View Full Version : Ever See Hydraulics on a Mercedes Before?
OCKlasse
01-05-2008, 09:19 PM
Yes, this is my car. I have a few more things to do before it gets another full detail again (A few magazine photoshoots coming up). As of right now it has about four coats of FK 1000p, and the flake pop in the sun light is just awesome.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/WALD/HIDFogs002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/WALD/HIDFogs008.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/WALD/HIDFogs004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/WALD/HELLA011.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/WALD/HELLA009.jpg
An "in the sun" pic (see how great the 1000p looks?):
http://ling-ly.com/Gallery/albums/Cars/IMG_5366.jpg
Oh yeah, here are the hydraulics (will have a little more work done in here as well):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Hydraulic%20Trunk%20Setup/Setup002.jpg
Hope you guys like seeing something a little different! :bigups
baseballlover1
01-05-2008, 10:02 PM
ummmm... wow... This is pretty interesting. Its unique, ile say that.
tod071
01-05-2008, 10:13 PM
That`s actually pretty nice. Still got some room in the trunk as well, even with the setup.
mblgjr
01-05-2008, 10:14 PM
Looks good.
Slightly surprised you went with hydraulics instead of airbags.
You can go lower than that! Just mount the wheels ON TOP of the vehicle and bury the frame UNDER the ground!!!
OCKlasse
01-05-2008, 10:28 PM
Looks good.
Slightly surprised you went with hydraulics instead of airbags.
Interesting you say that. It`s just so cliché for me to have air bags. Hydraulics are much more complex, but with its complexity comes a much greater reward. You get a better ride, higher lift, and more puzzled faces when people see the setup. It`s very simple to understand how air bags work; it is just the opposite with hydraulics.
OCKlasse
01-05-2008, 10:31 PM
You can go lower than that! Just mount the wheels ON TOP of the vehicle and bury the frame UNDER the ground!!!
I`ll take that as a compliment! :spot
Labster
01-05-2008, 10:46 PM
Very nice... Is that a 355 I see in the garage?
dave40co
01-05-2008, 11:13 PM
Looks GHETTO to me! I think you wasted a lot of money.
imported_truzoom
01-05-2008, 11:15 PM
I`m diggin` it! Reminds me of the Japanese VIP car style.,...
http://homepage3.nifty.com/s124factory/My%20Pictures/amg3.4/takachi.JPG
Civicman86
01-05-2008, 11:22 PM
I`m usually not a fan of hydraulics (more into race setupds) but you did it very well! IF it was raised up just to match the wheel well with the outside of the tire that would look really hot IMO. Car looks really really clean too! Great job.
nmxdaven
01-05-2008, 11:44 PM
Don`t care for it. But it IS shiny! gj
autobahnshine
01-05-2008, 11:48 PM
:think: I wonder what mag this is going into to... something VIP?
djerickd
01-06-2008, 12:49 AM
yeah what mag?! VIP CAR?
Man you did so good on this ride, your setup is so clean... I want to build a sick JDM a s f*ck VIP car. WALD ftw! I love car stylin` trends..
shake off the haters, some of these guys just don`t understand. :(
djerickd
01-06-2008, 12:53 AM
Interesting you say that. It`s just so cliché for me to have air bags. Hydraulics are much more complex, but with its complexity comes a much greater reward. You get a better ride, higher lift, and more puzzled faces when people see the setup. It`s very simple to understand how air bags work; it is just the opposite with hydraulics.
YUP.
Also to me hydraulics have that "old skool" feel as well and when put together properly and securely in a clean VIP it`s just so much better..
let me know if you ever want to sell it.