1998 e240 project shatbox, hardslammed!

[bigperm]

As it says folks , project shatbox, is here ...As a rule if your in the know about benzes then you'll hate the w210 and I'm no exception , they're rubbish fact,So I bought this ,well swapped it for a phone cradle (which cost me just over £200) a couple of months back with the hope of touching it up and selling it on !!......and the only reason I bought it well, its a strange import ,thats got bi xenons,glass sunroof , climate,elec benz rear bliind ,parktronic,elec memory seats both sides inc steering wheel ,leather and the best thing is the spring cups aint fallen off yet
So after a couple of months sitting in the car park at work I decided to get it moted , which strangely enough only needed a pair of ball joints !!! so it looks like my winter hack is here ....

as of last friday !!.................

[bigperm]

20 mins and 2 and a bit coils laterz!! ;D ;D

[bigperm]

as of yesterday !! 16x7/5 steels,orange rattle can, and some goodies i brought back from pomona !!

[bigperm]

today!! keep finding stickers in my case that i don't remember buying.....sweet!!





still unsure as to whats next , any suggestions welcome, prob some over exageratted upswept tailpipes next ,providing i can get some pipe outta the shatpile in work !!

[Colonelk]

out of interest, why so hated? are they corrosion-tastic?

Loving what youve done so far though dude

[gotwood]

You just can't beat a bit of bargain benz action ! Looking good already mate , what other plans have you got for it ?

[Steve]

Wish my winter hack was that cool

looking' sweet so far dude!

[bigperm]

Oct 27, 2010 17:44:49 GMT Colonelk said:

out of interest, why so hated? are they corrosion-tastic?

Loving what youve done so far though dude

coil springs love to snap all round, spring perches on the front love to fall off without warning , front subframes love to corrode , as does the whole car especially wheel arches , boot locks , door frames , I've even seen front to rear brake pipes need doing !! , they eat front ball joints,and are just generally not as good as a trusty old 124 !! however w210 did get slightly better at 99/2000 ish facelift !

[tomti]

thats looks the ballbags my man! I'm feeling something done to the 3 pointed star and grille? maybe something orange-flavoured but subtle...

[SparksECM]

de slatted grill possibly? possibly something with the bottom of the front bumper too as it looks a tad cluttered.

[MrDay]

I was gonna say do somethin with the grill,maybe tin the headlights or somethin??
Could get some different plates too?

[Mike D]

I adore W210s Yours looks pretty tidy too!

Incidentally, mine seems to be faring pretty well, all i've had to do other than servicing is the front anti roll bar bushes when I bought it 15K ago!

[bigperm]

tbh mate it's a little better than most as I realised in work today after giving her a wash , rear arches are pretty sweet as is osf arch , but I'm putting this down to the fact mines an import . and no I don't know where from ??.. I guess the hatred I have comes from the fact I love w124s and w126s , my other fave is a w140 , but I've yet to love these 210 thingys and this is my 3rd !! maybe I'll develop a friendship who knows , just think I'm turned off by the fact I remember replacing subframes and roadsprings on these less than 3 years old when I first started at the Benz dealership !! plus they switched from handbuilt just before w210 !!!

[ettorebugatti]

How about chrome door handles?
And orange lower front grille and fog light surrounds?

[bryn]

Hmmm, looking good Rayo. Wondered how the holiday had gone, good to see you bought stickers ;D

[conrad]

Needs a JDM as FU*K sticker....



Gotta love the cheap merc/lowness combination

[Knugcab]

The W210 are both a bit underrated and not, IMO.

On the negative side, it really seems to be the worst E-class ever built, quality wise.
On the other hand, they are fantastic cars to ride in, still have the merc feeling, and can be bought for econobox money nowadays.

Even if I prefer the W115-123-124, I can't say I hate them...

[dr1ver1983]

Love the slammed look!
I've just bought one too, a White 98 E200 auto. They all seem to suffer from rust but they make up for it by being mechanically pretty tough and nice and solid to drive provided you make sure the suspension is still attached to the body
Always good on fuel too which is perfect for a winter run around.
You still got the alloys you took off?

[lowlyfe]

looks dope, the original rims would look sweet mirrored! cant beat buyin em for that kind of money, my problem is the ones I buy cheap end up in bits on the bay lol just broke an e240 every panel had at least 2 rot holes even the roof round the sunroof lol

[dangermouse]

Damn it I hate these!! .... but after seeing yours, i've found myself on the bay looking at white E's. My neighbour had one a few years ago and warned me off them but darn:O ...

.... i'm a fan of your work