Craiger

Hey guys, I recently purchased a set of OEM LED tails for my C. I had them tinted by Jon's Tinted Tails and on my way to the car today, I noticed something funny. When I unlocked the doors, I thought I noticed 2 different colors from the tails...thought I better check. Turned on the turn signals and sure enough, the right one blinks amber and the left one blinks red. How is this possible? Was there a change at some point or did I get the wrong part sent to me? You'd think that MB would check that they are sending out matching parts? I'm assuming there is no way to replace those LEDs or is there? I hate the fact that my turn signals don't match, plus now that they are tinted, I'm guessing there is no way MB will be replacing one.

VaderSS

can you get me the part #'s you got... I can check them on the EPC (electronic parts catalog)...

also, did they just plug-n-play?

Craiger

Thanks for the help...I've got the boxes in front of me.
A 204 820 21 64
A 204 820 22 64

Craiger

Oh ya sorry, complete plug n play.

RLE

Perhaps you could attach a photo of the yellow one? Not that I'm skeptical or anything.

Perhaps with the four-ways on.

delirium

thats weird, both of mine are red.. i thought the yellow signals are for those w/o the LED signals.

RLE

Which is precisely why I asked for a photo.

joshg1001

most likely, you got the wrong part of the yellow one.

drevil2k2

Could it be possibly you got one LED (red) and one non-LED (yellow) in a mixup?

Petje

You have the LED in Amber or Red, both avallable...

I have the same part # and both are red.... so the Part # you received are ok, they supposed to be red both.

Craiger

Ok guys, I'll send a pic. Trust me though, they are different colors...and both LEDs. I'll get some pics taken over the weekend.

Chi-Benz

Strange. Looking forward to the photos...

Where are the tails available other than the dealer? Anyone have a specific source?

ancill

I think you are a receipient of an MB **** up! the led's in euro tail lights are orange, there must have been a mix up in the factory/parts dept!!

Craiger

Wow...isn't that great. Don't know what I'm going to do now. I guess a call to MB is in order.

ancill

Good luck with MB!

Can you please post a pic of your tinted tails, I dont like the standard look of the led tails.

Craiger

Sure thing...
Don't have any with the different color turn signals...will get those over the weekend.

Craiger

From Mercedes:

I briefly looked into this and the part numbers you state seem to be
correct. Perhaps one of the lights was packaged incorrectly and you got a
Euro light. I advise you that you should take this problem back to the
dealer who installed them and ask them to correct. I am not sure if they
will have a problem with the fact you had the lights tinted, but that is
between you and the dealer.

There is nothing more that I can offer you.

Best of luck,

Mark Swan
Vehicle Accessories Co-ordinator
Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc.
National Parts Department

RLE

How about writing down the part number off the yellow light assembly, not the box?

Obviously, many of us wouldn't mind switching to the yellow version, if only we knew the part number and the label on the light is the way to find out.

I loved the answer from MB Canada. "We are not helping you because you modified the light."

drevil2k2

At least your 3 piece spoiler looks nice...

Looks like the parts number in the listing below matches your numbers

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2008-...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2008-...Q5fAccessories

If the dealership gives you a hard time, maybe these are an alternative.

Luisin

i have the european model and my rear turn lights are orange, not red, i think in the US model are red

the lights are the same in both (US and EU) but you can change the LEDs assembly only

c u

Petje

US models are red, but im sure you CAN NOT change red ones into amber, because the LED's are build in the housing.

So im sure that the EU tails have different part numbers

Petje

In another thread " GPI " bought the EU ones, i have send him an PM for the part numbers. If he answer me i will post the part numbers of the AMBER LED tail lights.

Craiger

Thanks Petje!!

ancill

Take a look in the official part numbers thread (sticky) I posted the LED Tail Lamp part numbers not realising there were different ones in the US.
The ones I posted are Euro Amber ones, see below:

MA204 820 20 64/28
MA204 820 19 64/28

Vector02

I would love LED tail lights, but that's a bit more than I'm willing to spend.