Puddle Lights?
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puddle lights arent really the best thing, w211 e-class cars have them, and they truly dont help that much, and most people dont notice it. i would save your money and do something else with it, just mo
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hhmmm..... dont U.S. spec c class have puddle lights???? my car has puddle lights under the front doors, in between the doorpads and door rubber strip (cant see them unless u bend over and look underneath). it lights up the floor when u open d door at night. its only on the front doors though.
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Originally posted by BruNo
hhmmm..... dont U.S. spec c class have puddle lights???? my car has puddle lights under the front doors, in between the doorpads and door rubber strip (cant see them unless u bend over and look underneath). it lights up the floor when u open d door at night. its only on the front doors though.
hhmmm..... dont U.S. spec c class have puddle lights???? my car has puddle lights under the front doors, in between the doorpads and door rubber strip (cant see them unless u bend over and look underneath). it lights up the floor when u open d door at night. its only on the front doors though.
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Puddle lights light the ground under the door sill. So you can see if you are about to step in a puddle before entering or exiting the vehicle. Not the light inside the car. The mirror ones suck, but actual lights mounted under the sill light very well and may stop you from stepping in that huge puddle when getting out of the vehicle at night. Of course if you are getting in and there is a puddle there you are screwed since you need to get in to move away from the puddle, but at least you will see it and be prepared.
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Originally posted by Xeon
nope nope...thats not what i am talking about...
i am talking about the leds made by brabus under the sideskirt
nope nope...thats not what i am talking about...
i am talking about the leds made by brabus under the sideskirt
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Puddle lights [under the sideskirt for the SL Brabus]
If ANYBODY has, has access to or can find out for me... I am looking for a replacement light LED for the puddle lights under the sideskirt of the SL Brabus.... Email me at chuckd1219@gmail.com
Thanks,
Chucky D
Thanks,
Chucky D
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From: Boston
2003 C240
OK Need Some Help...
Hey, I've had the JLevi puddles installed for a while now, however they stay dimly lit and emit a greenish color, which is very visible after I lock the car...I took some pictures of the wires and resistors I have...can anyone tell me if I'm doing this wrong?? Ok so a few weeks ago, I bought 2 25ohm, 25watt resistors, which you see here (only 1 shown)...I hooked these up one in line with positive and one in line with negative,
Today, I got my 6ohm, 50 Watt Resistors to try, which are shown here...same results
Here is the rear dome light wires, and as you can see, they are spliced with the copper exposed....
And here are the wires from the puddle lights...basically, I've been attaching one end of each resistor to these wires, and attaching the other end of the resistor to the spliced wires.....they work, except stay lit dimly...
Sorry for the camera phone quality and my hairy leg, I was just trying to do these quickly, I am getting quite aggravated with this....can anyone help? TIA
Today, I got my 6ohm, 50 Watt Resistors to try, which are shown here...same results
Here is the rear dome light wires, and as you can see, they are spliced with the copper exposed....
And here are the wires from the puddle lights...basically, I've been attaching one end of each resistor to these wires, and attaching the other end of the resistor to the spliced wires.....they work, except stay lit dimly...
Sorry for the camera phone quality and my hairy leg, I was just trying to do these quickly, I am getting quite aggravated with this....can anyone help? TIA
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2003 C240
Ok so I know no one helped me, but I finally got my puddles to work and turn off completely just by wiring it differently...I'm no electrician, which is why it took me forever....basically I used one of the 60 ohm, 50 watt resistors I had and wired both ends of the resistor to the positive and negative of the puddle lamp and then attached the respective wires to the dome light wires....basically one resistor in parallel...thanks Dion!
However, now I just have one more question, I know many of you don't care for puddle lights or whatever, but the resistor is extremely hot! How can I be sure it will be okay under the headliner??
However, now I just have one more question, I know many of you don't care for puddle lights or whatever, but the resistor is extremely hot! How can I be sure it will be okay under the headliner??
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Hey thanks for the reply, I'll be sure to pick something up tomorrow...I might try using the lower ohm resistor in there tomorow to see if it gets as hot, and even works...its late and since i got it to work correctly, i didnt bother trying it tonight..
