Fender Flares for the GL
11-17-2007, 10:46 PM
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'08 GL320 CDI, 2001 996 C4S
Fender Flares for the GL
Has anyone put a fender flares on the GL 320 and 450? I have asked the parts department and was told it would cost about $1300 for the parts itself plus painting and installation. He did a good job of looking for the parts. It is listed as AMG Kit ( fender flares) and has to price each part. He gave a printout of the parts for future reference when I am ready to do it.
11-17-2007, 11:49 PM
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2008 GL 320 CDI Black/Black
Has anyone put a fender flares on the GL 320 and 450? I have asked the parts department and was told it would cost about $1300 for the parts itself plus painting and installation. He did a good job of looking for the parts. It is listed as AMG Kit ( fender flares) and has to price each part. He gave a printout of the parts for future reference when I am ready to do it.
11-18-2007, 10:55 AM
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2008 GL550 Obsidian Black/Black
Remember that if you put the fender flares you'll have to upgrade your wheels as well. The 550 uses 295 tires to fill the flares, if you use the stock wheels it will look unbalanced.
12-13-2007, 07:42 AM
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Has anyone put a fender flares on the GL 320 and 450? I have asked the parts department and was told it would cost about $1300 for the parts itself plus painting and installation. He did a good job of looking for the parts. It is listed as AMG Kit ( fender flares) and has to price each part. He gave a printout of the parts for future reference when I am ready to do it.
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12-13-2007, 05:13 PM
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I replaced the 21" wheels with 19" wheels on a GL550 this fall, to see how it would look...awful!
There is so much space between the tire and the wheel well (with flares) that it looked silly. And that's without jacking-up the air suspension.
This is why MB puts the fender flares and 21" rims in one code (777).
Side note: the fender flares were not developed for looks. They were developed exclusively for the AMG 21" rims. At 10.5 the tires extend just slightly outside the wheel well, which is illegal. The fender flares fix this.
There is so much space between the tire and the wheel well (with flares) that it looked silly. And that's without jacking-up the air suspension.
This is why MB puts the fender flares and 21" rims in one code (777).
Side note: the fender flares were not developed for looks. They were developed exclusively for the AMG 21" rims. At 10.5 the tires extend just slightly outside the wheel well, which is illegal. The fender flares fix this.
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I replaced the 21" wheels with 19" wheels on a GL550 this fall, to see how it would look...awful!
There is so much space between the tire and the wheel well (with flares) that it looked silly. And that's without jacking-up the air suspension.
This is why MB puts the fender flares and 21" rims in one code (777).
Side note: the fender flares were not developed for looks. They were developed exclusively for the AMG 21" rims. At 10.5 the tires extend just slightly outside the wheel well, which is illegal. The fender flares fix this.
There is so much space between the tire and the wheel well (with flares) that it looked silly. And that's without jacking-up the air suspension.
This is why MB puts the fender flares and 21" rims in one code (777).
Side note: the fender flares were not developed for looks. They were developed exclusively for the AMG 21" rims. At 10.5 the tires extend just slightly outside the wheel well, which is illegal. The fender flares fix this.
