Well the information about the previous owner was a bit of a surprise! 😅 Use this link and discount code 'Slix' to save money off your OBDEleven coding and diagnostics tool! go.obdeleven.com/Chris_Slix
Thanks for this Chris. Let me explain; I am recovering from a stroke. ( I lived, sorry if I am telling this story again.) I am quite screwed up, and trying to recover. Watching your tenacity, patience, and stoic nature, gives me strength! It’s something that I draw from. Reminds me to “ keep trying and find a way.” Cheers!
In case anyone else hasn't mentioned this already - copart will cancel your account and block you from purchasing other cars from them with your name, address etc if they find out youve contacted the previous owner of a vehicle you've purchased to try and find out stuff, obtain spare keys etc. which sucks but im guessing its GDPR related. Maybe if you're a UA-camr you can get way with it😉 Keep up the good work Chris, love the vids!
Its also maybe not fair to broadcast it to 200k people on youtube without letting him know first or getting his consent beforehand..esp when you're lying to him about his personal possessions also.
You need to be very careful using a small belt sander when the draw strings if your hoodie are hanging about loose near the revolving belt. If it catches the string within a second or two you could be sanding your face or neck!!! That would not be a pretty sight.
By your own admission, you did not get scammed. Why does everyone claim everything to be a scam these days. You are better than that chris, you've enough experience by now to know the score. Great to see you coming along but use it as a chance to show your knowledge rather than going for the cheap clicks. Also be careful of the gdpr issues with pro actively contacting previous owners and worse showing numbers on the screen 😮
I’d go black on black with the dash, that previous owner sound like a statement from Sir Norman Fry off little Britain had not been drinking, wasn’t speeding some how my car flew over another road and through a wall…
What you bought is what you have, Cat S write-offs have suffered damage to structural areas of the vehicle such as the chassis or crumple zones. A Category S car can be repaired and put back to a roadworthy condition and used on the road again. However, the car must pass an inspection by an accredited engineer
I would go for the black on black dash, and I’m sure grey on the seats will look fine, maybe even better without it being too grey. Look forward to the next upload 🙌
The grey seat inserts could easily be changed to black. My 2015 E Class Merc had imitation rather than real leather, which was painted black by the factory. Not sure if this top end Merc has similar. Just had my F Type seat scratches (real leather) repaired by an upholsterer who matched the colour and used an airbrush, so I don’t see why the grey couldn’t be changed to match the all black dash - would be cheaper than full re trim. Also, as you are going to the Nurburgring have you thought of reaching out to Micha? He might have some contacts to supply the rad pack. Good luck with the build.
Love your videos Chris, when i see you’ve uploaded a new one i cant wait to get home and watch it 😂. You take on some massive projects so fair play to you. Whats happened to the X3M?
Buy the black on black dash. All the existing grey can then be re-dyed / painted black to match. I know a full black interior is a little dull, but it’ll save you money to focus on the more important bits
Saw one of these in Milan with a black satin wrap and then all the chrome was gold plated and it looked unreal, maybe an idea. Would love one of these cars they look serious, cant wait to see it finished.
If you check out your old dash parts on the bottom might come off and go on the new dash that you buy. As far as the radiator packs BMW should be the same exact match and when you're buying parts don't tell them it's a AMG because they will charge you more and the regular parts are the same parts. Keep up the great work and God Bless. 😊👍🙏🏼
I am more into vintage cars, but there radiators are also problematic. We normally get them repaired. There is a company in Berlin who does it. However, the radiators on modern cars are made in aluminium, which they might not do. But perhaps it is a matter of price and if a new one is very expensive, it still might make sense to do it. I am shure there a companies in the UK that repair radiators, at least for vintage cars. It might be worth asking!
Loving this series, and if it was me repairing it, surely getting the black dashboard and re-trimming some parts grey, would be more cost effective than re-trimming the seats ? Keep it as original as poss' IMO, especially as it was spec'd up by Roger Taylor.
WHAAATTTT!!! Roger owned that car at some point? We are huge Queen fans here in Canada. That car will be worth quite the amount with that sort of history. Keep on chugging along
They are also not moaning about it; they are just getting on with it. Chris if you are going to complain about the price of parts, don't buy a 100k Merc😂
@@alexkodr nah I do get the cost of these things goonsquad are huge there doing these silly raffles and selling silly rubbish and earning and absolute fortune the rebuild games hard man
I would be trying to restore this back to how it was ordered now you know who the famous original owner is, I think this will give the car its biggest return for you
Wheel nut lock socket usually in boot under floor, or behind side trim where pockets sometimes are, but not sure on this, cars like this are main dealership maintained just don’t get many newer Mercedes parts on line, why are you surprised by Mercedes prices, did you not check first ? Best of luck.
