Mercedes E550 Got An UPGRADE to an AMG Steering WHEEL! - W212 Interior Updates How To DIY
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- Опубликовано: 24 мар 2021
- I can't seem to leave a car alone once I get ahold of it, so this video goes over some of the interior and exterior upgrades I have done on my 2012 Mercedes E550 4Matic Sedan. A lot of these upgrades will apply to any car you own, so check it out for some ideas to modernize and update your car.
One of the biggest upgrades I have done is swapping out the stock wood steering wheel for an AMG steering wheel with leather, alcantara, and aluminum paddle shifters. Some of you have asked for a How To on this upgrade so here it is! I cover everything from where to get the parts, overall cost, removal of your old wheel and installation of the new AMG wheel. This is a really nice upgrade for any W212 Mercedes and is well worth the cost in my opinion.
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AMG Steering Wheel:
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Mercedes OEM Switch Gear:
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Tarrago Nano Protector Spray:
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LED Interior Light Kit for Mercedes W212:
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Mercedes W212 Clear Side Reflector and Bulb Kit:
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What is the best interior mod you have done to one of your cars?
That's awesome, have a 2014 E200 W212 here. Beautiful cars. Good luck with your channel!
Agree, the W212 is a really good generation of the E class, possibly my favorite. Thanks for watching!
Benz driver from Denmark here:
I just love my 2012 E350 CDI. Sedan.. 265hp, 620Nm. Full leather with ergonomic adjusted seats. Black Ash inlays, Bi Xenon, Keyless Go, Lingatronic and loads more.
The car has a full service history from Mercedes Benz. 570.000km (355.000 Miles).
Price 90.000 DKK (about 14.500USD)
Everything works, no faults whatsoever... Just love that car.
Super glad to hear it! I own a year below, 2011 e550 4matic with 387hp, premium 1 package so it’s not as furnished as yours lol 😭🤒 but have had nothing but a great experience since I’ve owned it, awesome power to keep up with entry level speed demons, but still luxurious enough to obsess over 40 mph drives, for 20k at 70k miles I could’ve have asked for a more versatile car to drive
Replacing the wheel was a good idea I'm always down for Mods but that AMG logo is a no go for me. Certain lines are never to be crossed lol. Nice pick though I'm catching up, started with the one where you got wheels
Mr. Biggz- W222 S Class owner/22 inches
Thanks brother you are amazing
I love you bro, your channel is awesome ! one of my dream car is a cls 550, and i juste love your car and your channel
Thanks for watching! The CLS is a great looking car, that with the M278 would be a sweet ride.
here before the channel is going to blow up
Thanks for watching! Hoping people find the info useful and the videos at least somewhat entertaining. If you guys have any ideas for what you want to see, hit me up!
Thanx man for the shout out!!!!!!
Absolutely! You do great work on these things, thanks for being such a great source of knowledge and parts!
I'm looking forward to some upgrades too. 4 months ago bought used GLE 500 Limited. Low mileage, 1 owner etc. For the half price of GLE 63 AMG you get strong V8 4.7bt with 455hp, 9sp gearbox, airmatic and not so fuel thirsty
Sounds like a sweet ride! I agree, the spec right below AMG is a good choice, you can get close to the same performance for a lot less cost. Enjoy your new ride!
Great exterior color
Thanks, I wasn't sure how I felt about a brown car, but I really like it now!
I’ve 13 E350 and every option you have but addition to that, I’ve heated steering wheel. Idk if they have column and steering wheel like yours with heated option cause I really liked your set up
Buck thank you for your videos, the car is looking great, I have an E320 cdi 2005, bought it new, love the ole girl, I would love to upgrade headlights and steering wheel, at 62 my eyes aren’t what they use to be.
Hard to go back to old school headlights after using some of this newer tech makes a big difference!
Man you had such a nice steering wheel I would never change it 😅
However great video again, thanks
Haha I hated the wood look. The other issue is I tend to just use one hand at the top of the wheel, which meant I was essentially driving around with a hard plastic wheel. It was uncomfortable and I didn't like the look. Really happy with the new one.
I replaced the steering wheel but horn and controller doesn’t work 😢
Can you do a video on how you changed the license plate bulbs and Interior? Im trying to do this to my w212 E63 as well.
