Some road debris took out my
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Dia Blk '06 C230 w/3 pedals
Some road debris took out my
foglight. Man was I pissed. I noticed it was out the other day so I stopped by TrackAuto (or whatever they call it now) to pick up a new bulb. By the way the manual specified either H7 or somethign called HB4. Picked up a pair of H7, walked outside, crouched down and saw that the glass was broken (plus the bulb looked different)
awwwwwwww sheeeeeeeeit!!!
average price to replace the glass? And what kinda bulb to get?
awwwwwwww sheeeeeeeeit!!!
average price to replace the glass? And what kinda bulb to get?
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Originally Posted by anonymouse
foglight. Man was I pissed. I noticed it was out the other day so I stopped by TrackAuto (or whatever they call it now) to pick up a new bulb. By the way the manual specified either H7 or somethign called HB4. Picked up a pair of H7, walked outside, crouched down and saw that the glass was broken (plus the bulb looked different)
awwwwwwww sheeeeeeeeit!!!
average price to replace the glass? And what kinda bulb to get?
awwwwwwww sheeeeeeeeit!!!
average price to replace the glass? And what kinda bulb to get?
.. at the stealership as well. 9006.flip
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Dia Blk '06 C230 w/3 pedals
Originally Posted by mig888
$20-30 bucks for the lens .. at the stealership as well. 9006.
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.. at the stealership as well. 9006.flip
Cool. I thought I'd be looking at a 100 plus dollar repair. Plus I KNOW I've got a spare 9006 or 2 kicking around the house
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its not... it just happened to me... because we have the 06 c230 ss, aka we have the AMG fog lights... they dont make just the lens for it.. 
however, see what dealership quotes you... ill tell you the price im getting my fog light for... im getting a deal from this guy my dad knows that does OEM MB stuff...
however, see what dealership quotes you... ill tell you the price im getting my fog light for... im getting a deal from this guy my dad knows that does OEM MB stuff...
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yay! ill be sure to do that, after forkin up somewhere around 150 bucks for this crap... the dealer was def ripping me off... they inflate the prices so much...
dealer price- 160
invoice price - 90
i mean w-t-f...
dealer price- 160
invoice price - 90
i mean w-t-f...
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I bought some after I went through my third light in like a month (different cars) -- that was enough for me!!!
I still don't use it on the hood, but I do use it on the front of the rear fenders on a few cars as well.
It really is good stuff. And it will save your foglights many, many times....
I still don't use it on the hood, but I do use it on the front of the rear fenders on a few cars as well.
It really is good stuff. And it will save your foglights many, many times....
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do a thread search on "foglights" and "3m film" -- there have been a couple of threads on this over the last month or two. On at least one of them I believe that folks posted where they got theirs from.
I got mine so long ago that I don't even remember where - have a roll in each garage....
I got mine so long ago that I don't even remember where - have a roll in each garage....
with the foglights on now.
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yea its 216.45 over here... basically i got it done at my dads friends place... he couldnt get anything off, because only MB had them... aka i made 260 ish... but im happy...... now...
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http://www.installuniversity.com/mb/...glass_lens.htm
some light reading for you on replacing foglights yourself....
some light reading for you on replacing foglights yourself....
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Originally Posted by ClayJ
And then put some 3M film on those foglights....
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Originally Posted by mleskovar
The fog lenses usually crack more from flexing of the bumper cover, you can tell by looking closely at the lense to see if there's a rock chip along the crack line. Mine cracked when a hubcap came across the freeway and whacked the bumper cover on the passenger side. When I bought the lens at MB the parts man made a comment about "people's parking habits cause these lenses to break and it happens often". The film couldn't hurt but the lense is only about $20.
once again, those are for the regular foglights... if you have AMG fog lights, you're S.O.L. and you will have to fork up a nice amount of money...
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Originally Posted by rrpnow
yay! ill be sure to do that, after forkin up somewhere around 150 bucks for this crap... the dealer was def ripping me off... they inflate the prices so much...
dealer price- 160
invoice price - 90
i mean w-t-f...
dealer price- 160
invoice price - 90
i mean w-t-f...
Tell your hookup you need another one
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Tell your hookup you need another one
those were for reg fog lights...
after we found out i had AMG, i ended up paying just about the same price as i would with the dealer, maybe a difference of 10 bucks...
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Dia Blk '06 C230 w/3 pedals
Originally Posted by rrpnow
those were for reg fog lights...
after we found out i had AMG, i ended up paying just about the same price as i would with the dealer, maybe a difference of 10 bucks...
after we found out i had AMG, i ended up paying just about the same price as i would with the dealer, maybe a difference of 10 bucks...
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i switched out my entire car with eurodezign lights 8500 k (blue) amazing lights let me tell you. anyways. the fog lamps are HELL if you dont have a lift. I cant even fit half of my body under the car. The fogs are annoying. And I would NEVER take it to the dealer, lol they charge 105 to change fog lamps without bulbs factored in. They basically charge 1 hour labor for a 10 min job. LOL
so ya, i finally did it myself. (had to get a lift etc) came out beautiful.
my entire car is HID halogen. and yes these bulbs look exactly like HID xenon. so bright and clear. the look daytime is blue if you look head on. if you walk up to my car the lights are blue, also the parking bulbs are blue when on...very classy and nice.
ill post some pics later. im working on my rims right now.
so ya, i finally did it myself. (had to get a lift etc) came out beautiful.
my entire car is HID halogen. and yes these bulbs look exactly like HID xenon. so bright and clear. the look daytime is blue if you look head on. if you walk up to my car the lights are blue, also the parking bulbs are blue when on...very classy and nice.
ill post some pics later. im working on my rims right now.
