yavor

Has anyone here changed his door lock pins with any kind of aluminium ones? I didn't want to order the OEM AMG pins because here they cost about 50 Euro EACH, which is a crazy price for what it is. Ordered third party pins from Ebay, the seller stated they match the ML W166 and GLE W166, but when I placed them, they are thinner and look loose once in place, they are so thin that they even move all ways round because the hole for the original plastic pin is at least 2-3 mm wider. I saw a pic of ML W166 with pins changed and looks nice and well fitting, the owner of the vehicle measured them and told me they are 8mm in diameter, mine are 8mm as well, but obviously the door lock pins for the GLE are thicker. Please share what is the diameter of yours in case you are satisfied with them and where did you order from.
Thanks in advance!

FedM

I changed my black plastic door pins with the silver ones from coupe and I like it

yavor

Did you buy OEM pins or they were 3-rd party? And if not bothering you, can you measure their diameter?

FedM

I bought OEM pins, they are not aluminum, but silver plastic looks nice enough
I will measure tomorrow np

yavor

I didn't know there are silver plastic pins, hope they are more reasonably priced than the AMG ones. Can you share their product number to make a search where I can buy them from? Thanks for the help!

FedM

sure
they cost much less than the amg ones, and I don't think they look much worse than AMG
you need the pins and the adapters
the pin is A 099 766 01 00 2A17
The adapter is A 099 766 00 00

yavor

Thanks, I'll try to get them

FedM

Boston

Thanks for this info... I wanted the AMG pins for mine and tried to add before delivery, however dealer wanted $160 versus the $50 add on it is when ordering vehicle.

fabbrisd1

Don't blame the dealer as much as you think - the dealer cost for the parts is higher than the cost of the factory install -

FedM

I know this thing, just got known lol
There are two types of third party AMG door lock pins, thin and thick
The thiner ones are used on A, CLA, and a few more
The thicker ones are used on C class (w205) and they cost a bit higher
GLE and C-class has the same OEM door pins part numbers (black plastic), so you need to get THICK lock pins from W205, thats it
You can get here for example
http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-15-Merce...IAAOSw44BYHuoL

Seller says
- These door pins are designed to be thicker in diameter to suit the NEW C-Class model.

GLE43_Sube

The down side of the AMG door pins is that they are "smooth", not textured like the standard pins in the GLE43 Coupe.

Alvam

Does it matter that they are smooth? I can't remember the last time I actually touched one to open a door. Current technologies seem to pretty much make them obsolete, IMO.

GLE43_Sube

Very true. You make a good point. Now that I think about it, it's more a matter of aesthetics than functionality. Personally, I prefer the textured design. It has a serious look to it. To each his own I guess.

yavor

Thanks to everyone who helped with the idea about these pins, look great and cost only about 25 Euro all. In locked position they still stay slightly protruding although I don't find it annoying. Thought of correcting their length but decided to go like this.

FedM

screw it deeper, even it seems not possible, I did mine

yavor

that was the deepest possible without breaking it, I'll try one more time.

FedM

Trust me, the deepest is much deeper without breaking it. Mine are 3-4mm high in locked position.

Mb-

Just bought a set from dealers

yavor

Please post pics after instalation.

Mb-

I will thank you for the advice.

Mb-

here are mine fitted today.

Mb-

If anyone is after 2 I have a spare set brand new.

PM me if interested.


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csml350

Well assuming these work for w166 ML350 was a stupid idea... I bought these for ~$45 shipped just to find out they are too thick to fit into the whole on a 2013 ML350. So if anyone want them you can have them all four (base and cover) for $10 plus shipping to you. One of the silver "cover" has a slight mark from my pliers when I tried to pull it out.

FedM

I installed AMG pins and love it more than this oem ones