You can get that dashboard repaired is no problem from around 500£.the airbag team you showed dashboard is repaired as well but not to keen on their job quality personally.
Dashboard can be repaired the airbag team or similar companies can send it away and have it done for you, also if copart see your vid they will block your account as part of the rules is you can get in touch with previous owner so just be careful mate
Your videos are decent. I just started watching them. Fills the void while I wait on dmo and mat Armstrong vids but now I sit waiting for yours 😅 keep up the good work
You are not allowed to contact previous owner - Salvage Rebuilds went on in a video years ago explaining why it’s not accepted by CoPart who often subsequently block account
Contacting the original owner is against copart rules and can lead to them cancelling your membership btw. Its also maybe not fair to broadcast it to 200k people on youtube without letting him know first or getting his consent beforehand..esp when you're lying to him about his personal possessions also.
Ha! So I see you, Mat Armstrong, with your ex-Marcus Rashford Mansory and raise you Roger Taylor's AMG GT!🤣 I feel a Monaco road trip coming on with these two once they're both back on the road!
I reckon a PDR tech could sort that qauter 👌 I've only been doing it couple's years and I reckon I'd get it 70% there, so proper experience tech would smash it 😀
Definitely not scammed. The copart auction clearly stated that the car had damage “all over” meaning there’s damage to the car in various places. He should’ve looked closer to the photos before buying it
@@momo.a4008 totally get it, but it’s annoying how creators clickbait and act clueless for some cheap views instead of being honest and transparent with viewer, kinda like Matt Armstrong is which is why he’s so liked and grew so fast
@@dailyquader8731 bruhh chris is one of mat armstrong's best friend lol, and by looking at the photos from Copart u cannot look into the chasis damage, all u can see is the damage on the outer part. Even mat armstrong got scammed by Copart on the BMW M4 oil sump damage which is clearly cannot be seen
Kinda strange choice to buy and install expensive MB parts before checking that roof out, it's clearly bent and could make whole project completely pointless as fixing it properly could be impossible.
Chris you’ve left both the guys number clearly on screen, probably best to blur that part before the video blows up and you get the poor guy doxxed don’t know what people online are like these days
Chris, seriously no loose clothing when using power tools. I sell them and advise on them, please be careful. Drawstrings around any part of the body are a complete no.
Be careful contacting old owners said auction site cancelled my membership for me doing so when I was trying to return someone’s personal belongings as it looked like the ran a small business and would need them
Has it had previous damage too? 6.53 - 7.00 when you remove the door seems to show damage at the end of the bar where it attaches to the inner wing? Keep up the great work. Love it!
I. Have had 4 or 5 mercedes from copart I called a few mercedes dealers and had the service history emailed to me if they won't do it call in to a local dealer and get them to print it off mercedes have a service every year regardless of mileage so should have 8 or 9 services
You were well aware of the damage before purchasing it and it simply was not just front end and airbag as Copart had provided clear images so don't understand why you're making a big issue out of it
Alot of negative comments. Keep up the good work Chris! More and more views on each video so don't change. Nice to show the good, the bad and the ugly in my opinion
Well the information about the previous owner was a bit of a surprise! 😅 Use this link and discount code 'Slix' to save money off your OBDEleven coding and diagnostics tool! go.obdeleven.com/Chris_Slix
When are we going to see the bmw x3 driving review we have been waiting
@@redzone5655 I’m sorry too see that Chris is making you watch his videos
You need a Suuuuuui.......Sui
@@KeitumtseThopola next vid should be on the x3m 😊
@redzone5655 calm down knob head remember was not him that said it so maybe an apology is in order
The past owner was a fantastic surprise and a gentleman, it's nice to get some past info.
Thanks for this Chris. Let me explain; I am recovering from a stroke. ( I lived, sorry if I am telling this story again.) I am quite screwed up, and trying to recover. Watching your tenacity, patience, and stoic nature, gives me strength! It’s something that I draw from. Reminds me to “ keep trying and find a way.” Cheers!
I wont go into detail as to why but i can relate to this! Stay strong 💪🏻
@@JNCS152 thanks very much! I have used up all my therapy, on my own! Open to suggestions as always!
