My New Custom GL450
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio
2012 Porsche Panamera 4S, 2012 Porsche Cayenne S, 2013 ML350, 2013 GL450
My New Custom GL450
Picked up my 13' 450 a month ago and have been busy at work... tailoring it to my taste. First the car specs.
13' gl450
Obsidian Black
Lighting Package
Panoramic Roof
Black Headliner
Black Leather
Heated Steering
Multi Contour Front Seats With Massage
P1 package
P2 Package
3 Zone Climate
Rear Entertainment
Heated Rear Seats
Parking Assist Package with 360 Cam
Lane Tracking
I thinks that is it. i ordered it four months ago...so its been a while since i looked at the options.
Once i got it, it went strait to the body-shop to cover up the strange pieces of chrome....in my opinion. I had the front grill, the daytime running light trim, the front chrome skid plate and the back chrome skid plate, and the black trim on the trunk all painted matte black. All the badging was also removed on the trunk.
Then I had the windows tinted 20% in the front to match the back. Since there is no cover for the rear third row seating panoramic roof, I also had this window tinted as well.
As far as the wheel, I went with a concave Giovanna - matte black - 22x10.5 all the way around, wrapped in toyo proxe stII - 305/40 22.
After all that, I finally started driving the car today.
This is my first post so please excuse my pics. (pics are taken with my cell.) Ill pull the Nikon out this weekend.
13' gl450
Obsidian Black
Lighting Package
Panoramic Roof
Black Headliner
Black Leather
Heated Steering
Multi Contour Front Seats With Massage
P1 package
P2 Package
3 Zone Climate
Rear Entertainment
Heated Rear Seats
Parking Assist Package with 360 Cam
Lane Tracking
I thinks that is it. i ordered it four months ago...so its been a while since i looked at the options.
Once i got it, it went strait to the body-shop to cover up the strange pieces of chrome....in my opinion. I had the front grill, the daytime running light trim, the front chrome skid plate and the back chrome skid plate, and the black trim on the trunk all painted matte black. All the badging was also removed on the trunk.
Then I had the windows tinted 20% in the front to match the back. Since there is no cover for the rear third row seating panoramic roof, I also had this window tinted as well.
As far as the wheel, I went with a concave Giovanna - matte black - 22x10.5 all the way around, wrapped in toyo proxe stII - 305/40 22.
After all that, I finally started driving the car today.
This is my first post so please excuse my pics. (pics are taken with my cell.) Ill pull the Nikon out this weekend.
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From: SoCal
'15 GL450
I'm not a "blacked out look" kinda guy but your GL looks really niiiiiiice!!! It's probably the first blacked out vehicle I like. There's nothing as sharp as a new shiny black automobile, IMO. Congrats!
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From: CA
03' CL600
I can't believe you are running 22s, those wheels still look normal on the GL chassis!
Looks great but if I were you I'd leave the star on the grill silver, makes it look more balanced and not too much of a "all blacked out" look.
Looks great but if I were you I'd leave the star on the grill silver, makes it look more balanced and not too much of a "all blacked out" look.
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From: Seattle, WA
99 ML430, 01 CLK55, 07 R63, 15 E63 Wagon
Wow surprising how small the 22s look on your truck! Looks sharp though.
This has the 360 camera? I don't see the camera under the star on the front grille.
Can you snap pics of the third row tint for the pano roof when you get the chance?
This has the 360 camera? I don't see the camera under the star on the front grille.
Can you snap pics of the third row tint for the pano roof when you get the chance?
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio
2012 Porsche Panamera 4S, 2012 Porsche Cayenne S, 2013 ML350, 2013 GL450
I actually left a lot of the silver trim on the car, around the windows, roof rails, and the lip on the rims.
The 360 cam is under the star. Its really small and kind of visible in the pic of my grill. There is also two cams under the side view mirrors and the drop down one on the trunk.
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From: Seattle, WA
99 ML430, 01 CLK55, 07 R63, 15 E63 Wagon
Wow that's great that it's got the front camera and you can barely even see it. I must say MB's integration of the front camera is much more elegant than some other brands such as Lexus and Infiniti where it's very obvious.
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