sunk318

Hey guys,

I couldn't stand the cheap looking black door pins, so I went ahead and bought AMG door pin replicas on eBay for $30. I'm not sure if the seller still sells them but this is the link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/282359547247...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

It took about 2-3 weeks to come, but here is how it came.




Once opened, this is how it was supposed to look like:




Instead, it came like this lol




This is what it looks like:





Anyways, I used glass wipe and a long nosed plier to swap out the door pins



To swap them out, you simply need to put a rag or socks (rough cotton works the best, I ditched my glass wipe as it was way too silky and slippery) and turn counter-clockwise to loosen them.

Door pin off:




Then you simply screw the new one on. It may get tricky if you want to line up the AMG logo. I used plier to tighten them and twist to a point where I like them to be.

Here's what it looks like now:




Took me about 20 minutes to do all 4 sides. And no, you do not need to take off anything to swap the door pins out. When you do rear, access to door pin is limited due to stationary pillar window, but you have enough space to work around it.

andyb83

Am I right in thinking that the "A" in AMG is wrong? Seems to be on a lot of knock off stuff. Shouldn't one side of it be straight and one side angled?

porshah

How many horsepower does it add?

Just kidding. Enjoy!

sunk318

You're right. But that's what you get for paying $30 for 4 door pins instead of $75 each.

sunk318

My butt dyno says +1hp

andyb83

Genuine ones are $80 dollers for 4 on ebay! They still look much smarter than the horrid plastic ones though!

GerritKw

Both have been used by MB in the past.


So to my opinion, none are wrong.

Mr. J

They look better than the stock plastic for sure.

The JB Speed ones look a little nicer IMO, they are also a little more expensive though.

JBMCL

That ain't too bad! Do you have a link to that?

andylaidb9

The black plastic door lock pins are horrible.
I also went for the metallic door pins, but with no AMG logo (cuz my car is not an AMG)





I also installed speaker grills to add some "quality looks" to it. =v=

andyb83

[QUOTE=JBMCL;7083252]That ain't too bad! Do you have a link to that?[/QUOTE

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-W...8AAOSwT5tWH6Bm

About $90, my bad.

guhvies

[QUOTE=andyb83;7083449]I got mine from jbspeed for $65.00 (£54.63) which includes p&p. The only caveat was the time it took to arrive.

andyb83

[QUOTE=guhvies;7083520]I emailed them this morning to check on delivery to UK. Think I'll order from them, replied straight away and seem helpfull. Thanks.

guhvies

Hope you don't have to wait long for them to arrive. He is helpful but delivery from China takes a little while. Still, they are good value for money. Plus you may even get a discount!

AMG C43 3LV6

Having installed them on my car recently, I have to admit it looks great and makes a difference in the aesthetic nature of the entire cabin.

Im just struggling to understand why Mercedes would use cheap plastic door pins in the first place.

Does anyone know if they come standard with other models of cars?