What is the Mercedes G 63 AMG 6x6?
It’s a three-axle, six-wheel-drive pickup built from the G-Class, which Mercedes-Benz first showed as a show car. The Mercedes-Benz press release gives the headline numbers.
| Item | Per Mercedes-Benz |
|---|---|
| Engine | AMG 5.5-litre V8 biturbo, 400 kW and 760 Nm |
| Axles | Three, with portal axles |
| Ground clearance | 460 mm, against 210 mm for the series G-Class |
| Tires | 37-inch, on two-piece 18-inch beadlock wheels |
| Body | Four-door pickup with a tailgate |
| Load bed | Bamboo-lined, under a stainless steel roll bar |
The release also lists carbon fibre fender flares front and rear and a tire pressure system the driver adjusts from the cab. The grey truck in the photos shows the same carbon flares and roll bar, on six black wheels ringed in red.
Which windows does a 6x6 have?
Each side has a front door window, a rear door window and a third side window behind the rear door. One more pane sits in the back wall of the cab, facing the load bed. Mercedes says the body is the same as the four-wheeled G-Class up to the rear doors, with a third side window added where the pickup section begins. A carbon fibre visor with built-in LED bars sits above the windshield.
| Glass | Position | Film allowed in BC |
|---|---|---|
| Windshield | Front | Top 75 mm only |
| Front door windows | Beside the driver and front passenger | None |
| Rear door windows | Behind the driver | Any darkness |
| Third side windows | Behind the rear doors | Any darkness |
| Cab back window | Facing the load bed | Any darkness, with mirrors on both sides |
What do the photos show of the tint?
The glass behind the driver is dark. In the rear three-quarter shot, the rear door window and the third side window are close to black, while the front door glass is lighter and you can see the steering wheel through it.
The bay photo shows the passenger side, with boxes of LLumar window film sitting in the load bed. The shop hasn’t published which film or shade went on this truck, so none is named here.
What does BC allow on the 6x6’s front door glass?
Nothing. Under MVAR s. 7.05(8), film is legal in just three spots: the windshield’s top 75 mm, any side window behind the driver, and the back window if the truck carries outside mirrors left and right.
That rule covers clear film too. The shop will install front door film if you ask, but it is not road-legal in BC. According to Mission RCMP, a ticket for it “typically carries a fine of $109”, and police can also order the film removed and the truck inspected. The shop explains that risk before you decide. More on the front-glass rule is on tinting front windows in BC.
What does tint give a truck like this?
Shade, privacy in the back of the cab, and UV protection. On LLumar’s spec sheet, every film on the shop’s menu rejects more than 99% of UV between 300 and 380 nm.
Heat is where the films differ. Ceramic IRX rejects 50 to 62% of total solar energy (TSER) on that sheet, against 28 to 44% for dyed ATC. With five panes behind the driver, the cab back glass included, that gap in heat rejection is the main reason to choose the ceramic upgrade. The shop backs its window film with a lifetime warranty on the film and the workmanship.
How do you book tint for a G-Class or a big pickup?
Send the year, model and a photo of the glass, and say how dark the rear windows should be. Notes for the four-wheeled model are on G-Class window tint, and the films and shades are on the window tint page.
Plan on not rolling the tinted windows down for 3 to 5 days after the install while the film cures; faint haze that week is normal and fades. The tint quote form takes your details. The 6x6 also appears in the shop’s gallery, and other real jobs are collected on the projects page.
