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They are 22 inch ADV1 wheels...Michael at Acute Performance help me put them together.... Expensive but stunning.
I have a situation with MB that is allowing me to make the move without much in pain. At this point, I have had enough of black cars... They are just too hard to keep clean for somebody who is as **** as me. (though a black metallic would be a bit easier)... I will miss the third row sunroof and the changer... But will love the silver, black OEM factory wheels, and the black birds eye maple vs the piano finish interior trim. I'm also passing on the rear seat entertainment (to hard to setup for the kids plus they use ipads) and I am adding rear seat airbags and window shades.
2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo, 2020 GLC 63, 2014 Audi S6, 2014 GL63; past 2019 M5 and 2011 E63
Originally Posted by cyclrder
They are 22 inch ADV1 wheels...Michael at Acute Performance help me put them together.... Expensive but stunning.
I have a situation with MB that is allowing me to make the move without much in pain. At this point, I have had enough of black cars... They are just too hard to keep clean for somebody who is as **** as me. (though a black metallic would be a bit easier)... I will miss the third row sunroof and the changer... But will love the silver, black OEM factory wheels, and the black birds eye maple vs the piano finish interior trim. I'm also passing on the rear seat entertainment (to hard to setup for the kids plus they use ipads) and I am adding rear seat airbags and window shades.
cheers,
Thanks for the background. The Iridium with the factory black wheels will look really cool. What will you do with the ADV1 wheels - use for summer and the stock for winter?
On the third row moonroof, I have a hard time believing that will actually go away. This is not the refresh year and it would be unusual for MB to make a structural change like that. I guess we will see.
Yep... OEM wheels will get my scorpion winters and the Adv 22s will continue as summer.
I would be surprised about the structural change too... But that is what has been reported from MB. I would have liked to have seen the LED lights and maybe a red interior....(with black carpets). And maybe better technology...especially pandora radio and LTE /wifi...
I really like these cars for what they are ... Actually, The biggest thing on my dream list would be an AMG diesel .... People are missing the point of AMG sometimes not recognizing how well these cars handle and stop... Just make it sound good and a 0-60 of 6 seconds and a serious punch from 40-70 with handling!
This thing rocks. I have a couple of questions, hope there is enough life in the board to get some answers.
An annoying "check coolant level" message comes on despite the coolant level being full. Is this common? Headed to the dealer next week to get it checked.
Rear camera is nice but dark at night. I live in the country and backing up without ambient light is difficult when compared to the camera in the Audi. Tried the lightening function but still can't get it to the point of being usable. Works fine during the day.
Amazing car and the engine is a monster. Great fun.
2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo, 2020 GLC 63, 2014 Audi S6, 2014 GL63; past 2019 M5 and 2011 E63
J2NH:
Welcome aboard. Really nice photo of a great SUV.
Haven't had the cooling issue you referenced but agree that the back-up camera is inadequate at night. I know there were some posts about it in the regular GL forum - not sure if anyone figured out a solution. Let me know what you find out.
Kind regards
Originally Posted by j2nh
Came from an Audi Q7 4.2.
This thing rocks. I have a couple of questions, hope there is enough life in the board to get some answers.
An annoying "check coolant level" message comes on despite the coolant level being full. Is this common? Headed to the dealer next week to get it checked.
Rear camera is nice but dark at night. I live in the country and backing up without ambient light is difficult when compared to the camera in the Audi. Tried the lightening function but still can't get it to the point of being usable. Works fine during the day.
Amazing car and the engine is a monster. Great fun.
Thanks DB, I did check the manual on the backup camera. My observation is that it is not nearly as usable at night on the G as it was on my previous Audi Q7 because it is so dark.
I talked to the dealer about the coolant light. "Full" means really full and when I added distilled water, about a cup, the light when off. They told me a cup was insufficient to dilute the 50/50 mix to the point it would cause problems. I did have some MB antifreeze but it was blue/green as opposed to the pink that was already in the G and was advised not to use it.
ON the Backup Camera, has anyone tried any of the (many) high output LED replacement bulbs? Those might be an easy upgrade for the night view.
Failing that, I've also thought about perhaps adding aftermarket reversing lights and mounting them near the license plate
14'G63 AMG ,1994 Mercedes E500, 2020 Range Rover HST
I got obsidian black on ADV 6 mate black wheels. I grew up on N7 but now I only go there on weekends to visit my wife's parents and during the week I work around there(my office is in Greenpoint). You work there too? What's your favorite place to grab a glass of beer around there?
Haven't had the cooling issue you referenced but agree that the back-up camera is inadequate at night. I know there were some posts about it in the regular GL forum - not sure if anyone figured out a solution. Let me know what you find out.
Kind regards
Have you tried turning on your rear fog lights?
You may get a better picture on the rear view camera.
06-14-2014, 07:37 AM
