Forepsych

Just finished a bunch of years in school, gotta great job and intend to treat myself to a 2011 G55. Have never liked wood on a steering wheel, and was hoping someone may know: is it possible to replace the G55 wheel, with say that of the S63/65 (other AMG?), while retaining full wheel electronic functions? Thanks much for your input.

jimmyg

Remember the steering wheel also contains an airbag, so it's not simply a matter of swapping with another one. AMG has a sports steering wheel which fits the G-Class which is only available via their Performance Studio (car is shipped from the factory in Austria to AMG where they can customize exterior/interior/etc.) and then to your dealer...of course, this program is not available to US customers.

You can go on the AMG website and see pictures of custom G55's they have built for international customers.

Forepsych

Well dang, thanks JimmyG. I wont consider getting it done outside of a Mercedes or AMG factory/dealership arrangement...so I may just have to get used to the wooden wheel. Was just thinking that perhaps I could just order an all leather AMG wheel from the dealer, and have them swap it out (with airbag, of course). Would just be too easy, I guess. Thanks again.

jimmyg

You may be able to order the parts through an alternate source and have your dealer install them. I think BRABUS also offers something similar and they have a presence in the US (SoCal?).

drew138

I honestly think that you could probably do a swap and would check with the dealer. So long as fittment worked it shouldn't be a problem. Enough money can resolve any problem. But in the US this would be an after-purchase change. Didn't the limited edition come with a carbon cover rather than the wheel.

FYI, I'd be interested in the response.

jimmyg

The "Edition 79" comes with carbon fiber on the steering wheel rather than wood, but that's the only difference. Like I said, AMG does have a compatible sports steering wheel for the G-Class and so does BRABUS. It's just a matter of getting the right parts and having someone install them.

DCTMOTORSPORTS

Mercedes steering wheels can not be compatible between models due to the airbag module differece, but you still have many options with your 10 G55/G500
any wheel on this page can fit your G55

http://www.dctms.com/product_ST_Mercedes_W209.html

Let us know!

Ivan

Behike

How about piano black lacquer?

DCTMOTORSPORTS

We can make a piano black steering wheel, standard or even sporty type
check this one we made as birdeye maple wood grain!

Behike

^ love that AMG steering wheel

G55ish

In my opinion u can ask for a custom one rather than taking the risk of changing it into a another models and if it's not possible take to a well-reputed costume garage or shop and ask for whatever u want, but even that option isn't recommended by me cause in the US these shops are really expensive and in the middle east they're not guaranteed.

And why not checking the web for specialized custom shops