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| Photoman Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5  | ||
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| Luky Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6 Posts: 1062  | ||
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| Photoman Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5 | ||
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| Luky Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6 Posts: 1062 | ||
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| Photoman Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5 | Re: 463 Interior Change Luky - 3/12/2007 12:13 AM I am not sure what kind of 500 you are talking about. My friend had a 98 G500 and a 92 300GE and the interiors were very similiar. The new interior with Command as it is in the MBUSA Gs was introduced in 2001 Europe/2002 USA. The biggest difference between the 300 and 500 was the steering wheel(98) and instrument cluster(late 96). This interior is way different to my 300GE... (G500-IMG_587.jpg) Attachments ----------------  G500-IMG_587.jpg (21KB - 7 downloads) | |
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| Luky Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6 Posts: 1062 | ||
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| DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963  | ||
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| Photoman Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5 | ||
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| Luky Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6 Posts: 1062 | ||
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| DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | ||
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| Luky Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6 Posts: 1062 | RE: 463 Interior Change You are right with the steering wheel, I have not found it on any other 98 500, friend s car must have been a 98 made 99 model. But there is a clear difference between the 98 and for example 91 instrument cluster. (91-300GE.jpg) (98-320.jpg) (98-500.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 91-300GE.jpg (22KB - 2 downloads) 98-320.jpg (28KB - 2 downloads) 98-500.jpg (23KB - 2 downloads) | |
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| DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | Wheel & Cluster from Mid 1999 Luky - 3/11/2007 7:41 AM You are right with the steering wheel, I have not found it on any other 98 500, friend s car must have been a 98 made 99 model. But there is a clear difference between the 98 and for example 91 instrument cluster. This is the steering wheel and instrument cluster that were introduced during the 1999 model year in Europe. Starting with Fg-Id-Nr which end with 116945. The wheel and the cluster work together, since this cluster has a whole series of information available through the small screen at the bottom of the cluster directly under the speedometer. The only way to scroll through the menus is to use the two sets of buttons on the left side of the wheel. (G7.jpg) Attachments ---------------- G7.jpg (61KB - 6 downloads) | |
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| 4x4abc Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico Vehicle(s): 02 G500 | ||
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| DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | Re: 463 Interior Change 4x4abc - 3/11/2007 10:36 AM timeline still up here: http://www.germancarfans.com/print.cfm/ID/2040524.001 Great link. Thanks Harald!  | |
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| Photoman Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5 | Re: 463 Interior Change 4x4abc - 3/12/2007 4:36 AM timeline still up here: http://www.germancarfans.com/print.cfm/ID/2040524.001 Awesome! Thanks for that  | |
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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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| Photoman Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5 | Re: 463 Interior Change Thanks | |
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| mortinson Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Madrid, España Vehicle(s): '98 G300TD LWB, '98 E300TD Saloon Posts: 1355 | Re: 463 Interior Change Maxwell Smart - 3/12/2007 11:48 AM ewalberg - 3/11/2007 9:24 PM also the location of the different dash and between seats switches has changed over the years.... These change virtually from car to car! I have owned both a 91 and 2000 and sat in quite a few others and what I have noticed is that. 90-93 the same 94 drivers airbag added so different wheel 96 passenger airbag added (I think the abs switch might have been dropped at this point too) 2000 (mid 99) new multifunction steering wheel and hence new instrument cluster as Dutch shows. 2001 complete overhaul to command system Somewhere in there, there is another minor change to the instrument cluster that adds a few more features like temp gauge and such. I think this may have been 96.... Just to add that in 1993 they introduced the pre-airbag steering wheel (same wheel but no airbag) (P1000600.JPG) Attachments ---------------- P1000600.JPG (82KB - 2 downloads) | |
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