2012 C-Class BULBS without lighting package
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Best Bulb to match 2012 DRL
I put Philips Diamond Visions in the 2012 C and it matches the DRL LED perfectly and is decently bright (no where near HIDs but bright enough). I switched the parking lights to error free leds off of eBay. I had also tried the MTEC cosmo Blue and although the color was good, the brightness was not as bright as the Philips DV's. Hope this helps. Just a heads up, you need to search to find the Diamond Visions as they do not sell them in the US.
Do you (or anyone) know the actual color temperature of the 2012 LED DRL's?
The MTEC Cosmo Blue is 4750K and the Diamond Visions are 5000K and MTEC Pure White are 4350K.
I have the stock Halogen yellowish color and I would like to more closely match the color of DRL's without becoming one of those cars you see coming up behind with the lights that are way too bright. I don't want to draw attention to my speeding, but I hate how yellow my headlights look next to the LED DRL's.
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Do you (or anyone) know the actual color temperature of the 2012 LED DRL's?
The MTEC Cosmo Blue is 4750K and the Diamond Visions are 5000K and MTEC Pure White are 4350K.
I have the stock Halogen yellowish color and I would like to more closely match the color of DRL's without becoming one of those cars you see coming up behind with the lights that are way too bright. I don't want to draw attention to my speeding, but I hate how yellow my headlights look next to the LED DRL's.
The MTEC Cosmo Blue is 4750K and the Diamond Visions are 5000K and MTEC Pure White are 4350K.
I have the stock Halogen yellowish color and I would like to more closely match the color of DRL's without becoming one of those cars you see coming up behind with the lights that are way too bright. I don't want to draw attention to my speeding, but I hate how yellow my headlights look next to the LED DRL's.
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I didn't even get that level of detail. Salesman just said "your target delivery date is 2nd week of February, but I'm trying to expedite" bla bla something about possibly moving up in the priority since the car is sold. You're motivating me to find out my exact build date. Do you know yours?
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I didn't even get that level of detail. Salesman just said "your target delivery date is 2nd week of February, but I'm trying to expedite" bla bla something about possibly moving up in the priority since the car is sold. You're motivating me to find out my exact build date. Do you know yours?
I'm working with someone I know from my smart forum who is good at tracking to figure out the shipping routes and such, and once I get the Bill of Lading for my car I should be able to track it. I'll start following up with my sales guy in the 2nd week of January to see if he has my VIN and will go from there.
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They both match the color of the DRLs. Neither is very bright as they are halogens and the more tint you add to make it whiter, the less light gets through - so you want the brightest ones possible. Go with the DV - they are brighter (still less bright then most yellow halogens).
What is the absolute brightest bulb that I could put in as the high-beam?
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2012 C250 Coupe
Mr. D,
The coupes are manufactured in Germany and I believe the factory is in
Bremen.
Your vehicle's production will finalize end of January and will be here
middle of February. Everything is going on smooth for the moment.
Kind Regards,
Joseph
Whatever. I'm going into 'passive waiting' mode.
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