# Went out for a bag of kraut... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 30, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421 "2008-07-30T14:30:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/61 "2008-09-29T16:37:50Z")
pics dont work for me ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/62 "2008-09-29T16:50:31Z")
ditto ---
**Author:** ![Griff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/63 "2008-09-29T16:50:53Z")
ok then … to photobucket they go: ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint007Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint007Medium.jpg) ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint002Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint002Medium.jpg) ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint003Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint003Medium.jpg) ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint013Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint013Medium.jpg) ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint016Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint016Medium.jpg) ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint020Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint020Medium.jpg) ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint028Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint028Medium.jpg) ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint031Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint031Medium.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/64 "2008-09-29T16:53:19Z")
Still came out pretty good despite the decal being misaligned ---
**Author:** ![Griff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/65 "2008-09-29T16:54:54Z")
well it was crooked before so its not my fault at least 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/66 "2008-09-29T17:03:09Z")
i’d de-badge it… as for the interior i’d pull out the console and such that’s peeling and strip and repaint it with krylon fusion paint or similar and call it a day, like the honda fggts used to do but with the right colors. ---
**Author:** ![Drexial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Drexial](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Drexial)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/67 "2008-09-29T17:04:02Z")
OK so I’ll be the dick to ask. How much did it cost to fix up (including original purchase price)? ---
**Author:** ![91CRXSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91crxsi/32/7247_2.png) [@91CRXSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91CRXSI)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/68 "2008-09-29T17:07:55Z")
> [@dftsilvia](#): > > 190hp with a lame sc = gay, sorry dood. > and honestly i would rather have 17yr old 240 > btw mine is only 12yrs old :lolham: have fun explaining to a girl that your car is better cuz its madd JDM yo. not everyone buys a car to be fast… if they did you wouldn’t have a 240 :lolsign: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/69 "2008-09-29T17:11:30Z")
Damn, looks good. Bet its a fun dd. Total cost would be cool to know, if you don’t mind. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/70 "2008-09-29T17:14:48Z")
> [@Drexial](#): > > OK so I’ll be the dick to ask. How much did it cost to fix up (including original purchase price)? when you do your own work probably 2grand at most ---
**Author:** ![Griff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/71 "2008-09-29T18:12:35Z")
The interior is coming out this weekend so i can strip it down and re-spray it. Badge will probably just be replaced, i’m not a huge fan of de-badging. As far as money goes, i’d rather not say since it not final yet (still need some parts and to pay one person). it was a good price considering i needed to buy some new MB parts which they kill you on. As far as work goes it was about 1500 for paint. ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/72 "2008-09-29T18:53:26Z")
Well this is just one more nice vehicle I can drool over when I drive by going to my girlfriend’s house ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/73 "2008-09-29T19:08:46Z")
Wow incredible job. Looks very nice! ---
**Author:** ![91CRXSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91crxsi/32/7247_2.png) [@91CRXSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91CRXSI)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/74 "2008-09-29T20:35:53Z")
> [@nitroinsane](#): > > when you do your own work probably 2grand at most it has to be more then that. I wouldn’t doubt the price of the car alone was close to 2 grand ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/75 "2008-09-29T21:09:29Z")
Looks nice. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/76 "2008-09-29T21:13:28Z")
wow very nice turn around man :tup: the spoiler adds a nice little touch as well. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/77 "2008-09-29T21:14:29Z")
came out good ---
**Author:** ![Drexial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Drexial](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Drexial)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/78 "2008-09-29T22:03:04Z")
> [@Griff](#): > > The interior is coming out this weekend so i can strip it down and re-spray it. > > Badge will probably just be replaced, i’m not a huge fan of de-badging. > > As far as money goes, i’d rather not say since it not final yet (still need some parts and to pay one person). it was a good price considering i needed to buy some new MB parts which they kill you on. As far as work goes it was about 1000 for paint. It is only pictures, But it looks pretty solid for a $1000 in paint. I wish I could get results like that for $1000. Come spring time I’ll see what I can do. Or if I find a good deal over the winter. ---
**Author:** ![Griff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/79 "2008-09-30T04:18:01Z")
> [@91CRXSI](#): > > it has to be more then that. I wouldn’t doubt the price of the car alone was close to 2 grand car alone was well over $2k … it is a Mercedes with only 65k on it ---
**Author:** ![Griff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421/80 "2008-10-04T13:18:33Z")
De-greased the engine bay last night: ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint032Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint032Medium.jpg) some paint is peeling, so this will get blasted and re-painted this winter ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint033Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/slk230_after_paint033Medium.jpg) Started to rip out the interior for re-paint and cleaning ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down025Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down025Medium.jpg) ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down026Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down026Medium.jpg) ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down028Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down028Medium.jpg) Headliner needs to get redone ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down031Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down031Medium.jpg) ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down032Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down032Medium.jpg) Old driver’s seat ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down033Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down033Medium.jpg) New drivers seat (out of an SLK w/20000 miles only) ![http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down034Medium.jpg](http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/griffiscool/slk230/tear_down034Medium.jpg) Tomorrow the rug comes out and cleaned [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-bag-of-kraut/52421.md?page=5)