20:00

hey great buy , saw this at olivers place

avishar · 11th November 2009, 21:36

Thats a gamble that certainly paid off well!!.Congrats.So can we except an ownership thread soon?.

wanderernomad · 11th November 2009, 22:07

Could you post the cost break up involved? The cost of the car and the restoration.

Ramsagar · 12th November 2009, 15:33

One need to have guts & patience to do this. Its worth the effort you made.
How had it set you back on road.

vkochar · 12th November 2009, 15:45

Nice work on the Merc. looks really beautiful.

I will ask the same question as everyone did - How Much for the car and the restoration ?

nishad.hameed · 13th November 2009, 19:47

wonderful job! please post the cost break-up...

AyAn! · 13th November 2009, 20:36

That's a nicely done up car!
But why did you put a W203 pre-facelift bumper/old three slat grille/old rims on the car?
The crash pic shows the car is a W203 post-facelift model.(Judging by the front bumper & tail-lamps).
Original Brabus rims and tires looked hot!

Ravveendrra · 13th November 2009, 20:44

That is a very neat job. First the X-trail, now this, keep it up!

Cheers,

ishotmydog · 13th November 2009, 21:16

awesome job!

but we would like some more pictures please.

aatish · 13th November 2009, 23:38

@ishotmydog Will be putting up a set of detailed pictures tomorrow

aatish · 13th November 2009, 23:46

@ayan! original brabus rims fronts faced extreme damage hence were replaced. The goal of taking up the Mercedes in salvage condition was to see that costs were kept as low as possible while making a decent looking premium segment vehicle. Hence I went in for the most cost effective and decent looking parts. I also liked the mercedes classic look was not enthused by the sports grill and managed to get a grill with carbon qouting for a steal in the UK same goes with the alloys. Also made sense for me to retain the original rimsize i.e. 15" rather than the upsized brabus 17's also I had a target budget of 12lcs for 2 cars hence had to axe things like expensive alloys. You can see the work on the second car under Mods http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...-i-bought.html Will be putting up detailed pictures of Merc tomorrow

aatish · 14th November 2009, 14:29

Some more pics will put up accident site pictures and cost in some time

canonball · 14th November 2009, 15:04

Aatish I am confused I asked this before but was somehow ignored/missed. The car is an earlier prefacelift C and had facelift front bumper which sort of suggested she has had a shunt before this one, because only the bumper was changed (anyone wanting to bump up would have done the whole upgrade). Now you are saying you wanted the classic look and seem to suggest that it is an updated version! What year is this car?

The car is finished well but I would have still gone for new fenders as these are not entirely accurately tinkered back. If I were you I would get them fenders retinkered (if you want to control costs) by someone who regularly tinker C' s (contour tinkering is experential and cannot be done by using pics or any other ref point as and aid)

Look forward to info on how you achieved Rs. 12 lacs for both.

8th November 2009, 22:59	#16
quickdraw Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,285 Thanked: 2,693 Times View My Garage	Perfectly executed project car. Hats off!
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8th November 2009, 23:54	#17
ThE Godfather BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: punjab Posts: 213 Thanked: 6 Times	She looks sexy from Rear..
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11th November 2009, 20:00	#18
D3NZ1L BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Geneva Posts: 55 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	hey great buy , saw this at olivers place
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11th November 2009, 21:36	#19
avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,901 Thanked: 4,143 Times	Thats a gamble that certainly paid off well!!.Congrats.So can we except an ownership thread soon?.
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11th November 2009, 22:07	#20
wanderernomad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 2,534 Thanked: 1,276 Times View My Garage	Could you post the cost break up involved? The cost of the car and the restoration.
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12th November 2009, 15:33	#21
Ramsagar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: BLR_Nellore(AP) Posts: 1,396 Thanked: 252 Times View My Garage	One need to have guts & patience to do this. Its worth the effort you made. How had it set you back on road.
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12th November 2009, 15:45	#22
vkochar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi / Agra / London Posts: 2,146 Thanked: 819 Times View My Garage	Nice work on the Merc. looks really beautiful. I will ask the same question as everyone did - How Much for the car and the restoration ?
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13th November 2009, 19:47	#23
nishad.hameed BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 90 Thanked: 24 Times	wonderful job! please post the cost break-up...
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13th November 2009, 20:36	#24
AyAn! Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Durgapur/Calcutta/Pune Posts: 2,169 Thanked: 869 Times	That's a nicely done up car! But why did you put a W203 pre-facelift bumper/old three slat grille/old rims on the car? The crash pic shows the car is a W203 post-facelift model.(Judging by the front bumper & tail-lamps). Original Brabus rims and tires looked hot!
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13th November 2009, 20:44	#25
Ravveendrra Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,391 Thanked: 446 Times View My Garage	That is a very neat job. First the X-trail, now this, keep it up! Cheers,
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13th November 2009, 21:16	#26
ishotmydog BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 593 Thanked: 18 Times	awesome job! but we would like some more pictures please.
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13th November 2009, 23:38	#27
aatish BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Goa Posts: 34 Thanked: 24 Times	@ishotmydog Will be putting up a set of detailed pictures tomorrow
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13th November 2009, 23:46	#28
aatish BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Goa Posts: 34 Thanked: 24 Times	@ayan! original brabus rims fronts faced extreme damage hence were replaced. The goal of taking up the Mercedes in salvage condition was to see that costs were kept as low as possible while making a decent looking premium segment vehicle. Hence I went in for the most cost effective and decent looking parts. I also liked the mercedes classic look was not enthused by the sports grill and managed to get a grill with carbon qouting for a steal in the UK same goes with the alloys. Also made sense for me to retain the original rimsize i.e. 15" rather than the upsized brabus 17's also I had a target budget of 12lcs for 2 cars hence had to axe things like expensive alloys. You can see the work on the second car under Mods http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...-i-bought.html Will be putting up detailed pictures of Merc tomorrow Last edited by Eddy : 14th November 2009 at 14:52. Reason: Corrected typo
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14th November 2009, 14:29	#29
aatish BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Goa Posts: 34 Thanked: 24 Times	Some more of pictures (with carbon coated grill closeup) Some more pics will put up accident site pictures and cost in some time Attached Thumbnails
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14th November 2009, 15:04	#30
canonball Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,466 Thanked: 205 Times View My Garage	Aatish I am confused I asked this before but was somehow ignored/missed. The car is an earlier prefacelift C and had facelift front bumper which sort of suggested she has had a shunt before this one, because only the bumper was changed (anyone wanting to bump up would have done the whole upgrade). Now you are saying you wanted the classic look and seem to suggest that it is an updated version! What year is this car? The car is finished well but I would have still gone for new fenders as these are not entirely accurately tinkered back. If I were you I would get them fenders retinkered (if you want to control costs) by someone who regularly tinker C' s (contour tinkering is experential and cannot be done by using pics or any other ref point as and aid) Look forward to info on how you achieved Rs. 12 lacs for both. Last edited by canonball : 14th November 2009 at 15:19.
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