W203/CL203 City Light Thread (LED, HID, bulbs) - All you want to know
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Why does the blue reflect so much on the little bulbs when the lights are off? My car does that, only on the city lights though. All the other bulbs have blue filters on them too, but they don't show as much. My guess is how close the little one is to the reflector because it is such a small bulb.
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Originally posted by tberry
Drew....so u dont get a light-bulb out error w/o load equalizer?
Drew....so u dont get a light-bulb out error w/o load equalizer?
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btw, those led bulbs at $11 each seems very fair. i got the polargs and paid $20 for a pair. i don't know what i did w/ them...
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Originally posted by Drew_ML
Actually no, not a load equaliser per se as there isn't one that is available to simulate the current draw of a 5 watt W5W incandescent bulb. So, I simply used the bulb itself :p
Actually no, not a load equaliser per se as there isn't one that is available to simulate the current draw of a 5 watt W5W incandescent bulb. So, I simply used the bulb itself :p
http://www.newtekelectronics.com/bsm.htm
http://www.liean-gimn.com/products/l/11.htm
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Originally posted by Drew_ML
My next task is to get rid of that ugly amber bulb in the Bi-Xenons (it's thowing the orange reflection everywhere) and exchange it for an LED bulb. I played around with it for an hour before giving up for now.
My next task is to get rid of that ugly amber bulb in the Bi-Xenons (it's thowing the orange reflection everywhere) and exchange it for an LED bulb. I played around with it for an hour before giving up for now.
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Originally posted by vadim
Try Philips SilverVision. They are amber bulbs coated with silver paint so when it's not lit, it is silver on the otuside. Can be ordered from www.autolamps-online.com
Try Philips SilverVision. They are amber bulbs coated with silver paint so when it's not lit, it is silver on the otuside. Can be ordered from www.autolamps-online.com
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Originally posted by Matt230K
Why does the blue reflect so much on the little bulbs when the lights are off? My car does that, only on the city lights though. All the other bulbs have blue filters on them too, but they don't show as much. My guess is how close the little one is to the reflector because it is such a small bulb.
Why does the blue reflect so much on the little bulbs when the lights are off? My car does that, only on the city lights though. All the other bulbs have blue filters on them too, but they don't show as much. My guess is how close the little one is to the reflector because it is such a small bulb.
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Originally posted by Drew_ML
I think that you'll find this is true of the high beam or low beam bulbs as well. It is probably the orientation of the bulb in addition to the complex reflector surface, whose effect is exacerbated if you have a clear lens headlamp design :p
I think that you'll find this is true of the high beam or low beam bulbs as well. It is probably the orientation of the bulb in addition to the complex reflector surface, whose effect is exacerbated if you have a clear lens headlamp design :p
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Originally posted by tberry
DREW you still havent answered. w/o a load equalizer (and Vadim's suggestion) does your LED blubs shows a bulb-out error in the computer or not?
DREW you still havent answered. w/o a load equalizer (and Vadim's suggestion) does your LED blubs shows a bulb-out error in the computer or not?
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From: Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada
'00 ML320 Elegance/'03 C320 4-matic
Originally posted by young
drew, are you saying that you basically left the w5w bulb connected and just added the led bulb to the same circuit?
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btw, those led bulbs at $11 each seems very fair. i got the polargs and paid $20 for a pair. i don't know what i did w/ them...
drew, are you saying that you basically left the w5w bulb connected and just added the led bulb to the same circuit?
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btw, those led bulbs at $11 each seems very fair. i got the polargs and paid $20 for a pair. i don't know what i did w/ them...
