Official S-Class/W220 Style Taillights Thread
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installed some s class tails last night....
impulse buy @ work 3 in the morning....
purchased them from ebay... the seller happened to be local and a mbworld member... (THANKS)
got a great deal 85 bucks......
this mod was surprisingly very easy... took me around 30 minutes to do..
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impulse buy @ work 3 in the morning....
purchased them from ebay... the seller happened to be local and a mbworld member... (THANKS)
got a great deal 85 bucks......
this mod was surprisingly very easy... took me around 30 minutes to do..
-carino
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But you guys arguing is alot more fun to read. Drex is right about the leds, with the constant use of them being running lights they do have a higher chance of failing sooner or later, then again when he had his is another story within itself / also swap the fog with the running light for the side light effect or you will not see the light from the side of the car - Kev, your right, the tails looks insane, and work great. Loving the looks they get from Mb owners - like
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Yeah, I love my taillights, was being tailed by a w203 this moring and the driver was like staring at my rear end...trying to remember whether or not his looked that cool too!!!
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Midnight Blue 2004.5 C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan. 2002 w210 E320, 2009 w211 E350 Sport
Someone flagged me down when I had the LED versions on. They definitely are eye catching, just wish the LED's themselves were better quality where they would last.
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btw, just so everybody knows, I think I found the right bulb socket and might sit down and see if I can do the parking light mod this weekend...Don't hold your breathe though (cuz remember, I'm getting older and more lazy...
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Drex would you have to take out the grid, and rewire it. the only problem im seeing with the mod is a socket for the new bulf IF i can get the leds out and rewired.
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Not sure exactly what it is you are asking me, but...it is going to involve some re-wiring. And I will do a DIY if I get the time to do this on the weekend. Gotta do traffic school on Sunday, so if I don't get to it Saturday, may not do it this weekend.
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'09 A4 S Line
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Oh well, at least it's run by the Improv, so hopefully there'll be some funny comedians that'll crack on everybody.
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Nope. Get this...I was 2 days short of being eligible for 8 hour traffic school, so the court would only grant me 12 hour traffic school. I called in to ask if it's possible to get it changed to 8 hour, if I show paperwork and when I talked to the clerk's office, they said that they account for the exact day (rule is 18 months from the last time you took traffic school). So I was S.O.O.L!
Oh well, at least it's run by the Improv, so hopefully there'll be some funny comedians that'll crack on everybody.
Oh well, at least it's run by the Improv, so hopefully there'll be some funny comedians that'll crack on everybody.
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Yup. That's for sure. Yeah, they said that I can't do any of the take home traffic school options (including online)...so, Improv Traffic School it is!...LOL.
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94' Nissan Altima, 00' Acura TL-p, 07' C280 4Matic
smoked tail light
i found this on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...0983178&rd=1,1
im gonna put LED light for back up and turn signal light and i was thinking that it might be too bright.
so smoked tail light might look nice with LED lights in it.
what you guys think??
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...0983178&rd=1,1
im gonna put LED light for back up and turn signal light and i was thinking that it might be too bright.
so smoked tail light might look nice with LED lights in it.
what you guys think??
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first time seeing oem style led taillights for sale on ebay, if you were waiting for something like this and have 200+ dollars burning a hole in your pocket, nows the time!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-T...16490011QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-T...16490011QQrdZ1
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first time seeing oem style led taillights for sale on ebay, if you were waiting for something like this and have 200+ dollars burning a hole in your pocket, nows the time!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-T...16490011QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-T...16490011QQrdZ1
don't think they look any better....
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first time seeing oem style led taillights for sale on ebay, if you were waiting for something like this and have 200+ dollars burning a hole in your pocket, nows the time!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-T...16490011QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-T...16490011QQrdZ1
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Midnight Blue 2004.5 C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan. 2002 w210 E320, 2009 w211 E350 Sport
Replace running light bulbs...
Okay, so because I'm an idiot and completely forgot that the rear blinker bulbs are 7507 bulbs, I ordered 2 red 1156 bulbs (not same as 7507) thinking this would help with the issue of my lights being so dim (Thanks to nlpamg for pointing the issue out to me).
Regardless, I thought that I might as well try to see if these would help the rear running lights look brighter. Sure enough, it actually worked. For those that don't know, the bulbs that they put in the rear running lights are the tiny white 1156 bulbs. I replaced them with Red 1156 bulbs and it looks much brighter. For safety reasons, I'd highly recommend this (of course, for me, this will eventually change once I find out if my "project" to make the S-Class tails light up like the 2005 OEM works).
I've attached some comparison shots.
Regardless, I thought that I might as well try to see if these would help the rear running lights look brighter. Sure enough, it actually worked. For those that don't know, the bulbs that they put in the rear running lights are the tiny white 1156 bulbs. I replaced them with Red 1156 bulbs and it looks much brighter. For safety reasons, I'd highly recommend this (of course, for me, this will eventually change once I find out if my "project" to make the S-Class tails light up like the 2005 OEM works).
I've attached some comparison shots.
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Far Away and right/left comparison.
BTW, some of the pics were taken with flash, some without. I can't remember which, but you can see the difference between the bulbs in all of the pics.
Right side is the regular sized, red 1156 bulb. The left side is the smaller, white 1156 bulb.
BTW, some of the pics were taken with flash, some without. I can't remember which, but you can see the difference between the bulbs in all of the pics.
Right side is the regular sized, red 1156 bulb. The left side is the smaller, white 1156 bulb.
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Midnight Blue 2004.5 C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan. 2002 w210 E320, 2009 w211 E350 Sport
After a few days driving with the red halogen bulbs in the parking lights, I've decided to buy a couple more to try them out on the brake lights.
Gonna try to get to that other project this coming weekend, but we'll see.
Gonna try to get to that other project this coming weekend, but we'll see.
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So my tail lights got smashed and the insurance is paying me out $462 for new lights, and I'm willing to kick in whatever extra it takes to get my hands on a good pair of S-Class tail lights that will fit on a 2001 W203 sedan. But if these LED's blow after a year, then I dont really see a point and would rather go with non LED's.
If someone could PLEASE direct me to a reputable seller of this it would be greatly appreciated as I need to get my order in quick. Seems like everyone is ordering these lights all from different sources on ebay, and a search of ebay didn't bring back any positive results.
Thanks!
If someone could PLEASE direct me to a reputable seller of this it would be greatly appreciated as I need to get my order in quick. Seems like everyone is ordering these lights all from different sources on ebay, and a search of ebay didn't bring back any positive results.
Thanks!