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2012 W204 LED Taillight Retrofit DIY
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Vivid Racing '09 C63 AMG
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2010 Mercedes-Benz C-300, 2011 Kia Optima 2.0T(GDI)
I changed my reverse bulbs also on my other car, but let me tell you it looks cool for sure when people watch you pull out, but it barley emits any light! you cant see jack **** when backing up! I might just change them back to halogen.
I'm gonna skip that mod on the benz
I'm gonna skip that mod on the benz
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2010 Mercedes-Benz C-300, 2011 Kia Optima 2.0T(GDI)
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Not sure why the photo links were broken, but they're fixed now. If this happens again, the photos are in my garage and labeled by step #.
Alright folks,
Thanks to some good ole' fashioned elbow grease, I figured it out. Most of this can be done with your bare hands but you will need a 9mm socket wrench to make life easier.
Step 1: Disconnect the battery. I'd suggest wearing gloves, but with the car off you should be okay without. There's one bolt you need to loosen before you pull the cable off.
Step 2: Pull out the trunk lining. There are 3 items you need to remove. 2 are the little push pins that you can remove with your fingernails. There's a center pin that feeds and locks the outer pin. I found that it was easiest to remove the center pin then the outer pin. You also need to remove the grocery hook. No trick, just pull straight out. A flat screwdriver might help here.
Step 3: There is only one bolt in the top left that you really need to remove. If you do step 2 and pull back the lining, you'll see it easily. When you remove this bolt, you can tilt the whole module forward (by forward I mean toward your left, away from the right side of the car). There is a brace on the bottom that the module appears to be attached to...you just need to tilt it far enough and you can slide it out of the bracket.
Step 4: Once step 3 is done, you can easily access everything. There are two black snap locks that secure the SAM. Press those simultaneously and shimmy out the SAM.
Step 5: There's one connector that you can squeeze to remove, but there are 3 more that you can't. Just look at the picture and press where the red arrow points, then pull the grey tab where the blue arrow is and the connector should easily pop out. Everything is color coded so you won't have to remember where it connects.
Best of luck to you, gents. I'll be mailing my SAM out to whipple today for overnight delivery and should get it back by Thursday.
Thanks to some good ole' fashioned elbow grease, I figured it out. Most of this can be done with your bare hands but you will need a 9mm socket wrench to make life easier.
Step 1: Disconnect the battery. I'd suggest wearing gloves, but with the car off you should be okay without. There's one bolt you need to loosen before you pull the cable off.
Step 2: Pull out the trunk lining. There are 3 items you need to remove. 2 are the little push pins that you can remove with your fingernails. There's a center pin that feeds and locks the outer pin. I found that it was easiest to remove the center pin then the outer pin. You also need to remove the grocery hook. No trick, just pull straight out. A flat screwdriver might help here.
Step 3: There is only one bolt in the top left that you really need to remove. If you do step 2 and pull back the lining, you'll see it easily. When you remove this bolt, you can tilt the whole module forward (by forward I mean toward your left, away from the right side of the car). There is a brace on the bottom that the module appears to be attached to...you just need to tilt it far enough and you can slide it out of the bracket.
Step 4: Once step 3 is done, you can easily access everything. There are two black snap locks that secure the SAM. Press those simultaneously and shimmy out the SAM.
Step 5: There's one connector that you can squeeze to remove, but there are 3 more that you can't. Just look at the picture and press where the red arrow points, then pull the grey tab where the blue arrow is and the connector should easily pop out. Everything is color coded so you won't have to remember where it connects.
Best of luck to you, gents. I'll be mailing my SAM out to whipple today for overnight delivery and should get it back by Thursday.
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C300
how come OP's part numbers are different then this guys part numbers?
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...am-module.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...am-module.html
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I ordered using the part # from page 10 or something of this thread. I got an email saying the part # had actually changed and the new price was significantly higher (which only ended up being a $10 difference...not very "significant" IMO), but they just adjusted the price of the shipping to make the total the same. both lights came and were exactly what I ordered. I should be getting my SAM back today so I should finally be done with this whole ordeal once I install it back in my car.
