E63 Final Edition
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Several items were found today by the technician:
1. The inner tread of the left front tire had a different wear pattern than the rest of the tire (namely a toe-heel pattern), but only slightly.
2. The alignment needed to be corrected (posted results in another thread) and was executed
3. Tires were rotated side-side to even out the wear
4. Tires were force balanced
There were no other anomalies uncovered. The car is a bit quieter now, noise at slow speed is gone, maybe a little less noise on the interstate, and the steering wheel center is now dead on. ($388 total bill)
The inner tread wear is the result of the aggressive negative camber (-1.54 degrees) which has been documented in other threads. Interestingly, my PS/4 AS tires had over 18000 miles on them and the tread depth is 6/23" which implies at least another 10,000 miles to be had before needing replacement. By comparison, I'm certain that I would have already consumed 2 sets of PS/4 tires. The fact that these cars only come with summer tires is a real crime. I took delivery of my wagon in Feb 2021 when the temps were hovering around 40 degrees. Michelin says not to use the PS/4 tires below 45 degrees and the traction on the tires was not good. Fortunately, it wasn't raining. I trashed the PS/4 tires within the next two weeks.
1. The inner tread of the left front tire had a different wear pattern than the rest of the tire (namely a toe-heel pattern), but only slightly.
2. The alignment needed to be corrected (posted results in another thread) and was executed
3. Tires were rotated side-side to even out the wear
4. Tires were force balanced
There were no other anomalies uncovered. The car is a bit quieter now, noise at slow speed is gone, maybe a little less noise on the interstate, and the steering wheel center is now dead on. ($388 total bill)
The inner tread wear is the result of the aggressive negative camber (-1.54 degrees) which has been documented in other threads. Interestingly, my PS/4 AS tires had over 18000 miles on them and the tread depth is 6/23" which implies at least another 10,000 miles to be had before needing replacement. By comparison, I'm certain that I would have already consumed 2 sets of PS/4 tires. The fact that these cars only come with summer tires is a real crime. I took delivery of my wagon in Feb 2021 when the temps were hovering around 40 degrees. Michelin says not to use the PS/4 tires below 45 degrees and the traction on the tires was not good. Fortunately, it wasn't raining. I trashed the PS/4 tires within the next two weeks.
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The low-level noise has been greatly diminished and I expect that as the tires wear a little that the roughness on the tire (toe-heel pattern) will be reduced. I don't feel any real reduction in highway noise/vibration after the force balancing, but it's hard to know without a control. The steering wheel center is dead on now and the car tracks straight (but it was OK before). I'm changing the tires out in the Spring so that should address any remaining residual noise.
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2024 GLE63s, 2021 E63s, 2018 GLC43
Mercedes in Arcadia has a wagon and sedan in the showroom. Window sticker says $10k ADM. Neither had HUD.
The AMG logo on the lighted door sills are yellow to match the yellow stitching on the seats.
The AMG logo on the lighted door sills are yellow to match the yellow stitching on the seats.
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2024 AMG EQE SUV , 2021 E63S Wagon - gone, 2018 E63S Sedan - gone
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Forgot but what is the tire pressure for the minimal load displayed on your fuel door cap?
You could use that and then add a few PSI after experimenting with your preference in terms of ride/noise/handling. Just remember to check it when tires are cold.
You could use that and then add a few PSI after experimenting with your preference in terms of ride/noise/handling. Just remember to check it when tires are cold.
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G63
End of an Era
Have not been on here in a while, but wanted to share my thoughts. For a car of this significance, I am a bit surprised it ended in this superfluous manner. First of all, I personally think the matte gray and black finishes are now well played out (and I have owned two matte black and one magno platinum matte G Wagons). Second, I think the chrome wheels are a terrible choice to go with the matte grey. Third, to charge this much more with no special performance gain to mark the end with truly one of a kind vehicle is a travesty. Very happy to have bought a Lunar Blue E63s Wagon in '21...you could not trade me for an FE with zero miles...
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2023 E63S Wagon
Have not been on here in a while, but wanted to share my thoughts. For a car of this significance, I am a bit surprised it ended in this superfluous manner. First of all, I personally think the matte gray and black finishes are now well played out (and I have owned two matte black and one magno platinum matte G Wagons). Second, I think the chrome wheels are a terrible choice to go with the matte grey. Third, to charge this much more with no special performance gain to mark the end with truly one of a kind vehicle is a travesty. Very happy to have bought a Lunar Blue E63s Wagon in '21...you could not trade me for an FE with zero miles...
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2024 GLE63s / 2016 GLE63s (traded) / 2016 E63s / 2002 E55
Here's a rare non FE sedan - MANUFAKTUR Night Black Magno. Color code 056 on inside driver door plate:
NEW 2023 Mercedes-Benz E-Class for sale in Torrance, CA 90505 - AutoNation
New 2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG E 63 For Sale at House of Imports
NEW 2023 Mercedes-Benz E-Class for sale in Torrance, CA 90505 - AutoNation
New 2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG E 63 For Sale at House of Imports
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Night black magno, awesome, I wish I had more patience instead of panicking when my initial order got cancelled. I should've gone through the program for that paint code. Oh well. 
