GL Class (X164) 2007-2012: GL320CDI, GL420CDI, GL450, GL550

New GL550. Got it last week.

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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 11:53 PM
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Smile New GL550. Got it last week.

Here are some pictures on the GL550 I got last week.

Black with Black
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Illuminated Door Sills
Chrome Handle Covers
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Mine does not have ventilated seats. Saw someone here with a 2008 with ventilated seats. Are they making some with and some without?
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 12:01 AM
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 03:01 AM
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Looks fantastic.

Bloody Hell I want our new GL now lol.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 03:10 AM
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by sam9187
Here are some pictures on the GL550 I got last week.

Black with Black
Keyless GO
Illuminated Door Sills
Chrome Handle Covers
iPOD Integeration Kit

Mine does not have ventilated seats. Saw someone here with a 2008 with ventilated seats. Are they making some with and some without?
Great looking GL Sam! Enjoy!!!

Excellent pics also....
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by sam9187
Here are some pictures on the GL550 I got last week.

Black with Black
Keyless GO
Illuminated Door Sills
Chrome Handle Covers
iPOD Integeration Kit

Mine does not have ventilated seats. Saw someone here with a 2008 with ventilated seats. Are they making some with and some without?
Beautiful ride! I believe the ventilated seats for '08 are for the Canadian GL's, not the US ones.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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Beautiful ride! I believe the ventilated seats for '08 are for the Canadian GL's, not the US ones.
Makes sense to me. They are made in Alabama. Why would anybody in Alabama, or any other state in the deep south or Southwest need ventilated seats as opposed to Canada.

Another beautiful GL 550.

BTW, where did you get the chrome caps for the windshield washers?
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 11:03 AM
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Makes sense to me. They are made in Alabama. Why would anybody in Alabama, or any other state in the deep south or Southwest need ventilated seats as opposed to Canada.
We are not used to the heat like you guys are. Sometimes, we just melt like lumps of white chocolate, only to re-congeal in October.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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Thanks.

I got the chrome hood aerowings from formymercedes.com. They are $94 plus shipping.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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Congrats on a lovely vehicle...

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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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I got the chrome hood aerowings from formymercedes.com. They are $94 plus shipping.
It's so cool to see that the chrome was waiting on arrival.

Hope you like your GL as much as the rest of us do. And, like others have said, congrats on your new ride.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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Congrats...the GL550 looks very aggressive in black
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 12:41 AM
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Congrats, Sam.........ride looks sharp. Enjoy it and keep those pics coming
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 11:11 PM
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Lovely GL550!!! I'm sure you'll love it as much as I do. I have the ventilated seats, and I have no clue why they would not offer it in the US, that makes no sense to me at all! Our winters are long and cold, but I'll enjoy them for the few month of warm summer that we get out here Congratulations, and safe travels!
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by sam9187
Thanks.

I got the chrome hood aerowings from formymercedes.com. They are $94 plus shipping.
When you purchased the chrome hood aerowings, did it include the chrome washer fluid caps as well?
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 09:46 AM
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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When you purchased the chrome hood aerowings, did it include the chrome washer fluid caps as well?
Yes the washer fluid caps are included with the kit.
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 12:39 AM
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Congrats...Like the other guys have said, the GL looks sinister in black (Darth Vader's SUV)...no hint of girlyman in that ride!
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 07:04 AM
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Yes the washer fluid caps are included with the kit.
That's new.
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