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**jbanks15** · 05-14-2008

thanks all for the kind words, dan/ir-ops/mtiede/ynot/duoart/-1-/anyone else i missed

-1- delivery might be this weekend. need tint and clearshield applied. sold to an indiv, for 27500. not bad i think, in the ballpark of nada,edmund and kelly. carmax wanted to give me 22k. one mb dealer 24,500 and another 25k.

duo, i have too many girlfriends i guess. need to get them closer together.

starting to lean towards no extended. i'll see how many scheckels i have left.

**WhiteRabbit** · 05-14-2008

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Originally Posted by jbanks15

thanks all for the kind words, dan/ir-ops/mtiede/ynot/duoart/-1-/anyone else i missed

-1- delivery might be this weekend. need tint and clearshield applied. sold to an indiv, for 27500. not bad i think, in the ballpark of nada,edmund and kelly. carmax wanted to give me 22k. one mb dealer 24,500 and another 25k.

duo, i have too many girlfriends i guess. need to get them closer together.

starting to lean towards no extended. i'll see how many scheckels i have left.

I love SLKs as I'm on my second but resale value is not as good as I hoped. On my 06 SLK 280 I lost about 13% a year when I traded it in (I got $900 above KBB excellant condition from the dealer). Of course I was spoiled by my previous car a 04 Infiniti G35 Coupe which only lost 10% a year,.

**alroumi** · 05-15-2008

Jbanks,

So your SLK350 was mostly stock are you willing to upgrade this times, performance wise such as green filters and x pipe ? They make the car sound impressive and not obnoxiously loud.

Wimbledon_SLK · 05-15-2008

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Originally Posted by Duo-Art

jbanks15, Congratulations. We got our 2005's about the same time but I only have around 10,500 miles on mine. Damn Chicago winters.

I got mine in June 2005, picking up my new 280 next month!
37K miles on my 200.

P

**jbanks15** · 05-15-2008

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Originally Posted by alroumi

Jbanks,

So your SLK350 was mostly stock are you willing to upgrade this times, performance wise such as green filters and x pipe ? They make the car sound impressive and not obnoxiously loud.

hesitant about the green filter. had 3rd party filters got from germany (won't say the name of dealer) and after a year they disintegrated and almost blew out my maf. might take a chance on green. i am an old fart so other than the eurolights and smarttop, that is the extent of my modding.

**dsb** · 05-15-2008

Congrats on the 55. You will love it. The sound and power is intoxicating. I think you will be surprised by the power difference between the two.

**etyu** · 05-15-2008

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Originally Posted by jbanks15

hesitant about the green filter. had 3rd party filters got from germany (won't say the name of dealer) and after a year they disintegrated and almost blew out my maf. might take a chance on green. i am an old fart so other than the eurolights and smarttop, that is the extent of my modding.

Disclaimer: I have no relation with the makers, distributors or resellers of Green Air Filters.

I've had Green Air Filters for about 12 months on the prior 280, with an occasional removal of the air filter box to clean out debris every 4 to 6 months. There were no signs of failure or cracking and this was with an older style Green Air Filter, where a bad batch was reported.

I now have Green Air Filters in the current 55 for almost 9 months. (OEM paper filters were changed within a week of taking delivery). I've checked them 3x (so almost every quarter) and they look fine.

I do take the Green Air Filters out and "dry clean" them. I keep 2 pairs, one pair installed and the other awaiting to be cleaned or already cleaned and ready for the next cycle.

No failure on the Green Air Filters and no MAF issues so far (knock on wood).

Hope the above helps.

Mighty Joe · 05-15-2008

JBanks, I went from an SLK350 to an SLK55 AMG! Huge difference. You will be very happy!!

Congrats, MJ

**jbanks15** · 05-15-2008

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Originally Posted by etyu

Disclaimer: I have no relation with the makers, distributors or resellers of Green Air Filters.

I've had Green Air Filters for about 12 months on the prior 280, with an occasional removal of the air filter box to clean out debris every 4 to 6 months. There were no signs of failure or cracking and this was with an older style Green Air Filter, where a bad batch was reported.

I now have Green Air Filters in the current 55 for almost 9 months. (OEM paper filters were changed within a week of taking delivery). I've checked them 3x (so almost every quarter) and they look fine.

I do take the Green Air Filters out and "dry clean" them. I keep 2 pairs, one pair installed and the other awaiting to be cleaned or already cleaned and ready for the next cycle.

No failure on the Green Air Filters and no MAF issues so far (knock on wood).

Hope the above helps.

eddy, no pointing fingers at all at 'green'. it was a sports filter from across the pond. probably will go with green.

**etyu** · 05-16-2008

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Originally Posted by jbanks15

eddy, no pointing fingers at all at 'green'. it was a sports filter from across the pond. probably will go with green.

