LuxuryC240

You know those LEDs that some of us recently got from the ebay user that claimed they were error free? Did anyone try those LEDs WITH resistors in the C-Class? Anyways, I'd like to get these LEDs working w/ resistors because the CCFL, I think, is too much to bother with, but which is best for the license bulbs...i have 25 ohm 25 watt or 6ohm 50 watt, if not those what other ohm?

I have the trunk lid liner all off ready to do this whenever its half decent outside this week. I'm going to guess one resistor for each housing...

phranksmbz

Im tempted ....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ERROR...spagenameZWDVW

anyone try these yet? what do you think?

valexv

saw it as well but haven't pull the trigger on it yet. as soon as I do and no one has posted a response yet I will let you know

nlpamg

they don't work.

drexappeal

Are these the ones you tried that you had mentioned?

nlpamg

yeah.

drexappeal

Hahaha...man, I've never seen someone so determined to find a bulb that'll work.

Did they end up giving you a refund?

nlpamg

yeah they did! STFF n00b! I posted it on the previous page of this thread

e1000

CCFL FTMFW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MiKeSSw203

damn thats pathetic

jo17jC230

and add to that this thread was started over 2 years ago

outaurleague

damn i left off this thread at page 13, i really don't wanna go back and read all that. wth is going on ? why is this still alive ?

phranksmbz

Im not gonna lie ... i activated this damn thread.

I tried to start a new one but someone attatched it to this one.
Trust me, i didnt mean too but thank god i didnt have to go through what nlpamg did.

I only go through modding fever durring spring and summer. Im lost the rest of the year.

casper_c230

I've downloaded the Relay and Fuse PDF's from one of the other threads and I still can't find the fuse for the license plate light. My left bulb went out. I know this has happened to a lot of you folks. Where did you find the fuse? trunk? driver side? engine? there's so many places and so many fuses. Not sure where it's at. Please help. Thanks!

fatkei

OH~my 10w superbright licence plate just went out again which i just replaced it like 5 days ago. And the inside like all melted. Do you guys think I can keep using this superbright bulbs or is there a better bulb to replace? I have tried a normal LED bulb for my car and it cant work. My car is 2007 C230.
Thanks for ur adivse

JonathanMax

Try looking into Polarg B1 Hybrid bulbs. I haven't had any problems with it yet. I have pics of it a few pages back somewhere.

e1000

the monster returns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JonathanMax

seriously meng. haha I'm not posting on here anymore

C24owner

Yes, the 15 page license plate thread is back. lol

Killed two birds with one stone.

Got my license plate lights working (no errors or flickering) and the entire bottom portion of my tail lights now light up. I didnt want to use resistors since they get too hot and I didn't want to risk burning something. This is where I got creative.

I needed something that runs cool and doesn't draw too much power. So I bought more LEDs. 1156 taillight bulbs to be exact.

I then spliced into the license plate wires, hooked them up to a socket and placed the new led bulb in the rear fog light socket.

Together the taillight bulb + the license plate bulb draw enough power that no error is thrown.

*oh and I also bought a set of 194 LED's for the city lights, they match the HIDs perfectly and 0 errors, thanks Mike.

kevblah

nick that is amazing.
DIY requested please.

question, when u put in the license plate led's before this mod
did u get the same results i did? they would flicker a little, and then not light up?

C24owner

I only had the drivers side bulb flicker. I flipped it 180 deg like the site said and also swapped the left and right bulb, to make sure I didn't have a bad bulb.

Its pretty easy, if you have the S-class tails. All you need to do is access the wires in the trunk. (You'll need to remove the lining on the trunk lid)

Each side has two wires, a brown (ground) and a purple with stripe (power).

Tap into those, and attach the other end to a socket. I used an old socket from my broken lights. Then just run the wires to the taillights.

kevblah

nick, here at mbworld we're like little kids.
we need pictures with arrows and colors!

C24owner

Alright, give me a minute.

DIY is posted in my thread.

DIY (post no. 170)

e1000

FYI, there are no fuses for the lights on the MB, they are controlled by the computer.

Saprissa

wow, this lame thread is still going on ?
I couldn't resist and had to chime in...

after one year, my HOEN bulbs are still going great on 3 of my Benzies (W203 SS C320 / CL203 SC C320 / W163 ML350 SE)

here's the stock pic and the HOEN pic on the W203 Sport Sedan:




here's the stock pic and the HOEN pic on the CL203 Sport Coupe:




HOEN's FTW !


Carlos

Saprissa