What is this headlight? 2012 C-Class
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I dunno if people saw my earlier posting or not. But do either of you two seeing the car recall seeing if it was a c250 or c300? I think perhaps the c250 will come with these cheap headlights, and the c300 will come with the nicer projector headlights (even if you don't get the lighting package).
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I dunno if people saw my earlier posting or not. But do either of you two seeing the car recall seeing if it was a c250 or c300? I think perhaps the c250 will come with these cheap headlights, and the c300 will come with the nicer projector headlights (even if you don't get the lighting package).
Im pretty certain it was c300 tho...............................................
..................sadly........................... ..
I wish you were right about that!
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I dunno if people saw my earlier posting or not. But do either of you two seeing the car recall seeing if it was a c250 or c300? I think perhaps the c250 will come with these cheap headlights, and the c300 will come with the nicer projector headlights (even if you don't get the lighting package).
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Update,
We just got our first C250 in today and it has the non-projector headlights. Also has a single exhaust outlet, waiting for the PDI so I can see what the new engine is like.
We just got our first C250 in today and it has the non-projector headlights. Also has a single exhaust outlet, waiting for the PDI so I can see what the new engine is like.
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I thought c300 was the only model available in U.S. market at this time.
anyway.. it is really disappointing me that car has the non-projector
headlight.... I wonder why dealer told me that it will come with the
projector housing .. they were very assured....
maybe they don't know what projector headlight is?
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Today was the release day for the rest of the facelift 204s, I am about a 45 minute drive from the VPC in Carson so we get our cars reasonably fast, tomorrow we should get our first coupe.
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by the way.. do you think you can survive with that headlamp..?
everytime I see it, I feel like I wanna punch the headlight
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I am getting rid of my 300 and getting an E350 Bluetec, I have lighting on my 300 but I am getting a P1 on the E, I do not drive enough at night to justify the extra $$$ for a P2.
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At least E350's halogen and bi-xenon looks identical. When I pursued to get e350 coupe I didn't add p2 package either.
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Was disapointed but i havent asked for it, i never thought Mercedes would go back to the old school.
Must say that the old school light have much better lights than my previous non Xenon projector lights.
If you have normal bulbs in the projector lights, you cant call it light, but more candle lights, so i retrofitted my previous car with aftermarket xenon and that was ok.
Let your dealer confirm by email that you will get the projector headlights!!
So that you can blaim him for the wrong info....
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It seems to me that MB blended the the E-class headlight into one unit to simplify its production line to avoid having to switch headlamp styles between their " C " and E-class cars. I agree that the pre-facelift look with the eyelids look much nicer then the pic posted. I think that MB should accept owners design ideas before they make these ugly changes because i'm sure any one of us on this forum can come up with somethng much, much better. The old eyelids were so unique and looked so awesome with the fogs on!
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In case anyone finds this thread and wonders about it, there's more discussion: https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...g-package.html
Doesn't look that bad IMO but obviously I prefer the projector/xenons.
Doesn't look that bad IMO but obviously I prefer the projector/xenons.
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i'm horrified by the non-lighting package. wasn't until the 3rd day of owning my car that i realized that i don't have LED turn signals or C shaped LED. GRRRRRRRRR
