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| ewalberg Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Past: San Francisco. Present: Germany Vehicle(s): 2000 g500 Posts: 1887  | RE: 2007 Info Link..! well i don't like xenons, but i'm happy at least the headlights look good. The fogs a little funny i think. Intersting for me is the windshield wipers have changed (i guess new windshield wipers doesn't sell cars) ... that i'm curious about... maybe a little upgrade-itis in my future... a clear windshield is one of my pet peeves... anybody ever get perfect performance out of the rear wiper? Actually, it was the thin (wimpy) look of the existing wipers that i got a negative comment on from one of my my architect friends... i told him to think back to '79. Perhaps these would have suited his aesthetic better. Looking twice, i almost wonder if it's a shroud over the same base. Either way, It's got a little air foil also.  Edited by ewalberg 6/23/2006 1:49 PM (2007_Mercedes_G-Class_10w.jpg) Attachments ----------------  2007_Mercedes_G-Class_10w.jpg (114KB - 13 downloads) | |
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| AlanMcR Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, CA, Los Altos Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL Posts: 3500  | Some photo oddities I wonder if the engine shot is of a functioning car. There is a coolant hose that is simply cut off. Also, part of the reason the engine compartment seems so crowded is that the engine is pushed pretty far forward. The catalytic converter appears to be behind the head and above the transmission bell housing. That is the reason for all that krinkley aluminum heat shielding. It's got to get really hot in there. (G320CDI.jpg) (G320CDI2.jpg) Attachments ---------------- G320CDI.jpg (20KB - 8 downloads) G320CDI2.jpg (28KB - 9 downloads) | |
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| Mopagi Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: New York /Toronto Vehicle(s): 2005 G55K GE Posts: 127  | Re: 2007 Info Link..! Thai - 6/23/2006 2:51 PM Isn't it odd that the site has updated pics of the outside, yet the same inside?? Is MB really gonna update the interior?? I think this is the update. Look at the leather wrapped door handle.  | |
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| Mopagi Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: New York /Toronto Vehicle(s): 2005 G55K GE Posts: 127 | RE: 2007 Info Link..! ewalberg - 6/23/2006 1:45 PM Either way, It's got a little air foil also. :shoot: The air foil has been arround since at least 2003. What ever the case, I switched to Silblade. No air foil, but so far they are performing far better than the OEM's. They cost a bit more but no more chatter or uneven wiping.  | |
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| ewalberg Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Past: San Francisco. Present: Germany Vehicle(s): 2000 g500 Posts: 1887 | ||
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| TheDogsCar Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: NYC Vehicle(s): '05 G55K Firemist Red - Stolen Posts: 110 | ||
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| G4Garret Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Oak Ridge - Knoxville - Windrock Tennessee Vehicle(s): 2000 G500, U1100, SLK350, LR 101, WC-63 6x6 Posts: 243 | Re: 2007 Info Link..! Thai - 6/23/2006 1:51 PM Wow...that engine bay sure looks crowded! The HIDs look a bit alien-eyes to me. But, i would have liked HIDs on my G.... One thing that i would love to have is the DVD NAVI... Did someone say HID headlamps for the G? Here is one option that I did, using bi-level electromechanical actuators that replace the standard H4 bulb assembly, and use the "R" or "reflector" type of HID bulbs. Quite an improvement over the H4, and it looks incredibly cool with the purply HID lamps above the yellow city-lights in the reflectors...yet when turned off, there is no visible difference when looking at the lens assembly, since they're standard H4 assemblies. Not as perfect as a "projector lens" type of HID lamp, but a really big improvement from the stock incandescent H4's. I fabricated the brackets to hold the ballast and igniter assemblies, installed inside the fender area, just behind the lamp buckets. All stainless and aluminium with rubber bushings for vibration reduction. Let me know if anyone wants details. This installation took a whole lot of planning, but so far as performed excellent since I did it in December last year. Did you mention "Navi" for a pre-MBUSA G? How about 3d navi, with DVD/CD/MP3 video/audio, XM radio, live TV, WiFi/aircard, HF/VHF/UHF 2-way radio control (integrated RTTY and Airmail for the hams out there), full blown email/web browser, bluetooth cellphone/pda interface, OBM-II vehicle interface for real-time vehicle peformance/dynamics, primary display is 7" in the dashboard, secondary display in the instrument cluster and steering wheel button control? just wait a couple weeks.... It's on my bench now, fully functional...but of course with a few bugs. Garret Comparison of HID to stock H4: | |
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| BrentG500 Extreme Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, TX, Dallas Vehicle(s): 2004 G500 (gone) Posts: 449  | ||
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| G4Garret Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Oak Ridge - Knoxville - Windrock Tennessee Vehicle(s): 2000 G500, U1100, SLK350, LR 101, WC-63 6x6 Posts: 243 | Re: 2007 Info Link..! Thai - 6/24/2006 9:02 AM Garret..damn, are you building my dream G??!! Could be. Hopefully in a few months it will be closer to completion with custom winch bumper and the stuff I've already mentioned. I'll be posting some pics of the carputer system soon. Garret | |
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