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Old Dec 11, 2017 | 09:41 PM
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Old Dec 12, 2017 | 10:25 AM
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The amount of work and dedication on this is amazing!

As a guy who has been in the aftermarket industry for a long time now (13+ years) I am insanely impressed with your upholstery and stitch work. Seams and panel alignment are no easy task and I applaud you!
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Old Dec 12, 2017 | 11:08 AM
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Thank you
The actual stitching was done by a local upholstery shop.
I made the templates, he cut the leather and stitched it for me.
Seam alignment is the trickiest part, very time consuming. But I think for my fits try its coming out pretty good )))
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Old Dec 13, 2017 | 01:19 AM
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Old Dec 13, 2017 | 07:35 PM
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WOW !! That looks amazing. Great job!
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Old Dec 14, 2017 | 12:02 AM
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Old Dec 14, 2017 | 10:50 PM
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Looking good man...coming together nicely.
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WOW!!!! Absolutely STUNNING!! Keep up the good work.
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Looks great. I like the look without the crash bar. Especially in this color.
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Thanks

I do have the brush guard, I did try it on and it looks good with and without. Still not sure how I'm going to end up having it at the end ....
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Looks amazing, I bet you are excited for the final product!

I hope you keep the Brush Bar off, it looks awesome in Palladium without it.

I am more excited to see the interior final product : )
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Hopefully seats and the dash will be finished after New Year's and then I can start slowly reassembling it.

The more I see it come together the more excited I get for the finished product. 👍
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Hopefully seats and the dash will be finished after New Year's and then I can start slowly reassembling it.

The more I see it come together the more excited I get for the finished product. 👍
Nice...Cant wait for the finished product
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So I noticed that earlier model G-wagons with halogen headlights had seals around each headlight (between the headlight and the headlight bezel). Newer G-wagons with xenon headlights do not have the rubber seal. I assume that the seal was intended to prevent all the water and dirt going around the headlight towards the back of the light and under the fender. I wanted that on my headlights so I went ahead and ordered 2 new rubber seals from the earlier G-wagons. When the seals arrive I noticed they were thicker and the bezel did not fit after you place the seal around the light. I went ahead and cut the small lip from the back of each seal which made the seal sit more flush against the headlight therefore allowing the bezel to fit tightly against the seal. Now hopefully it will keep some of the water and dirt out of the inner fender keeping it a little cleaner under there. ��





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So a while back I installed brand new door checks on all of the doors, but they felt a little tight, possibly because they are brand new. So I checked and saw that 2017 G-wagon has a newer version of the door checks, they are a little smoother, looks like they are a combination of plastic and metal parts. I purchased a set of the new style ones.

** if anybody wants the original door checks that I installed on my car, used maybe 10 times. I will sell them to you. Please send me a direct message. Part number for the ones that I currently have on my car, that are brand new is: 463 720 0200. All four doors use same door checks, same part number for all the doors.



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Wrapped the bottom of the center consul in diamond stitched leather. Test fitted everything onto it just to make sure everything sits and fits.





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