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Braingears Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: St Petersburg, FL Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320 Posts: 1450 | How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? I am curious to know how deep you have driven your G-Wagon??? (DSC_0019.JPG) (DSC_0020.JPG) Attachments ---------------- DSC_0019.JPG (210KB - 11 downloads) DSC_0020.JPG (211KB - 12 downloads) | ||
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AlanMcR Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, CA, Los Altos Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL Posts: 3500 | Not that deep! | ||
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Braingears Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: St Petersburg, FL Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320 Posts: 1450 | Re: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? Well the picture of this one is door-handle-high without a snorkel | ||
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TWODOGS Extreme Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK Vehicle(s): Norwegian Army 240GD Posts: 584 | RE: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? Nice one mate Twodogs | ||
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KERR Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? i dont have the boys to go in that deep. However i want to bad, there is a road at the lake that goes underwater. It doesnt look that deep and still has pavement on it, but with the luck i have id kill the G. | ||
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Braingears Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: St Petersburg, FL Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320 Posts: 1450 | Re: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? I need to make the note... If you have one of the newer G500's I don't recommend going that deep. Many of the major computers and electronics are found under the seats. Let's just say... you don't want to get these wet. In the older versions, they are higher up, and sealed better... if you even have any electronics at all | ||
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Thai Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? Doesn't our G doors seal out water really well?? I thought that i heard this somewhere. | ||
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Braingears Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: St Petersburg, FL Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320 Posts: 1450 | Re: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? As long as you are moving in the forward direction... it stays very well sealed. Once you stop... it seems to find every crack and crevis to enter. Just keep moving... | ||
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mortinson Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Madrid, España Vehicle(s): '98 G300TD LWB, '98 E300TD Saloon Posts: 1355 | RE: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? Well, as long as you know where your actual limits are... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVEj6hrEZ98&search=4x4 | ||
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TexWagen Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Vehicle(s): 2003 G500 Posts: 115 | RE: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? That video is HARD to watch. | ||
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roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398 | RE: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? Some times entusiism gets the better of judgement. (BGS 019.jpg) Attachments ---------------- BGS 019.jpg (74KB - 10 downloads) | ||
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ewalberg Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Past: San Francisco. Present: Germany Vehicle(s): 2000 g500 Posts: 1887 | Re: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? there are actually holes in the bottom of the door that let water exit when it gets past the seals on the outside of the window, so in essence they are currently designed to leak. In submerging the vehicle, as water bubbled into the doors from that hole, it would be up to the plastic skin between the door and trim to keep water from bypassing the seals. Somebody here had their window motors get flooded in a deep fording adventure and had to clean them out to get them working again. I don't recall if it made it's way into the cabin too. | ||
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Braingears Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: St Petersburg, FL Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320 Posts: 1450 | Re: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? ewalberg - 5/28/2006 2:21 PM there are actually holes in the bottom of the door that let water exit when it gets past the seals on the outside of the window, so in essence they are currently designed to leak. In submerging the vehicle, as water bubbled into the doors from that hole, it would be up to the plastic skin between the door and trim to keep water from bypassing the seals. Somebody here had their window motors get flooded in a deep fording adventure and had to clean them out to get them working again. I don't recall if it made it's way into the cabin too. Yup.... that was me. | ||
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amzimmy Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: South Africa/Italy Vehicle(s): GD300 1981, Alfa GT 3,2 V6, Alfa Brera Q4 3,2 V6. Posts: 850 | Re: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? That was ..... my deepest! amzimmy (Botswana4_WEB.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Botswana4_WEB.jpg (28KB - 11 downloads) | ||
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ehdenoffroad Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | RE: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? here's another video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKw2re7Mhkc
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KERR Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? i think some of those people in the videos have more money than smarts Also you dont want to back up in deep water. Probably not a problem on the USA G's as the muffler it up high and the water would have to flow up the exhaust pipe. | ||
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G350DT Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? I sunk mine in mud once up to the black rubber trim about mid door. Lucky for me we had a tractor there to tug it out. No water just a muddy bog. So what do you do when you sink and recover a G from 3 foot of mud ??? Try it again faster to see if you can go farther. The answer is maybe two or 3 ft per every 10 MPH you hit the mud at. Also when taking to a car wash pray that they guy behind you in not on a Harley as the mud that remains after you leave is a real mess and really tends to piss off one of these people | ||
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Braingears Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: St Petersburg, FL Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320 Posts: 1450 | Re: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? 230G - 5/30/2006 10:46 AM The answer is maybe two or 3 ft per every 10 MPH you hit the mud at. I like that equation... | ||
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Tomo Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | RE: How Deep Have You Driven Your G-Wagon? Looks like this guy is doing this at the beach... Salty water? He must be super rich or.. | ||
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