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Well as you guys may recall, we upgraded from our Passion 450 to a Brabus 450 in December.
It was a lovely example, well maintained, and it was very high spec - having been initially ordered as a Brabus Tailor Made example with Phat Red panels, custom red leather interior and a few extras like Power Steering, Sat Nav etc.
As lovely as all this was - it wasn't to the taste of my other half (who's car this now is)... so we set about changing it - swapping the panels over form her previous Pasison (the same panels which had infact started life on the Pulse we had owned before the passion!), getting the seats re-done in fabric (as she's vegetarian and doesn't want any unnecessary leather in the car), fitting the standard cassette player (because the NAV unit doesn't have AUX in for ipod), and then a few extra mods like shiny bits inside, michalak door handles, DRLs etc.
Some of the changes are quite "detail" - even the "Brabus" original parts haven't all survived - the carbon trims inside have made way for chrome ones, the Brabus gearknob & handbrake have been upgraded for Chrome versions (still Brabus though) and the Brabus rear valance panel has been changed to the original 600cc Chrome version (again still Brabus)
Some might see some of the changes as being "downgrades" on this car (NAV>tape, Leather>fabric etc.) but it's been a really interesting project for me as I've learned so much about how the interior hangs together, how the seats are constructed, how the electrics are wired, how the panels fit etc.
I'd probably have kept leather if it were mine (I'd have swapped to black) but overall, despite this car having been a minter when we bought it, I'm really pleased with how it's turned out... it's looked a little rough along the way while things have been done but it's probably even more unique now than when it started!
Here's a few "Before" shots:
& Here it is now:
Inside:
It was a lovely example, well maintained, and it was very high spec - having been initially ordered as a Brabus Tailor Made example with Phat Red panels, custom red leather interior and a few extras like Power Steering, Sat Nav etc.
As lovely as all this was - it wasn't to the taste of my other half (who's car this now is)... so we set about changing it - swapping the panels over form her previous Pasison (the same panels which had infact started life on the Pulse we had owned before the passion!), getting the seats re-done in fabric (as she's vegetarian and doesn't want any unnecessary leather in the car), fitting the standard cassette player (because the NAV unit doesn't have AUX in for ipod), and then a few extra mods like shiny bits inside, michalak door handles, DRLs etc.
Some of the changes are quite "detail" - even the "Brabus" original parts haven't all survived - the carbon trims inside have made way for chrome ones, the Brabus gearknob & handbrake have been upgraded for Chrome versions (still Brabus though) and the Brabus rear valance panel has been changed to the original 600cc Chrome version (again still Brabus)
Some might see some of the changes as being "downgrades" on this car (NAV>tape, Leather>fabric etc.) but it's been a really interesting project for me as I've learned so much about how the interior hangs together, how the seats are constructed, how the electrics are wired, how the panels fit etc.
I'd probably have kept leather if it were mine (I'd have swapped to black) but overall, despite this car having been a minter when we bought it, I'm really pleased with how it's turned out... it's looked a little rough along the way while things have been done but it's probably even more unique now than when it started!
Here's a few "Before" shots:
& Here it is now:
Inside:
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