In case anyone else hasn't mentioned this already - copart will cancel your account and block you from purchasing other cars from them with your name, address etc if they find out youve contacted the previous owner of a vehicle you've purchased to try and find out stuff, obtain spare keys etc. which sucks but im guessing its GDPR related. Maybe if you're a UA-camr you can get way with it😉 Keep up the good work Chris, love the vids!
It's a good job you're not as awkward on camera as you are with strangers on the phone Chris! 😉🤣 That was difficult to watch! 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 second i heard the call i started checking the comments
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He was trying to be too polite 🤣 opening line should of been, I want some info about this merc you binned 😀
Its also maybe not fair to broadcast it to 200k people on youtube without letting him know first or getting his consent beforehand..esp when you're lying to him about his personal possessions also.
You need to be very careful using a small belt sander when the draw strings if your hoodie are hanging about loose near the revolving belt. If it catches the string within a second or two you could be sanding your face or neck!!! That would not be a pretty sight.
U didn’t get scammed also thst the idea of copart u don’t know what your getting till u see it this is why we love mat
Love that you and Mat are both doing (relatively) expensive cars at the same time
Could be worse, it could have mansoury badges....... 😂
😂😂
Nice! :D
This finished me 😂😂😂😂 Mats mansory badges need some major deep pockets
@@hkmonaro8153 It's called taste my man.. people have different taste. Nothing wrong with a little something different on the road. Right?
@ardonjr normally yes, but Mansoury has a very well deserved reputation for being tasteless rather than tasteful
Where is the BMW? what happened with the electrical fault when driving? Have I missed something?
Not missed anything 😊 the next video out is on the x3m.
By your own admission, you did not get scammed. Why does everyone claim everything to be a scam these days. You are better than that chris, you've enough experience by now to know the score. Great to see you coming along but use it as a chance to show your knowledge rather than going for the cheap clicks. Also be careful of the gdpr issues with pro actively contacting previous owners and worse showing numbers on the screen 😮
it’s amazing 😂 bought it from copart sight unseen. they never said it was brand new with warranty and he’s complaining
Click bait…every UA-camr does it, some more than others. Some “better” than others
It’s UA-cam clickbait
New buzz word
@@wrthand no doubt didn't even pay for the additional walk through before bidding.
A cordless grinder with a thin disc would do the job in a fraction of time
I reckon the black on black dash will work fine
Would love to see you and Mat Armstrong team up on a build one day! Only found your channel last week and I’ve been binge watching ever since 😂
I’d go black on black with the dash, that previous owner sound like a statement from Sir Norman Fry off little Britain had not been drinking, wasn’t speeding some how my car flew over another road and through a wall…
Shhhh, better be careful or Tarquin will get his daddy's lawyers to send you a cease and desist. 🙄
When removing a Mercedes wheel, always leave one bolt in (Just loosened) before you knock it loose. Saves your appendages.
Will definitely be doing this next time 😂😂😂
its quite easy to smash the spinning collars off the locking wheel nut without damaging wheel
Cheeky Osprey jumper, new intakes for the X3M perhaps 👀
"wasnt driving erratically" but managed to plough through a wall. Legend XD
What you bought is what you have, Cat S write-offs have suffered damage to structural areas of the vehicle such as the chassis or crumple zones. A Category S car can be repaired and put back to a roadworthy condition and used on the road again. However, the car must pass an inspection by an accredited engineer
Bought a Cat S car and disappointed with it having structural damage😂😂
Not what he said is it.
Depending on how badly damaged the radiators are, you can them repaired by a specalist like Boston Motorcool I believe they may not be far from you.
I would go for the black on black dash, and I’m sure grey on the seats will look fine, maybe even better without it being too grey. Look forward to the next upload 🙌
The grey seat inserts could easily be changed to black. My 2015 E Class Merc had imitation rather than real leather, which was painted black by the factory. Not sure if this top end Merc has similar. Just had my F Type seat scratches (real leather) repaired by an upholsterer who matched the colour and used an airbrush, so I don’t see why the grey couldn’t be changed to match the all black dash - would be cheaper than full re trim.
Also, as you are going to the Nurburgring have you thought of reaching out to Micha? He might have some contacts to supply the rad pack. Good luck with the build.
From Matt to Chris nice, this evening is beautiful.
Quality work as always! Glad Ethan’s sticking around even if it is a merc!
Unwavering dedication and humility set you apart. Congrats!
BOTS Again......
