Aluminum trim VS poplar wood and exterior color choice?
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Aluminum trim VS poplar wood and exterior color choice?
Hi guys, I'm from Australia and here the GL350 has a aluminum trim option that you can choose without extra fee. With the aluminum trim you also get a aluminum stroke sports steering wheel (see the picture) similar to GL63. I kinda like this style but afraid of losing some luxury feeling compares to wooden trim.
Until now I have narrowed it down to two choices: 1. aluminum trim with sports steering wheel and black leather 2. dark poplar wood trim with wood/leather steering wheel and brown leather/black head liner. Any suggestions?
Plus the exterior color choices: 1. Cavansite blue (or lunar blue in US?) 2. Diamond white 3. Metallic gray
I like cavansite blue most since majority numbers of marketing videos from Mercedes are blue GLs, looks gorgeous. However I also heard it's even harder to keep it clean compares to black color. Any suggestions on those 3 colors please?
Until now I have narrowed it down to two choices: 1. aluminum trim with sports steering wheel and black leather 2. dark poplar wood trim with wood/leather steering wheel and brown leather/black head liner. Any suggestions?
Plus the exterior color choices: 1. Cavansite blue (or lunar blue in US?) 2. Diamond white 3. Metallic gray
I like cavansite blue most since majority numbers of marketing videos from Mercedes are blue GLs, looks gorgeous. However I also heard it's even harder to keep it clean compares to black color. Any suggestions on those 3 colors please?
Last edited by zhoupc; Nov 26, 2013 at 12:13 AM.
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The dark poplar is very nice... I had it in my E500... I currently have the designo gloss black and it shows finger prints and dust like crazy...
The wood will look higher spec than the aluminum...
2 cents for u.
The wood will look higher spec than the aluminum...
2 cents for u.
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Here in the US the wood/leather steering wheel is a separate choice that you can add on top of leather interior - pluses the wood/leather wheel really "pops" the luxury look of the cabin wood trim.
The steering wheel you should in your pic is the "standard" - and actually most people find that quite a nice wheel.
Frankly, here in the US aluminum trin even in sport sedans is not that common - here people shy away from it since the wood trim has such a nice-shiny-hard-laquer surface to it - versus they are afraid they will scratch the aluminum
Keep the beat !
The steering wheel you should in your pic is the "standard" - and actually most people find that quite a nice wheel.
Frankly, here in the US aluminum trin even in sport sedans is not that common - here people shy away from it since the wood trim has such a nice-shiny-hard-laquer surface to it - versus they are afraid they will scratch the aluminum
Keep the beat !
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ash wood
I have the satin ash wood on my GL550, and it looks great, like real wood.
I also have the all-leather steering wheel, which I like better than the leather/wood steering wheels in my S63 and SL550.
The Polar White exterior is awesome.
I also have the all-leather steering wheel, which I like better than the leather/wood steering wheels in my S63 and SL550.
The Polar White exterior is awesome.
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2013 CLS550 4Matic; 2014 GL350; 2015 GL63; 2016 GTS; 2021 G63
Satin ash on porcelain designo and diamond white metallic.
Leather steering wheel so we can have the heated wheel option.
I must say I was worried about the satin ash, but it is very very classy and sharp. Wish I had it in my CLS too.
Leather steering wheel so we can have the heated wheel option.
I must say I was worried about the satin ash, but it is very very classy and sharp. Wish I had it in my CLS too.
