DIY, side markers
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White 2009 C300 Sport
DIY, side markers
Step one - turn the wheel the opposite direction of the side your working on
Step two - peel back the liner from wheel well
- watch this video from 2:35, shows how to take out three pins, and peel it back
Step three - there is one clip on the top, push it down and out, and the light fixture should pop out
Step four - twist bulb, and pull out
Step five - put bulb in new fixture, lock it
Step six - put the bottom side in first, and push the clip in form the top
ALL DONE
Step two - peel back the liner from wheel well
- watch this video from 2:35, shows how to take out three pins, and peel it back
Step three - there is one clip on the top, push it down and out, and the light fixture should pop out
Step four - twist bulb, and pull out
Step five - put bulb in new fixture, lock it
Step six - put the bottom side in first, and push the clip in form the top
ALL DONE
Last edited by kHuNkHuNa; Apr 2, 2012 at 08:31 PM.
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Side Marker replacement
Thanks for the great DIY instructions. I was able to successfully replace the front passenger side marker on my 2008 C300 without much issue! Took less than 20 min (didn't have the panel remover so had to make do with things I had and ended up using a 2 pronged fruit fork!!!).
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
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Thanks for the great DIY instructions. I was able to successfully replace the front passenger side marker on my 2008 C300 without much issue! Took less than 20 min (didn't have the panel remover so had to make do with things I had and ended up using a "2 pronged fruit fork!!!").
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
"2 pronged fruit fork!!!" LMFAO - never tried that, i tend to use other items in the garage such as screw drivers and pliers,
but what ever works i guess
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kHuNkHuNa, regarding step 3, that little clip that holds the side marker assembly together is really really tight.
Is there a trick to popping it out? I pushed down till my thumbs were sore and no luck!
Is there a trick to popping it out? I pushed down till my thumbs were sore and no luck!
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That's exactly what I've been doing. Had to brute force it out in the end.
Even with the assembly out and in my hand, that little tab was jammed really tight. Was simply impossible to remove while still in the wheel well.
That was the drivers side. Here's hoping the passenger side is as easy as you've been saying!
Even with the assembly out and in my hand, that little tab was jammed really tight. Was simply impossible to remove while still in the wheel well.
That was the drivers side. Here's hoping the passenger side is as easy as you've been saying!
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Side Marker Replacement
Folks I am replacing mine to the clear ones on my Black C300. Problem I'm having is that I can't seem to get it to fit tight along the bottom corner towards the wheel. I can't seem to get it aligned so that the tab pointing down that locks in in place will align and grasp again. Top and bottom front corner are fine. Its not the marker because the amber is the same now. Any advice from others who may have run into this. I've had it in and out many times to no avail. 
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i ran into none of these issues, so i cant say. hoping some one else can help out
the side markers where a bit tough to get out, try pushing it all the way back in and staring over, make sure theres nothing in between the clip that u have to squeeze in order to push out? other then that i really cant help sorry
the side markers where a bit tough to get out, try pushing it all the way back in and staring over, make sure theres nothing in between the clip that u have to squeeze in order to push out? other then that i really cant help sorry
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No bolts should be necessary to remove these unless they changed it in 2011.
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There are some models that have this bolt. The housing themselves show the hole for the bolt, but some owners have reported having the bolt and some do not (mine didn't). We didn't bother doing any statistics to see if this was due to where the vehicle was assembled or some other cause, but model year did not seem to be one of the reasons as there was reported cases of cars with and without the sidemarker screw for nearly all years.
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mine did have the bolt that holds the inner piece and the outer sidemarker piece together. i have a MY10 car. you need to remove the bolt in order to remove the orange sidemarker piece. i used a torx t15 i believe
