Hi all, decided I wasn’t fully sold on the stock look of my 2020 G 550 and decided to make style modifications that fit my taste. Below is a full summary of everything I did with mercedes part numbers to help anyone looking to do the same to their G550. Below is a quick before and after, let me know what you think!

Before:

 

Wheels and Tires:

Wheels: This was the priciest mod of all because I could not find a pair of used G63 wheels that were silver with matte black inserts, so I had to go with brand new ones. I found a vendor in Latvia (vendor name: mercteil.com) that had them and they shipped them direct within a few weeks. They were delivered by freight and well packaged in a large stack. I think the matte black inserts on the silver cross spoke wheels matches the car perfectly and I have a soft spot for that design since my AMG GTS has the same style rims.

Wheel part number: A46340120007X36

I also had to purchase the center hubcaps with the black center Mercedes logo. The vendor (Mercteil) added them to my order (unfortunately I do not have the part numbers). Lastly, I did not have to purchase new tire pressure monitors and was able to keep the existing ones that were already on the car.

Tires: I chose Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3, size 285/45 R22. My concerns equipping the car with 22 inch wheels were ride quality and rubbing. Glad to say neither were an issue. I decided to forfeit a little tire width by not going with the standard 295/40 R22 that comes stock on the G63, but the 285s are plenty wide in appearance in my opinion. I have zero rubbing when doing a full turn. The extra side wall (45 vs. 40) made any change in ride quality unnoticeable and possibly even better than the stock tires on the 20 inch set up because of the tire selection which rates very high on ride quality and noise on tire rack.

 

Lights and side mirrors:

I swapped out the smoke hood mounted turn signal lights and the side mirror turn signals to a white/clear color

Parts:

Right Hood marker: A463-906-7200

Left Hood marker: A463-906-7100

Right side mirror signal light: A3170540

Left side mirror signal light: A3170539

Side mirror covers were wrapped with 3M silver matte wrap

 

Front Bumper and fender flares:

I decided I didn’t love the brush bar and the stock G550 bumper, so I removed the brush bar and added an original Mercedes G63 front bumper. Luckily I was able to purchase one off ebay that was already painted in designo night black magno so the match was perfect with the rest of the car. The G63 bumper is a little wider and lower than the G550 one, so the front side fender flares also needed to be replaced and the guy who sold me the bumper also had the fender flares. To fully install the bumper I also needed to buy two inner wheel arch covers that I bought direct from Mercedes. Lastly, I needed to buy the brush bar trim covers (to cover the holes where the brush bar would have gone on the G63 model). I also decided I wanted the lower lip to pop more than the matte black one, so I ordered the matte chrome colored one from Mercedes. I considered changing the grill to the G63 look, but in the end, the car is a G550 and I didn’t want to pretend it was something it wasn’t. I think the G550 grill works really well with the G63 sport bumper and I’m pleased with the look.



Black Cover Bumper trim pieces (to cover the opening where the brush bar would go): A463-885-17-02 and A463-885-18-02. I bought these from gwagenparts.com since my local Mercedes benz dealership couldn’t find them in the US.



Bottom matte chrome lip on front bumper (longer piece): 463-885-29-02

Bottom matte chrome lip tow cover (shorter piece): 463-885-11-02



Inner wheel arch covering: 463-884-27-00
Inner wheel arch covering: 463-884-28-00

 

Rear assembly plate and bumper covers:

I wanted a little more contrast in the back and decided to add some silver trim pieces, so I replaced the assembly plate on the rear tire cover and the two rear bumper cover trim pieces on either side of the license plate.

Silver assembly plate on spare tire cover: 463-890-66-00

Silver bumper trim covers: A4638857002, A4638856902



Silver Side trim molding:
Probably the easiest modification and one I did myself. I purchased a roll of ½ inch silver vinyl pinstriping tape and taped pieces of it on top of the existing mouldings and it adhered to it perfectly. I used a box cutter to cut the end pieces once applied. I bought the 3M 50 Silver Gloss Vinyl pinstriping tape off amazon.

 

Some final pics of the finished result:

 

Well done, tastefully and beautiful! It seems quite a bit of planning and execution went into these mods with absolutely great results! Enjoy it!

 

Really looks good! The silver trim on the spare tire cover and the rims come from the Stronger Than Time edition. I agree the silver 22’s with colored inserts looks sharp.

 

Yes, the stronger than time edition was an inspiration for some of the updates on the back. I wasn’t sure how the front bumper would look but found this picture of the 4x4 model and decided to go for it.

 

If you want to sell your smoked mirror signal lights (Left and Right), PM me!

 

Very fine job. Classy without going overboard - which is always a risk with modifications. It's fairly unique in the US to find one without bull guards. Congratulations and enjoy the fruits of your hard work!!!

 

Does the g63 bumper protrude (extend) farther than the G550 one? Im debating this same change.... I removed the bull bar, but my G also has the blacked out bumper / fenders and wondering if the difference will be worth the aggravation of sourcing the parts....

 

G63 bumper is wider than G550. The fender flares need to be replaced to matched. There are three variations of the flares:

1. G550 Non-AMG line: Fender flares match the width of the G550 bumper and running boards.
2. G550 AMG line: Fender flares are extended at the top and taper in to meet the bumper and running board. (first pic in this thread)
3. G63: Extended width fender flares that only taper on the running board side (second pic)

 

Yes, the G63 front bumper does extend slightly further than the G550 but like the previous post mentioned it’s also wider so it looks correct
in proportion. Here is a pic from the side that will give you a better perspective.

 

That looks fantastic. Excellent job!

 

How hard is it to remove the blinker? I had a rock hit my smoked colored one on the front drivers side of my 2024 G63. It's cracked.

If you haven't sold the blinkers yet, are you interested in selling the front blinkers? I'm assuming they are exactly the same as on my G63? My Copper Orange Magno came with the smoked turn signals.

 

seems pretty easy, here is a video:

 

Thanks for the link. I think even I can do that! Ha ha.

 

If you're nt changing the bullbar from the g550 bar to the g63 bullbar, i dont think its worth changing the bumper. The only difference is that is a bit wider for the most part. Ive seen a g63 bull bar on a g550 bumper and it doesnt look good.

 

Where did you get the covers for the bumper when you remove the Bull bar?

 

I got them from gwagen parts, link below:

https://www.gwagenparts.com/product/...vers-in-black/

 

Do have part numbers for the fender flares?

Would love to have the contact for whomever does the Brabus conversions to acquire parts.... Wink wink

 

Hi, unfortunately i do not have those part numbers.

 

ANyone do the G550 grille conversion to the G63 panamerica grille? How hard? cost?

 

Hi, Do you know If i could switch the Bumper on my G450d w465. I want to switch the stock bumper to a aftermarket g63 Bumper, Do you know if it will fit, maybe I also need buy the side fender flares and the inner arch cover. But when I asked the supplier they said for it to fit I need to buy the full conversion set to a g63 which includes everything but I dont want to change anything else other then the bumper.

I think it is possible after seeing your post since you only switched out the bumper and fenders to fit it

Do you know If i could switch out the G450D w465 Bumper with a aftermarket G63 w465 bumper?

Also was swapping the bumper a hard process, could you maybe tell me how difficult it was and step by step how I can do it to make sure it will fit

Thanks