tellthetruth

I would like to hear from anyone who is having a problem with broken fog lights. I have randomly found 4 other people within 4 miles of home and office with the same broken light pattern. The dealer claims damage by rocks. I think this may be a design issue because the lights are not sufficiently protected on the sides from minor stress that may be caused by any number of other things. When I called my service rep at MB of Alexandria, VA he said they are constantly replacing these lights. To me this speaks volumns. I have never had to replace my fog lights in the 25 years of driving luxury cars.

Please let me know of any similar problems

Thanks,
tellthetruth

xXHotelCrazyXx

No problems here. I dont follow closely to vehicles either.

Gotti78

lamin x..that was the first thing I did when people started posting about broken fog lenses years ago

Sportstick

3 years of original lenses protected with Lamin-X.

rb23lb

original lenses, no lamin-x... no breaks luckily

dcjwlee

Went through two already. One broke, literally, the day after I fixed it.

So. Infuriating.

MBZ will take no responsibility. I can only imagine how many they had to replace in their "2 million" miles of test driving. (iirc it is simulated)

Doanster

While I kicked myself for not protecting the fogs from day one (Ventureshield protected now!), examining the broken light reveals things that could support both sides of the argument.
On the side of MB in that it must be road debris caused - the glass itself is very thick (1/8th" +). VERY thick by foglight glass stds IMO. My Volvo's fogs feel like cheap/thin plate glass.
On the side of "design flaw" - the glass is not just a sheet of glass plced in front of the bulb, like how a Mag Lite (remember those before LEDs?) cap had it. Instead, it appears the entire light assembly had the glass heat-formed over it, i.e. it enshrouds the whole thing and the glass extends over an inch below the face of the light. I wonder if this process of forming the glass "cap" put more pressure on it, so any little rock would easily crack it? Probably grasping at straws here, but this is the first car I've seen that's had so many reports of broken fog glass that it makes you wonder...

Savage c-300

3 Years of Lamin-X and no issues. They only cost $20. DO IT!

venchka

2004 XC70 placed in service June 1, 2003. Factory original fog lights. 110,000 miles to date. Fog lights all original and working the way they did on June 1, 2003.

Wayne

C300BLK

no problems on mine...

ShoremNJ

I also have two broken on a 2008 sport, I think the glass was not tempered and both shattered.

sraza

cracked one within first few months- never changed it- broke the other today- now its time to replace both-

Ron Jr

I had done the same on my 08 never had a crack.

cardalums

Is this problem only for 2008? I have a 2010 (April 2010 build) and am wondering if I should get Lamin-X.

RLE

Yes. Do it tomorrow. If you don't, don't come back whining about broken lenses. I protected mine in October 2007.

This subject has been discussed here at great length since 2007.

cardalums

Dang, sometimes a good whining is so satisfying! I will get Lamin-X. Any suggestion on which one? It looks like one sheet of 6"x12" would be enough. How about thickness? I guess clear, so it'd be one of these... Clear (8 mil) Clear (12 mil) Clear (40 mil)

snowykim

My 08 C300 Sport's fog lights have been fine until last week. After 40 minutes driving in interstate highway 87 in New York State, driver's side fog light shattered from debris on the road. It was chilly rainy day and lots of road debris here and there...
When I found shattered fog light, my dealer was just 3 minutes away and just drove there. While waiting for them to replace the fog light, I did quick online search and ordered this one.
http://www.headlightarmor.com/08-11-...ction-kit.aspx

I plan to put it tomorrow. Anyone has an experience with this product?
Anyway I paid stealership whopping $261 even after 10 percent part and labor discount. I hope this film protects me from future incident. If it does, it was an expensive lesson for the type of problem...

cardalums

Looks like Lamin-x makes precut film for W204. I didn't see it earlier. Unless someone has a recommendation to go with one of the tinted 12mil films, I'll probably go for the clear 20mil.

hotcorner216

I'm putting after market fogs on my c350 In a few weeks so if any one is interested in used OEM ones in great condition pm me.

cardalums

Looks like I made a bonehead mistake. The picture on Lamin-X product page has 2 black fog light cover silhouettes, as well as this post above, led me into thinking Qty of 1 means 1 pair for ~$22 ($17.95 + S/H). I got my order today and there is only 1 cover. Looks like I need to place another order for a 2nd one...

Could someone confirm that this is the case? It should be about $40 for a pair from Lamin-X?

gaymondy

I purchased these last August and received 2 covers.

http://www.lamin-x.com/Mercedes-C-Cl...rs-p/mb426.htm

If this is also what you purchased, you should have received 2 covers.

cardalums

Yup that's what I got. Thanks. Alright, it's probably their mistake then. I'll contact them...

RickP330

Just replaced both fogs a week ago. This post, I went to Lamin-x and ordered mine
RP

cardalums

A question about installation... I applied my Lamin-X and they're too big to cover just the fog light lense. The size is approx that of the thin flat ring of the bezel. So, I applied it to adhere to the fog light in the middle of the Lamin-X film; however, on the outer edge of the Lamin-X film, it is adhered to the bezel. Is this correct? Or should I be forcing the film inside to try to touch only the fog light lenses?

gaymondy

I think most people remove the bezel (if I remember, there are 3 torx screws) and work the Lamin-X film back around the fog lamp lens. After reinstalling the bezel, it's a very clean look.