SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: My Fitted AMG Illuminated Sills
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Those look awesome! How much did they cost you?
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there are wicked! - took some time but tony on here helped point me in the right direction a few times
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Yes, the dealer can do these but as an after market. At leaste thats what my dealer said. They wanted $1000 to install and said its a pain to do because of all the wiring and talked me out.
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Door sills ........
Hello "Mattnaz"
AMG Manufaktur is charging me 800 € for the items, and another 200 € (appr. 240 USD) for installation.
SO I really do not get it - that US dealers want to invoice you with USD 1.000,-- for the installation !!
( thats about 850 € ) Please discuss this with your workshop, cause for every work there are some indications at Mercedes-Benz, and THIS is a ripp off, indeed !!
Please - AMG at Affalterbach are not cheap in terms of working - an when THEY are charging 200€ NOBODY should charge more than these people !
Kind regards from France
Walter
AMG Manufaktur is charging me 800 € for the items, and another 200 € (appr. 240 USD) for installation.
SO I really do not get it - that US dealers want to invoice you with USD 1.000,-- for the installation !!
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Please - AMG at Affalterbach are not cheap in terms of working - an when THEY are charging 200€ NOBODY should charge more than these people !
Kind regards from France
Walter
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I just got mine fitted through my dealership at a cost of $A1800 last week. I reckon they actually look even better than I thought they would, a very trick piece indeed.![Big Grin](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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PS. I'm told install was a pain, my car ended up at the dealership for 2 days(my pet hate!)
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PS. I'm told install was a pain, my car ended up at the dealership for 2 days(my pet hate!)
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I just got mine fitted through my dealership at a cost of $A1800 last week.
PS. I'm told install was a pain, my car ended up at the dealership for 2 days(my pet hate!)
PS. I'm told install was a pain, my car ended up at the dealership for 2 days(my pet hate!)
I am not a mechanic, but from start to finish It took around 3.5 hours, and that included the time trying to decipher the German instruction sheet .
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Originally Posted by Walter.fr
Hello "Mattnaz"
AMG Manufaktur is charging me 800 € for the items, and another 200 € (appr. 240 USD) for installation.
AMG Manufaktur is charging me 800 € for the items, and another 200 € (appr. 240 USD) for installation.
Maybe a new Olymic Event ........ 'Sill Fitting', and then we really would see the times tumble.
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Originally Posted by Tony Musgrave
Did your dealer employ a Kangaroo, assisted by a Koala, to fit them ?
I am not a mechanic, but from start to finish It took around 3.5 hours, and that included the time trying to decipher the German instruction sheet .
I am not a mechanic, but from start to finish It took around 3.5 hours, and that included the time trying to decipher the German instruction sheet .
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I don't mind doing things myself, particularly on my 'stang, but I was a little leary of going at my 4 week old 55. That miffs me that it can be done by a normal person in as little as 3hrs and they had the nerve to charge me $500...No wonder I have 90% of my mechanical needs taken care of independent of dealerships...
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Door sills ........
Hello Tony
Hello OzSL55
I have an appointment this week at AMG Affalterbach - and at this appointment, they will mount as well illuminated door sills on my SL65. The prices are as following:
B66021021 - door sills illuminated - Euro 650,--
I 930 - mounting - Euro 180,--
additional 16 % sales tax will be invoiced.
Your prices you mentioned have been quoted in Australian Dollars ? can you convert this in US or Euros please ??
kind regards
Walter
Hello OzSL55
I have an appointment this week at AMG Affalterbach - and at this appointment, they will mount as well illuminated door sills on my SL65. The prices are as following:
B66021021 - door sills illuminated - Euro 650,--
I 930 - mounting - Euro 180,--
additional 16 % sales tax will be invoiced.
Your prices you mentioned have been quoted in Australian Dollars ? can you convert this in US or Euros please ??
kind regards
Walter
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To get the panels out behind the seats is so easy when you know how.
Having done it once to fit the sills, it was a five minute job when I needed to take them out again, to get power to a DVD player, and plug it into the TV Tuner.
The next project is to work out how to get the door panels off, as I bought some Chrome AMG door 'Buttons' which pop up and down as the door locks and unlocks.
It's not that I needed Chrome ones, but I just fancied them as they appear in the manufaktur book too !!!
Having done it once to fit the sills, it was a five minute job when I needed to take them out again, to get power to a DVD player, and plug it into the TV Tuner.
The next project is to work out how to get the door panels off, as I bought some Chrome AMG door 'Buttons' which pop up and down as the door locks and unlocks.
It's not that I needed Chrome ones, but I just fancied them as they appear in the manufaktur book too !!!
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Originally Posted by Walter.fr
Hello "Mattnaz"
AMG Manufaktur is charging me 800 € for the items, and another 200 € (appr. 240 USD) for installation.
SO I really do not get it - that US dealers want to invoice you with USD 1.000,-- for the installation !!
( thats about 850 € ) Please discuss this with your workshop, cause for every work there are some indications at Mercedes-Benz, and THIS is a ripp off, indeed !!
Please - AMG at Affalterbach are not cheap in terms of working - an when THEY are charging 200€ NOBODY should charge more than these people !
Kind regards from France
Walter
AMG Manufaktur is charging me 800 € for the items, and another 200 € (appr. 240 USD) for installation.
SO I really do not get it - that US dealers want to invoice you with USD 1.000,-- for the installation !!
![crazy](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/crazy.gif)
Please - AMG at Affalterbach are not cheap in terms of working - an when THEY are charging 200€ NOBODY should charge more than these people !
Kind regards from France
Walter
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Originally Posted by Walter.fr
Hello Tony
Hello OzSL55
I have an appointment this week at AMG Affalterbach - and at this appointment, they will mount as well illuminated door sills on my SL65. The prices are as following:
B66021021 - door sills illuminated - Euro 650,--
I 930 - mounting - Euro 180,--
additional 16 % sales tax will be invoiced.
Your prices you mentioned have been quoted in Australian Dollars ? can you convert this in US or Euros please ??
kind regards
Walter
Hello OzSL55
I have an appointment this week at AMG Affalterbach - and at this appointment, they will mount as well illuminated door sills on my SL65. The prices are as following:
B66021021 - door sills illuminated - Euro 650,--
I 930 - mounting - Euro 180,--
additional 16 % sales tax will be invoiced.
Your prices you mentioned have been quoted in Australian Dollars ? can you convert this in US or Euros please ??
kind regards
Walter
Sills : 958.97 euro
Labour: 291.92 euro
Sales tax 10%: 125.06 euro
total : 1,375.66 euro
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I can't see the pictures. There is a website where you guys could actually buy the AMG door sill for a lot less than what Mercedes would sell them for. I don't know if anyone has used these guys before. This is a link to their website here. Works out a lot cheaper.
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