It is a pretty quick easy job once you know how to do it. I’ll post a quick video over on Instagram. @therealbucksgarage
Can i put the exact same steering wheel in a w212 without changing anything else?? Is it possible? Or i need modifications?
you mentioned replacing the wood trim interior pieces have you found a good oem quality replacement say in brushed aluminum or carbon fiber, to modernize the interior to match the steering wheel
Merc doesn't make brushed alum or carbon for the car (that I know of), they make a silver version but it was not sold in the US. Have a friend who found a set in Sweden on ebay and had it shipped over. Most people wrap the trim to whatever they want. There are some darker wood versions, they pop up on ebay every now and then.
When purchasing a switch gear how do I know what options I need / have or can have? And when purchasing it am I using my 2011 e550 w212 as the car (on the above-mentioned website) or what year, make and model should I be using to get the correct fitment?
You want to match the switch gear to the current features your car has, such as distronic cruise, heated wheel, rain sensing wipers, etc. whatever your car has now, get a switch gear that matches that. My switch gear is out of a 2014-2016 E550. So you want one from a newer EClass, not a current model year. If you are having trouble with it, try ordering one from CKM Car Design, he can find the right part for you and take the guess work out of it. Good luck!
I have a question why does the e63 w212 2016 have the old steering wheel why doesn't it have steering wheel like in the cls63 2016??
Hallo i have mercedes w205 from 2015
i had changed the steering wheel today i placed the steering wheel of the mercedes c class 2020 facelift but the buttons do not work horn either
You may need to swap the switch gear like I did.
I so want to see the wood grain wrapped!
Definitely on the list. What would you do, black or carbon fiber? I'm thinking maybe a matte black or something might look good. Or a really dark carbon fiber.
Nice. I've been upgrading my E550 also.
What have you done to it so far? I haven't decided how far I want to take this daily driver. Maybe some exhaust work and a tune.
@@bucksgarage I pretty much change my front grill to the black diamond grill, wrapped my emblems with carbon fiber. I also put a carbon fiber front bumper lip on and painted my calipers. I'm working on wrapping my interior Burgundy. I have Burgundy seat covers and floor mats to match. Long ways to go.
@@BassGods Sounds nice! What carbon lip did you go with? Did it fit well? Have an IG with some pics of it? I want to do a carbon rear diffuser to dress up the back end some. Thinking once I have that done I might want to do some chrome deleting.
@@bucksgarage I live in NJ, and I'm trying to get as much done as possible before it starts to get cool. I'm also waiting to get new wheels and tires installed. I should have some pics soon after.
@@bucksgarage UPDATE! My car was stolen from my Mechanic while it was running friday. 😡😡😡😡😡. These cops suck. Still haven't found my car.
My foot well lights keeps turning on and off any sudgestions on how to fix
Have you thought about the Monitor upgrade? The IPad looking one?
I have, I mention in the video that I have a friend that tried one of those in his C Class Merc. I played with his for a bit and I was not impressed. It took too long to boot up, then you had to launch a different app to use the CarPlay wirelessly, and that took even longer. It was almost a full minute from the time of starting the car, to having wireless CarPlay functioning. He also said it was pretty glitchy. I wanted really fast boot up and wireless CarPlay. My unit hooks to my phone as soon as I open a door, so it is already ready to go and on wireless CarPlay by the time I start the car. I haven't had any glitches so far, just works and is fast. I was willing to forego the bigger touch screen to have good functionality.
Hi! Could I skip changing the column? Could I Only change the steering wheel? Thanks in advance !!
I can't say that I tried that, but I do know none of your steering wheel buttons will work if you do that. I don't know if the car will throw any other warning lights, probably depends on what features you have like lane keep assist and such. I wouldn't recommend it.
Did you see the wireless charging baseplate etc (coz I’m not sure what to call it) that actually fits over the cig lighter and ashtray.
Yeah I did see that. I might look at adding one of those soon if it will work with my iPhone.
@@bucksgarage I believe it will work with iPhone 12
@@johnbates606 that is what I have, I’ll have to look into it a bit more. Wireless charging in the car would be nice.
why did you have to buy a new switch gear if you had an existing one, does it have to match the steering wheel model year. as i believe you e550 is a 2012 and the amg steering wheel is 2016
The year doesn't have to match, but it does have to be the newer version like what I installed. The old one won't talk to the new wheel and it creates all sorts of issues if you try to run it. None of the buttons will work, and it may throw codes. The first newer one I tried was the wrong one and it wouldn't shift, nothing worked, all sorts of errors. Has to be the new style and has to be the right one for your car and it's features.
Did you disconnect the battery before doing this? Also can you use an impact wrench to take off that hex bolt?
