DIY Changing Fog lamp Bulbs & W203/CL203 Fog Lamp Thread
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then how come my shop pulled out an H7 bulb from my fog light?
PS please dont move my thread to other THREADS
anwayes here are the pictures
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i just found out from my manual book . why i have H7 bulb its because
i have got my BI-Xenon Stock from mercedes wich also gives you cornering
front fog lamp wish is H7 thats why i guess i have H7
i have got my BI-Xenon Stock from mercedes wich also gives you cornering
front fog lamp wish is H7 thats why i guess i have H7
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That must be an '05+ thing, cuz I had bi-xenons from factory and my fogs are 9006/hb4. Whatever the case, it's not exactly something to brag about though. 9006/hb4 bulbs are less expensive.
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yea i found out when i read my manual book
i guess we All learn something new everyday
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how to change fogs?
i posted this up in the w209 section and got no responses so i figured i'd try here since we pretty much have identical fronts. anyone know how to remove the fogs/ change fogs? i have a hid kit i want to put in
thanks!
jon
thanks!
jon
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you will need to jack up your car, get under the car and remove the 2 inner fender then you can chagne the fogs.
check my diy thread.
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...=1#post2333330
just do first 2 steps and that will allow you to remove the inner fender
check my diy thread.
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...=1#post2333330
just do first 2 steps and that will allow you to remove the inner fender
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you will need to jack up your car, get under the car and remove the 2 inner fender then you can chagne the fogs.
check my diy thread.
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...=1#post2333330
just do first 2 steps and that will allow you to remove the inner fender
check my diy thread.
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...=1#post2333330
just do first 2 steps and that will allow you to remove the inner fender
Under the bumper, there is a crack between the front under panel and the back under panel. If you remove like 4 of those screws, you can actually fish your hand through that panel and take out the foglight bulb from there.
On the passenger side, you can actually reach down from on top of the hood to unscrew the foglight bulb. Then, there's a hole in the under panel that you can slowly drop the housing through. Change the bulb. Then pull it back up by the harness wires and re-insert into the foglight housing.
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sigh, i bought Rhino Ramp to change the light bulb... but found out my car is lower so whenever i tired to put the car on the ramp, my bumper keep on pushing the ramp away....
in the end... i did it blindly
in the end... i did it blindly
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thanks for the info guys, will it matter if i'm doing a hid kit? i need to put the ballast in and everything, would i need to jack the car up? thanks
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Ooh, that makes a BIG difference. If you're doing a HID kit, do it the way yeuchau was telling you. That's the more careful, but more involved way of doing it. Last thing you want to do is mess up your HID kit and have to buy another one. Halogen bulbs are one thing, cuz paying $25-50 for another set is managable, but having to pay another $150 (at bare minimum) for another HID kit...sucks. Plus, with a HID kit, you have to mount the ballasts anyway.
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Actually, you don't need to do all that to change the foglight bulbs.
Under the bumper, there is a crack between the front under panel and the back under panel. If you remove like 4 of those screws, you can actually fish your hand through that panel and take out the foglight bulb from there.
On the passenger side, you can actually reach down from on top of the hood to unscrew the foglight bulb. Then, there's a hole in the under panel that you can slowly drop the housing through. Change the bulb. Then pull it back up by the harness wires and re-insert into the foglight housing.
Under the bumper, there is a crack between the front under panel and the back under panel. If you remove like 4 of those screws, you can actually fish your hand through that panel and take out the foglight bulb from there.
On the passenger side, you can actually reach down from on top of the hood to unscrew the foglight bulb. Then, there's a hole in the under panel that you can slowly drop the housing through. Change the bulb. Then pull it back up by the harness wires and re-insert into the foglight housing.
Edit: didn't see drex' last post, but there you go.
Last edited by yeuchau; Sep 28, 2007 at 09:56 PM.
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You're getting better. 
Yup, definitely agree.
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Just got back in the house from changing the entire AMG fog lamp.
Cost:
$152 discounted body shop price for the lamp.
45 minutes of figuring out how to remove the panel. (stupid plastic clips, ugh!)
You don't really have to put the car on a ram nor do you have to jack up the car. We got too lazy so we didnt' do it. We squeezed our heads under the car with about 0" of clearance to do the work. Giving yourself some more space would be recommended though. If you got a jack and stand handy, go for it.
Would probably take about 20 minutes the next time to do it. Depend on how fast you are at replacing the panel.
Cost:
$152 discounted body shop price for the lamp.
45 minutes of figuring out how to remove the panel. (stupid plastic clips, ugh!)
You don't really have to put the car on a ram nor do you have to jack up the car. We got too lazy so we didnt' do it. We squeezed our heads under the car with about 0" of clearance to do the work. Giving yourself some more space would be recommended though. If you got a jack and stand handy, go for it.
Would probably take about 20 minutes the next time to do it. Depend on how fast you are at replacing the panel.
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Broken Fog Lights... Again
Okay, Ive replaced my fog lights three times in the past 2.5 years because they've been eating rocks. I swear, this happens every 6-10 months for me.
Im planning to buy new clear lenses (gathered info from the stickies) and put them on the original stock houses, but does anyone have a suggested sealant for these?
While the lenses are off the housing assemblies, I was thinking about buying some of that protective film for the lenses. Does anyone have suggestions/experience/advice about which to buy and use?
Thanks,
Im planning to buy new clear lenses (gathered info from the stickies) and put them on the original stock houses, but does anyone have a suggested sealant for these?
While the lenses are off the housing assemblies, I was thinking about buying some of that protective film for the lenses. Does anyone have suggestions/experience/advice about which to buy and use?
Thanks,
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wow that sucks man. I had 1 fog light get destroyed by debris on the highway recently. do you need replacement AMG mesh grill pieces by any chance? I just bought all 3 to replace the piece that fell out on my right fog but the center and left I didn't need.
