Hi!!!
I'm a new member on this forum , but I have been reading it for a long time, and i love it.Recently I've purchased a gold 2001 ML320.My first Q is going to be about nerf bars. I'm looking for a good quality product at a decent price , any adwice?
thanks!
I have a set of the $160 eBay specials. Supposedly, they are polished stainless steel with a lifetime warranty. They are not magnetic, which is a good sign. Of course I am not in the "rust belt", so they should last longer. Besides, if they last two or three years, then I’d rather spend $160 that often than $600 once, because even the highest quality models will eventually dull, scratch, and get dented.
I would go with either the OEM Style II Stainless(I had these on my older ML320) or a better choice in my opinion are from ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7991267328 , These are from ebay seller bargainbust2k2 . He/They also have a website http://dealsofsteel.com/ . I put these recently on my newer ML500 sport. The bars are 100% stainless steel(Except for the hardware/brackets but neither are the OEM Mercedes for those pieces). I like them as much as my old OEM ones.(Going up on Ebay soon) The two best things about these are 1 - they are ~1/3 the price of the OEM(Only $189 Shipped), and 2 - They fit the ML500 sports package!!!. My OEM lasted 3+ years on my ML320 and still look great, so I can't talk bad about them. But these new ones I got a few weeks ago seemed to be a great deal and am not sorry I ordered them at all. Got them in 3 days and took about 1 hour to install in the driveway with a friend.