NYCGLK

I think you get ripped off either way...welcome to MB as my sales guy told me.

EnigmaAW

what dealership did you go to?

andyf0

North Houston - I45 & FM1960

andyf0

I installed them today, they look really good and are fairly idiot proof. It's difficult to align them off level too which is one thing I was worrying about.

They don't align to the spoiler "exactly". There's maybe 1/8" clearance on the ends and you have to push to get them them to stick. Maybe that's by design so you can line them up before committing. It does mean the sticky tape is under a little stress once mounted though. So far, so good.

Ballsofsteel

I prefer the current look. The fog lights appear to be floating instead of being seen attached. Its only my opinion.

NYCGLK

I agree with you on that. And there is still chrome surrounding the fog, which is a nice touch. Sometimes less is more.

yualfred

I agree with 'less is more', and for white or silver body color, I won't go for the chrome surroundings. But for black color, the body paint is blended with black grille and basically you can't see any detail under the emblem. The chrome surround is a good way to highlight the front details of the car. Same, its my personal options.

Manback

I am getting the steel grey, and I will put the surroundings on. I think they look pretty cool. Don't care about the price, Im getting that shi t

andyf0

Mine is Steel Grey and the surrounds look awesome.

Manback

can you post a pic of it. thanks

MtnMachine

My GLK is Steel Gray and I think the added fog lamp surrounds will look great. I agree silver does not max impact of chrome.

fishsriz

Post a pic.. you will be my deciding factor.

andyf0

OK, here you go.

Manback

yup. gettin it

ruiyu

Nice !

MtnMachine

I am voting for less is more.

Thanks for the pics.

andyf0

First rainstorm. One of the outside edges of the surrounds came unstuck. I pushed it back and so far it's stuck but I think it's going to need something more permanant than the double sided sticky tape.

coopdogg

I had mine high pressure rinsed over the weekend, and I did not notice any problem. I can say when I installed the surrounds I applied pressure for about two minutes to ensure they were secured.

coopdogg

I snapped these with my phone, so if they are not of the best quality I do apologize.

yualfred

Andy, did you follow the instruction? The sticky tape need to be in temperature > 20c or 68f for more than 24 hours, after applied. I have the surroundings, but still waiting as its too cold her to put it on.

andyf0

This is Houston, it's been 80 - 90 F since April. It finally came unstuck enough that it wouldn't stick anymore. I pulled the one side off and cleaned all the tape off. Will try again with some other double sided sticky tape and maybe some plastic welding adhesive, I haven't done all the research yet.

NYCGLK

that sux, is that MB or Kia we are talking about?

andyf0

I'm still not convinced I didn't put it on wrong. I know, there's very little room for error, but it may be that in my attempt to make sure it was perfectly horizontal I actually stuck it on wrong. When I applied it, the surround didn't actually fit exactly flush with the spoiler and required a little pressure to fit.

Now it's off I have tried to re-position it and let it sit in it's natural position and it may be a better fit. At least nothing broke or scratched and it just needs more sticky tape. I get a do-over. The other side is still stuck fine.

yualfred

Andy, I tried to fit it without removing the red tape paper. It looks like the surrounding touches the light glass before the 2 ends (with sticky tape) touch the spoiler. You need to push it like 1/4 of inch to attach. This will give the stick tape a constant stress, which may be the reason why yours came off. Let me know what you find. I will be very disappointed if MB didn't get it right.

andyf0

You're right, the tape is under constant stress.