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11-16-2007, 04:26 PM
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Chrome Switch Plate Installed Pics
The package contains the main switch plate and also 3 additional plates that cover the passenger and two rear window controls. All are applied with tape and the fit is perfect. Took about 5 minutes. You may note some lint from the little pad I used to make sure tape was fully attached to the plastic. I think they look great...so give Jerry a call and get some chrome on that GL...
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The package contains the main switch plate and also 3 additional plates that cover the passenger and two rear window controls. All are applied with tape and the fit is perfect. Took about 5 minutes. You may note some lint from the little pad I used to make sure tape was fully attached to the plastic. I think they look great...so give Jerry a call and get some chrome on that GL...
11-16-2007, 08:37 PM
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I tell you Steve, it really changes the interior look. Almost all the switches, dials, etc. have a chrome outline, whether it be brushed or shiny. When I look at it I say to myself it should have been chrome from the design phase. I think it would look great on mac or ash...it just seems to complete the detail effect.
11-16-2007, 08:43 PM
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I tell you Steve, it really changes the interior look. Almost all the switches, dials, etc. have a chrome outline, whether it be brushed or shiny. When I look at it I say to myself it should have been chrome from the design phase. I think it would look great on mac or ash...it just seems to complete the detail effect.
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11-16-2007, 09:21 PM
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www.formymercedes.com $34 I think it was plus shipping.
Jerry owns the business and does a great job filling orders.
Jerry owns the business and does a great job filling orders.
11-16-2007, 09:27 PM
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www.formymercedes.com $34 I think it was plus shipping.
Jerry owns the business and does a great job filling orders.
Jerry owns the business and does a great job filling orders.
11-16-2007, 10:39 PM
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Very nice Jack - I was originally concerned about the difference of the brushed chrome vs shiny chrome, but with door handle latch just above in shiny chrome, it looks great.
Looks like the quality is very good. Nice fit.
Looks like the quality is very good. Nice fit.
11-16-2007, 11:23 PM
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I'm so excited...thanks to Jack's excellent photos and recommend, I just ordered the switch plate covers.
Oh, and I threw in a set of the hood fins just for good measure.
I love chrome....
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11-16-2007, 11:28 PM
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Both of them add to the total package the GL portrays. Not ostentatious and just goes with the rest of the truck. You will love the look Chicky...!
11-17-2007, 12:09 AM
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Those look great, NJ! I was under the impression that they would be of a lesser quality, but those look awesome.
I'm kinda with STP on this one, not sure how it would look with a macadamia interior. For sure, they go great with black.
I'm kinda with STP on this one, not sure how it would look with a macadamia interior. For sure, they go great with black.
11-17-2007, 06:48 AM
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NJ, well done. Thanks for being the pioneer (sounds better than guinea pig!). I received mine a couple of days ago and they look GREAT in my garage, can't wait to see them on the GL. LOL.
Can you confirm the installation, did they just lay over the existing switchplate? Thanks.
Can you confirm the installation, did they just lay over the existing switchplate? Thanks.
11-17-2007, 08:26 AM
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Never happen Brian...I don't think you can improve upon the AMG design. Just enough polished alloy (or chrome?) on the setback to give it some bling.
Add a set and see how nice it finishes the door off, especially when it is opened.
Add a set and see how nice it finishes the door off, especially when it is opened.
11-17-2007, 08:28 AM
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NJ, well done. Thanks for being the pioneer (sounds better than guinea pig!). I received mine a couple of days ago and they look GREAT in my garage, can't wait to see them on the GL. LOL.
Can you confirm the installation, did they just lay over the existing switchplate? Thanks.
Can you confirm the installation, did they just lay over the existing switchplate? Thanks.
11-17-2007, 08:31 AM
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Chicky...make sure you order the $99 set of fins and not the $44 dollar ones. The $99 are made by Schaetz Tuning in Germany and are fitted to each plastic fin. The cheaper set are all the same size and the tape layout is only one strip in the center while the Schaetz set have tape on both sides.
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Chicky...make sure you order the $99 set of fins and not the $44 dollar ones. The $99 are made by Schaetz Tuning in Germany and are fitted to each plastic fin. The cheaper set are all the same size and the tape layout is only one strip in the center while the Schaetz set have tape on both sides.
I'll post photos when I get my wheels chromed...you may like it more than you think!
There's a green 450 in town with the stock wheels chromed and it looks so, so nice!
I am...I admit...a shiney wheel gal.
11-17-2007, 09:32 AM
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I know chrome wheels are popular and they look great but when I see a SUV with their big 21' and up chrome wheels, that is all I see. I am anxious to see some pics of them though. But these look pretty perfect to me..
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But I don't think the 21s are too big and fit the truck very well. We'll see if I feel the same after they're chromed...but I think I will!