I didn't think you were pointing fingers at any particular product. Just wanted to post my experience.

I wonder if the one product that failed had any reinforcing mesh on each side of the filter or not.

Anyway, this morning I took out the Green Air Filters and placed the OEM paper filter. I did about 35 miles of driving and noted a more muffled sound from the exhaust (at 70 mph, roof retracted) and a loss of 2-3 mpg with no change in driving style/habit.

I quickly changed back to the Greens after "dry cleaning" them in the afternoon. I calculated roughly 2 US gal of fuel savings for every tankful with the Greens, and at $4/gal, 20 tankfuls ($8 saving per tankful) will pay off the cost of the Greens (including shipping). I guess one can say the Green Air Filters are green in more ways than one

**jbanks15** · 05-16-2008

eddy, how do you 'dry clean' it?

**etyu** · 05-16-2008

My "dry cleaning" method involves the following:

1. Tap the air filters against a clean cardboard with moderate force with the dirty side down towards the cardboard. This removes most of the particulate matter. I repeat this several times until there's no more stuff on the cardboard.

2. Gentle air pressure from the clean to the dirty side with compressed air at 2 atmospheres from about one foot distance.

3. Remove any left over debris, e.g., small insects, winged seeds, with pointed tweezers.

4. Hold air filter against bright light to check for cleanliness.

As the recommended cleaning is not until 30,000 to 50,000 miles (from the manufacturer) using their cleaning kit. I believe the above will be okay until such time. I, however, plan to just get a new pair instead of using the cleaning kit as I'm worried about spraying too much oil on the thing.

**jbanks15** · 05-17-2008

Might pick it up Tuesday. Gotta get the tint on. Ordered the smarttop, and the eurolight front side markers, green filters and the aluminum door pins. those with amgs already, does it come with amg tire pressure caps? thanks

**etyu** · 05-17-2008

Nope. It comes with a generic silver colored plastic tire pressure cap. TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) is standard, so you'll notice the tire "nipple" or tire pressure valve stem looks different. It will have a hex nut at its base instead of the black rubber.

**jbanks15** · 05-17-2008

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Originally Posted by etyu

Nope. It comes with a generic silver colored plastic tire pressure cap. TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) is standard, so you'll notice the tire "nipple" or tire pressure valve stem looks different. It will have a hex nut at its base instead of the black rubber.

so i can or cannot change the cap to something else? thanks

**etyu** · 05-17-2008

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Originally Posted by jbanks15

so i can or cannot change the cap to something else? thanks

Yes you can.

I remember someone's post about using caution with the aftermarket metal valve stem caps on the flexible black rubber valve stem. It scratched the paint work/metal on the wheels during rotation, most likely due to the heavier weight of the metal caps. I am not sure that this will be a problem with the TPMS valve stems as they look less flexible than the black rubber stems. Just something to be aware of.

Here's a pix of the TPMS valve stem.

**jbanks15** · 05-17-2008

thanks eddy!

05-14-2008	#21 (permalink)
jbanks15 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Valrico, Florida Vehicle: 2009 SLK 55 AMG Posts: 708 Country: Thanks: 8 Thanked 42 Times in 30 Posts	thanks all for the kind words, dan/ir-ops/mtiede/ynot/duoart/-1-/anyone else i missed -1- delivery might be this weekend. need tint and clearshield applied. sold to an indiv, for 27500. not bad i think, in the ballpark of nada,edmund and kelly. carmax wanted to give me 22k. one mb dealer 24,500 and another 25k. duo, i have too many girlfriends i guess. need to get them closer together. starting to lean towards no extended. i'll see how many scheckels i have left. __________________ Jeff 2009 SLK 55 AMG Black/Black Premium 1, Multimedia, Lighting packages Clearshield Protective Film OEM MB Plexiglass Windscreen Eurolight Clear Side Markers Smarttop version 3.22 Kleyman 3rd Brake Light Flashing/Strobing Module V1.5 (Noregrets Custom Works)

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alroumi Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait Vehicle: 2006 Kleemann Designo Mocha Black SLK55 AMG Other Toys: 2007 Ebony Jaguar XKR Coupe' and 06 Black Cayenne S Posts: 6,288 Country: Thanks: 298 Thanked 232 Times in 146 Posts	Jbanks, So your SLK350 was mostly stock are you willing to upgrade this times, performance wise such as green filters and x pipe ? They make the car sound impressive and not obnoxiously loud. __________________ 06 Kleemann Designo Mocha Black SLK55 AMG 06 Porsche Cayenne S 07 Jaguar XKR Coupe' I use the Torque and keep the HP for my Steak Sauce!

