do you like most MERCEDES or AMG sills ?
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do you like most MERCEDES or AMG sills ?
have these (original) chrome version, illuminated sills, still un-installed
help me decide which one
Merceds-Benz
here t is OFF
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switched ON
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or these AMG
her ethey are OFF: weird that when off they seem quite standard sills, non-illuminated ...
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there is no evident luminescent film when you look at them from the exterior
here you see what I mean:
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but, then ... it's kind of magic when they indeed light ON ...
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help me decide which one
Merceds-Benz
here t is OFF
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switched ON
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or these AMG
her ethey are OFF: weird that when off they seem quite standard sills, non-illuminated ...
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there is no evident luminescent film when you look at them from the exterior
here you see what I mean:
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but, then ... it's kind of magic when they indeed light ON ...
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Last edited by dyno; 02-05-2011 at 05:34 PM.
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yes, i think also the same but .. was tempted for M-B they are maybe nicer ..
indeed i bought those mercedes because I wanted to make them in carbon
something like this
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or this
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but, then I have the problem that I'll need the luminiscent amg film ..
indeed i bought those mercedes because I wanted to make them in carbon
something like this
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or this
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but, then I have the problem that I'll need the luminiscent amg film ..
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2006 CLS500 with 55 AMG motor, 2008 Infiniti G35, 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager
Wow! I've never seen a door sill that looks like metal, but glows when switched on. Wish mine were like that.
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they are pn B66021028
when I first received them I thought << .. a mistake again.. they 've sent me the non illuminated version>> LOL
then I looked more attentively and indeed, while the exterior is chromed like the stock version, the back is a different material kind of transparent so, while a bit afraid of shorting something, I tried to connect a small battery to the high-voltage reactor and .. the amg writing appeared like a projection
.. really stealthy !
ok, i'll tell the installer to route cables and reactors to the rear sam
pity for the "Mercede-Benz" writing .. I think we don't have it anywhere ..
was even thinking at fitting the standind star on the hood !
Last edited by dyno; 02-06-2011 at 06:08 AM.
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I have the mercedes benz illuminated sills from the factory. They are awesome and everything loves them...to those not familiar with AMG might say...what is AMG? I like the ones I have and doubt I would change them for the AMG's.
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you mean Gals are more familiar with mercedes, right ..
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just ask your dealer .. if you're not afraid
I can help telling you the part numbers, so maybe you'll have an easier task asking him for a big discount ..
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I even contacted the company who's producing these things for MB .. but no way they'll be selling
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no, the kit comes with cables and a module for high voltage (a reactor, like those used for neons) and you have to connect this wire to the rear SAM so that lighting will be matched with the whole system. therefore requires quite a bit of re-re work.
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you forgot to say which one you like most ..
must guess from your nick ?
2 or 4: good question.
fact is that, as far as I understand, the 4 sills kit only includes the front ones as illuminated. it means that rears are nott available as illum.
This thing was not clear from the description so when I had to order mines I ordered the front kit.
Indeed i have never seen illuminated rears oem in chrome look (you can get them in brushed alu version but not chrome as far as I know).
I already thought at a way to mod fronts and fit to the rear so as to get all 4illuminated ....
The last oem thing I bought is the carbon gear lever .. too tired of badly made aftermarket carbon parts
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you forgot to say which one you like most ..
must guess from your nick ?
2 or 4: good question.
fact is that, as far as I understand, the 4 sills kit only includes the front ones as illuminated. it means that rears are nott available as illum.
This thing was not clear from the description so when I had to order mines I ordered the front kit.
Indeed i have never seen illuminated rears oem in chrome look (you can get them in brushed alu version but not chrome as far as I know).
I already thought at a way to mod fronts and fit to the rear so as to get all 4illuminated ....
The last oem thing I bought is the carbon gear lever .. too tired of badly made aftermarket carbon parts
must guess from your nick ?
2 or 4: good question.
fact is that, as far as I understand, the 4 sills kit only includes the front ones as illuminated. it means that rears are nott available as illum.
This thing was not clear from the description so when I had to order mines I ordered the front kit.
Indeed i have never seen illuminated rears oem in chrome look (you can get them in brushed alu version but not chrome as far as I know).
I already thought at a way to mod fronts and fit to the rear so as to get all 4illuminated ....
The last oem thing I bought is the carbon gear lever .. too tired of badly made aftermarket carbon parts
It's pretty obvious which ones we are going to like the best... this is the AMG section after all.
Yes, I knew about the 2/4 chrome sills and I find it very odd from the AMG/MB accesories department to do this (also considering the price). Last time I checked these were running around 600 euros.
Post some pics when you are done. If you are a CF addict, you can always overlay the OEM ones. I have had plenty of good experiences going that route. Aftermarket stuff? Well, that's another topic.
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so, if you already knew about the 2/4 sills story, you asked me for what ..
for "aftermarket stuff" i indeed meant "overlay" and i have plenty of bad experiences ..
if you have a chance, just compare the two and you'll see a world of difference
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for "aftermarket stuff" i indeed meant "overlay" and i have plenty of bad experiences ..
if you have a chance, just compare the two and you'll see a world of difference
like for this knob
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if anyone needs a pair of amg Door sills...
https://mbworld.org/forums/cls55-amg...ml#post4542387
with best reguards.
https://mbworld.org/forums/cls55-amg...ml#post4542387
with best reguards.