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funny I never saw this thread LOL... never mind it a sticky.
Picked her up July took just over 5 weeks from order to arrival I guess we got lucky.
Here she is at the dealer when we took her home. We opted for the AMG macchiato beige leather with diamond stitching was worried about he light color but so far it been ok.
Had her xpeled top to bottom .
I do want to change the wheels to something like the black spoked ones like our 43 GLE Coupe had... working on that.
funny I never saw this thread LOL... never mind it a sticky.
Picked her up July took just over 5 weeks from order to arrival I guess we got lucky.
Here she is at the dealer when we took her home. We opted for the AMG macchiato beige leather with diamond stitching was worried about he light color but so far it been ok.
Had her xpeled top to bottom .
I do want to change the wheels to something like the black spoked ones like our 43 GLE Coupe had... working on that.
Congrats! That's a gorgeous build, especially the Machiatto Designo Interior. Enjoy the beast!
Great looking car! I have the same setup but with the 5 spoke AMG wheels. Ive been thinking of dechroming the grill and leaving just the Mercedes star silver… and changing the emblems to shiny black. What do u guys think?
Great looking car! I have the same setup but with the 5 spoke AMG wheels. Ive been thinking of dechroming the grill and leaving just the Mercedes star silver… and changing the emblems to shiny black. What do u guys think?
The 580 or 53? I wanted to swap my 580 grill to a blacked out AMG grill but the dealership said it wouldn’t fit. I then resorted to getting quotes to wrap all the little individual ugly diamonds. Either one or both, I’d black them out.
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The 580 or 53? I wanted to swap my 580 grill to a blacked out AMG grill but the dealership said it wouldn’t fit. I e no resorted to getting quotes to wrap all the little individual ugly diamonds. Either one or both, I’d black them out.
You might look around the Forum. I’m almost certain that the change has been done on a few 450’s…580 SB the same.
The 580 or 53? I wanted to swap my 580 grill to a blacked out AMG grill but the dealership said it wouldn’t fit. I e no resorted to getting quotes to wrap all the little individual ugly diamonds. Either one or both, I’d black them out.
They are available but are aftermarket as the 580 OEM grille opening is not the same as the OEM AMG grille. All Black ones listed on ebay and other sites. TIP - get one with the back support bracket for the easiest fit.
Not sure if this is the correct place to post these photos but I couldn't find a sticky thread for 2022 GLE Owner's Pictures. If it's not okay, please let me know and I'll remove them. My 2022 GLE 350 4Matic build just arrived last Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Order was placed on June 18, 2021. I was expecting delivery 2nd decade of October so it arrived 3 weeks early. Interior is Macchiato Beige with Natural Grain Walnut. I lucked out and the charging pad does work! The only thing that was left off that I had ordered was Augmented Reality and the extra airbags that I optioned in for the back seat area. My sales consultant isn't sure why the extra airbags were left off the build.
I've included a close-up of the heated and cooled cupholders. I was surprised to find that you can't resize the cupholders for smaller/larger cups as you can with the regular cupholders, but I'm still very glad I went with that option because it works great! I can't believe how cold it gets for cold beverages! One more thing to note: I've had leather in every car/SUV I've ever owned but decided to go with MB Tex this time around since I like how it looks and love the ease of maintenance. So far, so good!
Not sure if this is the correct place to post these photos but I couldn't find a sticky thread for 2022 GLE Owner's Pictures. If it's not okay, please let me know and I'll remove them. My 2022 GLE 350 4Matic build just arrived last Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Order was placed on June 18, 2021. I was expecting delivery 2nd decade of October so it arrived 3 weeks early. Interior is Macchiato Beige with Natural Grain Walnut. I lucked out and the charging pad does work! The only thing that was left off that I had ordered was Augmented Reality and the extra airbags that I optioned in for the back seat area. My sales consultant isn't sure why the extra airbags were left off the build.
I've included a close-up of the heated and cooled cupholders. I was surprised to find that you can't resize the cupholders for smaller/larger cups as you can with the regular cupholders, but I'm still very glad I went with that option because it works great! I can't believe how cold it gets for cold beverages! One more thing to note: I've had leather in every car/SUV I've ever owned but decided to go with MB Tex this time around since I like how it looks and love the ease of maintenance. So far, so good!
@WindInMyHair that looks good. I’d be paranoid that my daughter would sneak a cherry popsicle into the back seat and then say, “well mommy gave it to me.”
@WindInMyHair that looks good. I’d be paranoid that my daughter would sneak a cherry popsicle into the back seat and then say, “well mommy gave it to me.”
lol Hopefully since I went with MB Tex, it would clean right up.
Hi CaptainOats, wondering if that's the Thule Motion XT Alpine roof box? I got the Thule Vector Alpine a couple weeks ago and it works fine and looks nice, but there is a little wind noise starting at ~40pmh, and at highway speeds between ~65/75mph it becomes quite noticeable, almost like a window is partially open. I'm new to roof boxes so not sure what is considered normal, but the Vector is supposed to be their most aerodynamic model. Wondering what your experience is and if perhaps I should try to adjust the position of the Aeroblade Edge bars and box.
Finally completed the exterior mods and some interior add-ons.
Exterior:
All wrapped in XPEL Stealth
Wheels: Vossen S17 22x10.5 22x12 Patina Gold Transparent
Tires: Michelin PS4
Blacked out side steps and emblems.
Front grill painted middle in body color.
Lowered with Renntech lowering module.
Radenso RCM front and rear radar.
AL Priority front and rear laser jammers.
Interior:
Proclip phone mount system with direct wire.
Diamond floor mats.
Window tint: XPEL XR Plus heat rejection film windshield 70%, Front doors 20%, rear doors and rear trunk 70%, sunroof 70%
Everything in the front is all painted and than wrapped in ppf. The whole front bumper ans grill were disassembled. It was a little time consuming but nothing shines like a piano black paint.
Only the window moldings and roof rails were vinyl wrapped.
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Looks good. Congratulations!
