stilolos

So i picked up my 08' C220cdi sport a few weeks back and i love it. Looking at the front fog's though, they look as if they're cross eyed...

I don't know if they're supposed to be like that and also i noticed individual fog's turn on when i steer. However, i don't notice any difference to the light on the road when the fog's come on. My car also has the HID's so maybe that affects how much light i can see.

Anyways, heres how my fog's look:





Are they normal or is there something wrong???

altawila

They are adaptive fogs. They turn on when you are making a turn with your high beams on. Search adaptive fogs

stilolos

A search on adaptive fogs hasn't really helped but cheers anyway. I understand that they turn on while turning to provide additional light but why do they look cross eyed??? They're clearly not pointing straight. At first i thought they were motorized but they're definately fixed. They look as if they don't fit properly. Any other comments guys?

acr2001

Adaptive fogs (that type anyway) are a complete joke, they do nothing. He could just run the car with both fogs on and achieve the same thing.

As far as the way they are pointed, I really have no idea... I've never seen that before. It looks like someone moved them like that, very incorrectly. Hopefully someone more knowledgable will help you...

Knightmare69

Your best bet, pull the fogs out, (3 torx screws in the mesh) and take a look, I'm pretty sure they were installed incorrectly, the lens should be pointing straight and flat, it's the reflector inside that helps with the cornering illumination.

hhh818

maybe they are put on the wrong side? but that's cute seeing a crosseyed foglights. can you show us a pic of the whole front?

Blazeitup123

they are installed incorrectly. they need to be switched.

stilolos

Cheers for the replies everyone. I really don't understand how they can be installed incorrectly. When i purchased the car, it was a one owner company car and was serviced at main dealerships only so i don't know how they didn't spot it. Is it a straight forward easy job?

I'll get a pic of the whole front end in the morning. Thanks again everyone.

snarlingchicken

Adaptive fogs look nothing like that. For "Corner Illuminating Foglights" which is a function that comes with the P2 package, the foglight simply turns on in whichever direction you turn your wheel or signal. The actual housing itself NEVER turns. From what I can see, it looks like they tried to install luxury foglight housings on a sport model by accident. To the OP, is the glass lens of the foglight oval or circular?

Richard2011

I think he might be right! And it's a straight forward job. Take the bumper off and there's like 4 screws per housing.

Knightmare69

I'm pretty sure that's not possible as luxury lamps use H11 and sport uses H7, from all the images I've seen, sport fogs are actually larger than luxury so it wouldn't fit let alone possible to get the mesh over the lamp. Like I and some have mentioned, the lamps are probably installed on the reversed sides as adaptive fogs function based on the reflector design within the lamp so the lens should be facing forward and flat.

stilolos

So i took some more pictures then had a closer look:







And a side view:



My car's a right hand drive. I managed to remove the drivers side fog (pictured) but it wasn't easy. Getting the cover off was easy, but then the fog light was screwed in from behind so i had to reach behind to undo it then get it out via the arch liner. The passenger side however is blocked by the screen wash reservoir or something so i wasn't able to get to that side. I've identified that the fogs are definately installed incorrectly and that they need to be switched.

Looks like the bumper is gonna need to come off but in these cold times, i think i may have to wait till it gets warmer!

Unless someone can convince me its easy to get the bumper on and off...

Knightmare69

Honestly, I'd say man up, jack the car up, get a flash light and get it done. Then again I've installed DP's, changed whole exhaust systems and replaced turbo's in the dead of a winter storm so I'm more used to the abuse.

jimmythegreek

U can change the fogs from the front, no need to go underneath the car. U just need the right tools

nikosw204

false installation..
You must change the right fog light left and left put right!

stilolos

Does the bumper 100% have to come off???

I managed to remove the right side fog after a slight struggle but looking behind the left side fog, there's not much space to work with.

nikosw204

Today i have install front AMG bumper..
The fog light put and screw from the buck side of bumper...If you can put out the cover between wheel and bumper and look if you can screw out!
(sorry for my english )

nikosw204

Look you bulb deferents!
Sorry for the foto but here is night

MoW204

sorry to revive an old thread, but did you find the cause of this problem?

Mine has the exact same problem, the fog lights are cross-eyed??

It has always been a company car and has always been taken to mercedes dealership so find this really bizarre?


I really want to get this sorted, any help would be appreciated

dudeitsmattx

I'm going to assume they switched side. Swap them and you should be good to go..

MoW204

Thats what i was thinking, swap them over..

But when i was talking to the garage last week, i was shown the fog light brackets and told that someone has had the brackets set so they sit like that , why would anyone want to do that :S

stilolos

Mine was somehow installed incorrectly even though it too was a company car. When I switched them over, the fogs were clearly labelled on the back as left and right side. Just swap them over and you should be fine. Word of advice, if you don't take the bumper off, it's a right hassle because they are screwed in from behind and with limited access, it may be a struggle.

Good luck with this!

MoW204

thanks for the advice stilolos

i need to take the bumper off anyway as the centre bumper grille at the bottom needs to be replaced and i understand this is fitted from the back

MoW204

So would you believe it, the fog lights were the wrong way round!!

When they are clearly labelled left and right on the back, how a mechanic can fail to understand left is passenger (uk by the way) and right is drivers is beyond me


Im glad they are straight now, so for those who have bent fog lights lol,this is what u need to do

BenzManNy

Thought your car needed glasses. Just a humorous thought.