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just reinstalled my SAM and everything works perfectly. if you guys need someone to reprogram your SAM, just PM ranorris2. he communicated with me throughout the whole thing and was very quick as promised.
not sure why the iphone makes them show up orange, but they are red in real life.
not sure why the iphone makes them show up orange, but they are red in real life.
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Does any body know who can program my SAM , I had a problem with one of my taillights, so I took my car to the dealer , they fix it but they up date my SAM UNIT with the latest software...so know I'm looking for someone who can it
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Hmm, that's very strange. What MY is your car? There was a "group buy" some months ago and I think he reprogrammed quite a few C-Classes of different varieties (C300, C350, C63).
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Hi Guys,
Sorry I missed this thread for a while.
I have figured out the coding in early last year, but unfortunately has no
chance to visit US until now,
As promised, I would like to return the kindness to those people whose provided
help to me (show me how to install the tail lamp..)
I will be in SFO @ 03/23 (Sat) and will stay in Atlanta in week of 03/25 / , 04/01
if you guys are there, please PM me your contact, I will do the progamming for you, of course FREE.
( might be a soft drink? 
)
one note:
The magic can only apply to MY 2009 and MY 2008 W204, the reason is
Mercedes switched DAS to Xentry in MY 2010 cars, therefore DAS can no longer control low level actuation. for MY 2010 / 2011 models can only be done by SCN, which is control by Mercedes.
wish you guys have a nice weekend.
Sorry I missed this thread for a while.
I have figured out the coding in early last year, but unfortunately has no
chance to visit US until now,
As promised, I would like to return the kindness to those people whose provided
help to me (show me how to install the tail lamp..)
I will be in SFO @ 03/23 (Sat) and will stay in Atlanta in week of 03/25 / , 04/01
if you guys are there, please PM me your contact, I will do the progamming for you, of course FREE.
( might be a soft drink? )one note:
The magic can only apply to MY 2009 and MY 2008 W204, the reason is
Mercedes switched DAS to Xentry in MY 2010 cars, therefore DAS can no longer control low level actuation. for MY 2010 / 2011 models can only be done by SCN, which is control by Mercedes.
wish you guys have a nice weekend.
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C220 CDI 2016
Hi Guys,
Sorry I missed this thread for a while.
I have figured out the coding in early last year, but unfortunately has no
chance to visit US until now,
As promised, I would like to return the kindness to those people whose provided
help to me (show me how to install the tail lamp..)
I will be in SFO @ 03/23 (Sat) and will stay in Atlanta in week of 03/25 / , 04/01
if you guys are there, please PM me your contact, I will do the progamming for you, of course FREE. ( might be a soft drink? )
one note:
The magic can only apply to MY 2009 and MY 2008 W204, the reason is
Mercedes switched DAS to Xentry in MY 2010 cars, therefore DAS can no longer control low level actuation. for MY 2010 / 2011 models can only be done by SCN, which is control by Mercedes.
wish you guys have a nice weekend.
Sorry I missed this thread for a while.
I have figured out the coding in early last year, but unfortunately has no
chance to visit US until now,
As promised, I would like to return the kindness to those people whose provided
help to me (show me how to install the tail lamp..)
I will be in SFO @ 03/23 (Sat) and will stay in Atlanta in week of 03/25 / , 04/01
if you guys are there, please PM me your contact, I will do the progamming for you, of course FREE.
( might be a soft drink? )one note:
The magic can only apply to MY 2009 and MY 2008 W204, the reason is
Mercedes switched DAS to Xentry in MY 2010 cars, therefore DAS can no longer control low level actuation. for MY 2010 / 2011 models can only be done by SCN, which is control by Mercedes.
wish you guys have a nice weekend.
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The magic can only apply to MY 2009 and MY 2008 W204, the reason is
Mercedes switched DAS to Xentry in MY 2010 cars, therefore DAS can no longer control low level actuation. for MY 2010 / 2011 models can only be done by SCN, which is control by Mercedes.
wish you guys have a nice weekend.