Yes, disconnecting the battery is step one, don't want the airbag going off in your face. I would assume the impact would be fine on that bolt, it is pretty substantial, but I haven't tried it so can't say I recommend it.
Hey, I own an e250 2012 with new interior but with the old steering wheel like yours did. Here in Argentina I can get this steering wheel and airbag out of an Gla 250 amg, us the steering column gonna fit on mine, I don't have distronic, nor automatic adjustment of the steering, it's the same as the one from the gla. The only thing that can be different is the end part of the column. Would really appreciate your help as here in Argentina there are no other options. Thanks
From my experience I would think it wouldn’t work. The first switch gear I got was from a GLA or GLC and it didn’t fit, but it also wouldn’t allow the car to start or function at all. Check with the guys at CKM Car Design that I mention in the video, he would likely know where to find a switch gear for you. Good luck!
@@bucksgarage thanks for the answer, I'll try with them
@@bucksgarage sorry for asking again, so it didn't fit well, but also the electronics were different the wiring harness?? I thought the only difference from what I could see from photos was the plastic cover. Thanks
@@Totokarpo yeah it looked like only the shroud was different. The wiring harness plugged in fine, but the car threw all sorts of error codes and wouldn’t even start. There must be something different between the E’s and GL’s.
Best mod I've done so far is wrap all of wood trimming in the car with 3M black stainless wrap. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Seriously considering doing something similar. Thanks for watching!
@@bucksgarage highly recommend it and it's fairly easy especially when you remove all the wood trimming on the dash and center console... If you want pics let me know
I did the same exact thing on my E550 but with premium 3M carbon fiber. Night and day difference I couldn’t stand the woodtrim. Very easy to do if you have the time because it’s very time consuming lol.
Anyone know where i can get this steering wheel?
Does the air bag require programming or just plug and play?
No programming, just plug it in and you're good to go. The only real change that needs to be made is swapping out the switch gear to the new version.
I have the same car, upgraded almost everything in the interior but the steering wheel, I highly recommend u to install new ambient lighting and to install apple CarPlay. that will improve your interior the most.
CarPlay is next on the list, should really help modernize the interior.
@@bucksgarage definitely, if you need a good link for them, i know just the good place. no issues, no problems. i drive alot at night and i love the 64 different ambient light colors, makes the car feel 2018+
@@demirpupovic3281 I have the CarPlay box, just need to get it installed. How big a job was it to change out the ambient lights?
@@bucksgarage all dash trim comes out, left side air vent , all door panels come off it’s not that difficult. Medium I’d say.
@@demirpupovic3281 where did you get the ambient lights?
@bucksgarage I do have a question for you, so I also own a 2011 Mercedes E550 4 Matic and I just purchased an OEM Steering wheel that came off of 2015 Mercedes E550 I believe both vehicles use the same steering wheel column but I could be wrong. Are you by chance able to confirm? Thanks in advance!
A 2015 E550 would be a facelift version and it has the newer steering column. You are most likely going to have to change out the switch gear like I did to get the new wheel to work.
@@bucksgarage I see, even if both steering wheels have the same exact identical options? Really was hopping to use the same steering column switch because those things are freaking expensive 😂
So when searching on eBay or Google, do I need to be searching for 2015 E550 steering wheel column or something else? Thanks for the help btw, I do appreciate it.
It’s interesting because when I search for 2015 Mercedes E550 steering wheel switch gear column, it shows 2010-2016 switch gear column and it looks exactly the same as the one I have now on my car.
@@Sashki81 yeah unfortunately your car will wig out if you don’t change the steering column. It won’t start and will throw a bunch of codes. I bought the wrong one the first time and the car was not happy at all. Yes, a switch gear from a 2015 E550 should work fine.
great video! Btw are you in canyon county?
I was, moved back in March, still close by though.
I saw the license plate on the e550
Do you know of anyone who paints and does body work in either cc or ada?. I have an e500 and an e550. The e500 clear coat is peeling on the roof, but I'm thinking of doing the complete car.
@@Don-xj3uo I do know of a couple small shops in Caldwell that might take on a job like that. Combined Metals or Tolsma Auto Body is where I would start.
Do you need to buy a switch gear ? Because I wanted to buy a carbon fiber steering wheel and I came across this video
Yes, as far as I know these newer wheels will not function without the upgraded switch gear.
@@bucksgarage ok thanks , & also on my E550 2011 I did a muffler delete & resonator delete , blacked out tintes , I have a carbon fiber rear wing & a carbon fiber front grill , this car is absolutely amazing ✅
@@bucksgarage also with 75k miles
@@Cappadono I bet that sounds mean with the NA 5.5. I’m going to dyno mine stock, then start messing with exhaust and tune work.
