Scylas

But damn its expensive.. wish I had that money..

JKDBENZ

I'm young and stupid so those lights will be in my car sometime within the next couple of months. i'm stupid not rich! hahaha so i guess i'll have to save up

born2drive

I might be able to get it for arround $300 new if you guys are interested.

bagwell

hummm can we put an HID kit on these to make them brighter...?? I have trouble seeing at night...

hehhehe...kidding !

Mark08859

According to the US website, it's a $400 ($399 actually) option.

timorgan

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eb...432946&r=0&t=0

Scylas

this is kind of too cheap.. hm...

moscit

Does anyone know if the lighted sills are diffrent for the coupe than they are for the sedan or is it the same part?

Lynn

The MBUSA build your own pages show the price for the C240 sills as $532 while the coupe sills are $399. I would take that to mean they are different parts.

indow220

DIY Illiminated Door Sills
Hi guys... i just bought new illuminated door sills for the front and rear doors. I just wondering anyone has any DIY for the illuminated door sills? Thks

Harris

My illuminated door sills were done at the dealership. As far as I know, its not quite a DIY thing, its a 3-5 hrs job.

truelove

i'm asking alot of questions today because i'm gonna order my car by the end of this week.

i went to 2 local dealers yesterday and neither one of them could find the illuminated door sills listed as an option. is this a dealer installed thing or what? it's not listed in the 2003 brochure but it is on mbusa.com. anyone have any idea on this? thanks again

session

wow... i didn't think anyone would be suckered out of that much money for a simple lighted "mercedes benz" logo.

truelove

hey now, that's not an answer and yes, i'm a sucker

tommy

It's not an option, it's an accessory.

You'd buy them from the dealer, and have them installed by them. But, if you buy them as part of your purchase, they would be covered under the 4-yr warranty, I think.

I really like 'em, but both the price of the parts, and worse what local dealers want to charge for them are downright scary!

session

that's what i meant.

Harris

It IS an accessory. And you can find it on mbusa.com. Go to:
"C-class"> "C230 Kompressor Sports Coupe"> click "Build Your Own"> click "Step 3 - Accessories"> find "Interior Appearance" on the left. Wala.....Illuminated Front Door Sills $399!

This is NOT listed on the C-class catalog. You have to go to the Parts department and ask them to check out the part number from their parts manual.

My installation + parts cost me $800. If you think you are getting this as a $800 option, you will feel better than it is a $800 accessory!! :p

truelove

so it is a dealer installed thing? i don't have to worry about it until the car gets here then right?

Harris

Yes. But I think its better for you to ask the parts department to order it the same time as you're buying the car. If they have no clue whether this is an option or an accessory, which means there is a very high chance that they've never ordered this parts before, which means there is even a higher chance that they have to order it from Germany. Then you are looking at least 4-6 weeks! Parts ordering from Germany will take forever to get here (at least thats the case with MB Canada).

Are you getting your car from the lot or are you custom ordering it?

truelove

i'm custom ordering it. so i guess if i really want the door sills, i'll have to have them order them with the car. also, does anyone know about the wood trim. the person i'm dealing with can't seem to find it either listed. i know it's a new thing for the coupe, i just hope it's still available.

Harris

Since its a custom order, I think it might be possible to have MB to install the door sills at the factory??? And save some installation fee???? I am not sure about it, but thats what I called "custom order", you are supposed to have the freedom to install whatever accessories/options available for your car. I think that might be the same case with the wood trim.

truelove

hmm, i'll have to find out i guess. the problem is getting the salesman to actually believe you when you say something is able to be put on the car when they don't see it right there in front of them.

tommy

Please tell me next time that you're not going to read my post, and it'll save me the trouble of typing. Thanks!

truelove

i read your post, you said "i think". does that mean that you think they're covered under warranty or you think that you can order them with your purchase. sorry.

tommy

The former. Someone here mentioned that their cargo net was part of their purchase, and since it's crappy, and pulled out of the hook, he was able to get it replaced under warranty, since he bought it with his original purchase.

If I were you, I'd talk to the salesmanager there to get the real deal. I cannot see MB installing them at the factory; I'd put money on it.

As far as the wood, is it an option on MBUSA.com? If so, it's done at the factory, and would be ordered the same as any other option.

Don't feel guilty for going over this clown's head - if they don't know, they should expect you to talk to someone else.