Great work as always but I'm afraid it's good luck with Copart for breaking terms and conditions with regards contacting the previous owner.
Love your videos Chris, when i see you’ve uploaded a new one i cant wait to get home and watch it 😂. You take on some massive projects so fair play to you. Whats happened to the X3M?
Black dash with yellow stiching and then go for yellow seatbelts when you refurbish them
23:32 either make the interior white as much as you can or just take that alcantara with yellow stitching
Buy the black on black dash. All the existing grey can then be re-dyed / painted black to match. I know a full black interior is a little dull, but it’ll save you money to focus on the more important bits
Quite a nice watch your welder is sporting!
I absolutely love this kind of content, I'm glad i've come across you on my youtube trending page
Welding aluminum with electronics in the car could become a nightmare.
Saw one of these in Milan with a black satin wrap and then all the chrome was gold plated and it looked unreal, maybe an idea. Would love one of these cars they look serious, cant wait to see it finished.
If you check out your old dash parts on the bottom might come off and go on the new dash that you buy. As far as the radiator packs BMW should be the same exact match and when you're buying parts don't tell them it's a AMG because they will charge you more and the regular parts are the same parts. Keep up the great work and God Bless. 😊👍🙏🏼
I am more into vintage cars, but there radiators are also problematic. We normally get them repaired. There is a company in Berlin who does it. However, the radiators on modern cars are made in aluminium, which they might not do. But perhaps it is a matter of price and if a new one is very expensive, it still might make sense to do it. I am shure there a companies in the UK that repair radiators, at least for vintage cars. It might be worth asking!
always nice to find a cool previous owner, even if ya got some serious work on ya hand good luck its def gunna be a road trip beast
😂
Loving this series, and if it was me repairing it, surely getting the black dashboard and re-trimming some parts grey, would be more cost effective than re-trimming the seats ? Keep it as original as poss' IMO, especially as it was spec'd up by Roger Taylor.
Part it out, think DDE could do with the motor for the black one Mike just bought from his pal
Enjoying the AMG build, can’t wait to see the progress.
Imagine welding while wearing a pepsi rolex 🤣 loving the videos though
Another structural repair ✅ glad its you and not me man - unreal vid 🔥
WHAAATTTT!!! Roger owned that car at some point? We are huge Queen fans here in Canada. That car will be worth quite the amount with that sort of history. Keep on chugging along
Have you seen goonsquad? They brought a gt with pretty much the exact same damage on it
They are also not moaning about it; they are just getting on with it. Chris if you are going to complain about the price of parts, don't buy a 100k Merc😂
@@alexkodr nah I do get the cost of these things goonsquad are huge there doing these silly raffles and selling silly rubbish and earning and absolute fortune the rebuild games hard man
@@jameshudson2587agree
Clearly said in the description it has all over damage.
If you can not find the exact part than I would suggest to get the same airbags repaired some people are repairing the dashboards and seatbelts
Thanks God, that looks great! I'm sure you will make a miracle with fixing that car!
I would be trying to restore this back to how it was ordered now you know who the famous original owner is, I think this will give the car its biggest return for you
Wheel nut lock socket usually in boot under floor, or behind side trim where pockets sometimes are, but not sure on this, cars like this are main dealership maintained just don’t get many newer Mercedes parts on line, why are you surprised by Mercedes prices, did you not check first ? Best of luck.
I really like how you like to keep everything clean when you working on.... It really great ❤🔥❤🔥🔥🔥
Mate
Best video enjoyed watching it from Australia 🇦🇺
Great video, and what a surprise who the original owner was, love Queen. 👍👍👍👍
Get the black on black dash, it'll look fine
where the x3m you left it still down the road lol
You can get that dashboard repaired is no problem from around 500£.the airbag team you showed dashboard is repaired as well but not to keen on their job quality personally.
air bags can be repaired if not torn
Dashboard can be repaired the airbag team or similar companies can send it away and have it done for you, also if copart see your vid they will block your account as part of the rules is you can get in touch with previous owner so just be careful mate
Awesome content Chris
Your videos are decent. I just started watching them. Fills the void while I wait on dmo and mat Armstrong vids but now I sit waiting for yours 😅 keep up the good work
Be careful about contacting previous owners, Copart gave me a 3 month ban for doing that. says not to in their T's & C's apparently.
Chris give Reclamet in Kent a try. They break a lot of high end vehicles.