Hey buck I want to mod my back side in the rear windows with shade on the side do you think it’s possible ? Because the dealer said it’s not possible but you think you can help? I see you have it on your rear side windows
I imagine it is part of the door card, but I have never had mine off so I couldn’t really say for sure. Might be worth cruising through the parts section online to see if the door cards are different.
@@bucksgarage I have look at the online parts it’s just the card but this the blind Electric ?
@@batemonjones4077 Nope, it is not electric in the E-Class. Just pulls up and hooks on the top of the door trim. It is spring loaded and retracts into the door when you take it off the hooks.
@@bucksgarage nice that’s one of my modifications I want to do to my w212. After that the big brake upgrade from a 2013 e550. Which came with brembo brake
@@batemonjones4077 didn’t know they changed the brakes for 2013, that would be a nice upgrade.
Just take a the steering wheel and all it components from a vehicle being parted out from a newer year with the same steering wheel like 2013
Why would the switch gear you already had not work?
The steering wheel buttons won’t function. Something changed between the old wheels and new so if you want a new wheel you need the newer switch gear.
@@bucksgarage
Thank you. Love the content. I’m awaiting my 12 E550. Looking for some mild mods. Down pipes, exhaust, tune maybe.
@@ryanharte528 I’m thinking some small exhaust mods for a bit more sound and a tune. Gonna get the car on the dyno first.
Is it not possible to just take the chip out of the old wheel and swap it with new wheel? They’re the same size so should fit……
Like u !
Thanks for watching!
PLEASE, do NOT ruin the car and replace the wood trim with silver trim... Find a black ash wood trim and replace it with that instead.
To be hones, I am not really huge fan of LED interior bulbs as they are typically in a more cold color range, and with the ambient lights in the W212 in particular (which is very warm in color) I do not think they fit. But hey, I you are into it that's what matters!
Great car by the way!! I will love to see the interior swap as I have been thinking about swapping mine seats as well.
Yeah I agree the silver trim probably won’t be the best option for my car given the exterior color. I would definitely go for black ash if I could find it, might just have it wrapped or might leave it as is.
I think the LED lights modernize the interior a bit, and I like the brighter light, goes well with the ambient orange. But you are right, great thing about cars is you can make it your own, always cool to see other ideas as well.
The interior swap is tempting me more and more. AMG seats seem to go for pretty cheap, and I wouldn’t mind having black seats instead of the beige. If I decide to go for it I will definitely do a video. Thanks for watching!
@@bucksgarage Great, can’t wait to see how the car is developing and might steal some ideas hahaha.
Also, have you considered hydro dipping the trim? I have seen some mind blowing results.
@@user-yf9uj3lj7d steal away, hoping these videos help people work on their own cars.
I hadn’t thought of hydro dipping. I figured out how to get the majority of the trim out of the car today while working on a different project, so I am a lot more motivated to do something with it now. Will have to look into the dipping idea.
Pretty sure we're all in the same boat and have faded wood grain.
It drives me absolutely nuts.. it's getting worse everyday.
I ordered some wood grain rap from Amazon but it was too orangey!
I am going to set notifications and hope to see a video correcting the problem soon.
Thank you for the content
We are not allowed to tint our vehicles that much
I am technically darker than I am supposed to be at 20%, but I haven't had issues so far. I had a BMW done at 5% and that was way too dark, made it too hard to see at night.
Can you sell me your old steering wheel and airbag for a good price
Long gone, sold on eBay. If you want a wood wheel like that, they do come up pretty often on eBay.
Forgot about tax, Ebay Fees and shipping. Forgetting about time, danger (electronics/airbag) and safety. (Airbag actually deploying) Oh....that's correct
...the LABOR. I'm not doing a DIY, that takes a day out if my life. So, to pay someone to do this..is about 500 dollars of labor. So, on a 9000 dollar vehicle, you can fill in the blank. The passion and hobby is a different thing. Don't involve money savings in a hobby video. Switch gear and lane keep assists aside.
Sell me your Benz
haha, I'll be keeping this one for awhile. May go to an S Class some day, but not anytime soon.
It looks so ugly. This steering wheel does not fit with this interior at all, it looks disgusting!!!
Man. Creepin on my channel name.
Haha sorry about that, I’ll have to get after my parents for naming me. :)
@@bucksgarage - my last name