VET11B

I have my 18 in queue right now, but am teetering on adding the adaptive lighting package (for the ambient lighting) and deleting the red belts. I have the leather with red stitching and feel like that might be enough of an accent to fill my desire to break things up. However, I did like the red seat belts when I first saw them.

Are there any of you that have gotten the red belts and now regret the decision?

I'm starting to think seat belts are that item that should not be drawing attention to themselves in the cabin.

tiger_x

I had the same battle in my head... I went with the black belts in the end. I currently have an A250 with red belts and red top stitching which i think looks great in the little hatch. In the A250, you get red rings around the airvents and red calipers, so it all tied in nicely.

The '43 is quite the opposite though, it has grey / silverish calipers, aluminium looking airvents. So i thought the black belts and white / crystal grey top stitching was a better match.. The led lighting provides enough contrast. Its all personal choice in the end..

ble2716

It's all come down to personal preference.
I have red seat belts along with red stitching black leather seats.
I like it and don't regret it at all.

rihallix

Love my black seat belts with black leather.

the black leather has white / light gray stitching so not totally black.

mleun481

Ordered mine in black with night package. Interior is also black with red stitching so I went with red seat belts. Mine is supposed to go to production as early as Monday so no more changes for me. If you got a MY18, you prob have 2 months to make up your mind.

Philamg

Mine has black leather with red stitching and red belts, looks great and sets car apart as only available on 43 in UK.

Andy B

I love my red belts and very happy to have them 😄

decorily

Don't know about the red belts but the ambient lighting is a definite yes!

VET11B

I would not hesitate if it wasn't tied into the adaptive lighting. Not sure what pricing is for the package, but I doubt it's inexpensive and adaptive lighting is not a real big want. Sometimes I wish all manufactures went Porsche's à la cart route.

As far as the red belts go, I think I might be hitting a snag there. I have a call planned with my rep tomorrow, but it seems that black with white stitching is a no go with black belts. I started to think that was the direction I would go, but who knows now.

VET11B

Well, red seat belts are out. The wife has come out against them pretty strongly. The bad part is i'd like to pair the normal black leather with the black belts, but for 2018 this seems to be a no-go.

rihallix

My wife also vetoed the red seats belts and stitching. So we had to go with a custom to order for a MY'17.

Here's how it turned out, the car was built mid January and delivered a week ago to Northern California:





The black leather comes with light gray / white stitching. It looks good.



We chose the black ash - which looks amazing and does not smear or stain at all.



The black ash works really well in the doors, especially with the Burmeister.



Rear seats with black leather



Drivers seat from a different angle.

VET11B

Yeah, that looks sharp. After you made mention of it I thought that would be the combo I would not tire of. Unfortunately, as of now it's not an option for me.

rihallix

My own dealer confirms you can get this - order 221 black leather with black seat belts. He confirms this is from the 2018 MY DOG. Sounds like your dealer was not correctly informed.



Interior upholstery options from Dealer Ordering Guide - note option 221

VET11B

Good info, I'll shoot this over to my guy! Thanks.

VET11B

I have to give a big thanks to rihalilix for pushing the issue. Called my guy back and got it sorted. Seems to be a flaw in the system that if you select black seat belts with the standard black leather it won't take, but if you don't select either black or red then it goes through and should be black belts!! I also got a build date of second decade in June. Pretty stoked!!

rihallix

You are most welcome. Thank you for letting me know that this helped you get the car you wanted.

Loving the black on black. Be sure to play some AC/DC when you get it.

Skizz

Damnit. From the looks of the 2018 DOG, you can get the designo black interior (971, nappa on the '18 DOG) now with black seatbelts. For 2017, the seatbelts were silver, as they are in my car. I even spoke with the person at the dealership that handles order relations with the factory to see if the silver belts could be replaced with black, and the answer was no-go. My build date was Feb 9. I hate when they pull stuff like this; tell you something can't be changed in an order and the very next MY, it changes. Not the first time this has happened with me and MB.

tiger_x

Looks very classy, rihallix! .. I'm glad i chose this combination.

ricardorico

i have the black seat belts but wished i had the red belts.

Brew1

I have red belts and to be honest, I don't even notice them. When I picked up the car the 1st time she saw it she said oh red belts (in a good way), so life is good. Just wish my commute was longer

VET11B

I hear you on the commute. It's only 7 miles of straight 3-lane highway for me. However, I have a back way that is way more twisty and even has a corkscrew section, but traffic doesn't allow any spirited driving.

thescrod

Picking up my GLC43 today. Bought black with red stitching but immediately deleted the red belts...thought it would be way too much.

VET11B

Congratulations....I'm very envious. Enjoy!!

Daniel BG

Just took delivery of a GLC43 AMG and returned a GLC 250D... As my wife sits in the car she began to ***** about the seatbelts... never really tought about changing color... but I wish I did....

cldriver

Have red belts, no regrets whatsoever, gives the interior a little pop.