Help!I have a CL55AMG W215,but the chassis number shows WDB215375

[Cole@MBS]

Any 55 has twin pipes to each side, apart from the 203 and 209, i will take a photo tomorow of the AMG we have in and also next week when we see the Bitch, Helens is a true 55 AMG!!

 

[AMGeed]

The CL 500 and CL55 AMG non kompressor both have two single exhaust pipes.
Only the Kompressor CL55AMG has two twin pipes.

If the car is a W reg, it cannot be a Kompressor, but that isn't the point.
To all intents, the car is a CL500 and has been misadvertised and sold as a CL55AMG.

 

[davis810]

those pics from piston heads .com look exactly like my car almost identical

 

[television]

Another thing here is that the guy will be paying the insurance for a AMG when it is not one,,that engine size difference could also come into play later in life

 

[davis810]

is it possible the the first owner of the car might of upgraded variuos things to make it apppear as CL55 AMG
And if it says CL55 on my log book how can i tell my insurance company i have a CL500

 

[andy@pcd-ltd]

like this one on PistonHeads?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/largepic.asp?i=762830&noPics=9&imgsrv=1&current=6&make=MERCEDES&model=^CL[:digit:]*

Yeah thats right i had a feeling the early ones had only a single pipe each side and when they put a kompressor on they put two each side.

I have looked on pistonheads and they have a few with only a single pipe each side

 

[whitenemesis]

Post up the full VIN and and let's get the full datacard generated

 

[AMGeed]

is it possible the the first owner of the car might of upgraded variuos things to make it apppear as CL55 AMG
And if it says CL55 on my log book how can i tell my insurance company i have a CL500

It appears you have plenty of problems with this car. Its certainly possible that a previous owner has made the cosmetic changes to make the car a copy 55, right down to the AMG engine cover. I wonder if the dealer was aware.
But that begs the question, how did the V5 state the car is an AMG?

 

[wemorgan]

So putting aside the exhaust and body kit aspect, how does the OP determine whether his engine is a 500 or 55?

If the VIN has been switched from another car then identifying the car's spec from that alone could be misleading.

 

[television]

is it possible the the first owner of the car might of upgraded variuos things to make it apppear as CL55 AMG
And if it says CL55 on my log book how can i tell my insurance company i have a CL500

The engine size difference is one thing to get checked,,the engine number is another as you have the number from the factory,,, this is the hard bit if the logbook has been incorrectly filled in DVLA are very helpful in these things and you should go online and tell them

 

[Cole@MBS]

Yeah thats right i had a feeling the early ones had only a single pipe each side and when they put a kompressor on they put two each side.

I have looked on pistonheads and they have a few with only a single pipe each side

It dont matter how many outlets they have, that engine in the photo is only a 500!

Its the same as Malc has in his SL500!!!

 

[television]

So putting aside the exhaust and body kit aspect, how does the OP determine whether his engine is a 500 or 55?

By the serial number,,he has the original number on the order and the engine in the car has a number,,they must match very important

 

[davis810]

The VIN is WDB2153752A003104
Eng No is 11398660011526
The V5 states its a CL55 AMg
Its a W reg year 2000

 

[wemorgan]

By the serial number,,he has the original number on the order and the engine in the car has a number,,they must match very important

Out of interest myself and hopefully useful for the OP too, where is the engine number stamped on the engine block?

 

[wemorgan]

The VIN is WDB2153752A003104
Eng No is 11398660011526
The V5 states its a CL55 AMg
Its a W reg year 2000

So those are taken off the V5 right?

Can you match the VIN and Eng No from the car itself?

 

[Cole@MBS]

Left hand side near the flywheel casing!!

 

[television]

Out of interest myself and hopefully useful for the OP too, where is the engine number stamped on the engine block?

On the block just above the sump,,could be either side, usually the inlet side

 

[whitenemesis]

Engine # is as from factory

Car is fitted with AMG performance package

Delivered 05/01/2000

If you post your email I'l send you the datacard

 

[davis810]

the VIN matches on all points on the car.But i haven't checked the engine yet

 

[Beaucoupnice]

Its all like a Sherlock homes mystery. *pulls up chair*