This is not the sort of work we normally do. However, occasionally we attack new vehicles and try to improve on some of the more, shall we say, commoditized elements of the design. The Geländewagen is a great vehicle that has been around for a long time. As they have evolved to cater more to the traditional first world Mercedes consumer. While it is a stout platform with all sorts of mechanical and electrical wizardry, many of the trim pieces scream “sacrifice”, and you can tell that the corporate pencil pushers cheapened the vision of the original designer. So with projects like these, we generally stick to off-the-shelf mechanical improvements from top suppliers, that have been proven and amortized. Where we really focus, is on the trim details, in and out.
On this one, we designed and crafted a new grill. CNC'ed and anodized aluminum, powder coated woven stainless steel back panel. The Mercedes start lights up with recessed LED. We did this before Mercedes starting doing it on new vehicles!