Sedan headlight help
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2010 C300 4matic
Sedan headlight help
I changed all the headlights in my coupe without much problem. But today I was going to put in headlights on my friend's C240. I couldn't believe how much different the setup is between the two cars. I know that shape of the light is different, but I didn't think the bulbs would go in differently.
Well, I got the low beams in fine. But the city lights are hard to get to because the high beam is in the way. I even took out the bulb and the holder was still in the way. Anyone know any easy way to grab that little wedge bulb and pull it out?? I certainly don't want to pull it by the wires.
And it seems like the fog lights are harder too because it's harder to get the panel underneath off. I'm going to put it on a lift Saturday and take it off, but I still need suggestions on the city light wedge bulbs.
Well, I got the low beams in fine. But the city lights are hard to get to because the high beam is in the way. I even took out the bulb and the holder was still in the way. Anyone know any easy way to grab that little wedge bulb and pull it out?? I certainly don't want to pull it by the wires.
And it seems like the fog lights are harder too because it's harder to get the panel underneath off. I'm going to put it on a lift Saturday and take it off, but I still need suggestions on the city light wedge bulbs.
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Without sounding flip...
....I would also suggest the C240 owner's manual. I think the description of what to do to change bulbs seems pretty clear. Maybe I'm missing something, but do have a look at the pictures and descriptions in the book - it might suggest the solution.
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I got it done now. I knew how to do it, it just wasn't easy. I had to get some pliers around the wedge bulb to yank it out. It's hard to get ahold of by hand.
I got the fog lights done too, and actually realized the driver side one had the glass cracked out. This is the hardest side to change because the washer bottle is right behind the light. I actually couldn't even get the light out of the car. I changed the glass while holding it inside the bumper. You just have to remove the small cover under the bumper and bend it back to reach up there. The pass. side is a piece of cake. Hope this helps anyone who tries this in the future.
I got the fog lights done too, and actually realized the driver side one had the glass cracked out. This is the hardest side to change because the washer bottle is right behind the light. I actually couldn't even get the light out of the car. I changed the glass while holding it inside the bumper. You just have to remove the small cover under the bumper and bend it back to reach up there. The pass. side is a piece of cake. Hope this helps anyone who tries this in the future.