Yes, the pricing is reasonable for what you get. I like the results so much, BTW, that I ordered another pair for my clear corner side markers. From what I understand, these mini-wedge LEDs are available in other colours as well, such as amber, etc. So in effect, you can have a bulb which is clear when off behind the clear corner, but amber when on. This is similar to the amber LED signal bulbs that I have on my ML. In fact, I did something similar to my ML, but with two white LED snakes per lamp also from formymercedes.com
With turn signals flashing:
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My bad, both the LED snakes and mini-wedge bulbs are on the site. I just didn't scroll down far enough!
http://www.myroadster.net/led.asp
http://www.myroadster.net/led.asp
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White LED city lamp ??
Hi,
While I'm waiting my bi-xenon to get here
I'm now looking for White LED city lamp so that it can match with the bi-xenon...
Does any1 know what's the best White LED bulbs city lamp that almost have very similar colour temperature ?
please help me find these bulbs
thanks
While I'm waiting my bi-xenon to get here
I'm now looking for White LED city lamp so that it can match with the bi-xenon... Does any1 know what's the best White LED bulbs city lamp that almost have very similar colour temperature ?
please help me find these bulbs
thanks
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https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...&highlight=led
Please use the search feature to find what you are looking for. It is very useful.
Please use the search feature to find what you are looking for. It is very useful.
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Oooppss...
Sorry.. I reallly dunno why I didn't think of using the search feature.... but thanks...
But I do have one more quesiton and I did search 1st but I don't think somebody have talked about this before... How to change a city lights ? do I have to pull out all the housing ? and How to change the bumper lense too ? I need to change my OEM bumper lense(orange one) with a clear bumper lense...
thanks alot...
Sorry.. I reallly dunno why I didn't think of using the search feature.... but thanks...
But I do have one more quesiton and I did search 1st but I don't think somebody have talked about this before... How to change a city lights ? do I have to pull out all the housing ? and How to change the bumper lense too ? I need to change my OEM bumper lense(orange one) with a clear bumper lense...
thanks alot...
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I know somewhere in this forum there is at least one thread that tells how to remove the city light bulbs. I don't remember how it was done, since I haven't needed or wanted to do so.
As for your other question a search for "clear side markers" should give you many threads about that subject.
As for your other question a search for "clear side markers" should give you many threads about that subject.
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The city lights just pull right out. This is very easy to do on a coupe, but harder on a sedan. It's hard to get a good hold on them on the sedan. The high beam gets in the way.
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Doesn't matter much because the LED throws an error to the display and won't light. Tried it - no go. Anyone figure this out? Is there a bulb with a built in resistor - I hate those 'load equalizers' that others have discussed.
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2002 C230 Coupe(M111)
Originally posted by Class C
It's alot easier to pull out if you have the Bi-xenons headlamps.
I'm using the Razo 5w city lights bulbs, they are a bit to blue.
It's alot easier to pull out if you have the Bi-xenons headlamps.
I'm using the Razo 5w city lights bulbs, they are a bit to blue.
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'00 ML320 Elegance/'03 C320 4-matic
Originally posted by peet
Doesn't matter much because the LED throws an error to the display and won't light. Tried it - no go. Anyone figure this out? Is there a bulb with a built in resistor - I hate those 'load equalizers' that others have discussed.
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Doesn't matter much because the LED throws an error to the display and won't light. Tried it - no go. Anyone figure this out? Is there a bulb with a built in resistor - I hate those 'load equalizers' that others have discussed.
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). I would not use anything less than the 4 LED mini-wedge bulbs that I have. Those el-cheapo one LED APC bulbs as well, crap.
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'00 ML320 Elegance/'03 C320 4-matic
Originally posted by ADOLFO
I installed mine and all they did was blink acouple of times but they wont stay on. I'm trying to install on a 2001 c320. thanks
I installed mine and all they did was blink acouple of times but they wont stay on. I'm trying to install on a 2001 c320. thanks
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'00 ML320 Elegance/'03 C320 4-matic
Originally posted by Moser
what about the six ohm load resistors they sell on the formymercedes site
do they work as well?
Thanks
what about the six ohm load resistors they sell on the formymercedes site
do they work as well?
Thanks
