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Posted 5/9/2017 3:50 PM
Luky
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G55K Professional

The price is a nonsense but otherwise a nice conversion of a G55K to Professional

http://www.autoscout24.ch/de/d/mercedes-benz-g-55-amg-suv--gelaende...





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Posted 5/10/2017 10:39 AM
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Re: G55K Professional

Wow. Almost exactly the look I'm going for. Wonder who did this
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Posted 5/10/2017 11:11 AM
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Re: G55K Professional

No big deal. I think every good bodyshop can do this.

But I think that there is a big intercooler in the front bumper of the G55K, just wondering how they dealt with it...
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Posted 5/10/2017 7:51 PM
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Re: G55K Professional

Luky - 5/9/2017 7:11 PM

No big deal. I think every good bodyshop can do this.

But I think that there is a big intercooler in the front bumper of the G55K, just wondering how they dealt with it...




Not very well, look at photo 12 in the link provided & you can just see it to the LHS of the top photo above.

You can see the engine oil cooler and lines are sitting exposed below the winch bumper.

It at least needs a guard but should have been relocated to a more protected position.

For these to be left exposed as they are I doubt who ever built the vehicle never really had much off road driving in mind.

Edited by colsG55 5/10/2017 7:54 PM
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Posted 5/12/2017 1:18 AM
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Re: G55K Professional

Anyone know where I can source the headlight surrounds, grille, fenders used here?
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Re: G55K Professional

Not sure how the US dealerships work, what policy they have on cars which were not offered on the US market, but at least in Europe You can buy such parts at any MB dealer. There are also German internet parts vendors who ship into US, like Partacus or Genuine parts.
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Posted 5/12/2017 12:39 PM
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amg463 - 5/11/2017 10:18 PM Anyone know where I can source the headlight surrounds, grille, fenders used here?

Figure out the exact part numbers that you want, then shop around online and at the dealer.  The key is knowing exactly what you want.

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Life is easy if you can find a VIN number for a vehicle you like. Then use that VIN to look up the parts that you want. Order parts off of that VIN.
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Thanks for the replies. Not being in Europe is quite a road block even with the internet it seems.
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Your biggest roadblock is not having access to the EPC. If you have a VIN and an EPC you are good. You can order factory parts from a dealer in most cases.
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H1LM002G55 - 5/12/2017 2:12 PM

Your biggest roadblock is not having access to the EPC. If you have a VIN and an EPC you are good. You can order factory parts from a dealer in most cases.


The EPC is available, but for a fee of $75/yr.

Dealers sometimes can or will NOT sell parts that are not meant for your VIN. MB/Daimler puts a block on access to some. Been there and done that.

In that particular instance, Sean at Eurotruck has been able to deliver.
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Yes, it is called COM BLOCK parts...you then must provide registration showing you own the vehicle that the parts are for. I needed to do it for the condenser and the EZL / IZL Unit.
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Anyone with access able to lend a hand?
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Re: G55K Professional

i thought the G55K brakes won't fit in 16" rims?
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My understanding is you need 18 inch wheels minimum for G55 calipers. Even 17 inch is too small to my knowledge.
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Re: G55K Professional

so the ones used are 18" hutchinson beadlocks?
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Posted 5/13/2017 3:24 AM
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RE: G55K Professional

There are also 18 inch Hutchinsons, but they look slightly different and I am not sure if the wheels on that car are Hutchinsons.

Daniel has 18 inch Hutchinson on the Squared for example. They were seriously expensive, like 1500 euro/piece I think.



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Posted 5/13/2017 3:35 AM
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RE: G55K Professional

Sorry that´s the version for 8 bolt LeTech axles, this is the version for normal 5 bolt axles.



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Re: G55K Professional

Interesting , are the early g55 brakes the same in that they require a minimum 18" wheel? Those 18" hutchinsons are beautiful.
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Posted 5/14/2017 1:18 AM
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On a non-kompressor AMG the brakes are pretty much the same as on a G500 so 16 inch wheels can be used.
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