You are not allowed to contact previous owner - Salvage Rebuilds went on in a video years ago explaining why it’s not accepted by CoPart who often subsequently block account
Contacting the original owner is against copart rules and can lead to them cancelling your membership btw. Its also maybe not fair to broadcast it to 200k people on youtube without letting him know first or getting his consent beforehand..esp when you're lying to him about his personal possessions also.
Previous owner is the insurance company that paid for it.
I’m pretty sure Chris would have gained permission off the fella.
@@rstcab The insurance company - or any trade buyer isnt a registered keeper or previous owner
So now you can treat us to Queen's I'm in love with my car, as part of the soundtrack for the repair
Ha! So I see you, Mat Armstrong, with your ex-Marcus Rashford Mansory and raise you Roger Taylor's AMG GT!🤣 I feel a Monaco road trip coming on with these two once they're both back on the road!
I reckon a PDR tech could sort that qauter 👌 I've only been doing it couple's years and I reckon I'd get it 70% there, so proper experience tech would smash it 😀
Definitely not scammed. The copart auction clearly stated that the car had damage “all over” meaning there’s damage to the car in various places. He should’ve looked closer to the photos before buying it
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Of course he saw the damage, he’s well aware of all the dings and marks, he’s just saying it to build up the story
@@momo.a4008 totally get it, but it’s annoying how creators clickbait and act clueless for some cheap views instead of being honest and transparent with viewer, kinda like Matt Armstrong is which is why he’s so liked and grew so fast
@@dailyquader8731 bruhh chris is one of mat armstrong's best friend lol, and by looking at the photos from Copart u cannot look into the chasis damage, all u can see is the damage on the outer part. Even mat armstrong got scammed by Copart on the BMW M4 oil sump damage which is clearly cannot be seen
Kinda strange choice to buy and install expensive MB parts before checking that roof out, it's clearly bent and could make whole project completely pointless as fixing it properly could be impossible.
How do you manage to track down the previous owner?I've always wanted to contact the previous owner of my car but I wouldn't know where to start
Go with the black dash... It will look fine!!! Good
luck
Another epic build Chris..looking forward to much more on this one 👍🏻
Chris you’ve left both the guys number clearly on screen, probably best to blur that part before the video blows up and you get the poor guy doxxed don’t know what people online are like these days
Ring him and ket him know so he can divert calls
On it gents
Chris, seriously no loose clothing when using power tools. I sell them and advise on them, please be careful. Drawstrings around any part of the body are a complete no.
Inner wing isn't structural
Isn’t the engine/rads the same as the C63?? Surely some of the mechanical bits are interchangeable
Be careful contacting old owners said auction site cancelled my membership for me doing so when I was trying to return someone’s personal belongings as it looked like the ran a small business and would need them
Well done Chris.
Yellow trim on the dash would be nice
Love your channel and the fact it was iwned by Mr Rodger Taylor is something soecial
Funny that goonsquad is also working on an amg gt. Same fender issue !
Made my day mate🔥! keep up the good work chris
Has it had previous damage too? 6.53 - 7.00 when you remove the door seems to show damage at the end of the bar where it attaches to the inner wing? Keep up the great work. Love it!
I. Have had 4 or 5 mercedes from copart I called a few mercedes dealers and had the service history emailed to me if they won't do it call in to a local dealer and get them to print it off mercedes have a service every year regardless of mileage so should have 8 or 9 services
Great video as always! Really nice of the previous owner to speak to you.
When do you leave the nurburgring as I'm there on the 22nd with friends.
Try reclamet for parts
Rubber Mallet. The midlanders love tool of choice.
Go for the Black on Black dash it’ll look fine. Great video
‘I picked up a ‘bird’, wasn’t speeding or driving erratically. I stood on the brake and it just ‘slid’’. Of course. Sounds legit.
Tough watch
Another great video mate.. keep it up.. can't wait to see this on the road...💯👌🏽
Should maybe blur the lads number
You were well aware of the damage before purchasing it and it simply was not just front end and airbag as Copart had provided clear images so don't understand why you're making a big issue out of it
we learning a lot great work go for the black Dash
Go with the black on black dash.
It literally said on the listing the damage was all over and it was cat s 🤷🏼♂️ so you should really have expected it.
Love your shuff !!!i think the black one .
I’m pretty sure Matt Armstrong will lend you the money
Can you just get the black dash and split it to use the grey you already have??
Alot of negative comments. Keep up the good work Chris! More and more views on each video so don't change. Nice to show the good, the bad and the ugly in my opinion