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dsb Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NorCal Vehicle: '06 slk55 Posts: 1,176 Country: Thanks: 67 Thanked 121 Times in 42 Posts	Congrats on the 55. You will love it. The sound and power is intoxicating. I think you will be surprised by the power difference between the two. __________________ SOLD! 06 Mercedes Benz SLK55 Caspian Blue / Black & Ash *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

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jbanks15 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Valrico, Florida Vehicle: 2009 SLK 55 AMG Posts: 708 Country: Thanks: 8 Thanked 42 Times in 30 Posts	eddy, how do you 'dry clean' it? __________________ Jeff 2009 SLK 55 AMG Black/Black Premium 1, Multimedia, Lighting packages Clearshield Protective Film OEM MB Plexiglass Windscreen Eurolight Clear Side Markers Smarttop version 3.22 Kleyman 3rd Brake Light Flashing/Strobing Module V1.5 (Noregrets Custom Works)

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etyu Founding Member #2 / Ambassador Of Good Will Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Vehicle: 2008 SLK 55 Posts: 5,306 Country: Thanks: 381 Thanked 282 Times in 173 Posts	My "dry cleaning" method involves the following: 1. Tap the air filters against a clean cardboard with moderate force with the dirty side down towards the cardboard. This removes most of the particulate matter. I repeat this several times until there's no more stuff on the cardboard. 2. Gentle air pressure from the clean to the dirty side with compressed air at 2 atmospheres from about one foot distance. 3. Remove any left over debris, e.g., small insects, winged seeds, with pointed tweezers. 4. Hold air filter against bright light to check for cleanliness. As the recommended cleaning is not until 30,000 to 50,000 miles (from the manufacturer) using their cleaning kit. I believe the above will be okay until such time. I, however, plan to just get a new pair instead of using the cleaning kit as I'm worried about spraying too much oil on the thing. __________________ *Eddy* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Pewter/Beige, PIII package, Airscarf, Hands-Free Communication System, Lighting package Designo Black Leather Cover on e-brake handle, ( To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Bill T), SmartTop v1.0, Kleyman 3BFM (NoRegret Custom), Green Air Filters, *Mod. R170 ant.*, EuroClear sidemarkers w/PIAA PlasmaIon lamps, chromed front & rear turn indicator lamps, PIAA SuperPlasmaGTX front parking lamps, bilateral rear fog lamps enabled.

05-15-2008	#28 (permalink)
Mighty Joe Senior SLK World Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta, Ga Vehicle: 2006 SLK55 AMG Posts: 121 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	JBanks, I went from an SLK350 to an SLK55 AMG! Huge difference. You will be very happy!! Congrats, MJ

05-17-2008	#33 (permalink)
jbanks15 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Valrico, Florida Vehicle: 2009 SLK 55 AMG Posts: 708 Country: Thanks: 8 Thanked 42 Times in 30 Posts	Might pick it up Tuesday. Gotta get the tint on. Ordered the smarttop, and the eurolight front side markers, green filters and the aluminum door pins. those with amgs already, does it come with amg tire pressure caps? thanks __________________ Jeff 2009 SLK 55 AMG Black/Black Premium 1, Multimedia, Lighting packages Clearshield Protective Film OEM MB Plexiglass Windscreen Eurolight Clear Side Markers Smarttop version 3.22 Kleyman 3rd Brake Light Flashing/Strobing Module V1.5 (Noregrets Custom Works)

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etyu Founding Member #2 / Ambassador Of Good Will Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Vehicle: 2008 SLK 55 Posts: 5,306 Country: Thanks: 381 Thanked 282 Times in 173 Posts	Nope. It comes with a generic silver colored plastic tire pressure cap. TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) is standard, so you'll notice the tire "nipple" or tire pressure valve stem looks different. It will have a hex nut at its base instead of the black rubber. __________________ *Eddy* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Pewter/Beige, PIII package, Airscarf, Hands-Free Communication System, Lighting package Designo Black Leather Cover on e-brake handle, ( To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Bill T), SmartTop v1.0, Kleyman 3BFM (NoRegret Custom), Green Air Filters, *Mod. R170 ant.*, EuroClear sidemarkers w/PIAA PlasmaIon lamps, chromed front & rear turn indicator lamps, PIAA SuperPlasmaGTX front parking lamps, bilateral rear fog lamps enabled.

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jbanks15 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Valrico, Florida Vehicle: 2009 SLK 55 AMG Posts: 708 Country: Thanks: 8 Thanked 42 Times in 30 Posts	thanks eddy! __________________ Jeff 2009 SLK 55 AMG Black/Black Premium 1, Multimedia, Lighting packages Clearshield Protective Film OEM MB Plexiglass Windscreen Eurolight Clear Side Markers Smarttop version 3.22 Kleyman 3rd Brake Light Flashing/Strobing Module V1.5 (Noregrets Custom Works)

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