kevblah

Well, he listed that they were the ones for the W203, so that's assurance enough, as long as he didn't have anything on there that might suggest that they might not work. Me and LuxuryC240 are living proof that these bulbs are great, and one other person bought them too, but I forget his name and too lazy to go back through the thread.

If you're running stock bulbs now, I highly recommend that you buy these. HUGE DIFFERENCE...

LuxuryC240

We don't know the wattage either, but if you look a little back on this thread, I've tested these for heat and they do not melt..I had mine in for well over a month and Kev has had his almost 3 maybe, so they do work...except one of mine went out, but its not like it went out quickly..

kevblah

ive had mine in about 2 months

gregr09

have either of you checked the lens covers for "meltage" recently?

kevblah

i know luxury did a while back, but i havent recently
i'll check tomorrow and let u know

LuxuryC240

Well, I've had stock ones in for few weeks now....but when I did have them in, I checked out my lens after driving several hours one night, and there was no melting at all....on the post where I said that, i remember saying that they were slightly hot to the touch, but definitely no melting..

gregr09

Sounds good. But I'll wait to hear from Woedee and his new cable harness.

kevblah

lol its not like you can do anything about it now anyways, that sly luxuryc240 bought the only ones the guy had listed...its okay tho, he always has them in stock lol

ed hardy fiend

I bought the ebay bulbs from that one buyer and I was extremely happy, for about a month. One bulb burned out and when I went to switch the lights back to stock bulbs, the actual plastic housing, not the removable lenses, had significant meltage and bubbling. I'm guessing from the heat Oh well, I am now on a mission to find 12v 5w festoon? (I think that's what they're called) bulbs.

LuxuryC240

The guy offers a lifetime warranty, I believe...I didnt take advantage of it the first time. I bought another pair, but if they go out again, I will ask for more bulbs...Kevblah has had his for a long time without going out...no melting on ours

nlpamg

it's been close to two months with my eBay bulbs as well... thankfully, no meltage and they haven't gone out... hopefully they won't for a while.

like I said, they're not bad, but they're not great as well...

nlpamg

ok so these aren't really LED's and they're the same concept as the eBay bulbs, but they're from a reputable bulb brand...

they just came out with these recently:
http://www.hoen-usa.com/licenseplate.htm

gregr09

I put these in like two weeks ago and so far, no melting whatsoever; probably cause they're 5W just like stock. Overpriced, but worth it.

drexappeal

Glad I waited. I'm ordering now! Thanks, phil!

drexappeal

Okay, it's $20.95 total (including shipping)...Well, if it works well, cool. If not, oh well. Not like I haven't wasted $20 on bulbs before...LOL.

nlpamg

cool, I'm hoping they look better than the eBay ones b/c I may just swap em out...

np man!

how much have I wasted just on this?!?!

and, the expensive *** jlevi LED's for my M3, 3 LED's on one bulb have gone out and 1 led on another bulb has gone out... I wonder what kind of warranty they have.

drexappeal

Yeah, I know. You could've dropped your car already with the amount of money compiled together!...LOL.

BadAssC230k

im actually about to buy these... but i STILL have no car to put them on. unless i wanna change my sn to "BadAssC230kLoaner"

nlpamg

blah blah, dropped on Tein springs, not c/o's.

drexappeal

OT, for a second -

J, I really hope they get that resolved for you. Believe it or not, a lot of the tuners know more about the ECU's than a lot of MB Tech's at the dealership (so I'd actually feel more secure with the tuners messing with the ECU rather than the dealership).

As for the lights, when they come in, OF COURSE, I'll have update pics. Anything is better than my current off white that can people can hardly see the license plate with. I just hope it doesn't have all the drawbacks everybody else has experienced with other bulbs.

e1000

just ordered a set too - thanks Drex!!!!!

drexappeal

Thank, Phil. he found the link. I was just the first to state that I jumped on it and bought them (and stated how much the total cost was directly from that manufacturer)..., but "thanks" is always appreciated.

drexappeal

So...still better than the airplane you were driving...Then again, I can't give you ish anymore cuz the faster car is on coilovers...LOL.

BTW, I've got some ideas on tires for you. I'll Hit you up in a bit.

e1000

lol - well then, Thanks Phil!

BadAssC230k

yeah phil, oddly enough, with the way MB is working on the ecu, i find it all funny. its like "as soon as you 'fix' the ECU, and get the car fixed, its going 10 mins down the road to Sonic to be reworked". heh, whatever. i just want the damn car. waited forever for my "ugly *** wheels" [as blake likes to call them, lmao], now that they are here, theres no car to put em on.