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Old Feb 1, 2020 | 06:05 PM
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My wife’s last car had the night trim package and thought it was odd that it wasn’t an option on the GLS. I prefer the chrome delete for the majority of the trim so I had the following done:
  • chrome mudguards front and rear wrapped in satin black
  • chrome detail on the front and rear bumpers wrapped in satin black
  • chrome trim around the windows wrapped in gloss black
  • side view mirrors wrapped in gloss black

It looks so much better with the majority of the trim deleted. I’m looking into getting the black wheel arches color matched to iridium silver as well









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Old Feb 1, 2020 | 06:59 PM
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What do you mean no night package on the gls,mine has .its option DC1
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Old Feb 1, 2020 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Viha22
What do you mean no night package on the gls,mine has .its option DC1
It's not available on the GLS450 if I remember correctly.
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Old Feb 1, 2020 | 08:45 PM
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Very odd that almost every option that 580 has is available on 450 but not the night package
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Old Feb 1, 2020 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Viha22
Very odd that almost every option that 580 has is available on 450 but not the night package
yeah it’s annoying. The black plastic wheel arches annoy me the most
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Old Feb 2, 2020 | 07:29 AM
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How much did that wrap job cost? And does the installer have to remove a bunch of body trim/moldings, or just wrap in place (nothing removed from the vehicle)?
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Old Feb 2, 2020 | 12:01 PM
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It looks great. Agreed, the black wheel arches are awful.
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Old Feb 2, 2020 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by gearFX
How much did that wrap job cost? And does the installer have to remove a bunch of body trim/moldings, or just wrap in place (nothing removed from the vehicle)?
I got a package discount as I had the car color corrected, PPF on the hood/bumper/fenders/headlights, etc. plus ceramic coating everything including the wheels.

I think a good price for the chrome delete would be in the $800 range. No parts were removed from the car during the process.
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Old Feb 2, 2020 | 06:37 PM
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In the GLS580 the arches are painted to the color of the body as you well know. Unfortunately unlike previous generation, this piece is no longer part of the body panel, but is rather a separate trim panel. So when you get close you see the gaps in the panel and the gap is somewhat asymmetrical. It annoys the hell out of me. But I guess it's much better than the 450's black plastic arch...
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Old Feb 2, 2020 | 09:28 PM
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In the US, the GLS450 is not available with the AMG styling and night package is always an add on to the AMG styling. So it’s not available on the US GLS450.
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Old Feb 6, 2020 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by p5657587
In the GLS580 the arches are painted to the color of the body as you well know. Unfortunately unlike previous generation, this piece is no longer part of the body panel, but is rather a separate trim panel. So when you get close you see the gaps in the panel and the gap is somewhat asymmetrical. It annoys the hell out of me. But I guess it's much better than the 450's black plastic arch...
I agree, but we chose Obsidian Black Metallic and that goes a long way to obscure the plastic wheel arches. Can't understand why MB didn't do better on that for the 450.
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