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do you like most MERCEDES or AMG sills ?

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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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cls 55 or FIAT Coupe T20v-6speed
do you like most MERCEDES or AMG sills ?

have these (original) chrome version, illuminated sills, still un-installed

help me decide which one


Merceds-Benz

here t is OFF


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or these AMG

her ethey are OFF: weird that when off they seem quite standard sills, non-illuminated ...

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there is no evident luminescent film when you look at them from the exterior
here you see what I mean:

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but, then ... it's kind of magic when they indeed light ON ...



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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 05:40 PM
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AMG in my books
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 05:52 PM
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cls 55 or FIAT Coupe T20v-6speed
yes, i think also the same but .. was tempted for M-B they are maybe nicer ..


indeed i bought those mercedes because I wanted to make them in carbon

something like this


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but, then I have the problem that I'll need the luminiscent amg film ..
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 08:57 PM
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Wow! I've never seen a door sill that looks like metal, but glows when switched on. Wish mine were like that.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by khelawanb
Wow! I've never seen a door sill that looks like metal, but glows when switched on. Wish mine were like that.

they are pn B66021028
when I first received them I thought << .. a mistake again.. they 've sent me the non illuminated version>> LOL

then I looked more attentively and indeed, while the exterior is chromed like the stock version, the back is a different material kind of transparent so, while a bit afraid of shorting something, I tried to connect a small battery to the high-voltage reactor and .. the amg writing appeared like a projection
.. really stealthy !

ok, i'll tell the installer to route cables and reactors to the rear sam


pity for the "Mercede-Benz" writing .. I think we don't have it anywhere ..
was even thinking at fitting the standind star on the hood !

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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 11:16 PM
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I vote ///AMG
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 08:18 AM
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thanks guys for reply

I see .. no love there in US for Mercedes brand LOL
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 02:32 PM
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I have the mercedes benz illuminated sills from the factory. They are awesome and everything loves them...to those not familiar with AMG might say...what is AMG? I like the ones I have and doubt I would change them for the AMG's.
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 03:28 PM
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I would go with the AMG.

Where can I get those?

How much?
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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AMG give's a more sporty look VS. Mercedes which I like (IMO) give a Classy feel
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by mlb550
I have the mercedes benz illuminated sills from the factory. They are awesome and everything loves them...to those not familiar with AMG might say...what is AMG? I like the ones I have and doubt I would change them for the AMG's.

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you mean Gals are more familiar with mercedes, right ..
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by val69
I would go with the AMG.

Where can I get those?

How much?

just ask your dealer .. if you're not afraid

I can help telling you the part numbers, so maybe you'll have an easier task asking him for a big discount ..

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I even contacted the company who's producing these things for MB .. but no way they'll be selling
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 09:42 PM
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are our cars pre-wired for this? from what i seen, the sills come with plugs already to go.
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by RRnelcheeze
are our cars pre-wired for this? from what i seen, the sills come with plugs already to go.
no, the kit comes with cables and a module for high voltage (a reactor, like those used for neons) and you have to connect this wire to the rear SAM so that lighting will be matched with the whole system. therefore requires quite a bit of re-re work.
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 11:35 AM
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Looking good dyno.

Do you have 2 or 4 iluminated sills?

What other European OEM mods you got?
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ///AMG4EVER
Looking good dyno.

Do you have 2 or 4 iluminated sills?

What other European OEM mods you got?

you forgot to say which one you like most ..
must guess from your nick ?


2 or 4: good question.
fact is that, as far as I understand, the 4 sills kit only includes the front ones as illuminated. it means that rears are nott available as illum.
This thing was not clear from the description so when I had to order mines I ordered the front kit.
Indeed i have never seen illuminated rears oem in chrome look (you can get them in brushed alu version but not chrome as far as I know).

I already thought at a way to mod fronts and fit to the rear so as to get all 4illuminated ....


The last oem thing I bought is the carbon gear lever .. too tired of badly made aftermarket carbon parts
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by dyno
you forgot to say which one you like most ..
must guess from your nick ?


2 or 4: good question.
fact is that, as far as I understand, the 4 sills kit only includes the front ones as illuminated. it means that rears are nott available as illum.
This thing was not clear from the description so when I had to order mines I ordered the front kit.
Indeed i have never seen illuminated rears oem in chrome look (you can get them in brushed alu version but not chrome as far as I know).

I already thought at a way to mod fronts and fit to the rear so as to get all 4illuminated ....


The last oem thing I bought is the carbon gear lever .. too tired of badly made aftermarket carbon parts

It's pretty obvious which ones we are going to like the best... this is the AMG section after all.

Yes, I knew about the 2/4 chrome sills and I find it very odd from the AMG/MB accesories department to do this (also considering the price). Last time I checked these were running around 600 euros.

Post some pics when you are done. If you are a CF addict, you can always overlay the OEM ones. I have had plenty of good experiences going that route. Aftermarket stuff? Well, that's another topic.
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 07:35 PM
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so, if you already knew about the 2/4 sills story, you asked me for what ..

for "aftermarket stuff" i indeed meant "overlay" and i have plenty of bad experiences ..
if you have a chance, just compare the two and you'll see a world of difference

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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 05:46 AM
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if anyone needs a pair of amg Door sills...

https://mbworld.org/forums/cls55-amg...ml#post4542387

with best reguards.
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 02:04 PM
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