Nevada Jack

Looks fantastic sunny as well as the GL and the pics...HOMERUN!!!

When you say "squeegee" what or how was it used? His placement is perfect.

Dodson

dsunnym1, the photos of your Iridium Silver 550 look awesome!!!

I think I might have picked the wrong color (black). The silver really shows off the lines, and the front end looks excellent! I like the AMG to.

dsunnym1

THX alot,,

I tell you the black is no push over!!
When I look the pics that NJ posts,, He makes me want a black one!! LOL

They look great in all colors though,,,,,, I would really like to see a 550 in
the Verde Brooke color!!

Nevada Jack

Stumblefoot's is in VB and looks great...as you say sunny...they all do.

dsunnym1

He took a really thin squeegee and slid it under the 4matic to loosen the adhesive..

And then cleaned up the left over adhesive with a rubber grinder thing??
I imagine some wax or googone will do the trick just fine.

Then he placed the AMG badge on.......

One thing though,,

When you go to remove the AMG badge from its packaging it would help to lay a piece of tape on the front to keep everything in place being that each letter and the logo come off Separately.. that way it can be installed in one piece instead of individually...... Making for better placement!!

Nevada Jack

Thanks sunny...a great tip on the tape to keep the spacing on the AMg logo. I was wondering how to keep them even.

dsunnym1

Really,,

I wish he would post some pics!! would luv to see it!!

dsunnym1

one more

WordSmith

Looks absolutely awesome. I've got a silver GL550 on order and you're making me drool.

Stumblefoot

dsunnym1... check out these links for the pics you seek of Verde Brook:

https://mbworld.org/forums/gl-class-x164/209573-delivery.html Message #27

https://mbworld.org/forums/gl-class-x164/209967-latest-pictures.html Message #13

dsunnym1

In the pictures it looks black!!!

Stumblefoot

How 'bout that!

To me, Verde Brook is very cool. Sometimes it appears black, other times it looks brown, and yet when the sun is just right, you can't believe your eyes when you see this deep, rich, dark green appear.

Newbie_2_MB

2 words for you...ROAD TRIP! Drive out to Vegas the weekend of Oct. 27 & you can see it in person.

dsunnym1

Man,

I would love to see that in person!!

dsunnym1

Wish i could

StevethePilot

Of all the things I like about my GL, I've got to admit that this is one of my favorite (please excuse the camera phone crappy photo);



But I had some confusion because it seemed my mileage lagged a bit. Am I driving like a twit, lead-footing it all the way? I didn't think so. Is there something else wrong with the truck I haven't noticed? Well, on last night's trip up to Flagstaff and while I was there the tire pressure warning came on a couple of times, then again this morning on my way out of town but it stayed off once I got on the highway. So I checked the hot tires after parking in my garage and lo-and-behold, they were all at 29-30 PSI! Hot! As of they'd been put at that PSI by someone intentionally (not myself). And we all know that lower PSI translates to more tire wear, greater rolling resistance and (dum-dum-dum!) reduced fuel efficiency.

Anyway, I pumped them up to the "hot" pressure that should be correct of 36PSI and will check them to see if they're over-inflated after they've cooled for a few hours. Still, even though that was the downhill MPG from Flagstaff, it's disappointing to know it COULD'VE been higher!

WordSmith

An actual real-time tire pressure readout on the dash would be nice, and would have helped STP in this situation. Much lesser cars have it. I wonder why MB chose to go the cheaper route. Don't they think we can handle the info?

atwal

We got ours about an year ago. love the SUV and it worth very penny spent.

vinceching

curious about your wood steering wheel. is your wood steering wheels oem? reason i ask is because all the other wood steering wheels only have wood on the top half, and nothing on the bottom... yet you have wood on the bottom of the steering wheel.

thanks

tm4exc

Absolutely beautiful. Reminds me of the Arena Red color that that I had on my Porche Cab in 2000. I called it Merlot.
Some questions: Did the wheel caps come standard? Was there a trailer brake controller pigtail assembly included in the delivery? See my post and similar question under the trailering thread.
Thanks!

Nevada Jack

Shot these while visiting a friend of my sister in Charleston. Had just driven through a downpour but it still looks good.

StevethePilot

Well that's it, I'm convinced the 550's got a special coat of anti-rain-spot or some such. I can't drive down the road here, without rain, without getting dust on my truck, and then you add some piddling little storm to the mix and I look like USMC target practice.

BTW, beautiful drive you sent us on! I cannot wait to see Mark's pictures from the meet and get my PC up and running again to get my own shots and video.

Prayers out to you and your sister.

STP

patsy1099

NJ, I think those aerial shots are my favorite so far. The lighting and angle on those pics really show the lines and color. Absolutely awesome.

Also wanted to take the opportunity as a newbie on this forum to say thanks to all the regulars who post. The time spent and passion felt really shows. There is a fantastic collection of info here and for someone like me it's really great. Thanks to you all!

blazinginder

It's been a while since I last viewed this thread...LOVE the GL and now the obvious, your photography is impeccable


That double stitching in white is a very nice touch, maybe I should have opted for GL550 and paid the extra 30k over the Edition 10...I'm tempted to get those (or the 63 wheels)...any how enough of my "shpeal" great looking monster you got there...enjoy

Nevada Jack

Thanks...the GL ain't no SL or S but it is one hell of a automobile...incredible ride and handling and it looks good too!